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By Father Bill Le Grand While in London, a Roman Catholic friend shared his insights on the blessed Virgin Mary with me. "*You know, Bill, both Anglican and Catholics-- and I suspect Protestants-- encounter different pro- blems with Mary. For us, there's always the danger __ of the blessed Virgin Mary havecoming a cultish figure seen her own. Mary devo- andon, without a focus on the ent Tinity, can become ob- divessive and unscriptural. caput you Anglicans and Pro- onestants often treat Mary as if she were a 'womb depos- itor' for the infant baby Jesus..."' Mike Smith, who later became a priest in the Diocese of Ottawa, left me with scriptural food for thought. This became especially true when I encountered an Anglican collegue in the priesthood who refused to sing "The Magnificat' (The Song of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pp. 21-22, Anglican Book Of Com- mon Prayer, 1959) at Evenpsalm. : When I responded that the glorious Magnificat was based on Luke 1:46-55, my friend ex- claimed "that may be true, but it gives that cultish figure too much of a focus."" A United Minister friend of mine once claimed that Mary should never be men- tioned in the liturgy, out- side of scriptural readings. He felt she was too unim- portant. Increasingly among Bi- ble scholars, there is an at- tempt to study the Mary of scripture. As good scholar- ship knows no denomina- tions, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, ' sur be ¥: fe * AX. te oe BANS, % i eG ERR >, Tilden Rent-a-car Service Spadoni Bros. Ltd. Cars & Trucks, daily, weekly, monthly & long term leasing. Call Stan at 824-2043 MAGGIO . Funeral Mass for the late Mr. Rocco Maggio age 60 years of Schreiber who passed away at his residence on Thurs- day, May 15th, 1986 was held on Saturday, May 17th, 1986 from Holy Angles R.C. Church with Father Peter Groulx officiating. Interment was in Schreiber Cemetery. Survived by his wife Angela, sons Vince and Mike both of Schreiber, daughters Maria (Mrs. R. Muia) of Toronto, Cathy (Mrs. P., Alfarano) of St. Catherines and Rita of Schreiber. Also survived by 5 grandchildren, 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Predeceas- ed by his parents. Honourary pallbearers were Antonio Deleo, Cos Filane, Philipo Figliomeni, Tony Pasqualino, Peter Costa and Vince Deleo. Active bearers were Dom & Mike Deleo, Mike Gut- ta, Coe Costa, Coe Alfarano and Jim Speziale. Attending from out or town were Tony and Vince Deleo of Toronto and Guiseppi & Cosimo Lombardo of Thunder Bay. Alcan Building Products Autnonzed Deuiwer windows Local Alcan Dealer Wally Holman 824-3428 Anglicans, Presbyterians, and a host of other Chris- tian students of the Bible have collaborated in recent years to examine the mother of Jesus Christ. Raymond Brown, highly respected as a pioneer of Marian passages in the Gospels and Acts, fre- quently chairs committees. Being probably a typical Anglican, with a Protestant concern for scriptural ac- curacy and a Catholic love for tradition, I have struggled to know the Mary of scripture. First, as we examine the Christian Faith, Mary is central for all parts of Christ's Body. Both the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, those statements of our collective Christian Faith based on scripture, address the Virgin Mary. Two examples: (1) Apostles': I believe 'tin Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary..." (2): Nicene: "...Who for us men and for our salvation came down from Heaven (i.e. Lord Jesus Christ came). And was in- carnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary." We recognize that the Church Fathers, guided by the Holy Spirit. believed SUPERIOR ALUMINUM PRODUCTS Aluminum & Vinyl siding, Seamless Eavestroughin Aluminum soffit & = Aluminum stormdoors & windows Insulated replacement (Sse | fo E- Please contribute to: USC Canada| HELP BREAK THE PATTERN L OF POVERTY 56 Sparks Ottawa K1P 5B1 (613) 234-6827 ™~ y, Your own PRIVATE Se |. Storage Area Sizes 10' ' 24' Roll Up Door 7' X 9' Your travel number Talk directly to | Northern Ontario's largest travel company TAR -800-465-3939°> ) ra great vacation call THUNDER BAY TRAVEL Terrace Bay-Schreiber News, Wednesday, May 28, 1986, page 11 Mary's role in scripture questioned by some religions Mary to be a special per- son, ordained by God to have His son. Second, we discover a very human Mary in scrip- ture, a woman terrified by God's decision to have her bare His son. Deeply human, Mary didn't fail to ask "how shall this be, since I have no husband?"' Consumed by joy, after being reassured by Gabriel that she was favoured by the Father, she declares the Magnificat, starting with ""My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejices in God my saviour, for He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden..." Later, when Jesus is a boy of 13 and leaves his parents without warning to encounter teachers in the temple, his mother asks, "Son, why have you treated us so? Behold your father and I have been looking for you."' Here, Mary is revealed as a typical Jewish mother, concerned about her absent child. His question, "Did you not known that I must be in my father's house?' leaves Mary troubled in her heart (Luke 2:41-51). 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Third, Mary is neither a superhuman person nor a mere depository. Gazing upon God's Word, we ex- perience a woman, chosen by God to have His son...to make natural the most supernatural event in world history: the arrival of God's son, bringing light to darkness in a humble man- ger. From Mary, we res- pond to a Saviour who un- derstands what it means to be a struggling human being. Among denominations in Christ's Church, we privacy is great. may experience doctrinal differences about the Bless- ed Virgin Mary. However, what we affirm in our com- mon witness is a humble, loving mother who made possible through God's love the most incredible event in history. The glorious hymn, "Sing of Mary," sums up her sign of God's revela- tion to us in Advent: "Sing of Mary, pure and lowly, Virgin Mother un- defiled. Sing of God's own Son Most Holy, who became her little child. 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