Jewish roots of Catholicism - Journey Home - Brian Robbins

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Highlights of the discussion:

At 34:30, Mr. Robbins says:
34:30
the jewish roots to the faith which are really started exploring in earnest as a
34:34
be became a believer are extraordinary
34:38
and and if it's OK me talk a little bit about
34:41
just even Jesus and the Jewish calendar
34:45
because it's really striking….



35:28
exactly its like well that's a perfect segue to this
35:32
so if you go back to the Hebrew Scriptures
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God told Israel, told the Jews that the first
35:40
month of the year was to be the month we now call Nissan
35:44
which is the month in which the Passover occurs and he told them that
35:47
Why? because as I indicated the exodus from Egypt the redemption
35:51
 from slavery is the single most important
35:55
historical act in Judaism so that was supposed to be the first day of the month
35:59
that's how important it was and in the month Nissan for the Passover holiday
36:03
on the 10th of the month we're supposed to take an unblemished lamb
36:08
you were supposed to inspect it to make sure that it was unblemished
36:12
and the 14th day of Nissan you were supposed to slaughter the lamb
36:15
and consume the entire sacrifice and the reason for this was that it was
36:19
commemoration of the actual exodus
36:21
when they slaughtered the lamb and put the blood on the lintels and
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the doorpost in order to stop the angel of death from coming into Jewish homes
36:29
so what happens with Jesus? Jesus comes into Jerusalem
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if you do the math ultimately you will see, on the 10th day Nissan
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he's declared by Pontius Pilate to be without blemish
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he is crucified on the 14th of Nissan and we consume the sacrifice in the
36:43
Eucharist
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parallels would not have been lost on a Jewish audience but they're too often lost
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today
36:50
but it gets better what's the very next thing in the jewish calendar
36:54
it's called the festival of firstfruits it's the first day
36:57
following the first Sabbath of the Passover okay
37:00
what is it? it's a grain offering to the Lord which if its acceptable would render
37:04
the rest of the offerings to be acceptable
37:07
well Jesus was crucified on a Friday that was the Sabbath
37:10
of the Passover from Friday to Saturday first fruits was Sunday
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he arose and was resurrected on Sunday firstfruits
37:17
and in fact his resurrection is described in Scripture as the
37:20
firstfruits
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pointing to the resurrection that will be for the rest of us in the in the
37:24
future
37:25
again how his life is following just in the life and death of our resurrection
37:30
Jesus following the Jewish calendar
37:32
but it gets better the very next Jewish
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holiday is Shavuot is fifty days from the Passover
37:39
it is a commemoration of Moses coming down from the mountain with the Ten
37:43
Commandments
37:44
the law written in the fingers of God in stone
37:47
okay when you read the story of ah-
37:51
Moses giving the laws in the Ten Commandments you remember the golden
37:54
calf
37:55
most people forget people who are interested in Scripture that he came down
37:58
twice
37:59
he came down with the Ten Commandments he smashed the first set because the Jews had been
38:03
worshiping the idol of the calf
38:06
and as a result of which Moses said who's with me
38:09
and the Levites raised their hands and they said I want you to slaughter its terrible your
38:12
brothers and sisters who
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engage in this terrible idolatry and said three thousand people lost their
38:17
lives
38:18
well now let's go look at the Christian calendar
38:22
Pentecost is the same day as Shavuot
38:25
on Pentecost what happens the law is written in our hearts
38:30
instead instead of by the finger of God on the stone it's the new covenant
38:33
Jeremiah 31 31 talks about the day a new covenant will be given
38:38
which is different from the law of Moses for the law will be written in our hearts here it
38:41
is on the same day and you know what it says
38:43
3,000 people came to faith on that day, the parallel is unmistakable it
38:47
cannot be coincidence and again this is from a Jewish perspective
38:52
showing that this is the greater fulfillment of
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the things that happened in the past but the most exciting part is yet
38:58
to come because very interestingly in the jewish calendar there's a long gap those
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holidays happen in quick succession
39:06
and there's a very long gap  until you get to the fall festivals which is Rosh Hashanah
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followed by Yom Kippur followed by the Feast of Tabernacles
39:14
Rosh Hashanah is known as the Jewish New Year everyone says Happy New Year
39:19
but in Scripture its known as the feast of the trumpets
39:23
and one of the reasons its known as the Jewish New Year even though its the seventh
39:26
month of the year
39:27
the Jews keep different calendars its the seventh month in terms of festivals
39:30
because
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God said the first month had to be Nissan as it started it's the first month
39:34
for purposes of the secular calendar
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it's because in the Babylonian exile it was the month of the Babylonian New Year
39:40
Jewish New Year it's really the feast of trumpets which is very messianic the Talmud
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 talks about
39:45
 Rosh Hashana the trumpets being a sign of the coming of the Messiah
39:49
so I would look at that and say that's pointing to the second coming of Christ
39:52
Jesus turned to the leadership of israel
39:56
when he was about to be crucified said you will not see me again until you
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the leadership of Israel says, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
40:04
okay this is gonna dispel dual covenant theology
40:08
you will not see me again until you say blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
40:11
Rosh Hashana is looking forward to the blowing of the trumpets what happens
40:15
during Rosh Hashanah
40:16
its starts a period of 10 days of law a period
40:19
of deep reflection and praying for the forgiveness of sins that's what Jews do
40:23
today
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leading up to Yom Kippur which is the day of atonement
40:27
and I believe that that is looking forward from an eschatological perspective that is
40:31
looking forward to the day when the trumpets are blown
40:33
Jesus returning the Jewish nation as a collective
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comes to recognize mourn for the one whom they have pierced  Zechariah 12:10
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as the prophecy goes call on the name of the Lord
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their sins will be forgiven which would be the fulfillment in the Jewish
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calendar on the day of atonement
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and the Feast of Tabernacles interestingly enough in the hebrew scriptures describe
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as in the end times a day when Jew and Gentile together will worship the Lord
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and that'll be the day when finally Jew and Gentile are united
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in Christ become ahad together ahad that means one finally uniting
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in Christ and all this will fulfill the greater prophecy
41:09
of the bringing together of the lost ten tribes of Israel
41:13
because Israel was twelve tribes
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and when we see Judaism today Jews today we're really talking about Jews Judah
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that's one of the twelve tribes the 10 northern tribes
41:24
split off after Solomon's son was a bad king
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and they were conquered by the Assyrians and they disappeared into the
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Gentile nations and have been lost
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the two southern tribes Judah andt Benjamin were conquered by the Babylonians the
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Babylonian exile to read the book of
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Daniel but that exile only lasted fifty years
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and they they were restored and that's who the Jews are today
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God promised to reunite the twelve tribes and no one knows how
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this is the great mystery we can unlock it Paul in Romans says
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after the full allotment of Gentiles comes in all
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Israel will be saved how you gonna recover the lost ten tribes of Israel by
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preaching the gospel to the world
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and in with the Gentile nations comes all Gentile believers Jewish
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believers whether you knew you were to senator him Isaac Jacob or not or that
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distinction
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and finally all become one in Christ so to me
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christianity is the for fulfillment…..

Note from De Maria:

Mr. Robbins also said:
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and Jesus told the Pharisees that
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they said no we are not blind so he said well because you say you can see
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and deny me you have guilt if you had been blind you would be without guilt
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he turns to them if he had not put his miracles for you to see we would have not guilt
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but he performs his miracles and we have guilt
44:16 G
God also says he desires that all all all mankind be saved
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that's his desire and  elsewhere tells us that he super nationally
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blinded Israel in large part

At 44:20, he says that God supernaturally blinded Israel, but it sounds a bit arbitrary.  That  is not the case.  God simply OBEYED what the Jews themselves commanded.  They said:

Matthew 27:25

Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

In so saying, they admitted and incurred the guilt of the murder of Jesus Christ and implicated even their children.  

Does this mean that they are condemned?  No.  It simply means that they, for the most part, will not partake of the grace of Jesus Christ while they live.  However, if they obey the Commandments, God will judge them on the Last Day and they will be saved.  See also Advantage of the Catholic and What is the advantage of Catholicism.

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Intention:
By praying this decade, 

may God open our hearts
and minds
to a fuller understanding
of the Doctrines of the Catholic Church.

With the Crucifix
make the Sign of the Cross.

And, since this is

a learning prayer,

let us make the 

Triple Sign:

May the Word of God

be ever on my mind

 (touch the crucifix to your forehead

then your nose

then your your left cheek

then your right cheek) 

On my lips

(touch your nose

your chin

the left corner of your mouth

then the right corner of your mouth)

and in my heart

(cross your heart)

In the name

of the Father,

of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit

(Finish with 

the regular sign 

of the Cross 

i.e. forehead, chest, shoulders)

and still on the Crucifix
pray the Apostle's Creed:

I believe in God,
the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived
 by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
 suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell;
the third day
He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God,
the Father almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge
the living and the dead.
 I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
 the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body
and life everlasting.
Amen.

On the first big bead
pray the Our Father:

Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

On the next three beads
pray three Hail Mary's:

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
Amen.

For faith:
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith
it is impossible
to please him: ....

Hail Mary...

For hope:
Romans 8:24
For we are saved by hope:....

Hail Mary...


For love:
Romans 13:10
....love is the fulfilling of the law.

Hail Mary...

On the next big bead
 pray the Glory Be:

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.

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Here are ten examples
of indulgences
in Scripture.
There are many
throughout
the Old and
New Testaments

Indulgences are applied
to us by our prayers
or sacrifices for one
another.

2 Macc 12:
[45] And because he
considered that they
who had fallen asleep
with godliness,
had great grace
 laid up for them.
[46] It is therefore
a holy and wholesome
thought to pray
for the dead,
that they may
be loosed from sins.

still on the big bead:

Our Father...

First:

Because of the
mother's faith
her child was
made whole

Matthew 15:22-28
22 And, behold,
a woman of Canaan
came out of the
 same coasts, and cried
unto him, saying,
Have mercy on me,
O Lord, thou son
of David; my daughter
 is grievously vexed
with a devil.
23 But he answered
her not a word.
And his disciples came
and besought him,
saying, Send her away;
 for she crieth after us.
24 But he answered
and said, I am not
 sent but unto the
lost sheep of the
house of Israel.
25 Then came she
and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, help me.
26 But he answered
and said, It is not meet
to take the children's
 bread, and to
cast it to dogs.
27 And she said,
Truth, Lord: yet the dogs
 eat of the crumbs
which fall from
their masters' table.
28 Then Jesus answered
and said unto her,
 O woman, great is thy faith:
be it unto thee
even as thou wilt.
And her daughter
was made whole
from that very hour.

Hail Mary...

Second:

Because of the 
father's faith
the child was
cured

Mark 9:17-27
17 And one of the
 multitude answered and
said, Master, I have
brought unto thee
 my son, which hath
 a dumb spirit;….
22 And ofttimes it hath
cast him into the
 fire, and into the waters,
 to destroy him:
but if thou canst do
any thing, have compassion
 on us, and help us.
23 Jesus said unto him, If
thou canst believe,
all things are
possible to him
that believeth.
24 And straightway
 the father of the
child cried out, and
said with tears, Lord,
I believe; help thou
 mine unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw
that the people came
 running together, he rebuked
 the foul spirit, saying
unto him, Thou dumb
and deaf spirit, I
charge thee, come out
of him, and enter
no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried,
 and rent him sore,
and came out of him:
and he was as
one dead; insomuch that
many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him
by the hand, and
lifted him up;
and he arose.

Hail Mary...



Third:

Because of the
faith of his friends
Christ forgave 
his sins

Luke 5:
17 And it came to pass
 on a certain day,
as he was teaching,
that there were Pharisees
and doctors of the law
sitting by, which were
come out of every
 town of Galilee,
and Judaea, and Jerusalem:
and the power of
 the Lord was present
 to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought
in a bed a man
which was taken
with a palsy: and
they sought means
to bring him in,
and to lay him
before him.
19 And when they
could not find by
what way they might
 bring him in because
of the multitude, they
 went upon the housetop,
 and let him down
 through the tiling
with his couch into
the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw
their faith, he said
unto him, Man, thy sins
 are forgiven thee.

Hail Mary...



Fourth:

Because of his 
mother's love
Christ raised 
him from the dead

Luke 7:12-15
12 Now when he came
nigh to the gate
of the city, behold,
 there was a dead man
 carried out, the only
 son of his mother,
and she was a widow:
and much people
of the city was
with her.
13 And when the Lord
saw her, he had
compassion on her,
and said unto her,
Weep not.
14 And he came and
touched the bier: and
they that bare him
stood still. And
 he said, Young man,
 I say unto thee, Arise.
15 And he that was
 dead sat up,
and began to speak.
And he delivered him
 to his mother.

Hail Mary…



Fifth:

Because of her
father's faith
she was raised 
from the dead

22 And, behold, there cometh
one of the rulers
of the synagogue,
Jairus by name; and
when he saw him,
 he fell at his feet,
23 And besought him greatly,
 saying, My little daughter lieth
 at the point of death:
 I pray thee, come
and lay thy hands
on her, that she may
be healed; and
she shall live.
24 And Jesus went with him;….
35 While he yet spake,
there came from the
 ruler of the synagogue's
house certain which said,
 Thy daughter is dead:
why troublest thou the
Master any further?
36 As soon as Jesus
heard the word that
was spoken, he saith
unto the ruler of
the synagogue,
Be not afraid,
only believe….
he taketh
the father and the mother
of the damsel, and
 them that were with him,
and entereth in where
the damsel was lying.
41 And he took the
damsel by the hand,
and said unto her,
Talitha cumi; which is,
 being interpreted, Damsel,
 I say unto thee, arise.
42 And straightway
the damsel arose,
 and walked; for she
was of the age
of twelve years.

Hail Mary...



Sixth:
Because of his
master's faith
this servant was
healed from afar

Matthew 8:5-13
5 And when Jesus was
entered into Capernaum,
there came unto him
a centurion,
beseeching him,
6 And saying, Lord,
my servant lieth at home
 sick of the palsy,
grievously tormented.
7 And Jesus saith unto him,
I will come and heal him.
8 The centurion answered
and said,
Lord, I am not worthy
 that thou shouldest come
under my roof:
but speak the word only,
 and my servant s
hall be healed…..
10 When Jesus heard it,
he marvelled, and said
 to them that followed,
Verily I say unto you,
 I have not found so
great faith, no, not in Israel….
13 And Jesus said unto
 the centurion, Go thy way;
 and as thou hast believed,
so be it done unto thee.
And his servant was
 healed in the
selfsame hour.

Hail Mary...

Seventh:

By the faith
of St. Peter
this young lady
was raised 
from the dead

Acts 9:40
But Peter put them
all forth, and kneeled down,
and prayed; and turning
 him to the body said,
Tabitha, arise. And
she opened her eyes:
and when she saw
Peter, she sat up.

Hail Mary...

Eighth:

By the faith
of Sts. Peter
and John, 
the cripple was
healed.

Acts 3:1-12

3 Now Peter and John
went up together into
the temple at the
 hour of prayer,
being the ninth hour.
2 And a certain man
lame from his mother's
womb was carried,
whom they laid daily
 at the gate of the
temple which is
called Beautiful,
to ask alms of them
that entered into the temple;
3 Who seeing Peter and John
 about to go into
the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his
eyes upon him
with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed
unto them, expecting to receive
something of them.
6 Then Peter said, Silver
and gold have I none;
but such as I have
give I thee:
In the name of
 Jesus Christ of Nazareth
rise up and walk.
7 And he took him
by the right hand,
and lifted him up:
 and immediately his feet
and ankle bones
received strength.

Hail Mary...

Ninth:

St. Paul
suffered for
the Church

Colossians 1:24
Who now rejoice
in my sufferings
 for you, and
fill up that which
 is behind of the
afflictions of Christ
in my flesh for
his body's sake,
which is the church:

Hail Mary…



Tenth:

And, in the
Old Testament
a woman was given
a child by 
the faith of Elisha
and that same 
child was raised 
to life by the 
mother's love
and Elisha's intercession

2 Kings 4
17 And the woman conceived,
and bare a son
at that season that
 Elisha had said unto her,
according to the time of life.
18 And when the child
was grown, it fell on a day,
that he went out
to his father
to the reapers.
19 And he said
unto his father,
My head, my head.
And he said to a lad,
Carry him to his mother.
20 And when he
had taken him, and
brought him to
his mother, he
sat on her knees
till noon, and then died.
21 And she went up,
 and laid him on
the bed of the
man of God,
and shut the door
upon him, and went out…..
25 So she went and
came unto the man of God
 to mount Carmel. ….
27 And when she
came to the man of God
 to the hill,
she caught him
by the feet:
but Gehazi came
near to thrust her away.
And the man of God said,
 Let her alone;
for her soul is vexed
within her: and
the Lord hath hid it f
rom me, and hath not told me.
28 Then she said,
Did I desire a son
 of my lord?
did I not say,
 Do not deceive me?...
30 And the mother
of the child said,
As the Lord liveth,
and as thy soul liveth,
 I will not leave thee.
And he arose,
and followed her….
32 And when Elisha
was come into the
house, behold, the child
was dead, and laid
upon his bed.
33 He went in therefore,
 and shut the door
upon them twain,
and prayed unto the Lord.
34 And he went up,
 and lay upon the child,
and put his mouth upon his mouth,
 and his eyes upon his eyes,
and his hands upon his hands:
 and stretched himself
upon the child; and
the flesh of the
child waxed warm.
35 Then he returned,
and walked in the house
 to and fro; and went up,
and stretched himself
 upon him: and the
 child sneezed seven times,
and the child
opened his eyes.
36 And he called Gehazi,
and said, Call this Shunammite.
 So he called her.
And when she was
come in unto him,
he said, Take up thy son.

Hail Mary...



On the next big bead

Glory Be...

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To conclude:

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!

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy
 of the promises of Christ.

On the Crucifix,
end with  the Sign of the Cross:

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Intention:
By praying this decade, 

may God open our hearts
and minds
to a fuller understanding
of the Doctrines of the Catholic Church.

With the Crucifix
make the Sign of the Cross.

And, since this is

a learning prayer,

let us make the 

Triple Sign:

May the Word of God

be ever on my mind

 (touch the crucifix to your forehead

then your nose

then your your left cheek

then your right cheek) 

On my lips

(touch your nose

your chin

the left corner of your mouth

then the right corner of your mouth)

and in my heart

(cross your heart)

In the name

of the Father,

of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit

(Finish with 

the regular sign 

of the Cross 

i.e. forehead, chest, shoulders)

and still on the Crucifix
pray the Apostle's Creed:

I believe in God,
the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived
 by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
 suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell;
the third day
He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God,
the Father almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge
the living and the dead.
 I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
 the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body
and life everlasting.
Amen.

On the first big bead
pray the Our Father:

Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

On the next three beads
pray three Hail Mary's:

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
Amen.

For faith:
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith
it is impossible
to please him: ....

Hail Mary...

For hope:
Romans 8:24
For we are saved by hope:....

Hail Mary...


For love:
Romans 13:10
....love is the fulfilling of the law.

Hail Mary...

On the next big bead
 pray the Glory Be:

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.

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Where is Purgatory
in Scripture?

Purgatory is not

directly explained

in Scripture.  

But it is 

strongly implied 

throughout.

still on the big bead:

Our Father...

First verse:

Purgatory is the doctrine
that a soul must
be cleansed of all
sin before it
enters heaven.

Revelation 21:27
27 And there shall
in no wise enter into it
any thing that defileth,
neither whatsoever
worketh abomination,
or maketh a lie:
but they which are written
in the Lamb's book of life.

Hail Mary...

Second:

Only those whose
spirits have been 
made perfect
will enter the 
Kingdom of Heaven

Hebrews 12:22-23
22 But ye are come
 unto mount Sion,
and unto the city
of the living God,
the heavenly Jerusalem....
23 To the general assembly ...
and to the spirits of
 just men made perfect,

Hail Mary...



Third:
In Purgatory,
the souls of just men
are purified by fire.

1 Corinthians 3:15
15 If any man's work 
shall be burned, 
he shall suffer loss: 
but he himself shall be saved; 
yet so as by fire.

Hail Mary...



Fourth:
There is a 
Spiritual Prison
about which 
Scripture speaks

1 Peter 3:19
By which also he went
and preached unto
the spirits in prison;

Hail Mary…



Fifth:
Where Satan 
punishes the
imprisoned soul

Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things
which thou shalt suffer:
 behold, the devil
shall cast some of you
into prison,
 that ye may be tried;
 and ye shall have tribulation ten days:
 be thou faithful unto death,
and I will give thee a crown of life.

Hail Mary...



Sixth:

Jesus also mentions
a prison from which 
one will not be released
until he pays the 
last penny

Matthew 5:25-26
25 Agree with thine adversary quickly,
whiles thou art in the way with him;
lest at any time the adversary
deliver thee to the judge,
and the judge deliver thee
 to the officer,
and thou be cast into prison.
26 Verily I say unto thee,
Thou shalt by no means come out thence,
till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

Hail Mary...

Seventh:

Suffering to expiate
sin is a Biblical
Doctrine and 
the basis of 
Purgatory

1 Peter 4:1
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered
 for us in the flesh,
 arm yourselves likewise
with the same mind:
for he that hath suffered
in the flesh
hath ceased from sin;

Hail Mary...

Eighth:

The purification
of our spirits
begins in this life

1 Peter 1:7
That the trial of your faith,
 being much more precious
 than of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire,
 might be found unto praise
and honour and glory
 at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Hail Mary...

Ninth:

We must suffer
to expiate our sin
even after 
we have been forgiven

2 Samuel 12:
13 And David said unto Nathan,
I have sinned against the Lord....

Even after David was forgiven
he still suffered all the curses
which were pronounced
against him for his sin:

The sword never departed his house
his children turned against each other
and against him and the child born of
his adultery, died.

2 Sam 12: 13....And Nathan said unto David,
The Lord also hath put away thy sin;
 thou shalt not die.
14 Howbeit, because by this deed
 thou hast given great occasion
to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme,
 the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

verse

Hail Mary…



Tenth:
Unless we suffer
we will not inherit
the Glory with
Jesus

Romans 8:17
And if children,
then heirs; heirs of God,
and joint-heirs with Christ;
 if so be that we suffer
with him, that we may be
 also glorified together.

Hail Mary...



On the next big bead

Glory Be...

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To conclude:

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!

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy
 of the promises of Christ.

On the Crucifix,
end with  the Sign of the Cross:

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Justification by faith and the Catholic Sacramental System

Justification by faith apart from works and Justification by faith and works are seamlessly combined in the Catholic Sacramental System.

Justification by faith apart from works succinctly describes the Sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation,  Confirmation, Anointing and Eucharist.

The Catholic Church teaches that the Sacraments are Works of God: 

740 These "mighty works of God," offered to believers in the sacraments of the Church, bear their fruit in the new life in Christ, according to the Spirit. (This will be the topic of Part Three.)

987 "In the forgiveness of sins, both priests and sacraments are instruments which our Lord Jesus Christ, the only author and liberal giver of salvation, wills to use in order to efface our sins and give us the grace of justification" (Roman Catechism, I, 11, 6).

These Sacraments impart grace to the extent of one's faith: The Church teaches that the effect of a sacrament comes ex opere operato, by the very fact of being administered, regardless of the personal holiness of the minister administering it.[3] However, a recipient's own lack of proper disposition to receive the grace conveyed can block the effectiveness of the sacrament in that person. The sacraments presuppose faith and through their words and ritual elements, nourish, strengthen and give expression to faith.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacraments_of_the_Catholic_Church

Justification by faith and works is the preparation of man for the reception of grace in the Sacraments: 2001 The preparation of man for the reception of grace is already a work of grace. This latter is needed to arouse and sustain our collaboration in justification through faith, and in sanctification through charity. God brings to completion in us what he has begun, "since he who completes his work by cooperating with our will began by working so that we might will it:" Indeed we also work, but we are only collaborating with God who works, for his mercy has gone before us. It has gone before us so that we may be healed, and follows us so that once healed, we may be given life; it goes before us so that we may be called, and follows us so that we may be glorified; it goes before us so that we may live devoutly, and follows us so that we may always live with God: for without him we can do nothing. http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/2001.htm

An adult who converts to the faith of Jesus Christ, must justify himself in preparation for the Sacraments by performing works worthy of penance. He performs these good works by exercising faith in God. Just as we exercise our muscles, this strengthens his faith making him more open to receive the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit which transforms him according to his faith. He is then sent out again to continue doing the works which God prepared for him from the beginning of time and continue to exercise and enlarge his faith so that he becomes more open and properly disposed to receive more Sanctifying grace which is imparted by the Sacraments.

Which is completely consistent with Scripture which says, only doers of the law will be justified (Romans 2:13) apart from the works of the law (Romans 3:28).

May God bless you.

Purgatory, the Mercy of God

Its been several years now and the Sixth avenue Church has still not posted my comments.

Back in 2011, I  added a comment to the Sixth Avenue Church blog pt1 and pt2.  I sort of liked my comments, so I'll post them again, here:

First of all, it seems rather strange to me that they would object to such a pure expression of the mercy of God.  In Purgatory, it is God, the All Consuming Fire, which purifies us of our sins.  We do nothing except yearn to be purified that we may admitted to His Presence.

God, could, of course, leave us to our sins and let us be condemned.  But then, the majority of human beings would be condemned.

This is what Scripture says:

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Matthew 7:13-14

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹³Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
 ¹⁴Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.


Does that mean, do you think, that God will destroy most of the world? After all, most of us die with sins on our souls, do we not?

But Scripture also says:
1 John 5:17
All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.


So, then we can be comforted that not all sin is mortal.


How is it then, that anyone with any kind of sin can enter heaven?  They can't:
Revelation 21:27
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.


Therefore, in order to enter into heaven, one must be purged of sin.  Scripture says so:

1 Corinthians 3:15

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹⁵If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

Saved by fire?  What?  How is it that the righteous are burned?
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Yeah, before we enter heaven, those of us who have incurred the temporal punishments for sin, we must be purified. Whether we do this in heaven or here on earth, that is our decision to make:
Luke 11:41
But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.


Yeah and Amen!  Catholic Doctrine puts it all together.  Leaving no stone unturned.


Anyway, I hope that helps anyone who might be wondering about the doctrine of Purgatory in Scripture.


Sincerely,


De Maria

Is it possible that Protestants can pretend to be born again?

Lutero:

Is it possible that by refraining from many sins
diligently frequenting church and participating in sacraments,
that Roman Catholics can still be in SIN,
pretending to be regenerated without being so?

Catholics need to attend religious ceremonies to be saved
They aren't saved if they don't do these works

BTW Can you answer my OP?

If you answer my question, I'll answer yours. 

Is it possible that Protestants can pretend to be born again?

Is it possible that Protestants can say frequently, that they are justified by faith alone if they are not? Or is the simple mouthing of the words enough to make a Protestant saved?

Answer my questions and I'll answer yours.

Sincerely,

De Maria

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The Apologetical Rosary - Prayer to the Saints

The Apologetical Rosary

You can use
this learning Rosary
when you're exercising
on a treadmill. Just put your
smartphone on the 
book ledge and read along 
as you exercise.

Use the little checkbox

to keep track of your progress.

See the examples below:

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Intention:
By praying this decade, 

may God open our hearts
and minds
to a fuller understanding
of the Doctrines of the Catholic Church.

With the Crucifix
make the Sign of the Cross.

And, since this is

a learning prayer,

let us make the 

Triple Sign:

May the Word of God

be ever on my mind

 (touch the crucifix to your forehead

then your nose

then your your left cheek

then your right cheek) 

On my lips

(touch your nose

your chin

the left corner of your mouth

then the right corner of your mouth)

and in my heart

(cross your heart)

In the name

of the Father,

of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit

(Finish with 

the regular sign 

of the Cross 

i.e. forehead, chest, shoulders)

and still on the Crucifix
pray the Apostle's Creed:

I believe in God,
the Father Almighty,
Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived
 by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
 suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified,
died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell;
the third day
He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven,
and sitteth at the right hand of God,
the Father almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge
the living and the dead.
 I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
 the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body
and life everlasting.
Amen.

On the first big bead
pray the Our Father:

Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done,
on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

On the next three beads
pray three Hail Mary's:

Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.
Amen.

For faith:
Hebrews 11:6
But without faith
it is impossible
to please him: ....

Hail Mary...

For hope:
Romans 8:24
For we are saved by hope:....

Hail Mary...


For love:
Romans 13:10
....love is the fulfilling of the law.

Hail Mary...

On the next big bead
 pray the Glory Be:

Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be,
world without end.
Amen.

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Prayer to the Saints

Non-Catholic Christians

frequently ask

why we hold the Saints

in such high esteem and

why we pray

to them?  Here

are ten reasons.

Meditation:

Hebrews 12:22-23
22 But ye are come 
unto mount Sion, 
and unto the city 
of the living God, 
the heavenly Jerusalem,
 and to an innumerable 
company of angels,
23 To the general assembly 
and church of the firstborn, 
which are written in heaven,....

still on the big bead:

Our Father...

First reason:
Because the
Saints are alive in Christ

Scripture says:
John 11:25

... he that believeth in me, 
though he were dead, 
yet shall he live:

Therefore,
the Saints who
died with Christ
are alive
in Christ

Hail Mary...

Second:
Because we
are one Body
in Christ

Romans 12:5
 So we, being many, 
are one body in Christ, 
and every one 
members one of another.

Whether dead
or alive
all the saints
are one in Christ

Hail Mary...



Third:
Because Scripture
commands all
Saints to intercede
for each other

1 Timothy 2:1
I exhort therefore, 
that, first of all, 
supplications, prayers, 
intercessions, and
 giving of thanks, 
be made for all men;

Therefore,
the Saints intercede
for all men

Hail Mary...



Fourth:
Because the
prayer of a just man
is very effective

James 5:16
.... The effectual 
fervent prayer 
of a righteous man 
availeth much.

The Saints in heaven
are just men who have
been perfected by God
therefore, their prayers
are highly efficacious.

Hail Mary…



Fifth:
Because he that
prays in the name of a Saint
is acceptable to God

Matthew 10:41
...he that receiveth 
a righteous man 
in the name 
of a righteous man 
shall receive a 
righteous man's reward.

Therfore, those
who honor
God's saints
will in turn
be honored
like saints

Hail Mary...



Sixth:
Because, God blesses
all who honor His saints

Genesis 12:3 
And I will bless them 
that bless thee, 
and curse him 
that curseth thee: 

Therefore,
when we pray
to the Saints,
we are blessed
by God

Hail Mary...

Seventh:
Because Christ is
interceding for us
from heaven

Romans 8:34
... It is Christ that died, 
yea rather, 
that is risen again, 
who is even 
at the right hand of God, 
who also maketh 
intercession for us.

Therefore,
we imitate Christ
and do God's will
on earth as it is
in heaven

Hail Mary...

Eighth:
Because the Saints
surround us
in a cloud of
witnesses

Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing 
we also are 
compassed about 
with so great 
a cloud of witnesses,

Therefore, the saints are
aware of all which we do
and pray for us to God

Hail Mary...

Ninth:
Because the saints
are our friends
who welcome us
into heavenly tents

Luke 16:9
And I say unto you, 
Make to yourselves friends 
... that, when ye fail, 
they may receive you 
into everlasting habitations.

Therefore, the Saints
are our friends
ready to receive us
into heaven

Hail Mary…



Tenth:
Because, the Saints
are our brothers
in Christ

Galatians 4
5 To redeem them
 that were under the law, 
that we might receive 
the adoption of sons.
6 And because 
ye are sons, 
God hath sent 
forth the Spirit 
of his Son
 into your hearts, 
crying, Abba, Father.
7 Wherefore thou 
art no more a servant,
 but a son; 
and if a son, 
then an 
heir of God through Christ.

All the Saints
are sons of God
and therefore,
brothers in Christ

Hail Mary...



On the next big bead

Glory Be...

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To conclude:

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!

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.

R. That we may be made worthy
 of the promises of Christ.

On the Crucifix,
end with  the Sign of the Cross:

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Genesis 32

Book Of Genesis Chapter 32
Jacob's vision of angels; his message and presents to Esau; his wrestling with an angel.

[1] Jacob also went on the journey he had begun: and the angels of God met him. [2] And when he saw them, he said: These are the camps of God, and he called the name of that place Mahanaim, that is, Camps. [3] And he sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir to the country of Edom: [4] And he commanded them, saying: Thus shall ye speak to my lord Esau: Thus saith thy brother Jacob: I have sojourned with Laban, and have been with him until this day. [5] I have oxen, and asses, and sheep, and menservants, and womenservants: and now I send a message to my lord, that I may find favour in thy sight.

[6] And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying: We came to Esau thy brother, and behold he cometh with speed to meet thee with four hundred men. [7] Then Jacob was greatly afraid; and in his fear divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and the sheep, and the oxen, and the camels, into two companies, [8] Saying: If Esau come to one company and destroy it, the other company that is left shall escape. [9] And Jacob said: O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, who saidst to me: Return to thy land and to the place of thy birth, and I will do well for thee, [10] I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of thy truth which thou hast fulfilled to thy servant. With my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I return with two companies.

[11] Deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am greatly afraid of him: lest perhaps he come, and kill the mother with the children. [12] Thou didst say that thou wouldst do well by me, and multiply my seed like the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. [13] And when he had slept there that night, he set apart, of the things which he had, presents for his brother Esau. [14] Two hundred she goats, twenty he goats, two hundred ewes, and twenty rams, [15] Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and twenty bulls, twenty she asses, and ten of their foals.

[16] And he sent them by the hands of his servants, every drove by itself, and he said to his servants: Go before me, and let there be a space between drove and drove. [17] And he commanded the first, saying: If thou meet my brother Esau, and he ask thee: Whose art thou? or whither goest thou? or whose are these before thee? [18] Thou shalt answer: Thy servant Jacob' s: he hath sent them as a present to my lord Esau: and he cometh after us. [19] In like manner he commanded the second and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying: Speak ye the same words to Esau, when ye find him. [20] And ye shall add: Thy servant Jacob himself also followeth after us: for he said: I will appease him with the presents that go before, and afterwards I will see him, perhaps he will be gracious to me.

[21] So the presents went before him, but himself lodged that night in the camp. [22] And rising early he took his two wives, and his two handmaids, with his eleven sons, and passed over the ford of Jaboc. [23] And when all things were brought over that belonged to him, [24] He remained alone: and behold a man wrestled with him till morning. [25] And when he saw that he could not overcome him, he touched the sinew of his thigh, and forthwith it shrank.

[26] And he said to him: Let me go, for it is break of day. He answered: I will not let thee go except thou bless me. [27] And he said: What is thy name? He answered: Jacob. [28] But he said: Thy name shall not be called Jacob, but Israel: for if thou hast been strong against God, how much more shalt thou prevail against men? [29] Jacob asked him, Tell me by what name art thou called? He answered: Why dost thou ask my name? And he blessed him in the same place. [30] And Jacob called the name of the place Phanuel, saying: I have seen God face to face, and my soul has been saved.

[31] And immediately the sun rose upon him, after he was past Phanuel; but he halted on his foot. [32] Therefore the children of Israel, unto this day, eat not the sinew, that shrank in Jacob' s thigh: because he touched the sinew of his thigh and it shrank.