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| | Byzantines.net - Veneration of Icons in the Byzantine Rite |
 | | The Fathers explained that the veneration of icons, theologically, was based on the mystery of incarnation, since in the person of Jesus Christ we received revelation not only of the "Word of God" (Jn. | | | Through the veneration of icons we should feel closer to God and to things divine. | | | Unfortunately, due to the iconoclasm (violent opposition against the veneration of icons and sacred objects) of the eighth and ninth centuries, almost all primitive icons were destroyed. |
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| | Veneration of the Virgin Mary |
| | The "blessing" or veneration of the Most Holy and blessed Virgin is expressed in the Church of Christ on earth, in the first instance, by hymns and readings, praising and glorifying her in the divine services. | | | Veneration of the All-holy Virgin is the preeminent confession of the unity of the Church, as the heavenly-earthly body of Christ and of one's own communion with the heavenly Kingdom. | | | To revere the All-holy Virgin means actually to abide in the body of the Church of Christ: not to separate the heavenly Church from the earthly, to have a bond with heaven, to confess the true Church, in which all the members compassionate for and work for one another, in reality. |
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| | Ancestor worship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Ancestor worship (拜祖), also ancestor veneration (敬祖), is a religious practice based on the belief that one's ancestors possess supernatural powers. | | | Rather, ancestor worship involves the same sort of religious practices one sees when people appease or supplicate other entities thought to exist and possess supernatural powers, such as gods, angels, saints, or demons. | | | It is in that sense that "ancestor veneration" may convey a more accurate sense of what practitioners see themselves as doing. |
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| | Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The minimum requirement for veneration offered to the dead is probably some kind of belief in an afterlife, a survival at least for a time of personal identity beyond death. | | | This, combined with their belief in the resurrection of Jesus and future resurrection of all Christians, eventually led to the veneration of saints and of their relics. | | | This article will examine similarities and differences in the relationships between the living and the dead. |
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| | What is Devotion to Mary? |
| | This [veneration of Mary], as it has always existed in the Church, for all its uniqueness, differs essentially from the [worship] of adoration, which is offered equally to the Incarnate Word and to the Father and to the Holy Spirit, and it is most favorable to it. | | | They would distinguish between "worship of adoration" and "worship of veneration." The word "worship" (in the same way the theological term "cult" is traditionally used) in these classical definitions was not at all synonymous with adoration, but could be used to introduce either adoration or veneration. | | | The various forms of piety towards the Mother of God, which the Church has approved within the limits of sound and orthodox doctrine, according to the dispositions and understanding of the faithful, ensure that while the mother is honored, the Son—through whom all things have their being (cf. |
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| | VENERATION |
| | He visited the churches of every sect, and particularly observed the heads of individuals who prayed with the greatest fervour, or who were the most completely absorbed in their religious contemplations. | | | It is the source of natural religion, and of that tendency to worship a superior power, which manifests itself in almost every tribe of men yet discovered. | | | On the other hand, a man may possess a large organ of Veneration, and nevertheless have no reverence for the Christian religion, if he disbelieve in its divine origin ; but he will venerate something else. |
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| | General Information: The Veneration of Saints & Their Relics |
| | On the Veneration of the Holy Relics and Remains of the Saints, by Archpriest Vasily Demidov. | | | The Place of Holy Relics in the Orthodox Church, by the Blessed Father Justin (Popovich) of Chelije | | | When you burn a light on my grave, you urge me to pray to the Lord for you." From this it is clear that the goal of our veneration of the saints is to remind them, who are worthier than we, to pray to God for us and for our salvation. |
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http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/general/gen_veneration.aspx
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| | Veneration of Mary |
| | But what they need to realize is that all the veneration given to Mary is according to the will of God, even though this veneration is an inspiration of the Holy Spirit, who enlightened the Church and its Magisterium through implicit Scriptural texts and Sacred Tradition rather than from explicit Biblical statements. | | | Marian veneration flows from Christological beliefs, so it was necessary for beliefs about Jesus to be established before any Mariological developments. | | | They claim that the Bible hardly mentions Mary, meaning she is not that important, and sometimes even say that the Scriptures insult her. |
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http://www.catholic-forum.com/members/catholictracts/tract70.html
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| | Ancestors |
| | Venerating our ancestors is not an act of worship; after all, they are not gods. | | | However, ancestor veneration is not unique to my religion; it shares a widespread connection with many cultures and traditions throughout the world, both past and present. | | | You are creating a place to honor the Blessed Dead, and a co-mingling of their energies with the living (aside from your own as you venerate them) is not a good idea; in fact, it is considered to be bad heka for the living who are in the picture(s). |
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| | Search Results for veneration - Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | Daughter of Muhammad and the object of veneration in Sh'ite Islam. | | | The veneration of holy places is the oldest expression of Christian... | | | English-language formulation of the Hindu principle of the sanctity of all life, including animal life and especially that of the cow, which is accorded veneration. |
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http://www.britannica.com/search?query=veneration&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT
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| | THE VENERATION OF RELICS |
| | If, however, we are to understand the veneration of relics and put to rest any unease associated with their veneration, we need to get behind the practice of the Church in its Councils and liturgy to more profound reasons. | | | Relics in the end must point beyond themselves to God, and any veneration or honor given to them is honor to God, who has crowned the saints with glory, and who wishes to bless us through our love for, and appreciation of, his special friends. | | | One of its traditions is that the Buddha himself told his followers not to concentrate on his bodily remains but on his teaching. |
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| | Table of Contents and Excerpt, McAnany, Living with the Ancestors |
| | That is, the practice of ancestor veneration and the rituals surrounding the treatment of the dead are not extended equally to all members of a lineage; rather, they are employed preferentially when particularly important and influential members of a lineage die. | | | Because of the important role of ancestor veneration in the context of kin groupings and divine kingship (cf. | | | The truly universal aspect of ancestor veneration in Chinese society, however, is found in domestic shrines. |
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| | For Lisa: PREDESTINATION AND THE VENERATION OF SAINTS - Stormfront White Nationalist Community |
| | Commemoration of the dead and church prayers for them are a primordial apostolic tradition of the Church, preserved holily by her throughout all the centuries. | | | Protestants do not recognize the veneration of saints, since it, in their opinion, debases the worth of the Saviour, as "the one mediator between God and men," and contradicts those passages of Sacred Scripture where it says that one should worship God alone. | | | The same divine power that was inherent in the bones of the Prophet Elisseus, the garment of the Saviour and the handkerchiefs of the Apostle Paul also grants incorruption and miracle-working power to the bodies of the saints to strengthen the faith of Christians. |
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| | Veneration of Saints |
| | Protestants often argue against the Catholic practice of venerating the saints because they say the Bible refers to saints as being believers that are still alive here on Earth. | | | Since worship now means adoration in popular usage, the Catholic Church prefers to use the word "veneration" regarding the honor given to the saints. | | | Judges are addressed as "Your Honor." Mayors are addressed as "Your Worship." Wives, at their weddings, make the vow to "love, honor, and obey" their husbands. |
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| | "Never as Gods": Icons and Their Veneration |
| | I venerate the icon of Christ as God incarnate; [the icon] of [...] the Theotokos, as Mother of the Son of God; [the icons] of the saints, as friends of God". | | | I do not venerate the matter, but I venerate the Creator of matter, who became matter for me, who condescended to live in matter, and who, through matter accomplished my salvation; and I do not cease to"respect the matter through which my salvation is accomplished. | | | For the more frequently they are seen by means of pictorial representation the more are those who behold them aroused to remember and desire their prototypes and to give them greeting and the veneration of honour: not indeed that true worship [latreia] which, according to our faith, is due to God alone. |
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| | Mary, Help of Christians: Part I: The Veneration and Invocation of the Saints and the Efficacy of Prayer: Chapter 1: ... |
| | The veneration of the saints is not only in full accord with the demands of reason, but we are, moreover, enjoined explicitly by Holy Scripture to venerate the memory of the holy patriarchs and prophets: Let us now praise men of renown, and our fathers in their generation" (Ecclesiasticus 44:1). | | | But whilst the Catholic Church practises and recommends the veneration and invocation of the saints, she does not teach us to honor and invoke them as we do God, nor to pray to them as we do to Him. | | | The Church therefore teaches, first, that it is right and pleasing to God to venerate the saints and to invoke their intercession; and second, that it is useful and profitable to enternal salvation for us to do so. |
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| | Guidelines & Clarifications for ICHR Members - Saints Alive |
| | If the veneration is at a Church they are often incensed by a Priest. | | | This statement excludes all who have not been approved for veneration by Rome including relics pertaining to; holy personages who are 'servants of God', holy personages declared, 'venerable', items from unapproved apparitions, visionaries, mystics, stigmatists and seers. | | | The first point is to address the veneration fo Church approved Saints. |
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| | Sakkara Sutta: Veneration |
| | The community of monks was also worshipped, revered, honored, venerated, given homage -- a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medical requisites for the sick. | | | The community of monks is also worshipped, revered, honored, venerated, given homage -- a recipient of robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medical requisites for the sick. | | | But the wanderers of other sects were not worshipped, revered, honored, venerated, or given homage, nor were they recipients of robes, almsfood, lodgings, or medical requisites for the sick. |
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| | Byzantines.net - The Veneration of the Holy Shroud |
| | The beginning of our liturgical veneration of the Holy Shroud can be traced to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where the mysteries of the earthly life of Our Lord Jesus Christ were solemnly celebrated every year in their historical setting. | | | On the day before the Feast of the Ascension, the Holy Shroud is solemnly taken off the altar symbolizing the time when Our Lord, having completed His redemptive mission here on earth, ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father. | | | The majority of modern scholars in various fields also admit that the Holy Shroud of Turin is the genuine linen cloth in which the body of Christ was buried. |
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| | VENERATION OF THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD - Directory on Popular Piety |
| | These are a witness of faith and a sign of veneration of the Holy Mother of God, as well as of trust in her maternal protection. | | | They intuit the immaculate holiness of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and in venerating her as the glorious queen of Heaven, they are absolutely certain that she who is full of mercy intercedes for them. | | | The Church blesses such objects of Marian devotion in the belief that "they help to remind the faithful of the love of God, and to increase trust in the Blessed Virgin Mary"(258). |
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| | On Orthodox Veneration of the Mary |
| | The rule was established that every series of hymns in the Divine services should end with a hymn or verse in honor of the Mother of God (the so-called "Theotokia"). | | | To strike a blow at Her veneration means to strike Christianity at the root, to destroy it in its very foundation. | | | The whole of Ephesus rejoiced when it found out that the veneration of the Holy Virgin had been defended, for She was especially revered in this city, of which She had been a resident during Her earthly life and a Patroness after Her departure into eternal life. |
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http://www.stmaryofegypt.org/library/st_john_maximovich/on_veneration_of_the_theotokos.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Veneration of Images |
| | It is from this reverence that the whole tradition of venerating holy images gradually and naturally developed. | | | A fortiori may and should such reverence be paid to the saints who reign with God. | | | On the other hand, the place of honour they give to their symbols and pictures, the care with which they decorate them argue that they treated representations of their most sacred beliefs with at least decent reverence. |
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| | Opinion: Relics — veneration of God’s transforming grace |
| | People generate an interest in practices of piety either because they recognise the gesture as instrumental of the gospel or because the ordinary means of encounter with Jesus have become so obscured that the religious imagination spontaneously seeks out new avenues to express the human need of transcendence. | | | In the veneration of those we now call ‘saints’ we have recognised the touch and the power of Christ. | | | May the memory of Thérèse of Lisieux, sparked and nourished by tangible signs of her life, bring us to a celebration of the mystery in which she, and all of us, are embraced. |
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| | Venerating Statues |
| | According to the "Catechism of the Catholic Church," the purpose of venerating "sacred images" is to venerate the people represented by them (Jesus, Mary, saints, and angels). | | | So having "sacred images" in Catholic churches, to be venerated by the people, is not just a holdover from popular piety of the past. | | | In the first place, veneration is a form of worship. |
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| | Catholic World News : Rome plans veneration of St. Augustine's relics |
| | The relics of St. Augustine be exposed for veneration during that week at St. Augustine's church in Rome, then at the Augustinianum Institute, and finally in Ostia, where St. Monica, the mother of the great theologian, died. | | | The relics of St. Augustine (354-430)-- Bishop of Hippo and Doctor of the Church-- have been kept for centuries in an ancient church in Pavia, in northern Italy. | | | Rome, Oct. 26, 2004 (CWNews.com) - Relics of St. Augustine will be brought to Rome for veneration in November, as the Church marks the 1,650th anniversary of his birth. |
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| | Holier Than Thou - Veneration |
| | To distinguish between the worship of God and the worship of saints, Roman Catholic theology adapted the Greek words dulia, "service" and latria, "service to" to indicate veneration of those who serve God (the saints) and worship due only to God, respectively (to also mean "adore" and "adoration," respectively). | | | In support of this, it may be pointed out that certain biblical words in the original Hebrew and Greek were also translated into the English "worship," though they were designated as the worship or veneration of righteous people (such as the Hebrew shakah, used in Genesis 37:7-9, 49:2-27, and Exodus 18:7). | | | Historically, Catholics have been known and accused to worship the saints. |
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| | Veneration of SS. Cyril and Methodius |
| | Their common feast was established on May 11th, believed to be the day of Methodius' death (cfr. | | | For this reason our magyarized clergy boycotted the feast and failed to perpetuate the veneration of the Slavic Apostles. | | | His resting place became the center for numerous pilgrims, who came from near and far to implore his intercession. |
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| | Pope John Paul II 4 December 1987 1200th Anniversary of 2nd Council of Nicea |
| | Without ignoring the danger of an ever possible resurgence of the idolatrous practices of paganism, the Church permitted that the Lord, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the martyrs and the saints should be represented in pictorial form or in sculpture to sustain the prayer and devotion of the faithful. | | | If the Church practices it, it is because she is convinced that the God revealed in Jesus Christ has truly redeemed and sanctified the flesh and the whole sensible world, that is man with his five senses, to allow him to be ever renewed in the image of his creator (cf. | | | The doctrine defined by this Council concerning the lawfulness of the veneration of icons also merits special attention, not only for the wealth of its spiritual implications, but also for the demands that it imposes on the whole of sacred art. |
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| | 16 PLACES OF VENERATION |
| | This Cetiya (stupa) was built during the lifetime of Lord Buddha enshrining the lock of hair given by Him to God Saman an the occasion of His first visit to Sri Lanka, 9 months after attaining enlightenment. | | | These places are venerated daily by Buddhists of Sri Lanka by reciting the following stanza: |
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| | FROM VENERATION TO DEIFICATION OF ISAIAH SHEMBE |
| | This is a very revealing parallel, revealing not only knowledge of the biblical crucified Jesus, but also revealing the extent of the veneration paid to Shembe, veneration which extends to jesufication and even perhaps deification. | | | Here again we have veneration indirectly expressed, but the impression is gained by the reader that this veneration borders on the identification of Shembe and Jesus. | | | What is beyond doubt is that both the claims by Shembe as recorded by the eyewitness and the Bible passage quoted in the narrative make a strong appeal to recognize and venerate Shembe as co-exister and co-creator with God the Father. |
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| | Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| | I have given you the Scriptural authority as why we should venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary. | | | If you cannot find such a verse then you will have to admit that Catholics are correct to venerate her. | | | , Catholics do not "worship" Blessed Mary, but we do take great pride in venerating her. |
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| | Veneration of the Holy ... |
| | Veneration of the Holy Cross March 14, 2004 |
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| | HTC: The Veneration of the Mother of God |
| | The veneration of the Mother of God has an incontestably sound basis in the tradition of the ancient universal Church. | | | Nestorians, Monophysites, etc. There, of course, we see only the beginnings, or more accurately, the remains of a universal veneration of the Mother of God, not having received Final development in so far as the strength of the logic of the given heresies is concerned. | | | Among the rich and many Orthodox Catholic Divine Services, it would be ind eed difficult to discover even a single ceremony in which there is no turning to the Theotokos, either in glorification of Her or with thanksgiving for Her intercession and help. |
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| | Catholic Insight Apologetics: A Defense of the Veneration of Saints and Images |
| | No, not if by "worship" we mean "adore." (In the old sense of the word, "worship" meant "venerate" or "honor." Consider the address for a judge in England, formerly, "Your Worship," now, "Your Honor.") The only one we can and must worship, i.e. | | | Why this does not violate the Church's teachings, see my essay Mary's Part in Salvation and Her Intercession. | | | Proskuneo does not necessarily mean "adore"; it can also simply mean "venerate," as these scriptural examples demonstrate. |
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http://www.cathinsight.com/apologetics/saints.htm
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| | Buddhist Studies: Devotion: Objects of Veneration |
| | We use them to express our veneration of the Buddha and our self-abnegation. | | | In order to show our gratitude and appreciation to the supremely enlightened Buddha we offer food that nourishes our bodies, flowers and incense that please our eyes and nose. | | | One should understand that the Buddha image does not use any of these items of offering. |
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| | Shroud of Turin - What is the meaning of veneration? |
| | The Shroud and the icons that are based on it, simply represent these wonderful spiritual truths. | | | Verse after verse flooded my mind and spirit and then I understood the meaning of veneration. | | | God wants us to "worship Him in spirit and in truth". |
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http://www.shroud2000.com/Veneration.html
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| | Kanji combination - respect / reverence / veneration (Ideogear) |
| | It gets its meaning from the upper kanji, which can mean respect, or reverent, with the lower kanji, which can mean honor, respect, revere, or awe. | | | This kanji combination means respect, reverence, and veneration. | | | Kanji combination - respect / reverence / veneration (Ideogear) |
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http://www.ideogear.com/jukugo/u606du656c
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| | "The Heart Sutra: Prajnaparamita-Hridaya-Sutra" |
| | In China and Japan there are at least twenty-eight different recensions of this sacred bible of the Buddhist schools. | | | This scripture has always been held in the greatest veneration in Mahayana countries. |
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http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/world/asia/as-heart.htm
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| | HTC: The Veneration of the Cross |
| | At the vigil service of the third Sunday of Great Lent in the Orthodox Church, immediately after the singing of the Great Doxology of Matins, the Cross of Christ is brought in solemn procession to the center of the church building. | | | It remains enthroned there for the entire middle week of Lent for the veneration and contemplation of the faithful. | | | Before Thy Cross, we bow down in worship, O Master, and Thy Holy Resurrection we glorify. |
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http://www.holy-trinity.org/feasts/venerate.html
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| | Brigit : Keepers of the Sacred Flame |
| | As generations passed, those who died went to live with them and became deified in their own right through perpetuated legends which were sung by bards and traveling minstrels. | | | Many of those were sought to follow the Christian religion would naturally feel more comfortable with venerating someone with whom they were already familiar with. | | | As time passed and new cultures became integrated with those already present in Ireland, the Tuatha de Danann became venerated as gods where they had only been seen as ancestors previously. |
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| | The Orthodox Veneration of Mary the Birthgiver of God |
| | In THE ORTHODOX VENERATION OF MARY THE BIRTHGIVER OF GOD, St. John traces her veneration from the time of the Apostles to the present. | | | It clearly tells why the Virgin Mary should be honored by all generations, but not considered a co-redemptress along with Jesus Christ, the only Savior of the world. | | | The Orthodox Veneration of Mary the Birthgiver of God |
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| | Tree and Well Veneration |
| | And even the coming of Christianity to England could not destroy these ancient superstitions, so they became as much a part of the new religion as much as they were a part of the old. | | | It is very likely that the Heathen Anglo-Saxons saw most, if not all, inanimate objects of nature as living things. | | | Objects that had a life and a soul of their own that required some form of veneration. |
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http://www.englishheathenism.homestead.com/treeandwellveneration.html
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| | Did Jesus Renounce Marian Veneration? (Luke 11:27-28) |
| | The woman's rather sentimental benediction on Jesus' mother meant, 'If only I had such a son as this.' Jesus' reply is that something else matters far more, to hear the message He proclaimed and to obey it (cf. | | | While he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out and said to him 'Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed!' He replied, 'Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it.' | | | This verse has no bearing whatever on the veneration of Mary, let alone undermining it. |
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