Another part of a video series from Wordonfire.org. Bishop Barron will be commenting on subjects from modern day culture. For more visit www.wordonfire....
traditional theology and the real truth from the saints and our apostolic fathers and church fathers and our Lord Jesus Christ has brought me back into the true church of CHRIST. Why didn't they teach me this I feel I was denied the truth of our lord from this church.
I'm with you there! I was baptised as a baby and been a passive Catholic until teenager, then God slowly God rekindled the fire through a Catholic charismatic community and gave me a new passion of theology.
Absolutely true, we cannot love something we do not know well. Each time I see a church feast I seek to know more about it online. We need to inform ourselves well on our religion, that way we are well anchored to do the right thing and to be missionaries.
It feels nice to have a Blessed Mother in heaven that is always there to pray for her children. Mother Mary, pray for me every hour of every day. Amen.
Thank you Bishop Barron, I always loved that verse from Revelation and had been told by Catholics that it was about Mary being Queen, but now that you broke it all down so beautifully, today I have a more complete understanding, praise the LORD!!! God bless you, in the name of the Father and and if the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen 🙏
It's a poetic association. The old ark has been definitively replaced by the new ark, who is Mary. Take a look at Luke's account of the visitation and then compare it to 2 Samuel on the return of the ark to Jerusalem under David. You'll be amazed by the correspondances.
Now I understand, why there are so many people kept on questioning and then when they're given an answer and yet don't understand? Simply because they do not know how to listen. They only hear the words of pride and ignorance that sounded in their ears and they missed the wisdom that their hearts are beating. If only those people use their hearts to listen they would come to understand the role of Mama Mary in our salvation. Bishop Barron had given us a very thorough explanation of the role of Mary as the Ark of the new covenant. It is of basic common sense to recognize Mary as such Queen of Heaven and Earth by the fact of her undeniable role in the salvific act of Christ. Bisan pag bata makasabot ani nga misteryo (even a little child can grasp and comprehend this mystery). May God bless us all.
I encourage you to read the book of Daniel and read revelation 12 again. We as Christians can’t let ourselves interpret the word of God any other way than what the scriptures tells us.
God and His Reality don't change. The People of God through time hopefully gain more and deeper insight into the Unchanging Being of God. Our finite communal understanding grows as each culture and era encounters Him and witnesses to His salvific reality. We largely take these things for granted without actually investigating how revolutionary they are and examine the presence and message of Christ and His Church to our time and place.
Bishop Barron can you tell me why the Roman Catholic church DIRECTLY contradicts the bible with Mary not only as « co-redemptrix » but as being a valid source of prayer. Nowhere in the entirety of scripture does God allow prayer or worship to go to anyone but Him. Intercession is a nice way to try and explain away the problem but it’s weak. It’s idol worship plain and simple and everyone knows it. Repent
Reverence to Mary as Mother of our Lord began in the world almost as soon as she conceived Jesus. Think of the words of Elizabeth when Mary visited her: "But why am I so favoured, that the "mother" of my Lord should come to me?" Notice how Elizabeth considers herself unworthy of being in the presence of Mary. That's how we catholics regard Mary as well. Our reverence towards the Mother of God is biblical.
MetaKnight964 Not necessarily! Bowing does not equal Adoration. Sometimes it can be done in sheer reverence, just like the people of God did before the Arch of the Covenant which had the golden images of angels.
Ah... So glad to have discovered the arbiter of truth and falsehood in religion! Friend, I can only smile when I read your steady criticisms of the Catholic Church's magisterium, when you have set yourself up as your own private magisteriusm.
I watched this after seeing your article on CNA this morning. I forwarded to my Holy Text Circle and I know it will influence them in their thoughts and reflections on why the Queenship of Mary Matters. Thank you Bishop!
I read the Bible as a Protestant and had the truth revealed to me... And now I'm a Catholic. Priests preach the truth, so I say to you to read the Bible yourself!
Wow, it's SO CLEAR in Revelation 12 what is happening, and who the woman is (in the literal sense), and I hadn't even made the connection to the previous chapter. Thank you, Bishop Barron, for this. :) It really confirms that Mary as Queen is perfectly biblical. Unquestionably so.
All of Bishop Barron's conferences and lectures are wonderful. He really knows at depth the subjects he speaks of, and conveys their meaning in a clear way to us ! thank you and God bless you!
First Timothy 2:5 declares, "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." There is no one else that can mediate with God for us. If Jesus is the ONLY mediator, that indicates Mary and the saints cannot be mediators. They cannot mediate our prayer requests to God. Further, the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ Himself is interceding for us before the Father: "Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them" (Hebrews 7:25). With Jesus Himself interceding for us, why would we need Mary or the saints to intercede for us? Whom would God listen to more closely than His Son? Romans 8:26-27 describes the Holy Spirit interceding for us. With the 2nd and 3rd members of the Trinity already interceding for us before the Father in heaven, what possible need could there be to have Mary or the saints interceding for us? Catholics argue that praying to Mary and the saints is no different than asking someone here on earth to pray for us. Let us examine that claim. (1) The Apostle Paul asks other Christians to pray for him in Ephesians 6:19. Many Scriptures describe believers praying for one another (2 Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:19; 2 Timothy 1:3). The Bible nowhere mentions anyone asking for someone in heaven to pray for him. The Bible nowhere describes anyone in heaven praying for anyone on earth. (2) The Bible gives absolutely no indication that Mary or the saints can hear our prayers. Mary and the saints are not omniscient. Even glorified in heaven, they are still finite beings with limitations. How could they possibly hear the prayers of millions of people? Whenever the Bible mentions praying to or speaking with the dead, it is in the context of sorcery, witchcraft, necromancy, and divination-activities the Bible strongly condemns (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10-13). In the one instance when a "saint" is spoken to, Samuel in 1 Samuel 28:7-19, Samuel is not exactly happy to be disturbed. It is clear that praying to Mary or the saints is completely different from asking someone here on earth to pray for us. One has a strong biblical basis; the other has no biblical basis whatsoever.
Mary is the easiest way to prove the bible isnt sexist.you dont let the people who gave us original sin give birth to the messiah.obviously women are awesome and deserve respect.
Firstly, the immaculate conception of Mary means that she was born without sin; they're not two different things. There are many things that are not directly said in the bible, but come from tradition. We today, do not read the bible the same way as the early church fathers did; like the people who were discipled by the men who were in the actual presence of Jesus Christ. That is partly why it is so important to listen to what they have to say, because what they say about Christianity holds more weight than what we say about the bible. John 21:25 says : "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written." St. Irenaeus who was discipled by St. Polycarp, who was discipled by John. Speaks of Mary as the new Eve, who was born without sin and this of course ties into Mary who was born without sin. Funny enough, Mary's immaculate conception is in the bible. The most distinct example of this is when the angel Gabriel calls her full of grace in Luke 1:28 (it says favored one in the bible, but the ORIGINAL Greek translation says full of grace). In Hebrew culture, names and name changes tell us something *permanent* about someone. The perfect tense that is used in the Greek word shows that an action has been completed in the past. She was "full of grace" since she was born.
This is why women should wear veils, especially in Church: just like the Eucharist is always veiled, so, too, must women. They are holy and sacred, for women are created for the sake of men, not the other way around.
I have to admit that I do mourn this loss quite a bit. I was raised without that tradition and now see it almost completely gone. Now looking at how modern women are treated, or rather treat themselves, it's sad. There's a lot of confusion and brokenness over these ancient companionships, in both places. Women are practicing the virtues that they should, nor are men in turn. It's not so much a blame system but rather a relationship broken because of lies. Something to mourn.
Tim Spangler Hail Holy Queen Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! Our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. (this is the official evening prayer of the Catholic Church to Our Blessed Lady, Mother of God and my Mother. You don't know what you're missing, dear Tim).
Mervyn Carapiet She is your hope? Unbiblical. She is your Advocate? Unbiblical. Mediatrix? Unbiblical. Co-Redemptrix? Unbiblical. Sinless? Unbiblical. She deserves high honor. The rest of this is....
St John the Apostle, in Revelation Ch 12, calls a vision ‘a woman’ adorned with a crown of 12 stars, clothed in sun and with the moon under her feet. This description is significant, as it appears to describe a vision in which sun and moon are in the same picture frame, which can symbolise the eclipse of the Sun. For picture reference, see the self-manifest painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe from Mexico, 16th century; an angel is also depicted in that picture. The vision vision of an angel indeed preceded apparition of Our Lady in Fatima in 1917, when three seers first saw an angel (Michael), then some time later Our Lady appeared to them. Sister Lucy confirmed that later. St John the Apostle also wrote in Ch 12 that 'a woman' was pregnant. In the painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the young lady depicted is also pregnant. In Fatima in Portugal, 13th October 1917, a miracle some 70,000+ people witnessed was accompanied by an eclipse-like dimming of the Sun's light, such that witnesses reported seeing a starry sky. We know that Karol Wojtyla (pope John Paul II) was born during a solar eclipse. Interestingly, the astronomical records of the time disclose that the Our Lady’s appearance in Fatima on 13 July 1917 (she visited the children each month on the 13th day from May 13th to October 13th), was actually bracketed by two solar eclipses within a month of each other, on June 19th and July 19th. That was a rare phenomenon. So could it be St John the Apostle described the apparition of Our Lady in Fatima in Revelation Ch 12, some 1800+ years before it happened, to which the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe also points out? St John the Apostle mentions same angel Michael just a few sentences later, in the same Revelation Ch 12. In addition, John the Apostle in Revelation Ch 12 uses same words in his descriptions he has heard before, and remembered very well. St John the Apostle does not call Our Lady as ‘Mary’, but ‘a woman’. He does not call her 'Queen of Jews' as a mother of a 'King of Jews' would be called, but instead writes she has a crown of 12 stars (symbolising 12 Jewish tribes). Crucified Jesus, (with 'King of Jews' written above his head in three languages) used word ‘son’ to address John, and ‘woman’ to address His own mother, when he assigned His mother care about her new son, and pointed out to son (John) that was his (new) mother. The beginning of our mystical link with ‘the woman’ starts right there, under the crucifix.
"How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" vs. "And how does this happen to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?". I am not asking you to become a Catholic or believe this, but at least don't go away thinking that Catholic beliefs aren't both biblical or reasonable. There is plenty of biblical warrant for it.
Stick with the bible. The papacy is the antichrist. Historicism is biblical eschatology and beware the SDA churches deceptions as well. You are on a treacherous path sir.
The gospels portray Mary the mother of Jesus as an archetype of the church, mother of the church, the new Jerusalem, the new Eve, the Ark of the covenant . Anyone with a biblical knowledge can see this in the gospels of Luke (the visit to Elizabeth and the Magnificat) and John (In the wedding of Cana, at the foot of the cross and the woman of revelation) the typologies are too powerful. so when protestants say that this text refer to the Church and not to Mary they are half right...it refers to the church AND to Mary too, the two are not exclusive but reflect a same reality.
Excusme,but Bible doesn't show her like that. She is actually more like secondary character in the Bible or even not. What shows Magnificant? She said,that "My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior"and that all generations will call her blessed (happy). Argument with Cana is also veeery stretch. He called her "a woman" because he propably didn't want to condescend her. About Ark-use translator and read this namaszczenie.blox.pl/2017/10/Czy-Maryja-jest-Arka-Przymierza.html Woman clothed in the sun is symbol,not concrete person. First christians, Fathers of Church etc. were seeing her (woman) as symbol of the Church,sometimes as Peole of God but not as Mary!
@@swietosawagromowadna7957 "Jesus' calling Mary "Woman" has a deeper theological meaning. Church scholars preach that the reason Jesus calls His Mother "Woman" is to refer to her as the "Woman" foretold in Genesis. In Genesis 3:15, after banishing Adam and Eve from the heavenly paradise, God made a promise to the serpent." I lifted that from www.all-about-the-virgin-mary.com/mary-woman.html
@@mottledbrain It has no deeper meaning. He knew,who he is and he knew,that God hasn't mother. In Genesis,woman means here Israel,because from Israel (people of God,not state) was Messiah.
@@swietosawagromowadna7957 Where do you get your information from? We can all read and try to interpret the bible, but where do you get *your* authoritative interpretation(s) from?? - Reg
the ark of the covenan carried manna which was heavenly bread and the commandments from moses. jesus himself is the word of god and the bread of life so there for mary holding him is the ak of the new covenant
There even more to it. The ark of the Covenant held the Mana. But also the the staff of Aron, a symbol of the priesthood and the broken tablets, the words God himself gave to Moses. Who is Jesus. He is the Word of God that came incarante into the world. He is the Bread of Life sent from heaven to give us life. And he is our Great high preist in heaven forever after the order of Malchezidec. It is very apt to describe Mary as the ark of the new covenant.
marley halpen if mary was immaculately conceived,why isn’t it mentioned in the bible,even the catholic bible ? So for the first time in human history a person was conceived without sin,predating even the sinless birth of JESUS. Perhaps it is just catholic folklore ?HMMMMMMM
@@savedbygrace8337 imagine you were God, and you were going to come to earth, would you chose an average run of the mill woman or an immaculate woman without any sin to be born off... How can Jesus be born of sin? If you were God and you could chose your own mother on earth, would you create her to be born without sin , and for her to be the most loving and kind and giving mother possible.. And they when your mother cared and loved you so much, wouldn't you want to reward her for her obedience and love... "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him." The conclusion of this video is important... Imagine there are 2 armies, the side of Satan and all its demons and the army of God, Jesus and his ark of covenant, the saints..all battling for our souls Whose side to you chose?
honoring them for their contribution to our country, recognizing their unique gifts as individuals, etc. God is not somehow "jealous" that we recognize and praise them as individuals as if we are taking something away from Him which somehow belongs to Him. God ultimately receives that glory because He is the one who created that person and gifted them for their unique mission in life. He doesn't petulantly sulk that somehow we are taking away from Him by giving to them recognition and honor.
Fr.Barron pray for you to someday soon be at Vatican Fighting the good Fight be cause the world needs you just as much as the world needs God. You are a light for the world may God allways be with you. Vatican here he is the next Cardinal get him to Ostia.
hi bishop. I'm finding it difficult to accept. I am a cradle catholic and have found faith in God. the problem I have is I need to take the long way to understand things. would you recommend any books on Mary? i dont want to dismiss anything. i even said the rosary today for the first time in my life. Im really trying. God bless
About the "Queenship of Mary"... I wish to share and describe an apparition, close to my heart and as seen in the heavens on August 1, 2005 and I titled "Madonna and Child in the Clouds / Madone et enfant dans les Nuages". It appeared as a vision... a child wearing a special crown as if held in the arms of coronated figure... suggesting a star. We are in a cosmic battle... Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us.
Which book did you see it read from. Where Mary said : don't call me Queen? What do you say about the Bible passage he just read? By the way, can you tell me where Jesus said in the Bible : I'm your God, worship me?
Twelve chapter of the book of Revelation, this queen mother is there before everything is created. Her queenship is a great cosmic battle. Mary is there before creation, for the battle in heaven was not of men, but of evil and good, that creature who wanted to take over the son of God in one way or another. There is no woman before or in the present who had the full grace of God as Mary has. In her own body resides the very presence of God. We women on Earth sin in every way we can, knowingly and we know that Mary is our example to follow; no woman has ever carry in here womb God's son, but Mary. Who are we to offend in anyway the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit lives in her before, during and after she gave birth to the beloved Son of God.
Virginia Arellano-Cardenas The only reference to the queen of heaven is found in Jeremiah 7 :18 and Jeremiah 44:17-25, and both of these are pointing to a pagan goddess. Mary is not eternal she was a sinful woman who God intervened with to bring His son into the world.
@@bobloblawb2593 Au Contraire. Psalm 45:9 "The queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir". This passage is not about Solomon, nor about Bathsheba.
as much as I revere Mary as the mother of God and Queen of heaven, there is error in saying that she was there before everything was created. Mary was created. God was is and every will be Yahweh. In order to reward Mary for her humble service on earth and being the mother to Him on earth. He crowned her Queen of Heaven.
@@onedayatatime7022 I didn't notice that. But the Holy Spirit, who indwells Mary the Mother of God, has been here since before creation. Perhaps that is what Virginia meant.
The Catholic Church teaches that to worship any creature is idolatry. Worship belongs only to God, but then many in the church constantly teach an ever expanding role for Mary in the salvation of souls. Do they ever think they might be laying a snare for the simple Catholic soul who cannot tell the difference between worship, veneration, and superstition? Where is the line drawn in a heart that is totally consecrated in "true devotion to Mary" as taught by De Montfort? Perhaps a theologian could tread over such a mine field in safety, but to ask this of the simple faithful is to place them in jeopardy. If they fall into idolatry, how will they know?
Simple faithful souls also know that they honor God by honoring their Earthly Mothers, and that they should be vehicles for bringing us to Christ. How much more true then for our Heavenly Mother? God grant us more of such simplicity.
Christ our God came to earth to save souls. These souls are not Himself. They are His creatures made by Him from nothing and held in existence by HIs love and power every instant. The Gospel does not present Mary as the proxy of Jesus Christ. This misapprehension is a calamity for the Church.
Mary isn't the proxy of Jesus Christ, Andrew Harmon. I wonder if you have a hard time with favoritism in your own family? Might there be some jealousy and jostling going on? I can't think of any other reason to project jealousy into the Christian family. It simply isn't there. Jesus isn't jealous of His own Mother. We can't honor her more than He has, all we can do is honor Him by giving honor to His created Mother. Going back to your OP, where you ask if honoring Mary misleads less intelligent ("simple") faithful to worshiping a false goddess, I will simply say that it's arrogant to presume to be more intelligent than the simple. A child will lead them, remember? Out of the mouths of babes, etc. Whoever wishes to come to Me must come as a little child. The simplest expressions of faith are often the most profound. I teach special ed, and let me assure you, mentally retarded kids are not stupid -- they get it. They know that Mary is special because she gave herself entirely to God and trusted Him completely. So if mentally retarded children understand this, then I think your fears are unwarranted.
The point isn't theoretical it is practical. The point isn't should we do it, it is that in fact we do it. Therefore we need a transcendent standard to be held accountable to, and someone practically to whom we are ourselves are held accountable.
A wonderful, beautiful and simple explanation about the Feast of the Ascension of our Beloved Queen Mary . The mentioned of St. Ignatius spiritual exercises is very intriguing, in search now of the book. Thank You Bishop Barron God Bless You.
FaithandReason101 wrong - Paul was talking about the persecution and afflictions Christ incurred during His earthly ministry. The church universal is afflicted proportionally to the affliction Christ experienced. Paul was at the forefront of that persecution and affliction, because the Body of Christ (the church universal) was not as widespread is it is now. He was receiving persecution and afflictions on behalf of the church. Again - Paul was receiving the majority of the persecution because He was the one advancing the message of the gospel, rather than the church universal, which is the aim of Ephesians 4; the body doing the work of the ministry.
Tim Spangler I am not avoiding reality. I am avoiding negativity. I choose not to be engaged in the negative comments of others and from my experience reading comments on UA-cam and other social media outlets, I choose not to read them and remind myself often. Word On Fire is a great channel. I have no issues with this.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There is the essence of it, it was only left to the apostles, bishops, and early Church fathers to assign a term to describe the full revelation that Christ revealed concerning God.
Honor is earned, not presumed due. Parents are only to be honored if they are, as individuals, worthy of it, not simply because they happen to be parents, unto itself.
I agree that "these things were written for our example"(I Cor 10:11). As to my "clinging to institutions" I pray that God may make we worthy of His promises and keep me in His one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church in this life, and prepare me for eternity with Him in the next. I am convinced by John's description of the Apocalypse that the Church is His eternal Bride.
Beautiful commentary and was consistent with our study of the Old Testament as well and the ancient Hebrew understanding of the Queen Mother, not the wife but the mother of the king. Bathsheba held the position of Queen mother and Solomon not only received her by bowing to her but offered her a throne at his right hand; the position of confidence. She was the great intercessor to the King and those asking her favor were assured of the king's ear. When Jesus speaks of Mary as "woman" he is making sure that his audience would see her in this position. She was given to John at the foot of the cross, and to us by extension, as our mother; the Mother of all of the church. Queen of heaven is a fitting title since she is truly the queen mother as every queen mother in the OT was a prototype for her. Her title of "woman" is to point us back to Genesis so that we can see that she is the "woman" who's offspring would crush the head of the serpent. God bless Bishop Barron for your consistent biblical teaching from the book created and preserved for the world by the Catholic Church. Who more fitting than the Catholic Church to preserve its meaning for all time as well.
please understand that Mary is the spouse of the HOLEE Spirit and therefore GOD Whatever Solomon did with pagan ADULTEROUS WHORES OR other wives was to his detriment and to his 1st wife - the wife of His covenant. It clearly states in Scripture these were his downfalls and unfortunately may have prevented Him from being saved? GOD WAS CLEARLY ANGERED BY HIS INFEDELITY AND PUNISHED HIM! BUT How could SOLOMON forsake the LORD SO??? - BECAUSE PUTTING HIS SEXUAL ADDICTION BEFORE GOD IS NEVER GOOD! I LOVE A GOOD LOVE STORY AND PRAY FOR MA DIRTY OLD MAN TO RETURN TO ME? - HIS REAL WIFEY WHAT YA SAY YAHWEY?
as God has set the standard for what is and is not the faith, He Himself has set the standard of worship, for morality or practice, for prayer, and Our Mother teaches it to us as Their "little children".
It is hard to give up ourselves. What I mean is we have so many filters, so many criteria that are interposed between ourselves and reality through which we view everything. It's like a window with three or more panes and each has a layer of dusty, grimy buildup that prevent us from seeing clearly ("see through a glass darkly"). To the extent that we keep each pane clean then light shines through in all its brightness and clarity but to the extent that we are neglectful then the buildup
Despite your calumnious mischaracterization and besmirching of their character, they both contribute more material and spiritual relief than anyone individual hanging around in a catholic combox that might claim to so despise and revile them.
morphs into whatever any particular situation requires. The reality, God, I AM, is He Who Is: One "ousia" in three "hypostases"; the Way of Being, the Truth of truth, and the Life of Love. I'm simply trying to provide cultural contexts into which God revealed His saving presence as salvation.
I see the Mass through and through in 1 Cor 11-16 and what you fail to realize is that, as an apostle, Paul is exercising the Magisterium (teaching authority) of the Church.
When a finite man contemplates or speaks of God, Being Itself, there is bound to be limitations related to language, our preconceptions, our cultural mileiu, the zeitgeist, etc. As I said, God is one substance (ousia) and three persons (hypostases). It is fascinating to engage in 'fides quarens intellectum' with regards to these Central Realities, and yet after everything, all we can do is say it is a great Mystery (Rom 16: 25-27).
My parents warned me about people who feel the need to insult others to justify themselves or make themselves feel good. It's hardly Christian behavior. However, to use sacred Scripture to do so is sinful. God is pleased with whatever we give. He is simply making the point in Luke's Gospel passage that we shouldn't judge by outward appearances and commends the widow that while monetarily it is only two small coins, it is everything that she owns, while the rich give from their surplus.
The Church does what Christ ordained Her to do. To call sinners to repentance and to become a part of His universal family. No one lives on his own. We are born into families. Christ makes an earth for Adam and Eve, He makes families for us to be born into physically as analogies of His desire to covenantally adopt us into His supernatural family.
Blake. The love of the Father for us is the church. Remember God is one, so when we love Jesus, we are one in Christ and Mary loves us like the Father loved Jesus inside Mary, when we were all sinners before Jesus died. Because we are now in her son, this same love she had for him is present in our heart. So it is all the same, the Church, Mary, the Virgin, the Woman, Eve, are all descriptions of the body of Christ inside God . I know it's hard to understand, but pray and meditate on it;.
qualifications of a bishop (I Timothy 3) that Paul makes this statement concerning the Church that was filled with Christ's Spirit of Truth at Pentecost is the pillar and bulwark of that Truth.
"in pain you shall bring forth children." The footnote reads: [3:16] Toil…pain: the punishment affects the woman directly by increasing the toil and pain of having children. SO, the biblical verse specifically uses the word 'intensify' meaning increase, which implies that toil and pain were already a part of physical childbirth, but that it would increase as a result of sin, which COULD just as likely refer to the fact that 'death' would now be a fact of life, including the possibility
I believe that you are sincere. The problem I have been trying to delineate is that we are all trying to be sincere. What happens where we end up, where you and I are - at opposing ends of an argument. If Christ is not in the business of creating discord, but unity, then we end up in the limbo of you saying I believe this and me saying I believe this and no way to resolve the dispute.
It's so crazy hearing these stories through the lens that the angels & characters of the Bible are technology that is located underground put there by Creator.
As I said, the understanding of the nature of Christ, the Father, and the Holy Spirit worked out in the councils by learned bishops and theologians very close in time to Christ, the apostles, and their first disciples and therefore in a much better position to understand them in the way in which they presented themselves and their teaching, does full justice to their experience of direct contact with Jesus, the apostles, and the first bishops and their teaching, Holy Scripture and Tradition.
not being exposed to the reading of Scripture and preaching of the homily, not being encouraged to frequently avail themselves of the sacrament of penance or frequent Communion, not availing their marriage of the grace in the sacrament of Matrimony or having a cloud of witnesses gathered around them to hold them accountable to faithfulness in their marriage, not having a priest or minister to teach one how to enter into a fruitful prayer life and provide counsel and guidance, etc.
the Church, while the sacred Scriptures are the inspired word of God, they are not the sole or only source of God's revelation to man. It is important to remember that the sacred Scriptures themselves are dependent on the actual events that are recorded in them. In other words, the sacred Scriptures are the written observations of people who experienced events of God's breaking into time and space in an effort to reveal Himself and His salvific plan. St. John himself said in his Gospel, that
Bathsheba, David's wife, the former queen, upon Solomon's accession to the regency, is now the queen mother. She remains at court and obviously in an advisory capacity. This stands to reason from a purely human standpoint. She would have been at court with David, receiving courtiers and supplicants. She would have been in a unique place to know who were enemies of the realm and who in favor at court. She would be the voice of continuity and reason to Solomon's youth and inexperience.
That is PRECISELY my point. The various persuasion of 'Christians' merely claiming to follow 'Christ in their own consciences' all the while deluding themselves that they are merely doing what's right in their own eyes. I DO believe that people are not being intentionally disingenuous. They honestly believe they are following "Christ in their own consciences", and YET come up with contradictory opinions about what "Christ" taught or enjoined. This is why the Church teaches Catholics that
Jesus did accomplish our redemption and recapitulated all things in Himself fulfilling the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings (Tanakh). He is not slow concerning His promises and gave the Church His Holy Spirit and incorporates us into His plan by appropriating His grace in the sacraments, living them out in our lives, and uniting ourselves with Him in prayer until He comes again in glory.
As I said: Only for someone who doesn't know how to evaluate textual arguments literarily. If one in a narrowly fundamentalistic way interprets everything literally and fails to take into account analogy, metaphor, hyperbole, the culture, the historical time period, the genre of literature then you won't be able to avoid the "contradictions" of your own making. It never ceases to amaze me though that fundamentalists, who read the Bible literally, will then spare no effort at explaining away
they also have 2,000 years of Tradition, the Magisterium, the Councils, the Creeds, the Catechism to provide the boundaries within which to FORM consciences that aren't reinventing the wheel over and over for themselves.
Admittedly - whatever was near the military post and for which we received a recommendation. I am firmly convinced that the differences are much greater and much less than we believe. Much greater because evangelical denominations excessive focus on propositional truth/rationalism due to the "sola Scriptura" principle. Their definition of the "word of God" is "the Bible". Catholics, in my opinion, realize primarily the "word of God" is a living, incarnational, divine/human reality which
10. The truth of the faith is handed down from Christ, through His successors the apostles, to their successors the bishops (Jude 1: 3, 17, 20; Eph 2: 20; I Cor 2: 6-16).
once for all sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb 10:10) it is a re-presentation of that once for all sacrifice; a making it present and drawing us into it as if we were actually standing there at the foot of the cross for so we are.
you refer (Matt. 12: 46-50; Mk 3: 31-35; Luke 8: 19-21) a number of things need to be kept in mind. First, we started out explicating the Rev 12 passage and I don't mind jumping to the synoptic gospels and addressing the issues of "who is Jesus's family" "did He have brothers" "was Mary or Joseph the mother/father of these relatives", etcetera. But the points are pretty clear, Jesus's mother is Mary, His Father is God the Father, Joseph is His foster-father. My points regarding Jesus's
confounded everyone's expectations so will His second coming. However, in light of the fact that the "last things to be put under His dominion are sin and death" and while He has definitively done so by His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension into heaven, and I really don't know how to say this in a way that does justice to the Paschal mystery on the one hand and future fulfillment on the other, but since we still see both sin and death, there is yet a future aspect to His coming and
Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 4:16 Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female, Deuteronomy 16:22 Neither shalt thou set thee up [any] image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
To be a disciple of Jesus is to be a disciple of the Church. To be a son of God, is to be a son of the Church. “Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic Church.” Saint Ignatius of Antioch “My charter is Jesus Christ...his cross and his death and resurrection, and faith through him; wherein I hope to be justified.” Saint Ignatius of Antioch “No one can have God as Father who does not have the Church as Mother.” Saint Cyprian
St. Paul makes the Trinitarian distinction in II Corinthians 13:13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you.
There are no more apostles, so yes, I agree, leaving everything to follow him was a requirement of the apostles and continues to be a requirement for priests, bishops, cardinals, and religious (monastics). Again not everyone is called to that level of self sacrifice. I am not insulting anyone to point out that the Church does the same charitable work now that it has always done.
the fulness of the truth is to be found in Christ's Mystical Body, His Spouse. Every Easter during the reception of new people into full communion with the Church, EVERYONE affirms their commitment to believe everything that the Church teaches regarding the Faith, because Christ having baptized Her in the Spirit at Pentecost promises to lead Her into all truth. Father Barron's analogy that a basketball game needs a referee to make judgements regarding whether the standards of the game have
theology has helped me to fall in love with God all over again.
Same here.......I have lost out on so much......and I have no one else to blame but myself.
traditional theology and the real truth from the saints and our apostolic fathers and church fathers and our Lord Jesus Christ has brought me back into the true church of CHRIST. Why didn't they teach me this I feel I was denied the truth of our lord from this church.
Absolutely
I'm with you there! I was baptised as a baby and been a passive Catholic until teenager, then God slowly God rekindled the fire through a Catholic charismatic community and gave me a new passion of theology.
Absolutely true, we cannot love something we do not know well. Each time I see a church feast I seek to know more about it online. We need to inform ourselves well on our religion, that way we are well anchored to do the right thing and to be missionaries.
It feels nice to have a Blessed Mother in heaven that is always there to pray for her children. Mother Mary, pray for me every hour of every day. Amen.
I LOVE MARY'S BEAUTIFUL MOTHERLY VIRGINAL BREASTS!!!MARY,KEEP ME CLOSE TO YOUR IMMACULATE HEART ALL MY LIFE!!!AMEN!!!I LOVE YOU,MARY!!!!!
same please pray for us mama mary every minute every day amen.
We are not childen of Mary, but children of God! (If you were born again in the spirit)
Where in the bible does it speak about a Mother in heaven?
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Thank you Bishop Barron, I always loved that verse from Revelation and had been told by Catholics that it was about Mary being Queen, but now that you broke it all down so beautifully, today I have a more complete understanding, praise the LORD!!!
God bless you, in the name of the Father and and if the Son and of the Holy Spirit Amen 🙏
Just explained in the most powerful words there is. Thank you Bishop !
It's a poetic association. The old ark has been definitively replaced by the new ark, who is Mary. Take a look at Luke's account of the visitation and then compare it to 2 Samuel on the return of the ark to Jerusalem under David. You'll be amazed by the correspondances.
Two weeks ago at my dad's funeral Mass the recessional was "Hail Queen of Heaven the Ocean Star" as it was three years ago at my mum's funeral.
Now I understand, why there are so many people kept on questioning and then when they're given an answer and yet don't understand? Simply because they do not know how to listen. They only hear the words of pride and ignorance that sounded in their ears and they missed the wisdom that their hearts are beating. If only those people use their hearts to listen they would come to understand the role of Mama Mary in our salvation. Bishop Barron had given us a very thorough explanation of the role of Mary as the Ark of the new covenant. It is of basic common sense to recognize Mary as such Queen of Heaven and Earth by the fact of her undeniable role in the salvific act of Christ. Bisan pag bata makasabot ani nga misteryo (even a little child can grasp and comprehend this mystery). May God bless us all.
I encourage you to read the book of Daniel and read revelation 12 again. We as Christians can’t let ourselves interpret the word of God any other way than what the scriptures tells us.
you are one of my favorites people in this world, Bishop. I bless the Lord for bringing you in the world
God and His Reality don't change. The People of God through time hopefully gain more and deeper insight into the Unchanging Being of God. Our finite communal understanding grows as each culture and era encounters Him and witnesses to His salvific reality. We largely take these things for granted without actually investigating how revolutionary they are and examine the presence and message of Christ and His Church to our time and place.
Dear Bishop Barron, this is one of the best talks ever. Bless you and thank you.
Actually, the colors of the Church are gold and white.
Bishop Barron can you tell me why the Roman Catholic church DIRECTLY contradicts the bible with Mary not only as « co-redemptrix » but as being a valid source of prayer. Nowhere in the entirety of scripture does God allow prayer or worship to go to anyone but Him. Intercession is a nice way to try and explain away the problem but it’s weak. It’s idol worship plain and simple and everyone knows it. Repent
Reverence to Mary as Mother of our Lord began in the world almost as soon as she conceived Jesus.
Think of the words of Elizabeth when Mary visited her:
"But why am I so favoured, that the "mother" of my Lord should come to me?"
Notice how Elizabeth considers herself unworthy of being in the presence of Mary. That's how we catholics regard Mary as well. Our reverence towards the Mother of God is biblical.
walterygor Some catholics do bow and pray to Mary, that's idolatry.
MetaKnight964
Not necessarily! Bowing does not equal Adoration. Sometimes it can be done in sheer reverence, just like the people of God did before the Arch of the Covenant which had the golden images of angels.
walterygor You conveniently left out the "pray" part. You know darn well the rosary has a heap of prayers to Mary.
Tim Spangler
Hahahaha my friend!
The rosary if 99% about Jesus and 1% about Mary. I do it almost everyday.
walterygor Like I said you pray to Mary.
Ah... So glad to have discovered the arbiter of truth and falsehood in religion! Friend, I can only smile when I read your steady criticisms of the Catholic Church's magisterium, when you have set yourself up as your own private magisteriusm.
Brilliant, just absolutely brilliant! Thank You Father.
I watched this after seeing your article on CNA this morning. I forwarded to my Holy Text Circle and I know it will influence them in their thoughts and reflections on why the Queenship of Mary Matters. Thank you Bishop!
I read the Bible as a Protestant and had the truth revealed to me... And now I'm a Catholic. Priests preach the truth, so I say to you to read the Bible yourself!
Amen, Fr. Barron! I love your Catholicism series. God Bless.
Wow, it's SO CLEAR in Revelation 12 what is happening, and who the woman is (in the literal sense), and I hadn't even made the connection to the previous chapter. Thank you, Bishop Barron, for this. :) It really confirms that Mary as Queen is perfectly biblical. Unquestionably so.
What do the 12 stars mean on the crown?
@@ryanallenfoltz12 tribes of Israel
Also the Twelve Apostles
Thank you for all your teachings Bishop Barron. Love your videos. ❤
All of Bishop Barron's conferences and lectures are wonderful. He really knows at depth the subjects he speaks of, and conveys their meaning in a clear way to us ! thank you and God bless you!
I'm with Blessed Mary in the battle for GOD against evil as a sodalist,lifetime soldier of CHRIST!
Thank you Bishop B! God bless you!
Mary has and does bring me to Christ so many time when it seems like I'm falling away.
My birthday being Dec 8th the Immaculate Concepton has great insight only that Bishop Barron can convey. Thank you
May God richly bless you.
I love Mother Mary, she's the most beautiful. Amen.
SevenDeMagnus so is lucifer!
@@martinkent333 Christianity debunked good job!
First Timothy 2:5 declares, "For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." There is no one else that can mediate with God for us. If Jesus is the ONLY mediator, that indicates Mary and the saints cannot be mediators. They cannot mediate our prayer requests to God. Further, the Bible tells us that Jesus Christ Himself is interceding for us before the Father: "Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them" (Hebrews 7:25). With Jesus Himself interceding for us, why would we need Mary or the saints to intercede for us? Whom would God listen to more closely than His Son? Romans 8:26-27 describes the Holy Spirit interceding for us. With the 2nd and 3rd members of the Trinity already interceding for us before the Father in heaven, what possible need could there be to have Mary or the saints interceding for us?
Catholics argue that praying to Mary and the saints is no different than asking someone here on earth to pray for us. Let us examine that claim. (1) The Apostle Paul asks other Christians to pray for him in Ephesians 6:19. Many Scriptures describe believers praying for one another (2 Corinthians 1:11; Ephesians 1:16; Philippians 1:19; 2 Timothy 1:3). The Bible nowhere mentions anyone asking for someone in heaven to pray for him. The Bible nowhere describes anyone in heaven praying for anyone on earth. (2) The Bible gives absolutely no indication that Mary or the saints can hear our prayers. Mary and the saints are not omniscient. Even glorified in heaven, they are still finite beings with limitations. How could they possibly hear the prayers of millions of people? Whenever the Bible mentions praying to or speaking with the dead, it is in the context of sorcery, witchcraft, necromancy, and divination-activities the Bible strongly condemns (Leviticus 20:27; Deuteronomy 18:10-13). In the one instance when a "saint" is spoken to, Samuel in 1 Samuel 28:7-19, Samuel is not exactly happy to be disturbed. It is clear that praying to Mary or the saints is completely different from asking someone here on earth to pray for us. One has a strong biblical basis; the other has no biblical basis whatsoever.
God save the queen!
Pray for us Mother Mary❤️🔥 👸
Jesus and the Church are one. He doesn't discard Himself for something greater. He is that which there is nothing greater than....
Mary is the easiest way to prove the bible isnt sexist.you dont let the people who gave us original sin give birth to the messiah.obviously women are awesome and deserve respect.
Aquila Pelletier Nothing in the bible about the immaculate conception of Mary or lack of original sin.
Firstly, the immaculate conception of Mary means that she was born without sin; they're not two different things. There are many things that are not directly said in the bible, but come from tradition. We today, do not read the bible the same way as the early church fathers did; like the people who were discipled by the men who were in the actual presence of Jesus Christ. That is partly why it is so important to listen to what they have to say, because what they say about Christianity holds more weight than what we say about the bible.
John 21:25 says : "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written." St. Irenaeus who was discipled by St. Polycarp, who was discipled by John. Speaks of Mary as the new Eve, who was born without sin and this of course ties into Mary who was born without sin.
Funny enough, Mary's immaculate conception is in the bible. The most distinct example of this is when the angel Gabriel calls her full of grace in Luke 1:28 (it says favored one in the bible, but the ORIGINAL Greek translation says full of grace). In Hebrew culture, names and name changes tell us something *permanent* about someone. The perfect tense that is used in the Greek word shows that an action has been completed in the past. She was "full of grace" since she was born.
This is why women should wear veils, especially in Church: just like the Eucharist is always veiled, so, too, must women. They are holy and sacred, for women are created for the sake of men, not the other way around.
Amen Infamous
I have to admit that I do mourn this loss quite a bit. I was raised without that tradition and now see it almost completely gone. Now looking at how modern women are treated, or rather treat themselves, it's sad. There's a lot of confusion and brokenness over these ancient companionships, in both places. Women are practicing the virtues that they should, nor are men in turn. It's not so much a blame system but rather a relationship broken because of lies. Something to mourn.
Thank you, Fr. Robert. Give me Mary, our Queen and Mother.
"Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our Sweetness and our Hope."
Mervyn691
Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, hail our life our sweetness and our hope....
Maureen Lobo Ugh!
Mervyn Carapiet To call her your hope is beyond sad. It is ONLY Jesus.
Tim Spangler
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy!
Our life, our sweetness, and our hope!
To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve;
to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears.
Turn, then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us;
and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
(this is the official evening prayer of the Catholic Church to Our Blessed Lady, Mother of God and my Mother. You don't know what you're missing, dear Tim).
Mervyn Carapiet She is your hope? Unbiblical. She is your Advocate? Unbiblical. Mediatrix? Unbiblical. Co-Redemptrix? Unbiblical. Sinless? Unbiblical.
She deserves high honor. The rest of this is....
St John the Apostle, in Revelation Ch 12, calls a vision ‘a woman’ adorned with a crown of 12 stars, clothed in sun and with the moon under her feet.
This description is significant, as it appears to describe a vision in which sun and moon are in the same picture frame, which can symbolise the eclipse of the Sun.
For picture reference, see the self-manifest painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe from Mexico, 16th century; an angel is also depicted in that picture. The vision vision of an angel indeed preceded apparition of Our Lady in Fatima in 1917, when three seers first saw an angel (Michael), then some time later Our Lady appeared to them. Sister Lucy confirmed that later. St John the Apostle also wrote in Ch 12 that 'a woman' was pregnant. In the painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the young lady depicted is also pregnant.
In Fatima in Portugal, 13th October 1917, a miracle some 70,000+ people witnessed was accompanied by an eclipse-like dimming of the Sun's light, such that witnesses reported seeing a starry sky. We know that Karol Wojtyla (pope John Paul II) was born during a solar eclipse. Interestingly, the astronomical records of the time disclose that the Our Lady’s appearance in Fatima on 13 July 1917 (she visited the children each month on the 13th day from May 13th to October 13th), was actually bracketed by two solar eclipses within a month of each other, on June 19th and July 19th. That was a rare phenomenon.
So could it be St John the Apostle described the apparition of Our Lady in Fatima in Revelation Ch 12, some 1800+ years before it happened, to which the picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe also points out? St John the Apostle mentions same angel Michael just a few sentences later, in the same Revelation Ch 12.
In addition, John the Apostle in Revelation Ch 12 uses same words in his descriptions he has heard before, and remembered very well. St John the Apostle does not call Our Lady as ‘Mary’, but ‘a woman’. He does not call her 'Queen of Jews' as a mother of a 'King of Jews' would be called, but instead writes she has a crown of 12 stars (symbolising 12 Jewish tribes). Crucified Jesus, (with 'King of Jews' written above his head in three languages) used word ‘son’ to address John, and ‘woman’ to address His own mother, when he assigned His mother care about her new son, and pointed out to son (John) that was his (new) mother.
The beginning of our mystical link with ‘the woman’ starts right there, under the crucifix.
*Great SUCCINCT explanation about Mary Bp. Barron* 😇👍❤🔥🕊
"How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" vs. "And how does this happen to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?". I am not asking you to become a Catholic or believe this, but at least don't go away thinking that Catholic beliefs aren't both biblical or reasonable. There is plenty of biblical warrant for it.
Stick with the bible. The papacy is the antichrist. Historicism is biblical eschatology and beware the SDA churches deceptions as well. You are on a treacherous path sir.
The gospels portray Mary the mother of Jesus as an archetype of the church, mother of the church, the new Jerusalem, the new Eve, the Ark of the covenant . Anyone with a biblical knowledge can see this in the gospels of Luke (the visit to Elizabeth and the Magnificat) and John (In the wedding of Cana, at the foot of the cross and the woman of revelation) the typologies are too powerful. so when protestants say that this text refer to the Church and not to Mary they are half right...it refers to the church AND to Mary too, the two are not exclusive but reflect a same reality.
you got it! - PRAISE GOD
Excusme,but Bible doesn't show her like that. She is actually more like secondary character in the Bible or even not. What shows Magnificant? She said,that "My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior"and that all generations will call her blessed (happy). Argument with Cana is also veeery stretch. He called her "a woman" because he propably didn't want to condescend her.
About Ark-use translator and read this namaszczenie.blox.pl/2017/10/Czy-Maryja-jest-Arka-Przymierza.html
Woman clothed in the sun is symbol,not concrete person. First christians, Fathers of Church etc. were seeing her (woman) as symbol of the Church,sometimes as Peole of God but not as Mary!
@@swietosawagromowadna7957 "Jesus' calling Mary "Woman" has a deeper theological meaning. Church scholars preach that the reason Jesus calls His Mother "Woman" is to refer to her as the "Woman" foretold in Genesis. In Genesis 3:15, after banishing Adam and Eve from the heavenly paradise, God made a promise to the serpent." I lifted that from www.all-about-the-virgin-mary.com/mary-woman.html
@@mottledbrain It has no deeper meaning. He knew,who he is and he knew,that God hasn't mother. In Genesis,woman means here Israel,because from Israel (people of God,not state) was Messiah.
@@swietosawagromowadna7957 Where do you get your information from? We can all read and try to interpret the bible, but where do you get *your* authoritative interpretation(s) from??
- Reg
the ark of the covenan carried manna which was heavenly bread and the commandments from moses. jesus himself is the word of god and the bread of life so there for mary holding him is the ak of the new covenant
There even more to it. The ark of the Covenant held the Mana. But also the the staff of Aron, a symbol of the priesthood and the broken tablets, the words God himself gave to Moses. Who is Jesus. He is the Word of God that came incarante into the world. He is the Bread of Life sent from heaven to give us life. And he is our Great high preist in heaven forever after the order of Malchezidec. It is very apt to describe Mary as the ark of the new covenant.
That makes sense
Very creative,not true,but very creative !
marley halpen if mary was immaculately conceived,why isn’t it mentioned in the bible,even the catholic bible ?
So for the first time in human history a person was conceived without sin,predating even the sinless birth of
JESUS.
Perhaps it is just catholic folklore ?HMMMMMMM
@@savedbygrace8337 imagine you were God, and you were going to come to earth, would you chose an average run of the mill woman or an immaculate woman without any sin to be born off... How can Jesus be born of sin?
If you were God and you could chose your own mother on earth, would you create her to be born without sin , and for her to be the most loving and kind and giving mother possible..
And they when your mother cared and loved you so much, wouldn't you want to reward her for her obedience and love...
"Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."
The conclusion of this video is important... Imagine there are 2 armies, the side of Satan and all its demons and
the army of God, Jesus and his ark of covenant, the saints..all battling for our souls
Whose side to you chose?
honoring them for their contribution to our country, recognizing their unique gifts as individuals, etc. God is not somehow "jealous" that we recognize and praise them as individuals as if we are taking something away from Him which somehow belongs to Him. God ultimately receives that glory because He is the one who created that person and gifted them for their unique mission in life. He doesn't petulantly sulk that somehow we are taking away from Him by giving to them recognition and honor.
Fr.Barron pray for you to someday soon be at Vatican Fighting the good Fight be cause the world needs you just as much as the world needs God. You are a light for the world may God allways be with you. Vatican here he is the next Cardinal get him to Ostia.
hi bishop. I'm finding it difficult to accept. I am a cradle catholic and have found faith in God. the problem I have is I need to take the long way to understand things. would you recommend any books on Mary? i dont want to dismiss anything. i even said the rosary today for the first time in my life. Im really trying. God bless
What kind of book would you like? Biblical study, stories, prayers?
The silence of Mary
Hail holy queen by Scott Hahn
About the "Queenship of Mary"... I wish to share and describe an apparition, close to my heart and as seen in the heavens on August 1, 2005 and I titled "Madonna and Child in the Clouds / Madone et enfant dans les Nuages". It appeared as a vision... a child wearing a special crown as if held in the arms of coronated figure... suggesting a star. We are in a cosmic battle... Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us.
you saw a demon you slow of mind
@@juri8723 You cannot say that with absolute certainty. Be more charitable in speech too i.e. no verbal abuse.
@@martinkent333 No solely human child / person would be able to perform the miracles that Jesus did.
Mary herself said that we should only call her "blessed" and not Queen of heaven (Lk 1:48).
yes, a great example of humility from our queen
@@gabrielcarreras3922 I wish I had a "heart" emoji to put here, Gabriel. This is a beautiful statement, and absolutely true.
@@karenbartlett1307 thank you, sister. Greetings from argentina :-)
Which book did you see it read from. Where Mary said : don't call me Queen? What do you say about the Bible passage he just read?
By the way, can you tell me where Jesus said in the Bible : I'm your God, worship me?
@@gabrielcarreras3922 Greetings from America. God bless your People!
Jesus give you Blessing and may guide you always
Beautifully explained...Bishop Barron this is something that the other churches should take ...our lady ..queen of all saints ...pray for us
Twelve chapter of the book of Revelation, this queen mother is there before everything is created. Her queenship is a great cosmic battle. Mary is there before creation, for the battle in heaven was not of men, but of evil and good, that creature who wanted to take over the son of God in one way or another. There is no woman before or in the present who had the full grace of God as Mary has. In her own body resides the very presence of God. We women on Earth sin in every way we can, knowingly and we know that Mary is our example to follow; no woman has ever carry in here womb God's son, but Mary. Who are we to offend in anyway the mother of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit lives in her before, during and after she gave birth to the beloved Son of God.
Virginia Arellano-Cardenas
The only reference to the queen of heaven is found in Jeremiah 7 :18 and Jeremiah 44:17-25, and both of these are pointing to a pagan goddess. Mary is not eternal she was a sinful woman who God intervened with to bring His son into the world.
@@bobloblawb2593 Au Contraire. Psalm 45:9 "The queen stands at your right hand in gold of Ophir". This passage is not about Solomon, nor about Bathsheba.
Beatuiful statement, Virginia.
as much as I revere Mary as the mother of God and Queen of heaven, there is error in saying that she was there before everything was created. Mary was created. God was is and every will be Yahweh. In order to reward Mary for her humble service on earth and being the mother to Him on earth. He crowned her Queen of Heaven.
@@onedayatatime7022 I didn't notice that. But the Holy Spirit, who indwells Mary the Mother of God, has been here since before creation. Perhaps that is what Virginia meant.
read about the QUEEN OF HEAVEN in Jeremiah 44 -
Del Puckett - Guitar The queen of heaven in Jeremiah is the pagan goddess astarte.
You should know who you worship !
@@savedbygrace8867 they will never understand
Yes this is pure blasphemy
The Catholic Church teaches that to worship any creature is idolatry. Worship belongs only to God, but then many in the church constantly teach an ever expanding role for Mary in the salvation of souls. Do they ever think they might be laying a snare for the simple Catholic soul who cannot tell the difference between worship, veneration, and superstition? Where is the line drawn in a heart that is totally consecrated in "true devotion to Mary" as taught by De Montfort? Perhaps a theologian could tread over such a mine field in safety, but to ask this of the simple faithful is to place them in jeopardy. If they fall into idolatry, how will they know?
Simple faithful souls also know that they honor God by honoring their Earthly Mothers, and that they should be vehicles for bringing us to Christ. How much more true then for our Heavenly Mother? God grant us more of such simplicity.
just what if they are 1 and the same???
Christ our God came to earth to save souls. These souls are not Himself. They are His creatures made by Him from nothing and held in existence by HIs love and power every instant. The Gospel does not present Mary as the proxy of Jesus Christ. This misapprehension is a calamity for the Church.
Tim Spangler, Without Mary Jesus, wouldn't have ' been born. So yes, in a way you do need her.
Mary isn't the proxy of Jesus Christ, Andrew Harmon. I wonder if you have a hard time with favoritism in your own family? Might there be some jealousy and jostling going on? I can't think of any other reason to project jealousy into the Christian family. It simply isn't there. Jesus isn't jealous of His own Mother. We can't honor her more than He has, all we can do is honor Him by giving honor to His created Mother.
Going back to your OP, where you ask if honoring Mary misleads less intelligent ("simple") faithful to worshiping a false goddess, I will simply say that it's arrogant to presume to be more intelligent than the simple. A child will lead them, remember? Out of the mouths of babes, etc. Whoever wishes to come to Me must come as a little child. The simplest expressions of faith are often the most profound. I teach special ed, and let me assure you, mentally retarded kids are not stupid -- they get it. They know that Mary is special because she gave herself entirely to God and trusted Him completely. So if mentally retarded children understand this, then I think your fears are unwarranted.
The point isn't theoretical it is practical. The point isn't should we do it, it is that in fact we do it. Therefore we need a transcendent standard to be held accountable to, and someone practically to whom we are ourselves are held accountable.
A wonderful, beautiful and simple explanation about the Feast of the Ascension of our Beloved Queen Mary . The mentioned of St. Ignatius spiritual exercises is very intriguing, in search now of the book. Thank You Bishop Barron God Bless You.
you: HE ALONE IS SUFFICIENT.
me: st. paul: "in my flesh I complete what is LACKING in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body"
FaithandReason101 wrong - Paul was talking about the persecution and afflictions Christ incurred during His earthly ministry. The church universal is afflicted proportionally to the affliction Christ experienced. Paul was at the forefront of that persecution and affliction, because the Body of Christ (the church universal) was not as widespread is it is now. He was receiving persecution and afflictions on behalf of the church. Again - Paul was receiving the majority of the persecution because He was the one advancing the message of the gospel, rather than the church universal, which is the aim of Ephesians 4; the body doing the work of the ministry.
Note to self: Don't read the comments.
+ja jane Note to you: Avoiding reality doesn't mean it isn't reality.
Tim Spangler I am not avoiding reality. I am avoiding negativity. I choose not to be engaged in the negative comments of others and from my experience reading comments on UA-cam and other social media outlets, I choose not to read them and remind myself often. Word On Fire is a great channel. I have no issues with this.
+ja jane Some of the best lessons learned from life are through negative input to make us grow.
+Tim Spangler
We are all sick of your negative input. Go do something nice for a change.
+Prancer1231 Have ONCE tried to have positive dialogue with me? Be honest.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. There is the essence of it, it was only left to the apostles, bishops, and early Church fathers to assign a term to describe the full revelation that Christ revealed concerning God.
Honor is earned, not presumed due. Parents are only to be honored if they are, as individuals, worthy of it, not simply because they happen to be parents, unto itself.
I agree that "these things were written for our example"(I Cor 10:11). As to my "clinging to institutions" I pray that God may make we worthy of His promises and keep me in His one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church in this life, and prepare me for eternity with Him in the next. I am convinced by John's description of the Apocalypse that the Church is His eternal Bride.
Beautiful commentary and was consistent with our study of the Old Testament as well and the ancient Hebrew understanding of the Queen Mother, not the wife but the mother of the king. Bathsheba held the position of Queen mother and Solomon not only received her by bowing to her but offered her a throne at his right hand; the position of confidence. She was the great intercessor to the King and those asking her favor were assured of the king's ear. When Jesus speaks of Mary as "woman" he is making sure that his audience would see her in this position. She was given to John at the foot of the cross, and to us by extension, as our mother; the Mother of all of the church. Queen of heaven is a fitting title since she is truly the queen mother as every queen mother in the OT was a prototype for her. Her title of "woman" is to point us back to Genesis so that we can see that she is the "woman" who's offspring would crush the head of the serpent. God bless Bishop Barron for your consistent biblical teaching from the book created and preserved for the world by the Catholic Church. Who more fitting than the Catholic Church to preserve its meaning for all time as well.
please understand that Mary is the spouse of the HOLEE Spirit and therefore GOD Whatever Solomon did with pagan ADULTEROUS WHORES OR other wives was to his detriment and to his 1st wife - the wife of His covenant. It clearly states in Scripture these were his downfalls and unfortunately may have prevented Him from being saved? GOD WAS CLEARLY ANGERED BY HIS INFEDELITY AND PUNISHED HIM! BUT How could SOLOMON forsake the LORD SO??? - BECAUSE PUTTING HIS SEXUAL ADDICTION BEFORE GOD IS NEVER GOOD! I LOVE A GOOD LOVE STORY AND PRAY FOR MA DIRTY OLD MAN TO RETURN TO ME? - HIS REAL WIFEY WHAT YA SAY YAHWEY?
@@renaemaguire1093 I have no idea what you just said?
as God has set the standard for what is and is not the faith, He Himself has set the standard of worship, for morality or practice, for prayer, and Our Mother teaches it to us as Their "little children".
It is hard to give up ourselves. What I mean is we have so many filters, so many criteria that are interposed between ourselves and reality through which we view everything. It's like a window with three or more panes and each has a layer of dusty, grimy buildup that prevent us from seeing clearly ("see through a glass darkly"). To the extent that we keep each pane clean then light shines through in all its brightness and clarity but to the extent that we are neglectful then the buildup
Despite your calumnious mischaracterization and besmirching of their character, they both contribute more material and spiritual relief than anyone individual hanging around in a catholic combox that might claim to so despise and revile them.
morphs into whatever any particular situation requires. The reality, God, I AM, is He Who Is: One "ousia" in three "hypostases"; the Way of Being, the Truth of truth, and the Life of Love. I'm simply trying to provide cultural contexts into which God revealed His saving presence as salvation.
I see the Mass through and through in 1 Cor 11-16 and what you fail to realize is that, as an apostle, Paul is exercising the Magisterium (teaching authority) of the Church.
Keep on preaching Bishop and God Bless You!
When a finite man contemplates or speaks of God, Being Itself, there is bound to be limitations related to language, our preconceptions, our cultural mileiu, the zeitgeist, etc. As I said, God is one substance (ousia) and three persons (hypostases). It is fascinating to engage in 'fides quarens intellectum' with regards to these Central Realities, and yet after everything, all we can do is say it is a great Mystery (Rom 16: 25-27).
My parents warned me about people who feel the need to insult others to justify themselves or make themselves feel good. It's hardly Christian behavior. However, to use sacred Scripture to do so is sinful. God is pleased with whatever we give. He is simply making the point in Luke's Gospel passage that we shouldn't judge by outward appearances and commends the widow that while monetarily it is only two small coins, it is everything that she owns, while the rich give from their surplus.
I agree with everything Father Barron says except that I do not find any problems with a "sentimental" view of Our Blessed Lady. Both views are valid.
The Church does what Christ ordained Her to do. To call sinners to repentance and to become a part of His universal family. No one lives on his own. We are born into families. Christ makes an earth for Adam and Eve, He makes families for us to be born into physically as analogies of His desire to covenantally adopt us into His supernatural family.
He is Christ's writing in human flesh....a living witness to Jesus Christ and His Church.
Blake. The love of the Father for us is the church. Remember God is one, so when we love Jesus, we are one in Christ and Mary loves us like the Father loved Jesus inside Mary, when we were all sinners before Jesus died. Because we are now in her son, this same love she had for him is present in our heart. So it is all the same, the Church, Mary, the Virgin, the Woman, Eve, are all descriptions of the body of Christ inside God . I know it's hard to understand, but pray and meditate on it;.
qualifications of a bishop (I Timothy 3) that Paul makes this statement concerning the Church that was filled with Christ's Spirit of Truth at Pentecost is the pillar and bulwark of that Truth.
She is crowned and wears a robe of glory. Queen of the trinity.
"in pain you shall bring forth children." The footnote reads: [3:16] Toil…pain: the punishment affects the woman directly by increasing the toil and pain of having children. SO, the biblical verse specifically uses the word 'intensify' meaning increase, which implies that toil and pain were already a part of physical childbirth, but that it would increase as a result of sin, which COULD just as likely refer to the fact that 'death' would now be a fact of life, including the possibility
I believe that you are sincere. The problem I have been trying to delineate is that we are all trying to be sincere. What happens where we end up, where you and I are - at opposing ends of an argument. If Christ is not in the business of creating discord, but unity, then we end up in the limbo of you saying I believe this and me saying I believe this and no way to resolve the dispute.
However, your point is well made and taken. Love is the end of the law - not winning arguments.
It's so crazy hearing these stories through the lens that the angels & characters of the Bible are technology that is located underground put there by Creator.
As I said, the understanding of the nature of Christ, the Father, and the Holy Spirit worked out in the councils by learned bishops and theologians very close in time to Christ, the apostles, and their first disciples and therefore in a much better position to understand them in the way in which they presented themselves and their teaching, does full justice to their experience of direct contact with Jesus, the apostles, and the first bishops and their teaching, Holy Scripture and Tradition.
Today (Sep. 8) is the day that Catholics celebrate Mary's birthday.
Happy Birthday, Blessed Mother!
not being exposed to the reading of Scripture and preaching of the homily, not being encouraged to frequently avail themselves of the sacrament of penance or frequent Communion, not availing their marriage of the grace in the sacrament of Matrimony or having a cloud of witnesses gathered around them to hold them accountable to faithfulness in their marriage, not having a priest or minister to teach one how to enter into a fruitful prayer life and provide counsel and guidance, etc.
the Church, while the sacred Scriptures are the inspired word of God, they are not the sole or only source of God's revelation to man. It is important to remember that the sacred Scriptures themselves are dependent on the actual events that are recorded in them. In other words, the sacred Scriptures are the written observations of people who experienced events of God's breaking into time and space in an effort to reveal Himself and His salvific plan. St. John himself said in his Gospel, that
Bathsheba, David's wife, the former queen, upon Solomon's accession to the regency, is now the queen mother. She remains at court and obviously in an advisory capacity. This stands to reason from a purely human standpoint. She would have been at court with David, receiving courtiers and supplicants. She would have been in a unique place to know who were enemies of the realm and who in favor at court. She would be the voice of continuity and reason to Solomon's youth and inexperience.
That is PRECISELY my point. The various persuasion of 'Christians' merely claiming to follow 'Christ in their own consciences' all the while deluding themselves that they are merely doing what's right in their own eyes. I DO believe that people are not being intentionally disingenuous. They honestly believe they are following "Christ in their own consciences", and YET come up with contradictory opinions about what "Christ" taught or enjoined. This is why the Church teaches Catholics that
Jesus did accomplish our redemption and recapitulated all things in Himself fulfilling the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings (Tanakh). He is not slow concerning His promises and gave the Church His Holy Spirit and incorporates us into His plan by appropriating His grace in the sacraments, living them out in our lives, and uniting ourselves with Him in prayer until He comes again in glory.
As I said: Only for someone who doesn't know how to evaluate textual arguments literarily. If one in a narrowly fundamentalistic way interprets everything literally and fails to take into account analogy, metaphor, hyperbole, the culture, the historical time period, the genre of literature then you won't be able to avoid the "contradictions" of your own making. It never ceases to amaze me though that fundamentalists, who read the Bible literally, will then spare no effort at explaining away
Beautiful. Noone has ever explained that to me.Thank you.
Thank you Bishop-elect Robert Barron!! You are back to good health.GOD be with you always!!
they also have 2,000 years of Tradition, the Magisterium, the Councils, the Creeds, the Catechism to provide the boundaries within which to FORM consciences that aren't reinventing the wheel over and over for themselves.
Admittedly - whatever was near the military post and for which we received a recommendation. I am firmly convinced that the differences are much greater and much less than we believe. Much greater because evangelical denominations excessive focus on propositional truth/rationalism due to the "sola Scriptura" principle. Their definition of the "word of God" is "the Bible". Catholics, in my opinion, realize primarily the "word of God" is a living, incarnational, divine/human reality which
It is humiliating when challenged and you can't produce. The thousand dollar offer still stands.
10. The truth of the faith is handed down from Christ, through His successors the apostles, to their successors the bishops (Jude 1: 3, 17, 20; Eph 2: 20; I Cor 2: 6-16).
once for all sacrifice of Christ on the cross (Heb 10:10) it is a re-presentation of that once for all sacrifice; a making it present and drawing us into it as if we were actually standing there at the foot of the cross for so we are.
you refer (Matt. 12: 46-50; Mk 3: 31-35; Luke 8: 19-21) a number of things need to be kept in mind. First, we started out explicating the Rev 12 passage and I don't mind jumping to the synoptic gospels and addressing the issues of "who is Jesus's family" "did He have brothers" "was Mary or Joseph the mother/father of these relatives", etcetera. But the points are pretty clear, Jesus's mother is Mary, His Father is God the Father, Joseph is His foster-father. My points regarding Jesus's
None of the Traditions of the catholic Church contradict Scripture or God. He is the truth and sanctifies the Church with His Truth.
confounded everyone's expectations so will His second coming. However, in light of the fact that the "last things to be put under His dominion are sin and death" and while He has definitively done so by His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension into heaven, and I really don't know how to say this in a way that does justice to the Paschal mystery on the one hand and future fulfillment on the other, but since we still see both sin and death, there is yet a future aspect to His coming and
nice message bishop, thanks
Thank You! Thank God for you+
Leviticus 26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 4:16 Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
Deuteronomy 16:22 Neither shalt thou set thee up [any] image; which the LORD thy God hateth.
To be a disciple of Jesus is to be a disciple of the Church.
To be a son of God, is to be a son of the Church.
“Where there is Christ Jesus, there is the Catholic Church.”
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
“My charter is Jesus Christ...his cross and his death and resurrection, and faith through him; wherein I hope to be justified.”
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
“No one can have God as Father who does not have the Church as Mother.”
Saint Cyprian
St. Paul makes the Trinitarian distinction in II Corinthians 13:13
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you.
I couldn't agree with Father more. You deny the magisterium and then set yourself up as an alternate one. And yet deny one exists. Bizarre.
There are no more apostles, so yes, I agree, leaving everything to follow him was a requirement of the apostles and continues to be a requirement for priests, bishops, cardinals, and religious (monastics). Again not everyone is called to that level of self sacrifice. I am not insulting anyone to point out that the Church does the same charitable work now that it has always done.
Crowned in splendor
the fulness of the truth is to be found in Christ's Mystical Body, His Spouse. Every Easter during the reception of new people into full communion with the Church, EVERYONE affirms their commitment to believe everything that the Church teaches regarding the Faith, because Christ having baptized Her in the Spirit at Pentecost promises to lead Her into all truth. Father Barron's analogy that a basketball game needs a referee to make judgements regarding whether the standards of the game have