our lady of lourdes catholic church

I know that Mary has many different titles in the Catholic Church (Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, etc.) But who determines what is an official title of the Mother of God? For example, how would I go about getting Pope Benedict XVI to confer upon Mary the title Our Lady of Marlboro Country? I mean, it's glorious out here this time of year, absolutely glorious. Seems like a fittin' title for the Great Mother of God.
The "spacious skies" of purest blue remind me of Our Lady's robes, and her commendable purity of dress.

The "amber waves of grain" remind me of the meager rations of bread on which she subsisted during her earthly life.

The "purple mountain majesties" remind me of Our Lady's eternal majesty as Queen of Heaven and Earth.

The "fruited plain" reminds me of Jesus, the fruit of her womb, and Redeemer of the World.

Snake River reminds me of the serpent, whose head Mary is destined to crush under her heel.

The Grand Canyon reminds me of the abyss where Satan will be confined for all eternity, after the final triumph of Mary's Immaculate Heart.

The coyotes howling at the moon, on which Mary stands, remind me that all generations will call Mary blessed.

And when I look into the clear night sky, I'm reminded of Mary's eternal crown of glory - her crown of 12 stars, an eternal symbol of her queenship and majesty.
So, fellow Catholics, how would I go about convincing His Holiness to confer upon Mary the title Our Lady of Marlboro Country?

Thank you for your answers.

Yee-Hah!
The Marlboro Man
Army Ranger: Why not?
Thank you, Denise. God bless!

Howdy, bro.

There's an "Our Lady of the Prairie" parish in Minnesota, and "Our Lady of the Plains" in Byers, Colorado ... close enough?

I'm with Denise; that's a beautiful reflection.

Edit: Looks like we're not the only ones who think so.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index; _ylt=Alufcmmp38cWikdQJA6cemPd7BR.;_ylv=3 ?qid=20080703202202AAZT260

2008-07-03 15:17:22 by Marlboro Man

This is the Family Day CElebration of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School. A Project of its Parents Coordinating Board. For my son Michael.

The Catholic Church has recognized 67 miraculous cures at Lourdes. Over 6 million people go on pilgrimage to Lourdes each year so the fact that the Church only recognizes 67 of them should say something. These cures have been extensively researched and documented, and are things that cannot be explained by placebo.

Here is a random assortment of cures:

Abdominal Tumor
Tuberculosis
Blindness of Cerebral origin, bilateral optic atrophy
Multiple Sclerosis
Mitral Valve stenosis
Arachnoiditis with blindness and deafness

Here's a link to a document with all the cures:
http://www.lourdes-france.org/upload/pdf /gb_guerisons.pdf

Here's a page that discusses the Virgin Mary's appearances at Lourdes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of _Lourdes
I know it is 67 TOTAL

Lourdes is an immovable rock against which unbelievers will dash themselves. It cannot be explained without the story of Bernadette. It is a silent monument to the God of Abraham, the God of Issac, the God of Mary, the God of Joseph. Our God. Mighty are His Works!!! All of heaven and earth stands in silent awe of His Presence amoung us.

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I would like to hear feedback from CATHOLICS. What do you think of this prophecy? Do you think it will come to pass? Do you think we will see it in our lifetime?

A TERRIBLE WARNING

THE MESSAGE OF
OUR LADY OF AKITA
(1973 - 1981)

Apparitions Approved – An Urgent Message

In 1984, just before retiring at a venerable age, the diocesan Bishop of Niigata, Bishop John Shojiro Ito, in consultation with the Holy See, wrote a pastoral letter in which he recognized as being authentically of the Mother of God, the extraordinary series of events that had taken place from 1973 to 1981 in a little lay convent within his diocese, at Akita, Japan. Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, in June 1988, approved the Akita events as "reliable and worthy of belief". In fact the Philippine ambassador to the Vatican, in 1998 spoke to Cardinal Ratzinger about Akita and the Cardinal: "personally confirmed to me that these two messages of Fatima and Akita are essentially the same". Hence in Akita we are dealing with a Church approved intervention of the Blessed Virgin Mary as sure in this respect as Lourdes, La Salette, or Fatima.

Only a few Catholics know of Our Lady of Akita but the message, like that of Fatima, is a specific warning of worldwide chastisement. The chastisement threatened is truly terrible – far worse than the possibility of annihilation of several nations prophesied at Fatima. Akita is absolutely consistent with prophecies of Scripture.

The first message received by Sister Agnes Katsuko Sasagawa on June 6, 1973, was a call for prayer and sacrifice for the glory of the Father and salvation of souls. The second message, August 3, 1973, was for prayer, penance and courageous sacrifices to soften the Father's anger.

The third message on October 13, 1973, the actual anniversary of the final visions and miracle of Fatima is as follows: "As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never have seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by my Son. Each day, recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and the priests. The work of the devil will infiltrate even into the Church in such a way that one will see cardinals opposing cardinals, and bishops against other bishops. The priests who venerate me will be scorned and opposed by their Confreres. The Church and altars will be vandalized. The Church will be full of those who accept compromises and the demon will press many priests and consecrated souls to leave the service of the Lord.

"The demon will rage especially against souls consecrated to God. The thought of the loss of so many souls is the cause of my sadness. If sins increase in number and gravity, there will no longer be pardon for them."

In his pastoral letter approving the events of Akita as supernatural, the Bishop of Niigata said: "After the inquiries conducted up to the present day, one cannot deny the supernatural character of a series of unexplainable events relative to the statue of the Virgin honored at Akita (Diocese of Niigata). Consequently I authorize that all of the diocese entrusted to me venerate the Holy Mother of Akita."

Concerning the messages, His Excellency said: "As for the content of the messages received, it is no way contrary to Catholic doctrine or to good morals. When one thinks of the actual state of the world, the warning seems to correspond to it in many points." His Excellency explained that he had taken eight years to give this judgment because of the importance and the responsibility in question. "The Congregation of the Doctrine for the Faith has given me directives in this sense," the Bishop said, "that only the bishop of the diocese in question has the power to recognize an event of this kind."

The events of Akita have been confirmed by definite miracles, two of which are cited by the Bishop in his pastoral letter. While the warning given by Our Lady at Akita is terrible, the message, as the Bishop points out, is basically a repetition of the Message of Fatima. Our Lady stressed the importance of praying the Rosary, and above all of accepting from God whatever He may send in the course of each day . . . whatever suffering . . . and to offer it up in reparation for so many sins committed throughout the world at this time. Our Lady begged especially for prayers for bishops, priests, and religious, and for reparation before the Blessed Sacrament. Our Lady said: "I have prevented the coming of calamities by offering to the Father, together with all the victim souls who console Him, the sufferings endured by the Son on the Cross, by His blood and by His very loving Soul. Prayer, penance, and courageous sacrifices can appease the anger of the Father."

read the rest at http://www.olrl.org/prophecy/akita.shtml

I am a fervent believer in Fatima and the message of Akita is so very similiar in context that it too seems to me to be very authentic.
We have already witnessed a fufillment of part of Akita and the worst is yet to come,it may well come in our lifetime, so I guess we had better do penance and pray the Rosary while we still can.
God bless.

2008-08-14 09:43:36 by mrs_catholicportugalian

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