Vqs... MIRACLES
Happened
You may not agree with the Cath
olic belief in miracles.
Perhaps you don't believe in
miracles at all . . . and especially
not in miracles attributed to the
prayer of the Blessed Virgin.
But if God does look with spe
cial favor upon Mary... and does
wondrous things at her request . . .
is it not of vast importance to you
to find out? Is it not worth the
few minutes required to examine
the evidence?
What, for example, did God's
angel mean when he said:
"Hail, full of grace, the Lord
is with thee; blessed art thou
amongst women . . ."?
Was she to be full of grace only
temporarily and "blessed amongst
women" only during her life on
earth?
This is not reasonable in view
of Mary's unique role as the earth
ly mother of the Son of God. Nor
can we discard and forget Mary if
we believe Holy Scripture, for
there we find Mary's words (Luke
1 :48) ; ". . . henceforth all genera
tions shall call me blessed." Where,
excepting among Catholics, does
anyone honor Mary as did God
Himself?
"But," you may insist, "show me
a miracle! And prove that Mary
had anything to do with it."
We might, of course, recall
that Christ's mother appeared to
Bernadette at Lourdes in France,
and that scientifically-authenticated
cures have been occurring
there ever since. Or we might cite
similar apparitions to the three
children at Fatima, Portugal, and
the subsequent awesome spectacle
of the sun spinning and dancing
on its axis and then seeming to
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And we could mention Mary's
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tions under which Russia would
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But Catholics don't require
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throne of God. It's the litde
"miracles" that take place in their
daily lives when... in faith and
trust... they pray: "Hail, Mary,
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Catholics pray for one another
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join them in prayer. "I believe,"
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has often performed miracles in
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