Two proud moments for us here in Lyon already. Firstly we met up with Abbi (flew in from NZ) and Felicity (trained in from Amsterdam), it was soooo good to see them both and apart from trying to find Felicity amongst the thousands of passengers (I walked straight past her, I was looking for my little girl) at Gare Part Dieu, the meet ups went relatively without a hitch.
Secondly visiting the famous Basilique Notre Dame de Fourviere www.fourviere.org/english.php we were delighted to find various translations of the Hail Mary prayer and there it was in Maori!!!! Now here's a question for you Catholics out there. Exactly why is Mary so important to Catholicism as opposed to Anglicans who just see her as Jesus' mum? I just don't get it, do you?
At some stage the Protestants denied Mary as the mother of God. The usual religious fight!
ReplyDeleteOh so it's a bit of a chicken and egg thing. Who came first Mary or God...come on let's really think this through shall we!
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