tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667173462753211299.post5860224913352563907..comments2023-01-01T08:24:11.147+00:00Comments on Catholic Scot: A Simple Method of Marian PrayerCatholic Scothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820688010421857488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667173462753211299.post-15996268787857271132016-08-07T04:43:08.496+01:002016-08-07T04:43:08.496+01:00Yes. I would say it is like that with all saints. ...Yes. I would say it is like that with all saints. Not just Mary. Mary is unique in that she issued forth God from her womb but is not unique in the presentation of God to the world or how God is seen through others. Each saint has unique spiritual beauty to them.<br /><br />Actually, Mary, as the Mother and icon of the Church, says with all saints the Magnificat. The Magnificat is a prayer of the Church as a whole as much as an individual prayer of Mary's. When we refuse to call Mary blessed amongst women, we refuse to call the seed of Abraham blessed.newenglandsunhttp://theologicalrejuvenation.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667173462753211299.post-77833002730082930922016-08-06T20:58:16.921+01:002016-08-06T20:58:16.921+01:00Relationships always operate at multiple levels. M...Relationships always operate at multiple levels. Mary is an icon or mirror of Jesus so when we relate to her at one level it is her own unique personal spiritual beauty to which we are responding and at another we are led through her to contemplate and love the glory of Christ her Son. Catholic Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820688010421857488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667173462753211299.post-46247243424452297212016-08-06T18:05:11.843+01:002016-08-06T18:05:11.843+01:00I wouldn't necessarily say it is going to Chri...I wouldn't necessarily say it is going to Christ through Mary but rather interacting with Mary as one of the saints we are in Communion with. Specifically, as the mother of the Church.newenglandsunhttp://theologicalrejuvenation.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com