一個很動人的【故事】

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有一個信奉基督教的六歲男孩，常聽到信奉天主教的同伴們誦唸聖母經。他很喜歡這篇經文，便把它抄下來背熟，天天都誦唸。有一天，他對母親說：「媽媽，看，這篇經文多美妙啊！」

母親對他說：「以後不準再唸了。這是天主教的迷信禱文。他們拜偶像，把瑪利亞當做女神，其實她只不過是個普通的女子罷了。你把這本聖經拿去看吧。我們要做什麽，該做什麽，裡面都寫得清清楚楚。」從那天起，那個小男孩便多花點時間去看聖經，沒有再唸聖母經了。

有一天，小男孩在看福音，正讀到預報救主降生的那段 ( 路1：26-38 )。他興高采烈地跑到母親面前說：「媽媽，我在聖經裡找到了聖母經：萬福，充滿恩寵者，上主與你同在！在女人中你是蒙祝福的。( 路1：28 ) 為什麽你說它是一篇迷信的禱文呢？」

後來，小男孩又在聖經裡發現了依撒伯爾向聖母說的話：在女人中你是蒙祝福的，你的胎兒也是蒙祝福的。( 路1：42 ) 他也看到聖母那首絕妙的謝主曲 ( 路1：46-55 )。在謝主曲裡，聖母預言萬世萬代都要稱她有福。( 路1：48 )

以後他不再向母親說及聖母經了，不過，一如既往，他又恢復了天天誦唸聖母經的好習慣。能用那些優美的言辭跟我們救主耶穌的母親說話，他覺得很開心。

他十四歲那年，有一次聽見家人在談論聖母。人人都說：瑪利亞只是一個普通的女子，與常人沒有分別。他聽了這種荒謬的說法，忍無可忍，生氣地打斷了他們的發言，說：「不！瑪利亞跟亞當其他被罪惡所玷污的後裔不同。天使稱她為充滿恩寵者，又說她在女人中是蒙祝福的。瑪利亞是耶穌基督的母親，因此她是天主之母。沒有一個受造物能比她更爲尊貴了。福音說萬世萬代都要稱她有福；但你們卻鄙視她，不把她放在眼內。你們宣稱聖經是基督宗教的基礎；但你們的精神，卻不是福音的或聖經的精神。」

男孩的母親聽了這番話後，大為震撼，她多次憂苦地大聲呼喊：「啊！我的上帝！我害怕有一天我這兒子會信天主教，會加入這個教皇的教會！」果然過了不久，男孩開始認真地研究基督教和天主教的教義。當他發現後者才是唯一的真宗教時，便正式信奉了天主教，成為天主教會一個非常熱誠的宗徒。

他皈依了天主教後，有一次遇見他已婚的姐姐。姐姐責駡他，憤怒地說：「你不大清楚我怎樣愛我的孩子。假如他們中有一個想信天主教，我寧願用匕首插穿他的心，也不準他加入這個教皇的教會！」

她的憤怒與脾氣，跟聖保祿 (掃祿) 歸化前迫害基督徒 ( 宗8：3 ) 時的並無分別。不過，她快要改弦易轍了，猶如聖保祿 (掃祿) 在赴大馬士革途中突然皈依基督一樣。( 宗9 ) 不知怎的，她有個兒子突然病倒了，情況危殆，群醫都束手無策。那時她的弟弟走來，關切地對她說：「親愛的姐姐，你一定盼望你的兒子復元吧。不如我叫你作什麽，你就照著去做吧。你跟我一塊兒唸一篇聖母經，並答應天主：如果你的兒子痊癒了，你會認真地研究天主教的教義；如果你發現天主教是唯一的真宗教的話，那麽不論要作出多大的犧牲，你也會加入天主教會。」

他的姐姐起初並不樂意，但由於她渴望兒子病癒，最後還是接受了弟弟的建議，跟他一起唸了一篇聖母經。第二天，她的兒子完全康復了。做母親的，為了履行她的諾言，便去研究天主教的教義。她很感激弟弟爲她所做的宗徒工作，在一段長久的準備時期後，她和全家人都一起領了洗。

以上這個故事是陶傑偉神父 ( Fr. Tuckwell ) 在講道時所講的。他接著說下去：「弟兄們，這個不但自己信了天主教，而且還使姐姐皈依天主教的男孩，後來奉獻了自己的一生為天主服務。他就是這個現在向你們說話的神父！我之所以能成為今天的我，實在拜聖母所賜；你們也是這樣。

親愛的弟兄們，你們也要把自己完全奉獻給聖母，每天都要唸這篇美麗的經文和玫瑰經。你們求聖母光照基督教徒的心靈吧，他們與基督的真教會分離了。基督的真教會建立在伯多祿這磐石上，陰間的門決不能戰勝她。( 瑪16：18 )」

陳婕西

騰訊網

★☆

3/22/13

The "Hail Mary" of a Protestant is powerful!---( A True Story)

A little six-year-old Protestant boy had often heard his Catholic companion reciting the prayer 'Hail Mary.' He liked it so much that he copied it, memorized it and would recite it every day. 'Look, Mummy, what a beautiful prayer,' he said to his mother one day. 'Never again say it,' answered the mother.' it is a superstitious prayer of Catholics who adore idols and think Mary a goddess. After all, she is a woman like any other. Come on, take this Bible and read it. It contains everything that we are bound to do and have to do.'

From that day on the little boy discontinued his daily 'Hail Mary' and gave himself more time to reading the Bible instead. One day, while reading the Gospel, he came across the passage about the Annunciation of the Angel to Our Lady. Full of joy, the little boy ran to his mother and said: 'Mummy, I have found the 'Hail Mary' in the Bible which says: 'Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou amongst women. ' Why do you call it a superstitious prayer?'

On another occasion he found that beautiful Salutation of St. Elizabeth to The Virgin Mary and the wonderful canticle. MAGNIFICAT in which Mary foretold that 'the generations would call her blessed.' He said no more about it to his mother but started to recite the 'Hail Mary' every day as before. He felt pleasure in addressing those charming words to the Mother of Jesus, our Savior.

When he was fourteen, he one day heard a discussion on Our Lady among the members of his family. Every one said that Mary was a common woman like any other woman. The boy, after listening to their erroneous reasoning, could not bear it any longer, and full of indignation, he interrupted them, saying: 'Mary is not like any other children of Adam, stained with sin. No! The Angel called her FULL OF GRACE AND BLESSED AMONGST WOMEN. Mary is the Mother of Jesus Christ and consequently Mother of God. There is no higher dignity to which a creature can be raised.

The Gospel says that the generations will proclaim her blessed and you are trying to despise her and look down on her. Your spirit is not the Spirit Of the Gospel or of the Bible which you proclaim to be the foundation of the Christian religion.' So deep was the impression which the boy's talk had made that his mother many times cried out sorrowfully: 'Oh my God! I fear that this son of mine will one day join the Catholic religion, the religion of Popes!' And indeed, not very long afterwards, having made a serious study of both Protestantism and Catholicism, the boy found the latter to be the only true religion and embraced it and became one of its most ardent apostles.

Some time after his conversion, he met his married sister who rebuked his and said indignantly: 'You little know how much I love my children. Should any one of them desire to become a Catholic, I would sooner pierce his heart with a dagger than allow him to embrace the religion of the Popes!' Her anger and temper were as furious as those of St. Paul before his conversion. However, she would change her ways, just as St. Paul did on his way to Damascus.

It so happened that one of her sons fell dangerously ill and the doctors gave up hope of recovery. Her brother then approached, her and spoke to her affectionately, saying: 'My dear sister, you naturally wish to have your child cured. Very well, then, do what I ask you to do. Follow me, let us pray one 'Hail Mary' and promise God that, if your son recovers his health, you would seriously study the Catholic doctrine, and should you come to the conclusion that Catholicism is the only true religion, you would embrace it no matter what the sacrifices may be.'

His sister was somewhat reluctant at the beginning but as she wished for her son's recovery. She accepted her brother's proposal and recited the 'Hail Mary' together with him. The next day her son was completely cured! The mother fulfilled her promise and she studied the Catholic doctrine. After long preparation she received Baptism together with her family, thanking her brother for being an apostle to her.

 *The story was related during a sermon given by the Rev. Father Tuckwell. 'Brethren, he went on and said, 'The boy who became a Catholic and converted his sister to Catholicism dedicated his whole life to the service of God.  He is the priest who is speaking to you now!

What I am I owe to Our Lady. You, too, my dear brethren, be entirely dedicated also to Our Lady and never let a day pass without saying the beautiful prayer, 'Hail Mary', and your Rosary. Ask her to enlighten the minds of Protestants who are separated from the true Church of Christ founded on the Rock (Peter) and 'against whom the gates of hell shall never prevail.'

The Hail Mary Prayer

Hail Mary,

Full of Grace,

The Lord is with Thee.

Blessed art Thou among women,

and Blessed is the Fruit

of Thy Womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary,

Mother of God,

pray for us sinners now,

and at the hour of death. 

Amen.

Posted by Ed Sousa, Sr. at 6:25 PM

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