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Interestingly Jesus never encouraged any veneration of His mother at any time. In fact when someone said, "Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that nursed you, Jesus said, "No. Blessed are they who believe in Me." He actively discouraged any veneration of Mary. In all of Paul's letters, the mother of Jesus is never named. In Romans, she is referred to as the mother of Jesus, not named; and in Galatians he refers to Jesus as being born of a woman. Romans and Galatians are books that deal with the true and pure Gospel, and yet Mary is never named or referred to.
It is also interesting that in Revelation 4 where everyone is worshiping around the throne of God, there is no appearance of Mary anywhere. You would think that she would be there alongside the throne of God if she was the Queen of Heaven. But she is missing. I wonder where she is? Or was she ever there in the first place?
Luke 1:48 for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed; Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Jesus is not contradicting the Word of God and claiming Mary is not blessed. Jesus is emphasizing that Mary is particularly blessed because she did God's will. Eve was created sinless yet went against God's will, Mary was sinless as well and in all ways did God's will.
Revelation 11:19-12:1
Then God’s temple in heaven was opened, and the ark of his covenant was seen within his temple; and there were flashes of lightning, loud noises, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and heavy hail.a]">And a great portent appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars; Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Mary was there when the Word was made flesh and dwelt amongst us, there when Jesus was born, there when Jesus performed His first public miracle, there at the foot of the cross, and you will find her there in Revelation.
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