Fatima Portugal 1917
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- On October 13, 1917 a crowd believed to be approximately 70,000 in number, gathered at the Cova da Iria fields near Fátima, Portugal. According to many witness statements, after a downfall of rain, the dark clouds broke and the sun appeared as an opaque, spinning disk in the sky. Many skeptics believe that the event was natural and meteorological in nature. But, how does one explain that the event occurred at the exact time predicted by three young children ?
Im from Iceland I was born catholic and may be the only catholic in my age who follows its principles in south of Iceland beyond Reykjavik. Im 17 now and most teenager at my age are agnostics or protestants who mock me for going to mass every sunday. Please pray for me to ignore pride with arrogance and to endure all those temptations who are upon me. Brothers and sisters let us pray for the church, our new pope Francis and all who are in our family. Many tribulations are ahead.
The True Story of Fatima was first introduced to me was by Father Malichi Martin. From him I read and learned more about The apparition of Our Lady of the Rosary at Fatima, Portugal. Those three saintly children went through so much for us. Imagine being 7, 9 or 10 and standing up to the threats of being boiled in oil, by big burly grown men (cowards and masons). Like someone already pointed out, on each day Our Lady appeared she said PRAY THE ROSARY!
Absolutely amazing xx I wish I could have seen that miraculous spectacle, but I do believe it without seeing it . Praise God xx
Well, as a Portuguese and a former student of Contemporary History, I can tell you all those things are historically accurate. The debate in historical circles is not if something happened: it's WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.
I happen to be a catholic too. And, being a portuguese, a catholic and a disciple of History, I feel free to say this presentation is lacking only because it doesn't mention any of the other appearances (except one), most notably the first, on May 13th - consider this one, on October 13th, the very last one. It also doesn't mention that the children didn't know who that "person" was until very late; they simply said she told them she was from Heaven and was so pure in likeness.
Over the course of the following weeks, the little shepherds were put under a lot of pressure from the Church (which feared reprisals from the Government - if you study Portuguese History between 1910 and 1926, you'll understand why) and the anti-religious Republic. But none of those reports could find them lying: at best, the conclusions of the republican inquirers were "they definitely THINK they saw something".
Over the years, many things have been added to Fátima's original message - like stupid american prophecies and embelishments of the Secrets, which were produced into paper after and only after 1940, in the midst of terrible pressure by the Church on Sister Lúcia. But it's fair to say most of the original content of Fátima's message are still in practice in this place.
To all of you who believe or have doubts and to all of you who are just curious, I'd strongly recommend to visit Portugal and Fátima. Your answers will be found there and only there.
The town is about 1 hour or 1 h 30 min from Lisbon by bus. The surrounding areas might appear a little rustic, but in general all the infrastructure is well developed
If you are seriously contemplating traveling to Portugal and need any more info, just send me a message. I'll be honored to help you find this "Altar of the World", as the Church says.
I would like to go to Fatima! But I could see that it is true and I have no doubt. I witnessed the fact in 1988 in an apparition in Brazil, where she declared herself "our lady of the assumption". Although it is forgotten by the church, it is an important event, because it confirms a dogma about Mary being resurrected as Jesus, and ascend to heaven with the physical body. Pope Pius XII was writing about this dogma and only in 2008 was discovered a secret note from the pope, he saw the phenomenon of the sun after completing the text of the dogma that he intended to publish the next day.
well, about my testimony, I was a child and did not know exactly what had happened at Fatima. I knew she had come to Fatima and Lourdes. Much less did I know of the miracle of the sun. When in the afternoon, during the mass in the field near the small tree where children claimed to have seen Our Lady, I heard people shouting "the sun! The sun!"
And everyone ran off scattering looking up at the sky and I saw the sun shifting in zigzag at an unimaginable speed, it was all white, different from how you usually see it at the end of the afternoon (it was almost 6 PM). And the sun stopped moving across the sky and positioned in the place near where it would set. Then it started to change color, and I could see that it was turning on itself, it kept the halo around and could see that in the center was something very fast spinning. It changed from turquoise blue to yellow, lilac, dark blue, olive green. The sun was much bigger than it usually appears. It was huge and blinked all those colors, especially the blue turquoise. And it stayed like this until it was completely set. It lasted for about 15 minutes and there was no eye discomfort at having seen the phenomenon. The greatest miracle was that everyone present was at peace and treated each other like an old friend of many years.
this is awesome. and to still have pictures from the actual day is pretty amazing!
Whether or not you're religious...that is still an awesome event I wish I could've witnessed
+Meta I believe in god,.dont you ? some people will never think its fair to just have faith, but its all you get then
I'm from Brazil, im catholic, I'm 17
you are not alone my sister ..
peace be with you!
97 yrs ago today.. Our blessed Mother visited Fatima. Pray for us holy mother. We need your guidance now more than ever. This world needs to change. May your beloved son have mercy on us all.
The world will never change if you put all of your energy into praying. Do something about it instead of thinking a higher power is gonna change is for you.
"Do not offend The Lord God any more he is already too much offended"
Our Lady of Fatima
Keep the faith. Our Mother is very proud of you and loves you dearly. Pray to the Holy Spirit everyday as well, He does great wonders to the soul.
I remember my dad reading us this story when we just little children...I loved hearing it and wish I could find a copy of that little book. Fatima has always been a part of my life,maybe one day I will be able to travel there to that special place where Our Lady appeared. Ave Maria.
So awesome!!! I love my Holy Blessed Mother Mary 💕💕🙏
Onde não há explicação científica, há um milagre. E será um milagre até que a ciência consiga explica. Assim é a natureza humana.
When my grandma died, i asked the Father-Lord why did my grandmother pray three rosaries a day? I am not close to your mother Mary.I have Jesus in my heart and have lived for Him for a long time now. If there is some purpose to asking Mary to pray for us on earth then give me a sign.Soon I had a dream about my tree in my garden.Within the tree appeared lovely Mary with sheer white veil, red bodice and turquoise shawl-her heart exposed,shining, pulsating with crystaline vibrating light.It's true.
Thank you for your kind words Bruno. God bless you.
I love the three shepard children,especially Venerable Francisco. What a sweet angel of faith. He suffered so much,but was happy to offer it all up to console Our Lord. He was only a child when he died. His little sister Ven. Jancinta, loved our Blessed Mother crying "Oh the beautiful Lady!" She also died tragically alone, very young. Ask them to pray for you! They are powerful prayer warriors,on the path to sainthood.
Praise the Lord!
A miracle like this is truly special. A miracle like this hasn't occurred since biblical times. People today see that our world is hurt. Spiritually it is bleeding. It needs healing. People are praying for a sign to change the world. That prayer has already been answered in 1917 and we don't appreciate it enough. In the year 2000 Saint John Paul II read the final and third secret of Fatima. He read it in our new millennia, and it reminds us that this sign from 100 years ago is still a sign for us. This sign is for modern people. Read the warnings from Blessed Virgin Mary. But also remember that it is not a sign of despair, but of hope. Mary told Lucia, that if we turn to God, that the terrible things that she warned about can be avoided. That is why the messages of Fatima had to be shared in 2000. We have to remember that the things said in the the third secret of Fatima are not a foretelling of the future, but of what will happen if we turn away from God. To the young girl, Saint Jacinta who was canonized this year, Mary said, "More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other reason." This is a clear sign to modern people. If are one of the people praying for a sign from God in this desperate time, this is the answer to the prayer that people have wanted. I'm telling you very seriously, this the sign, right here. Study Fatima. You'll learn everything you need to know. Mary told the three little shepherds how to guide the Church. Listen to what Mary told them. God sent her. She can tell you ow to serve God. I know she can because she served God so well, and she still does.
The third secret was never revealed, don't be fooled. It was asked by Our Lady to be divulged to all the people of the world in 1960, and was ignored by all the Popes since, and has still not been divulged. Our Lady asked that the Pope and ALL the Bishops of the world consecrate Russia to her Immaculate Heart or else there would not be peace, and that also has not been done. The Church today is not the Real Catholic Church, it is pseudo church, run by anti-popes since the Vatican II counsel. But, our Lady did say that no matter, her Immaculate Heart would triumph in the end...that we can be assured of.
I believe.
I am very fond of Our Lady and I pray the Rosary. I would love to meet people with same feelings as I love Jesus-Christ above all and His Blessed Mother helps always to find the Way. May the Lord bless-you and Greetings from Argentina!
Pray your rosary everyday and wear your scapular! Our Blessed Mother requested this....honor thy mother🙏💕✝️😇
Gloria o DIO, AVE MAMMA CELESTE!!!!!
@Freedomremoved In the description of Mark "here are my mother and my brothers" is an emphasis on being able to love one's neighbor as one loves his mother and brothers. This is another comparison but similar in pronunciation to "'You shall love your neighbor as yourself" as well as to "unless you turn and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven". The emphasis is on trust and the sincere love that a child has to his mother, father, brothers and sisters.
I am from Italy and I can tell you that every cristian who simply pray is also praying for you and for all the everybodies who need a help from our lord jesus. Almost envy you that may face with your faith that mass of mockery for the glory of jesus. In your heart despite your fear you know that god will be closer and closer to you in the cross you are carrying. may god help you in his way. we love your more because you need more love from us. greeting from Italy
ana,muito lindo eu adoro este filme e essa musica de fundo ficou ainda melhor.
Yes-you're right! That's the point! They were skeptical for the most part,but came to see,anyway. Many healings happened during it & the rain-soaked people were left totally dry afterwards-even the ground was dry. There is so much to learn about Fatima. You can find books about it on line or at any Catholic bookstore. Very important message. Francisco & Jacinta,pray for us.
Thank you " MaspethFilm " for sharing this post. God Bless You.
amazing photos!
Mahal ma na Birhen ng Fatima, mahal na mahal ka namin! AVE MARIA!!!
Peace be with you. I'll pray for you. Stay strong in your love for Jesus Christ. Nothing in this world matters more. As you get older, you'll encounter professors, friends, a lot more people who will challenge your faith. Constant prayer and communion are what can keep us standing strong in our faith. God bless you and always be proud of your faith.
i am shia muslim ,we believe FATIMA (FATEME)too.
for the unbelievers you are always in our daily prayers as catholic christian, God bless all of his creation that when the time comes all will bow down before him that is the ultimate goal of christianity on earth since God is powerful than any of his creation he will rule the heaven and the earth on the last day. God bless all your people on earth and thank you for your love that will bind us all
Holy mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death Amen..
@MaspethFilm I have tried explaining this to people for YEARS ,nobody gets it...the wedding at Cana is another example when She told Jesus there was no more wine etc,etc,, and Mary said to the host,"do what he tells you' etc,,and the water becomes wine.. the point is,,,Jesus loved his mother so much that anything she asks of him he will do for us,which is why we pray and ask for Marys intercession,,if we do what He tells us,He will provide for us the very 'best wine' Mary said so herself.
It has nothing to do with scientific fact but True faith a choice which is given all who wish to receive
Miracle witnessed by *70,000* people... St. Mary spoke to 3 *CATHOLIC* children...
Did any of you protestants ever notice how miracles like this *ONLY* come to members of the *One, Holy, Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church*?
Well I'm a Burn Again once and now a Catholic, I think I have the answer maybe its God's true church.
@CultExposer Photography was still extremely primitive. Even today in the 21st century, if one aims one's camera at the sun, it captures very little except 'burn out' and harsh shadow.
Yes I believe it anyone who can see those poor children faces how that god says here look at them.
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Thanks MaspethFilm, can you pls comment on 0.41?
+Monica Angel This girl with flowers in her hair 0:41 is the same that is 2:58
Minor correction: the Catholic Church never "split" as you mention above. Christ has promised His Church and teachings will endure until the end of time. Fact is other groups decided to break away from the Catholic Church and its teachings in Faith.
Thanks ♡ not sure who it is but great mind think alike lol jk but for real what I wrote I mean ♡ many blessings to you and yours.
Yes, I believe in God is real. The second coming of Jesus Christ is the hope of believe that GOD is in control of all thing, and is Faith to the promise and prophecies in his words.
I believe it because the Bible gives us some hints. First is when the angel Gabriel tells Mary that all generations will call her Blessed. The second is when she visits Simeon and he hold up Jesus and speaks about how he will be the savior and then tells Mary "a sword will pierce your soul and you will know the thoughts of many"...Obviously this prophecy is referring to her future state. Think about how many times she visited and the churches built in order to bring people back to God.
Deus provando ao mundo, como sua mãe Maria, mãe de todos nós pobres pecadores..
Mãe de Deus, roga pelo povo Brasileiro.. *-*
love the song...
Our Lady also told the children on that day, that Francisco and Jacinta (brother & sister) and the 2 youngest of the three, would join her soon. They passed away soon after. Lucia only passed away not long ago and she had secrets. Some say it was collapse of Soviet Union, but I believe there is more and church withholding it..... She lived most of the rest of her life in the Vatican or nearby.
***** The Popes have refused too since 1960. Putin however, approached Francis recently and requested it. His answer was No. What do you think about the or else prophesy?
***** There is a lot we don't know... And I believe the Vatican has misled us in regards to the secrets.
Plus the younger Lucia is totally different person to the supposed older Lucia (Before her death).
There are a lot of unanswered questions, and the Vatican may have been taken over by the Elite Globalists.. Francis is a puppet for them....
Rev. Kaelene Lord I have too... great writing.... ;-)
Correction. Those Exorcist Priests that read the 3rd Secret stated that it had not yet been released. Also, that the indication of a 4th secret from Rome written by Ratzinger sheds questionable actions as to what is going on there. Also, it was said that the Pope John II sent all the exorcist priests away from him because he himself could not Exorcise Demons. Prayer, Penance and Sacrifice has been long standing with the Church since the time Jesus walked the earth. So, what is the message. It is much more than what you are assuming here. Protestants believe everything is up to them and their choice of doing it their way with what works. Thus we see how America is collapsing from within. We as Catholics depend on the Mother Church for our decisions and relinquish our self will and desires to that course as Jesus the Christ wanted. Simple as that. Continue to learn, know and obey.
Thank you for sharing
Fatimah az-Zahra (Peace be Upon her)
Jacinta,lucia and fransisco
@eduardo4tp that is one of the best statements made about Mary. Why do people have such a problem with understanding this? Jesus is literally Marys own flesh and blood,the Precious Blood which flowed from Him was HER BLOOD ALSO. Mary wasnt just some lady in the Bible,She was literally His flesh and blood MOTHER. Of course we will respect and give her adoration for this and pray through her but why cant people just SEE this and stop the insane comments about Catholics worshipping Mary?
@hross233 the temple in Jerusalem had statues in it!
yes,it's feel good to be a catholic.
I Believe
Amen
It was raining hard that day. After the sun stopped "dancing" and spinning that looked like it was going to fall on the earth which skeptics said is a natural phenomenon. Let me ask is there a natural phenomenon for after that sun stopped dancing it stopped raining and all the peoples clothes including the ground are dry? What natural phenomenon is that called?😃
Really? So an alien had been communicating with the kids and predicted that there would be world war 2? Hmm could be.. But one of the secrets is the death of the 2 kids soon and that the eldest one will live long to propagate Marys message. Within 2 yearsof this the 2 kids died and the other one? She lived until 96 years old. Only that of heaven can say tha
what is your point,the scripture in exodus describes the making of the ark of the covenant,how did this help you become a catholic
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100 tahun sekarang, Salam Maria Penuh Rahmat
@adjvill I agree 100 percent. Christ is our only Mediator, Redeemer etc. The One and Only.
Não sei porque as pessoas ainda duvida tanto da existencia de nosso senhor Jesus Cristo, e duvidam das aparições de Nossa Senhora,acordem, abram os os olhos, pois o seu tempo está mais proximo do que se imagina, ele está dentro de seu coração, confi no seu instinto, e não se deixe encanar-se, amem uns aous outros como Jesus nos ama, pois ele é o nosso unico e verdadeiro Pai, tal qual nossa Senhora, é a verdadeira Mãe.
Abençoe Pai, a estes seus filhos.
AMEM.......
PRAY FOR US OH HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!
Salve Nossa Senhora Mãe de Jesus Cristo!!!
very nice job!!!
i pray for you my friend in Christ.
12 maja 2000 Jan Pawel II ofiarował Matce Bożej w Fatimie pierścień z wygrawerowanym napisem: "Totus Tuus", który otrzymał w darze od kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego.
Czy nie bylo to szczególne potwierdzenie, że w Fatimie w 1917 r. ukazała sie Matka Boża. Czy papież nie chcial wtedy powiedzieć "przyjmij ten pierścień jako znak mojej miłości i wierności, oraz że cię nie opuszczę aż do śmierci"?
download and watch the movie from 1951. I origionally thought i was watching a movie made in the mid to late 1970's until I saw on Wiki. That the movie was from 1951. It is a classic film. called The Miracle of Our Lady of Faima
That's why we Roman Catholic always pray for those curse us, kill us, torture etc...
halloo .....everybody ....peace be open u ...
i am from lebanon, middle east , i am a graphic designer . i was made a search about related videos or picture's or material for my design i work on it know and the occasion subject is : ( holy Fatima Death ) ( peace be open her ) and the date of this occasion is came on this sunday 11/4/2013 . exceedintly i found this page , i did not know about this event until know , and i loved to say my opinion about it and what i believe in it .
Why do people say that the Sun did all these amazing things only over Fatima? Were these strange astronomical things occurring people all over the globe where the Sun was visible would have seen the same unusual events, wouldn't they?
@Freedomremoved we are not worshiping Mary just simply honouring her as our heavenly mother and praying to her to pray for us. She is not at the same level as christ ofcourse, but she still needs to be honoured, she suffered so much at the cross when everyone abandoned and cursed at her son,
Jesus said to john "behold your Mother, Mother behold your son"... He wasn't just referring to john but to all his followers
Hi Manard099,
A Christian is basically a follower/disciple of Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church was the original Church which has over the years split into many Christian churches. Many of the Christian churches do not honor/venerate the Virgin Mary (Jesus' mother) as the Catholic Church does. The above miracle is one of the reasons Catholics continue to do so. A person would need to learn about and accept Catholic teachings and then officially be baptized to become Catholic.
Bunda Maria doakan kami sekeluarga dan doakan kerukunan antar umat beragama di Indonesia
I`M BRAZILIAN... i was born catholic and i will be FOREVER CATHOLIC.
@gilkich "Standing by the cross of Jesus were His mother and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, He said to his mother, Woman, behold, your son. Then He said to the disciple, Behold, your mother. And from that hour the disciple took her into his home" (John 19,25-27).
Behold, your mother the Lord said.
we see yet we are so blind. GOD PLEASE FORGIVE US. I LOVE YOU JESUS
Of course God established a religion on earth. He gave the keys to Peter, who started the Church. He didn't establish the Hindu or any other religion; just one: The Catholic Church with Peter as it's first head. To believe that it's ok to hang out with any of the hundreds or thousands of other splinter sects that profess their Christian beliefs is against God's will. He told Peter "Thou art Peter and upon this rock (Peter means "rock") I will build my Church"--not churches with a myriad of weird or conflicting spins on His word. That's like starting the Marines, but also allowing hundreds of other "Marines" groups out there claiming to also be Marines. That's chaos.
As Catholics, we venerate Mary but we don't worship her. We regard Mary with honor and respect. It is different with worshiping. We are completely aware that worship is rightly offered to God alone. We are all brothers and sisters in worship of ONE GOD. Hope discussions like this won't make us disrespect other's beliefs. Let us not create divisions among ourselves because of these kind of discussions. May our focus be is to bring people closer to God.
Lady Fatima is the daughter of the prophet Mohammed (S.A.W). May God bless her and Lady Mary - the women of paradise
Mary DID have an option. She had free will, as we all do. She could have said "no". But the Bible says that she said "let it me done unto me according to thy word".
@Flagrum3
Anyone who researches a little about that blessed day will see that it is real and that men like your grandfather were one of the 70 000 that were there that day. They saw the miracle and felt God's love. Even non-believers who came to discredit the coming of a miracle, fell to their knees. Our Lady said she would show them- and she did. Pray the rosary everyday as she asked and keep Gods love in your heart. Your grandfather helped spread the message.
@Freedomremoved: The way you describe a text is like you were there. It is a book that was written by man and translated into many different languages and meaning, sometimes, is lost in translation. Fatima, there were 70K people that witness the event whether a miracle or not.
@hross233 Catholics do not pray to images but pray toGod in the presence of images. Paintings and sculpture bearing the religious content and symbols can be regarded as windows open in heaven. These windows help to direct our prayers to God and our will toward the good. The image contains words expressed in the language of colors and shapes. The Bible contains the spoken words. It is not wrong to pray to God with the Bible in hands. Prayer in the presence of religious symbols is not wrong too.
To Jesus through Mary.
News Alert.- May 13 Fatima feast day, people should pray the rosary that day for Triumph of Marys Immaculate Heart, World Peace, 5th Marian Dogma to be proclaimed, & correct consecration to Russia(if not Russia brings much trouble). Also pray for Pope Francis, for his protection & that he continue being faithful to God(this prayer intention should be prayed regularly).
The greatest thing about Mary is that she is REAL and FUNCTIONAL. So all talk about not asking her to pray to God for you is moot when God obviously and clearly responds to her request on your behalf. Behold your mother.
The wedding feast of Cana is the first recorded miracle of Jesus's life. Mary said to Jesus " They have run out of wine ". Jesus said "Woman why do you bother me my time has not yet come". Mary then said "Do as he tells you to do". This first miracle of Christ is attributed to Mary interceding and asking Jesus to do something about the situation. Jesus is plainly telling Mary his time had not yet come for him to show who he was. However due to Mary's faith in him and her requesting this from
The so called dancing they saw was the convection zone (in which convection currents circulate the Sun�s energy to the surface). The flare, sunspots and photosphere, chromosphere, and the prominence are all clipped from actual SOHO images of the Sun
God doesn't have a religion....he is the way and the only way. Just believe, have Faith and trust in him.
Alexis N Anton Le Fey said the same identical thing.
Alexis N Interesting. Maybe you need to look up the word Religion. Maybe you need to look up what adaptation and survival is all about. Maybe you want to throw the whole existence of God out the door and start another. Indeed, Jesus came to what? To reaffirm what? Excuse me, but have you even thought about what Jesus was talking about? Even the Apostles had a rough time with it. Read the Book of John chapter 14. The Apostles had to wait for the Paraclete, and when did that happen? So, what is all that called? Just to have lip service and act like you know puts you right up there with those discuss in Corinthians, those false teachers. Again, I would not speak for God nor allow myself to presume upon him nor put imaginary limits on him. For NO APOSTLE talked like that!
I didn't see it , but I believed !!!
sehr schade, dass es damals noch keine Handys und Smartfons und Cameras gab, dann könnte man heute genau sehen was da war am Himmel,
How do scientists explain the miracle at Fatima? And why do other religions ignore this?
Anyone who did not see the sun transfiguring at least can only accept that the fact that mud-soaked soil had dried up at all, a fact that would have been impossible except for a miracle or an atomic bomb (in this case, everyone would have died in Fatima in that day)
Everything we need to know, and what to do, and the God-approved, most effective weapon of choice has been revealed by the Holy Mother at FATIMA! The Holy Rosary. The trouble with most pious Catholics nowadays is they keep looking for new signs, revelations, new prophecies, etc. Just look back and read more and more in-depth about Fatima. AND pray the rosary everyday, AND pick up on the Five First Saturdays devotion in reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Like what one sports brand says: "JUST DO IT!"
Amen brother!! .. JUST DO IT!!. The holy rosary is an awesome weapon against evil!! God love you and bless you!!
pt 3 I have witnessed mircles done in full view of believer's and un-believer's and some said they saw the miracle take place b4 their very eyes, and yet others said I saw no such things. So what then is the difference? Faith. It's the same w/ this miracle, do you believe the boys saw visions of what was to come and do u believe that the prohecy came true on that date? "Truly I tell u, unless u change and become like little children you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven." Matt. 8:3
@Freedomremoved We believe that God is one. There are differences in rational terms of the nature of God and always will be, while the voice of the heart is the one shown by Christ. We believe this and it binds us. Differences on the views about Mary, the Trinity, and the sacraments cannot weaken the nascent love in our hearts, because Love is the most important.
Well stated.
Thank you for your witness my friend. The Gospel has to reach humanity through witness like yours. I shall offer my Rosary today so that Our Blessed Mother will keep on protecting you. Pope Francis has said that many many Christians are still persecuted today. The Lord is with you. His Mother looks over you.
Exactly,plus in 1 Kings Chapter 6 in the bible,God's temple was full of images of winged cherubim,oxen,lions and golden flowers,all with His approval. In Exodus Chapter 25,God commanded that two images of winged cherubs be made to go on top of the Ark of the Covenant. I sometimes wonder if some Protestants read their bibles instead of picking on Catholics all the time. As for Our Lady,Jesus also said St. John the apostle from the cross "BEHOLD THY MOTHER!" ( Gospel of St. John 19:27 ).
Pourquoi la Vierge n'apparaît-elle jamais aux riches ?
After reading all the skeptism from protestants and non-religious folk who do not understand, I think the easiest way to explain Mary is this....She brought him to us, as she can bring us to him.... Catholicanswers . com