What Biblical basis does the Catholic Church have for thinking the virgin Mary was anymore blessed?

You call yourself a Christian and then talk smack about his mother?

Doesn't sound very Christian to me.

The Bible, the Word of God, proclaims that the Virgin Mary is blessed over and over again.

God's messenger, the angel says, "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you" (Luke 1:28)

Elizabeth, Mary's cousin, inspired by the Holy Spirit, says, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb" (Luke 1:42).

Even the Blessed Virgin Mary as a Holy Spirit inspired prophetess proclaims, "From henceforth all generations shall call me blessed." (Luke 1:38)

A question for Christians who take the Bible literally:

Do you call Mary "blessed" as commanded by Holy Scripture? If not, why?

With love in Christ.

I can't remember where in the Holy Bible this verse comes from: "All nations shall call me blessed". But I do know it's referring to the Blessed Virgin Mary and no she did not try to stop him at any point and time.

Let's see:

Mary was the first Christian

No, she never tried to stop Jesus or thought he was crazy. You find me where it says that in the Bible.

Next, in Genesis (3:15) God says to Satan "I will place enmity between you and the woman and your offspring and hers. While you strike at his heel, he will strike at your head."

This is an obvious prophecy of Mary and Jesus. Enmity is a deep hatred of something and by placing emnity between Mary and Satan--who is sin--means that Mary will abbhor sin. She was kept from sin at her conception so that she could carry the Son of God.

She is the Ark of the Covenant, whom is Jesus. Just as the Written Word (ten commandments) was held within a golden Ark along with the manna from Heaven, Mary as the new Ark holds the Living Word (Jesus).

Let me tell you how special the Ark of the Covenant is, the one that held the Written Word was so special that anyone who touched it other than God's chosen priests were struck dead (2 Samuel 6). How special must be the Living Ark then?

Next, in Luke 1:28, the Archangel Gabriel says "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee!" And he knelt down before her! An angel, whom is higher than a human knelt before a mortal woman, this must mean she is specail.

When Mary meets with her Aunt, Elizabeth says, "Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of they womb". (Luke 1:42-44)

Mary says in Luke 1:48 "For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed"

Read this site:

http://www.catholic.com/library/Mary_Full_of_Grace...

Is that enough scriptural evidence for you?

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Obviously, from other posts there is a ton of scriptural evidence. But looking at this logically, if you believe that God has a specific plan for everyone, do you not think that He picked her carefully? Would any random woman be suitable to be the mother of Jesus? Really?

Don't suggest the Bible does or does not contain ANYTHING if you're not going to provide Biblical evidence of you claim.

Perhaps if you understood WHY Mary was so blessed, rather than just trying to accept that she was so blessed, the Truth might be easier for you to behold.

Mary - the Immaculate Ark of the New Covenant

Exodus 25:11-21 - the ark of the Old Covenant was made of the purest gold for God's Word. Mary is the ark of the New Covenant and is the purest vessel for the Word of God made flesh.

2 Sam. 6:7 - the Ark is so holy and pure that when Uzzah touched it, the Lord slew him. This shows us that the Ark is undefiled. Mary the Ark of the New Covenant is even more immaculate and undefiled, spared by God from original sin so that she could bear His eternal Word in her womb.

1 Chron. 13:9-10 - this is another account of Uzzah and the Ark. For God to dwell within Mary the Ark, Mary had to be conceived without sin. For Protestants to argue otherwise would be to say that God would let the finger of Satan touch His Son made flesh. This is incomprehensible.

1 Chron. 15 and 16 - these verses show the awesome reverence the Jews had for the Ark - veneration, vestments, songs, harps, lyres, cymbals, trumpets.

Luke 1:39 / 2 Sam. 6:2 - Luke's conspicuous comparison's between Mary and the Ark described by Samuel underscores the reality of Mary as the undefiled and immaculate Ark of the New Covenant. In these verses, Mary (the Ark) arose and went / David arose and went to the Ark. There is a clear parallel between the Ark of the Old and the Ark of the New Covenant.

Luke 1:41 / 2 Sam. 6:16 - John the Baptist / King David leap for joy before Mary / Ark. So should we leap for joy before Mary the immaculate Ark of the Word made flesh.

Luke 1:43 / 2 Sam. 6:9 - How can the Mother / Ark of the Lord come to me? It is a holy privilege. Our Mother wants to come to us and lead us to Jesus.

Luke 1:56 / 2 Sam. 6:11 and 1 Chron. 13:14 - Mary / the Ark remained in the house for about three months.

Rev 11:19 - at this point in history, the Ark of the Old Covenant was not seen for six centuries (see 2 Macc. 2:7), and now it is finally seen in heaven. The Jewish people would have been absolutely amazed at this. However, John immediately passes over this fact and describes the "woman" clothed with the sun in Rev. 12:1. John is emphasizing that Mary is the Ark of the New Covenant and who, like the Old ark, is now worthy of veneration and praise. Also remember that Rev. 11:19 and Rev. 12:1 are tied together because there was no chapter and verse at the time these texts were written.

Rev 12:1 - the "woman" that John is describing is Mary, the Ark of the New Covenant, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. Just as the moon reflects the light of the sun, so Mary, with the moon under her feet, reflects the glory of the Sun of Justice, Jesus Christ.

Rev. 12:17 - this verse tells us that Mary's offspring are those who keep God's commandments and bear testimony to Jesus. This demonstrates, as Catholics have always believed, that Mary is the Mother of all Christians.

Rev. 12:2 - Some Protestants argue that, because the woman had birth pangs, she was a woman with sin. However, Revelation is apocalyptic literature unique to the 1st century. It contains varied symbolism and multiple meanings of the woman (Mary, the Church and Israel). The birth pangs describe both the birth of the Church and Mary's offspring being formed in Christ. Mary had no birth pangs in delivering her only Son Jesus.

Isaiah 66:7 - for example, we see Isaiah prophesying that before she (Mary) was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son (Jesus). This is a Marian prophecy of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ.

Gal 4:19 - Paul also describes his pain as birth pangs in forming the disciples in Christ. Birth pangs describe formation in Christ.

Rom. 8:22 - also, Paul says the whole creation has been groaning in travail before the coming of Christ. We are all undergoing birth pangs because we are being reborn into Jesus Christ.

Jer. 13:21 - Jeremiah describes the birth pangs of Israel, like a woman in travail. Birth pangs are usually used metaphorically in the Scriptures.

Hos. 13:12-13 - Ephraim is also described as travailing in childbirth for his sins. Again, birth pangs are used metaphorically.

Micah 4:9-10 - Micah also describes Jerusalem as being seized by birth pangs like a woman in travail.

Rev. 12:13-16 - in these verses, we see that the devil still seeks to destroy the woman even after the Savior is born. This proves Mary is a danger to satan, even after the birth of Christ. This is because God has given her the power to intercede for us, and we should invoke her assistance in our spiritual lives.

See the Gospel of Luke.

The angel greets her as most blessed, or full of grace. (1:28)

When Mary goes to see Elizabeth, Elizabeth says to Mary that she is most blessed among women. (1:41-42)

She also refers to her as the mother of my Lord. (1:43)

For He has had regard for the humble state of His bondslave; For behold, from this time on all generations will count me blessed." The GOSPEL of St. Luke 1:48

I'd like to see you give birth as a virgin after being impregnated by god. When you can do that too then i will call you blessed. And if my child was going to go do something that would get him killed I would try and stop him too. I call that good mothering.

*drink*

How much more blessed does Mary have to be?!?!? She concieved a child while still a VIRGIN...Seems pretty blessed to me.