Do you Pray to Mary Magdalene?

• shade343

  11 Aug 05, 21:23

  Anyone here does?
• Icemoon

  11 Aug 05, 21:24

  Probably Dan Brown.
• shade343

  11 Aug 05, 21:32

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  Probably Dan Brown.

  Hmm...possible. But there is nothing wrong with that.
• shade343

  11 Aug 05, 21:36

  Originally posted by F Bunta:

  There're many churches in France dedicated to her, as she's rumoured to have fled there during the prosecution.

  Are there any church or organisation in Singapore that prays to Mary Magdalene?
• Icemoon

  11 Aug 05, 21:38

  Originally posted by shade343:

  Are there any church or organisation in Singapore that prays to Mary Magdalene?

  if she is a saint .. it is permissible for Catholics to pray to her. Correct me if I'm wrong.
• ben1xy

  11 Aug 05, 21:39

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  if she is a saint .. it is permissible for Catholics to pray to her. Correct me if I'm wrong.

  i think she was canonised
• fandango

  11 Aug 05, 21:51

  Originally posted by ben1xy:

  i think she was canonised

  what's "canonised"? i can't find it in the bible.
• Icemoon

  11 Aug 05, 21:53

  Originally posted by fandango:

  what's "canonised"? i can't find it in the bible.

  You read before 'Canonization of Deities' aka Feng Shen Yan Yi? Yah .. something along that line.
• laurence82

  11 Aug 05, 22:02

  Dont mislead him leh...
  
  Watched this Discovery program on Vatican, and the process of canonization
  
  The process is quite arduous
  
  And after that, a ceremony will be held to announce to the world the candidacy for saints.
  
  Any relics of the beatified ones, be it a finger bone or personal artifact, is blessed, and these artifacts are then considered holy.
  
  The particular show showed Pope John Paul II
• ben1xy

  11 Aug 05, 22:19

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  Dont mislead him leh...
  
  Watched this Discovery program on Vatican, and the process of canonization
  
  The process is quite arduous
  
  And after that, a ceremony will be held to announce to the world the candidacy for saints.
  
  Any relics of the beatified ones, be it a finger bone or personal artifact, is blessed, and these artifacts are then considered holy.
  
  The particular show showed Pope John Paul II

  laurence catholic too ah?
• laurence82

  11 Aug 05, 22:21

  Originally posted by ben1xy:

  laurence catholic too ah?

  Nope. But i do watch Discovery shows.
• ben1xy

  11 Aug 05, 22:53

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  Nope. But i do watch Discovery shows.

  ahha .. good source of info eh!
• laurence82

  11 Aug 05, 22:56

  Originally posted by ben1xy:

  ahha .. good source of info eh!

  which reminds me
  
  if fandango have never heard of canonization, and he doesnt seems to be a catholic, is canonization unique only to RC?
  
  besides, some protestant churches do have saints isnt it? like anglican and st george?
• ben1xy

  11 Aug 05, 23:00

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  which reminds me
  
  if fandango have never heard of canonization, and he doesnt seems to be a catholic, is canonization unique only to RC?
  
  besides, some protestant churches do have saints isnt it? like anglican and st george?

  i dunno abt Christians .. but the Eastern orthodox churches do have Saints. i think Anglicans have Saints too .. hmm ... not really sure though
• Icemoon

  11 Aug 05, 23:03

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  besides, some protestant churches do have saints isnt it? like anglican and st george?

  I hope I'm not confusing everyone, but it is good to tell the truth - Protestants believe in saints (communion of saints) but not in the manner believed by the Catholics.
• ben1xy

  11 Aug 05, 23:08

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  I hope I'm not confusing everyone, but it is good to tell the truth - Protestants believe in saints (communion of saints) but not in the manner believed by the Catholics.

  hmm .. interesting .. the Saints are they the same ones canonised by the Catholic church?
  
  one more question.. in this case.. Saints .. erm... could u like explain it a bit more? like how do christian church define Saints?
• Icemoon

  11 Aug 05, 23:11

  From the Westminister Confession of Faith -
  
  

  CHAPTER XVII.
  Of The Perseverance of the Saints.
  
  I. They whom God hath accepted in his Beloved, effectually called and sanctified by his Spirit, can neither totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace; but shall certainly persevere therein to the end, and be eternally saved.
  
  II. This perseverance of the saints depends, not upon their own free-will, but upon the immutability of the decree of election, flowing from the free and unchangeable love of God the Father; upon the efficacy of the merit and intercession of Jesus Christ; the abiding of the Spirit and of the seed of God within them; and the nature of the covenant of grace; from all which ariseth also the certainty and infallibility thereof.
  
  III. Nevertheless they may, through the temptations of Satan and of the world, the prevelancy of corruption remaining in them, and the neglect of the means of their perseverance, fall into grievous sins; ad for a time continue therein: whereby they incur God's displeasure, and grieve his Holy Spirit; come to be deprived of some measure of their graces and comforts; have their hearts hardened, and their consciences wounded; hurt and scandalize others, and bring temporal judgments upon theselves.

• laurence82

  11 Aug 05, 23:17

  Originally posted by Icemoon:

  I hope I'm not confusing everyone, but it is good to tell the truth - Protestants believe in saints (communion of saints) but not in the manner believed by the Catholics.

  i tot so...
• Honeybunz

  11 Aug 05, 23:29

  Originally posted by fandango:

  what's "canonised"? i can't find it in the bible.

  Neither can you find the word "Trinity"
• SingaporeMacross

  11 Aug 05, 23:30

  Everyone who goes to heaven is a Saint. Canonisation is merely a mechanism for recognising this, and allowing him to become an example.
• Honeybunz

  12 Aug 05, 10:21

  Btw, why Mary Magdalene?
• coffeeortea

  12 Aug 05, 10:27

  pardon my stupidity.. dont catholics pray to mother mary?.. is virgin mary the same as mary magdalene?
• ben1xy

  12 Aug 05, 10:46

  Originally posted by coffeeortea:

  pardon my stupidity.. dont catholics pray to mother mary?.. is virgin mary the same as mary magdalene?

  erm... nope different people
  
  The Virgin Mary is the Mother of Jesus. Mary Magdelene is a seperate person. both are mentioned in the bible but the are 2 different people
• shade343

  12 Aug 05, 11:24

  Originally posted by laurence82:

  Dont mislead him leh...
  
  Watched this Discovery program on Vatican, and the process of canonization
  
  The process is quite arduous
  
  And after that, a ceremony will be held to announce to the world the candidacy for saints.
  
  Any relics of the beatified ones, be it a finger bone or personal artifact, is blessed, and these artifacts are then considered holy.
  
  The particular show showed Pope John Paul II

  Whats the point of canonization>? Its a man made title. No value in the eyes of God.
• shade343

  12 Aug 05, 11:26

  Originally posted by Honeybunz:

  Btw, why Mary Magdalene?

  Huh? what you mean?