Stating that the Blessed Mother does not share in the Divinity is not Protestant. In fact, to imply otherwise is heresy. To call her the Divine Mother meaning the Mother of the Divinity is of course perfectly orthodox. The way it sounded was to imply that She shared in the Divine Nature. I'm sure that is not what was meant.

I like how you've twisted everything around. I see what you did there.

You know full well what I meant. I meant it was Protestant/Pharisaical to deny Our Lady that beautiful title of "Divine Mother" because you're worried that some people might misinterpret it. Either that, or you wish to pander to Protestants by saying, "Look, we don't offer Mary divine worship. See! We only use a small 'd' instead of a capital 'D'."

I guess you would have a problem with Eastern Christians bowing to icons of saints, too.

In any case, at least I've gotten you to come around to the truth at last, since you've finally stated:

To call her the Divine Mother meaning the Mother of the Divinity is of course perfectly orthodox.

Now no one will get the false idea that it is somehow heretical to call Our Lady "Divine Mother".

I suppose it was a matter of semantics.

No, it was a matter of you taking issue with one of the many beautiful titles bestowed upon Our Lady by the Church, and me correcting you, lest you lead others astray.

Good day.

Good day, indeed.

The word divine here is adjectival, divine meaning "of God"; therefore Divine Mother = Mother of God. I hope you're not arguing with that!

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Hmm, OK, now that I look back, I guess I was being rather accusative. Maybe I am a bit touchy today.

I'm sorry. Can you forgive me, Roland?

Kiss?  

Nothing to forgive. God bless.

As for the kiss....... :boxer:

How about just a  :cheers:

Sounds good, but it'll have to be gluten-free beer for me (if you can even call it beer). :alcohol:

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When I saw this yesterday I thought there is not another stone upon a stone. 110 homes burned to the ground as FDNY could not get near enough to fight this fire due to 4 to 6 feet of standing water.....yet the grotto and statue of HIS DIVINE MOTHER is left in tact.  It is as if Our Dear Lord is saying "Can you hear ME now?".

Repent, heed HIS Divine Mother. Ave Maria!

Are you saying that Mary is divine?  That is clearly heresy if you are.

Oh boy, here we go again!

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When I saw this yesterday I thought there is not another stone upon a stone. 110 homes burned to the ground as FDNY could not get near enough to fight this fire due to 4 to 6 feet of standing water.....yet the grotto and statue of HIS DIVINE MOTHER is left in tact.  It is as if Our Dear Lord is saying "Can you hear ME now?".

Repent, heed HIS Divine Mother. Ave Maria!

Are you saying that Mary is divine?  That is clearly heresy if you are.

Oh boy, here we go again!

Here we go where?  Maybe I missed something, But the Theotokos is NOT divine.  How is that even debatable?

True Devotion to Mary, St. Louis De Montfort, 1941, Preliminary Remarks, pg. 5:

". . . the word divine may be used without attributing the nature of divinity to the person or thing thus qualified. We speak of our own prayers, whether addressed to God or to His Saints, as a divine service. The Psalmist speaks of us all as being gods and sons of the Most High; and yet no one takes offense, because the sense given to the words uttered is understood. Mary may be called divine because divinely chosen for the divine office of Mother" of a divine Person, Jesus Christ ( Cardinal Vaughan, preface to the English edition of True Devotion).

GOOD ANSWER!


Just go to any Orthodox Church and ask questions about the divine
maternity of the Mother of God, and see how eager everyone is to
have a few words with you.  The Feast of the Divine Maternity of
Mary was a permanent fixture on October 11th, until the wacko
wreckovationists changed the Roman Calendar.  

True Devotion to Mary, St. Louis De Montfort, 1941, Preliminary Remarks, pg. 5:

". . . the word divine may be used without attributing the nature of divinity to the person or thing thus qualified. We speak of our own prayers, whether addressed to God or to His Saints, as a divine service. The Psalmist speaks of us all as being gods and sons of the Most High; and yet no one takes offense, because the sense given to the words uttered is understood. Mary may be called divine because divinely chosen for the divine office of Mother" of a divine Person, Jesus Christ ( Cardinal Vaughan, preface to the English edition of True Devotion).

Well, okay.  I can't argue with St. Louis de Montfort.