Sunday, September 11, 2005

Mary and the Moslems




The following is from Bishop Fulton J. Sheen on how to reach Muslims. This quote is just a tast and to understand what Bishop Sheen is saying you will have to read the entire article. Let me just add that Fatima is the daughter of Mohammed. 'But after the death of Fatima, Mohammed wrote: "Thou shalt be the most blessed of all the women in Paradise, after Mary."'

Missionaries in the future will, more and more, see that their apostolate among the Moslems will be successful in the measure that they preach Our Lady of Fatima. Mary is the advent of Christ, bringing Christ to the people before Christ Himself is born. In an apologetic endeavor, it is always best to start with that which people already accept. Because the Moslems have a devotion to Mary, our missionaries should be satisfied merely to expand and to develop that devotion, with the full realization that Our Blessed Lady will carry the Moslems the rest of the way to her divine Son. She is forever a "traitor," in the sense that she will not accept any devotion for herself, but will always bring anyone who is devoted to her to her divine Son. As those who lose devotion to her lose belief in the divinity of Christ, so those who intensify devotion to her gradually acquire that belief.

http://www.catholicculture.org/docs/doc_view.cfm?recnum=4000

Information on Fatima from EWTN