[Magdalen] Earliest Known Marian Prayer

[Ann Markle]

I agree with Roger, Allan.  I suspect the meaning of the word has shifted a
bit.  I was taught in seminary that "hate" actually meant something more
akin to "not prefer," or "be more indifferent to" (as in Jesus' quotes to
hate your family --- simply meant not prefer them to other things, such as
love of God).

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu

On Mon, Jul 18, 2016 at 4:02 AM, Allan Carr <allanc25 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The more I think about it, the more I have problems with the request "do
> not despise our petitions in time of trouble."
>
> "Despise is a pretty strong word. I   can't imagine Mary having that
> emotion for petitions "in time of trouble."
>
>
> > On Jul 17, 2016, at 7:23 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know how old this discovery is. A friend (who, incidentally, was
> > brought up Lutheran and is now a pagan but is interested in devotion to
> all
> > female deities and quasi-deities) shared this on Facebook. I think it is
> a
> > most beautiful prayer. It certainly shows that devotion to the Blessed
> > Mother goes back a LONG way!
> >
> > Beneath thy compassion, we take refuge, O Mother of God:  do not despise
> > our petitions in time of trouble,  but rescue us from dangers,  only pure
> > one, only blessed one.
> >
> >
> http://aleteia.org/2016/07/08/let-us-pray-the-earliest-known-marian-prayer/
>