tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post1110244135933234972..comments2023-09-27T03:56:28.403-05:00Comments on la nouvelle théologie: The Assumption of MaryFr. D.L. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17048377154825646232noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11834527.post-47517517188642588682010-08-17T11:17:31.531-05:002010-08-17T11:17:31.531-05:00This prompts a question I've had.
According t...This prompts a question I've had.<br /><br />According to Roman Catholic theology, do Mary and the saints have direct agency in this world? Do they turn hearts toward God or change circumstances in order to yield a particular result? Or, is it the Holy Spirit alone who affects this sort of change. Thus, the Holy Spirit would be seen as sent by Mary or a particular saint, but they do not have direct agency in this world. I say this because, as a Protestant, we would only ascribe divine agency to the Holy Spirit, in union with (and sent by) the Father and the Son. Yet, a lot of Catholic devotion appears to ascribe this agency directly to Mary and the saints, e.g., "Mary guided me to Jesus." "Mary succored my soul when my child died." "I prayed a novena to Mary, and she opened the doors I needed to find a job." et cetera.Kevin Davishttp://dogmatics.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com