i recently received chained from friends and strangers, though i received a lot of like these before which i easily ignore but this one just made my day :
my personal opinion:
dont know if this is true…….. all i know is that mother Mary and Jesus will not allow anyone to suffer or die if they dont pass this letter. God is love and His love, mercy and grace is not measured with this chain letter. He knows who truely cares regardless of this letter.
God be with you.
- Alvin Patrimonio’s salary increased when he mailed 24 copies to his friends and relatives. Benjie Paras just laughed it off and lost his job.
- Jay Ilagan ignored the letter, but made 24 copies. He forgot though to send them, he later died in an accident.
- Mr. Duterte requested his secretary to make 24 copies and sent these to his friends and relatives, he became Mayor of Davao City .
“BLESSED VIRGIN MARYIna ng Laging saklolo
In Honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary:Mother of Perpetual Help, please help our parents, brothers, sisters and other people of The world. Let us pray to the Mother of Perpetual Help. “
The letter started in Davao City , Philippines scattered all over the world. Please send 24 copies to your friends.
Do not laugh or delete this, for something might happen…
Tapusin MO lang within 10 days at huwag ipagwalang bahala. Manalangin as Ina ng Laging Saklolo. Tandaan ninyo as loob ng 15 days magkakaroon kayo ng sorpresa.
And i had this to reply to my friend:
Hello.
As a responsible Christian, I strongly feel and is disturbed that I should reply to this instead of forwarding this illogical email.
You say there is no harm in trying, right?
Wrong. There is indeed harm to which a blind faith can not distinguish its pangs.
It definitely harms your logical mind to even critically consider assessing what is asked of this email. How uncaring of you to say that you do not know if this is true and yet aggressively forward this email to other 24 souls and more (perhaps just as desperate) to find out its so-called magical powers.
Where can you find in the Bible to pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of perpetual help?!?!?!
We ought only to pray to God,the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:6, Matthew 6:6)
Honor Mary? we respect her, but honor? honor must only be unto God the Creator and the creature ( Romans 1:25)
How dare anyone asks that this be forwarded for wishes to come true, and if not , shall be cursed. Only God stirs judgement and righteousness on earth (Jeremiah 9:24)
If we want blessings from God, we just do this Matthew Chapter 5, for He knows all our needs even before we ask nor worry about it (Matthew 6:25-27).
Now, my friend … how are these for a logical proof of His goodness. I do not say things of my own, it is written in the Bible, as a proof and I am sure of it for I have tested it as compared to this ridiculous, foundation-less email. I do not laugh at this.. . no i despise this for its insensible content.
Think my friend. A wise mind surely will think of what I say and I’d like to believe you have one.
Posted by annymorris on October 20, 2009 at 7:27 am
I usually receive something to the tune but never read them at all.
Posted by bongdomingo on October 20, 2009 at 8:46 am
it does not even deserve your glance at it.
Posted by jocelyn53 on October 20, 2009 at 10:44 am
And I thought chain letter is a thing of the past. Like witches and “spiritista”. I remember in my early years as a working woman, could be around late 70’s, this woman was telling us that she has a lump inside her womb. She went to the “spiritista” and right there and then, without using any instrument, just a prayer or something, the lump was gone but there was blood all around. Never in the life of me, I was still a catholic then, will I believe in you with such story.
As for the chain letter, in my teen years, I did answer some, but more of fun that really believing in it.
Christians know otherwise.
Posted by bongdomingo on October 21, 2009 at 12:52 am
it’s in the Bible, Matthew 24:24 : “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
they will show wonders and so-called miracles, but as you said Christians know otherwise. May God bless and keep us.