when it means renouncing their love of Our Lady, a strong bonding keeps them faithful. They have the hope that their faith will never let them run astray. ______________________________________ (Our Lady [...] worship for Our Lady that this nation has continuously given has been the best safeguard for its faith. To express his Marian devotion, the Christian has used the Arabic language and Christians have written [...] meditation. The readings in Arabic language are inserted throughout the office. The heart of the faithful is prepared by the music and lets itself be penetrated, educated and touched by the words of the

justice to the mysteries of the faith for the sake of clarity and since he was driven by a polemical spirit. On the other hand, Clement of Alexandria “witnesses to the Church’s faith in the mystery of Mary’s [...] Origen as well, Mary’s perpetual virginity is an “integral part of the deposit of faith”. [2] It is part and parcel of the faith from the beginning, even if some confusions arise. The Virgin Mary in the liturgy

are born of God (cf. Jn 1: 12-13). The Church's responsibility, "by receiving the word of God in faith" (LG VIII, 64) imitates that of Mary who "received the Word of God in her heart and in her body" (LG [...] born of the Virgin that through the Church He may be born and may increase in the hearts of the faithful also" (LG VIII, 65). Motherhood of Mary and Motherhood of the Church

Council also points out that Mary's co-operation was inspired by the Gospel virtues of obedience, faith, hope and charity, and was accomplished under the influence of the Holy Spirit. It also recalls that [...] Church. With her concern for every Christian, and indeed for every human creature, she guides the faith of the Church towards an ever deeper acceptance of God's Word, sustains her hope, enlivens her charity [...] motherhood of Mary in the order of grace continues uninterruptedly from the consent which she gave in faith at the Annunciation and which she sustained without wavering beneath the Cross, until the eternal

the great mystics and Church Fathers have always claimed... Concerning the main mysteries of the faith; Christians believe to such an extent that Jesus Christ is the sole Redeemer with the exceptional [...] His Redemption of the world, that both the Magisterium of the Church and the humble prayers of the faithful cannot bear to separate the two...

attain salvation, which is to be received or accepted only as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. He also affirmed, in opposition to Catholic teaching, that the Bible is the only [...] figure among many historians and religious scholars. __________________________ Sitemap: Luther Mary's Faith (Luther)

in an irresistible way to imitation of the divine model, Jesus Christ, of whom she was the most faithful image... Mary's eminent sanctity was not only a singular gift of divine liberality. It was also [...] with the Fathers and the Doctors of the Church, full of admiration, contemplate Mary: firm in her faith, ready in obedience, simple in humility, exulting in praising the Lord, ardent in charity, strong

salvation, and was thus laying the foundation of their filial affection for her. Following John, the faithful would prolong Christ's love for his Mother with their own devotion, by accepting her into their [...] time. In addition, the Gospel accounts (cf. Lk 1:24-35; Mt 1:23 and Jn 1:13), the first formulas of faith and a passage by St Ignatius of Antioch (cf. Smyrn. 1, 2: SC 10, 155) attest to the first communities' [...] earliest times the Blessed Virgin is honoured under the title of Mother of God in whose protection the faithful take refuge together in prayer in all their perils and needs" (ibid.). This assertion has been confirmed

prayer and an invitation to become more deeply conscious of her norm of faith. And the converse is likewise true. The Church's norm of faith requires that her norm of prayer should everywhere blossom forth with [...] and accepted the path of suffering (cf. Lk. 2:34-35, 41-52; Jn. 19:25-27), growing constantly in faith, hope and charity. Devotion to Mary recalls too her mission and the special position she holds within

should not be considered a requirement of faith. Therefore each Christian is free to believe or not. "A recognized apparition, that strengthens the life of faith and prayer, is certainly a powerful help [...] with the Apostolic Nuncio of Kigali were present, together with many priests, religious and lay faithful from various parishes and religious communities of the Diocese of Gikongoro, but also from other [...] reservations in regard to them and discouraged ecclesiastical authorities from proposing them to the faithful as points of reference. 3. In the evaluation of the facts and the messages, only the public apparitions