Why do Catholics pray to Mary instead of Jesus.
There is something very wrong here, and excuse me for my opinion, I do not want to offend anyone, but I know that many people were offended, I apologize for that.
Mary was chosen by God to bring Jesus Christ to this world. Not automatically earn a ticket to heaven.
He had to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and she, like everyone else who died before her, is waiting to be resurrected from the dead and taken to heaven.
I'm not saying that it was a great woman, the reason was because she had to endure seeing her son being crucified, which in itself was a great sacrifice.
When people say, they are asking Mary to pray for or with them, you are asking a dead person to pray for you?
She is the mother of God, she was the mother of Jesus Christ, man.
You read the Bible, not what the pope is saying in the Bible, and you will see that there is only one God.
That's why Jesus died for us on the Cross, so that we would have a direct line of communication with God.
God bless.
- Why Catholics pray for the help of the Virgin Mary?
- Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the saints and Bow Before Statues?
- Catholics ….. what is the way to salvation, and why Catholics pray to Mary, not Jesus, Explain?
- Why the Orthodox and Catholics pray to Mary?
- Why do Catholics pray to Mary, Mother of Jesus, Jesus never said much, nor was she part of the Trinity, so why?
Timothy 4:1-5 ….. This will answer the question.
Sorri, no!
Why do not you study catholic.com, left panel, so it does not sound so ignorant next time.
Do not worry, it's short, like the cliff notes!
We do not.
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Do not pray to Mary. We asked them to pray for ourselves as if it were any of your Christian friends.
I really pray to God the Father in the name of Jesus. We also ask Mary pray for us, just ask your friends or family to pray for you.
Why is it so hard for you through your head?.
Do not pray to Mary instead of Jesus.
We pray to Jesus. We ask Mary to pray to Jesus with us and for us.
who told you that? i do not pray to Jesus instead of marrying, always pray to Jesus
Do not pray to Mary. We ask Mary pray for us.
Christians believe in life like Christ. What Would Jesus? Jesus follows the 10 commandments. One of the commandments is "Honor thy father and thy mother." We honor the mother of Jesus as it does.
place? to pray for the two …
Most of our prayers directly to God, the Holy Trinity.
Sometimes we ask our loved ones to pray for us. These loved ones may be living in heaven or to live on Earth.
Santos + +
We share the view of Catholics in the Communion of Saints with many other Christians, including Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopal and Methodist Churches.
The Communion of Saints is the belief that all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When it dies and goes to heaven, do not let this family.
Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints, you, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary, the mother of Jesus, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.
As part of this family, you can ask your family and friends living here on earth to pray for you. Or, you can also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Andrew, or your deceased grandmother living in heaven to pray for you.
Prayer to the saints in heaven is simple communication, not worship.
Ask others to pray for you if your loved ones on Earth or your loved ones in heaven is always optional.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 946 et seq: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1s …
+ + The Blessed Virgin Mary
"Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee" (Luke 1:28)
"Blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb "(Luke 1:42).
The Hail Mary prayer simply recites passages from the Bible (the Word of God) and asks Mary to pray for us:
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with you. (These are the words that the angel Gabriel said to Mary, a Bible quote.)
Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. (This is Mary's cousin Elizabeth's greeting, another biblical quotation.)
Santa Maria, (The angel Gabriel said he was full of grace and Elizabeth says he was blessed.)
Mother of God (the Bible says that Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God)
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. (A simple request to pray for us.)
Amen.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 2673 et seq: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt4s …
In Luke 1:48, Mary prophesied, "From now on all generations will call me blessed."
A question for Christians who take the Bible literally: Do you call Mary "blessed"? If not, why?
+ With love in Christ.
Catholics do not pray to Mary instead of Jesus. Jesus is worshiped as Lord and Savior by Catholics. As the Bible says, Jesus is the only mediator between us and the Father. But this reality does not mean that there can be no intercessors.
Catholics offer prayers - intercession - Mary and the other saints.
Mary is what it is, not in spite of Jesus, but because of him.
because she is the mother of God. She offers no guidance forgiveness.
Catholics to pray for their guidance, not for absolution of sins.
Do not pray to Mary. Using Mary as a religious symbol to communicate our desires to God. When Jesus died on the cross, he did so that we can pray directly to God. We do not need anyone to represent us in prayer.
not pray to Mary to ask God for us PARY since she obviosly strip some weight around in heaven, or Jesus mom. Askin and his wish someone luck.
Mary, who is the mother of Jesus, is considered the mother of us all. She asked for guidance and comfort that only a mother can give.
Catholics do not pray to Mary - who are asking the mother of our Savior to pray to God for us! Think about it - if Jesus is a little busy, who do you think will listen to no matter what? God Father is a good answer, but here is your mother.
In Jewish tradition, was the king of the mother who was honored with a seat at his right hand - not his wife. Solomon honor your mother this way. In those days, the Jewish men had many wives. But the king had only one mother.
Therefore, Catholics do not pray to Mary. Just ask Jesus to pray for us. As sinners, we need all the prayers we can get!
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anyway, Catholics pray to Jesus, but we ask Mary to pray with them, just as you would ask someone to pray for youhttp: / / http://www.catholic.com / library / Praying_ …
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Because some compounds of education (which is nowhere in the Bible) that Mary was to be worshiped.
In the Bible Jesus said to pray to your Father in heaven, not for himself.
not in place, along with ….
I ask Mary interceded on my behalf with his son. there are times when I need all the help it can get. Listened to Mary when Jesus began his walk at the wedding - why stop now? God used Mary to give us Jesus. Why do not we also ask Mary, who was so highly favored ….
because she is the mother of Jesus. Catholics also pray to God and the Holy Spirit. Jesus is not the most powerful. This is a Trinidad all are equal (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Catholics also pray to the saints. The Catholic Church sees Mary as the mother of our church. Catholics pray to her all the time. She has helped in many cases, and has many names. Ex Lady of Guadalupe, the symbol of the Lady relief, etc.
Do not pray to Mary instead of Jesus. We love Jesus in prayer, and ask Mary to pray with us and for us.
"Pray for one another." - James 5:16
"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death." - From "Ave Maria"
We Catholics honor of our Queen Mother, and in many ways, especially by "doing what He tells us" for his advice to the waiters at the wedding of Cana. This is his greatest desire, their deep desire to come to know, love and serve her Son! To better serve God is the ultimate goal of any honor to Our Lady and Marian devotion same purpose. "For Matrem ad Filium" - "Through the Mother to Son" is the motto of the Catholic that Mary likes especially.
We venerate Mary, too, for such practices as prayer to her (especially the Rosary), using the Brown Scapular of Mount Caramel mercifully, mercifully bring the Miraculous Medal, recalling their parties, while the first five Saturdays for your request to seers in Fatima, the statues of his coronation in May, defending his honor against Protestants or misunderstandings and attacks of evil, etc, especially, we give our offerings, suffering, and the reasons for Jesus to be purified and presented to him by the hands immaculate.
Moreover, as Catholics pray to Mary and Jesus. We also pray to other saints like Peter, Paul and so on.
spiritroaming … create another series, right?
Sigh. Nobody, it seems, pays any attention to writing in a matter of great help and the Y! A window with "hey, this question may have already been answered, they are similar." This question has been asked, oh, 800 times more or less in recent months.
I just … no … have the heart to respond to it again. Forgive me. But I do thank you for the two points.
this is not true. we pray for both
Well, Bill, I believe that just over-did it a little.
First, I will only look to Mary for the Catholic Encyclopedia. Since Jesus' death and resurrection:
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María perfect holiness
A few patristic writers expressed their doubts about the presence of minor moral defects in Our Blessed Lady. [77] St. Basil, for example, suggests that Mary yielded to doubt on hearing the words of holy Simeon and witnesses of the crucifixion. [78] St. John Chrysostom is of opinion that Mary would have felt fear and trouble, unless the angel had explained the mystery of the Incarnation to her, and showed some vainglory at the marriage feast of Cana and visit her son during her public life with the brothers of the Lord. [79] St. Cyril of Alexandria [80] speaks of Mary of doubt and discouragement at the foot of the cross. But these Greek writers can not be said to express an Apostolic tradition, when expressing his views private and singular. Scripture and tradition agree in attributing to Mary the greatest personal sanctity; She is conceived without the stain of original sin, which shows the greatest humility and patience in their daily lives (Luke 1:38, 48), which exhibits a heroic patience under the most trying circumstances (Luke 2:7, 35, 48, John 19:25-27). When there is question of sin, Mary must always be excepted. [81] Maria full exemption from actual sin is confirmed by the Council of Trent (Session VI, Canon 23): "If anyone says that man once justified can during his whole life avoid all sins, even venial, since Church holds that the Virgin was by special privilege of God, is anathema. "Theologians assert that Mary was impeccable, not by the perfection of its essential nature, but by a special Divine privilege. Moreover, the Fathers, at least from the V century, almost unanimously maintain that the Blessed Virgin never experienced the movement of concupiscence.
Let's start with this:
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When there is question of sin, Mary must always be excepted. [81] Maria full exemption from actual sin is confirmed by the Council of Trent (Session VI, Canon 23): "If anyone says that man once justified can during his whole life avoid all sins, even venial, since Church holds that the Virgin was by special privilege of God, is anathema. "Theologians assert that Mary was impeccable, not by the perfection of its essential nature, but by a special Divine privilege. Moreover, the Fathers, at least from the V century, almost unanimously maintain that the Blessed Virgin never experienced the movement of concupiscence.
Mary was impeccable?
I think not! Not according to what Scripture says:
Romans 3:9-11 (New International Version)
9What we to conclude then? Are we better off [a]? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. 10aS is written:
"There's just one, not even one;
11there is that nobody understands,
anyone who seeks God.
How can anyone say something like this:
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Moreover, the Fathers, at least from the V century, almost unanimously maintain that the Blessed Virgin never experienced the movement of concupiscence.
concupiscence Puh-kon-Kyoo-Suhner (t) s; kuhn-name:
Strong desire, especially sexual desire, lust
Mary never had sexual desires?
She would not be human if you do not!
But we can not read more into this than just sexual desises. No one can honestly say that this is not reffering to all sinful thoughts?
Mary would have to be perfect!
This is the worst kind of blasphemy!
There is, and only one person-PEREFCT JESUS CHRIST!
Well, let's continue:
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Revelation 12:1-6
In the Book of Revelation (12:1-16) occurs a passage singularly applicable to Our Blessed Mother:
And a great portent appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars, and be with children, travailing cried at birth, and to be in pain delivered. And there was seen another sign in heaven: and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns on their heads, and his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and cast the earth and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, when it should be delivered, your child can eat. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron, and his son was taken to God and to his throne. And the woman fled into the desert, where he had a place prepared by God, you should not feed her a thousand two hundred sixty days.
The applicability of this passage to Mary is based on the following considerations:
At least part of the verses refer to the mother whose son is the rule all nations with a rod of iron, according to Psalm 2:9, this is the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whose mother is Mary.
He was the son of Mary was carried up to God and to his throne "at the time of his ascension to heaven.
The dragon, or the devil of the earthly paradise (cf. Revelation 12:9, 20:2), is trying to devour the son of Mary from the earliest moments of his birth, by stirring up the jealousy of Herod, and more Subsequently, the enmities of the Jews.
Due to their unspeakable privileges, Maria can be described as "clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars."
It is true that commentators generally understand the passage literally applies to the Church, and that some of the verses is better suited to the Church of Mary. But we must bear in mind that Mary is a figure of the Church and its most prominent member. What is said of the Church, is the way to the case of Mary. Therefore, the passage of Revelation (12:5-6) does not only refer to Mary by means of accommodation [108], but applies it in a literal sense, which really seems to be limited to his hand and partly extended to the whole Church. Mary of the relationship with the Church is well summed up by the expression "collum corporis mystici" applied to Our Lady by St. Bernardin of Siena. [109]
Cardinal Newman [110] considers two difficulties against the foregoing interpretation of the vision of children and women: first, it is said to be little support from parents, secondly, it is an anachronism to attribute such an image Our Lady of the apostolic age. Regarding the first exception, the eminent writer says:
Christians have never gone to Scripture for proof of their doctrines, until there was real need, since the pressure of the dispute, if at that time the Virgin of dignity is indisputable in all hands, as a matter of doctrine, Scripture, as far as its argumentative matter in question is likely to remain a sealed book to them.
After this response in the development of the length, the cardinal continues:
Regarding the second objection that I have made, so far as to enable, I believe that it is based on mere imagination, and the truth of the matter lies in the opposite direction. The Virgin and Child is not merely a modern idea, by contrast, is represented again and again, as every visitor to Rome is aware, in the paintings of the catacombs. Mary is there drawn with the Divine Infant in her arms, with hands extended in prayer, he with his hand in the attitude of blessing.
Represented in the paintings?
Is this the way a person thinks? With what they see in a painting?
I can not believe what this sounds absolutely ludricrous!
Also:
See what is happening here, where the characteristics attributed to Catholics, Mary is shown here? This is your place on an equal footing with Christ!
Try to tell me that this is not the worst kind of blasphemy!
Now, let's look at the doctrine of Mary of the "hypothesis"
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The Feast of the Assumption
The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on August 15, also called in old liturgical books Pausatio, Nativitas (by heaven), Mors, Depositi, S. Dormitio Mariae.
This festival has a dual purpose: (1) the happy departure of Mary from this life, (2) the assumption of her body in the sky. It is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin.
THE FACT OF THE ASSUMPTION
As to the date, year, and how Our Lady's death, nothing certain is known. The first known literary reference to the Assumption is in the works of Greek S. Obitu Dominae. Catholic faith, however, has always derived the knowledge of the mystery of the Apostolic Tradition. Epiphanius (d. 403) acknowledged that he knew nothing definite about it (Haer., LXXIX, 11). The dates assigned to it vary between three and fifteen years after the Ascension of Christ. Two cities claim to be the place of her departure: Jerusalem and Ephesus. Common arrangement for Jerusalem, where his tomb was shown, but some argue in favor of Ephesus. The first six centuries did not know of the tomb of Mary in Jerusalem.
The belief in the bodily assumption of Mary is based on the treaty apocryphal Obitu S. De Dominae, named St. John, which belongs however to the fourth or fifth century. It is also found in the book De Transitu Virginis, falsely ascribed to St. Melito of Sardis, and a false letter attributed to St. Denis Areopagita. If you see genuine writings in the East, is mentioned in the sermons of St. Andrew of Crete, St. John Damascene, St. modestus of Jerusalem and others. In the West, St. Gregory of Tours (De gloria mart., I, iv) mentions it first. The sermons of St. Jerome and St. Augustine for this feast, however, are false. St. John of Damascus (PG, I, 96) thus formulates the tradition of the Church of Jerusalem:
St. Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem, at the Council of Chalcedon (451), released to the emperor and Marcia Pulcheria who desires to possess the body of the Mother of God, that Mary died in the presence of all the apostles, but his tomb , when opened, at the request of St. Thomas, was found empty, where the Apostles concluded that the body was taken to heaven.
First, let's look at this:
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THE FACT OF THE ASSUMPTION
As to the date, year, and how Our Lady's death, nothing certain is known. The first known literary reference to the Assumption is in the works of Greek S. Obitu Dominae. Catholic faith, however, has always derived the knowledge of the mystery of the Apostolic Tradition. Epiphanius (d. 403) acknowledged that he knew nothing definite about it (Haer., LXXIX, 11). The dates assigned to it vary between three and fifteen years after the Ascension of Christ. Two cities claim to be the place of her departure: Jerusalem and Ephesus. Common arrangement for Jerusalem, where his tomb was shown, but some argue in favor of Ephesus. The first six centuries did not know of the tomb of Mary in Jerusalem.
Even theologians do not know where he was buried!
Then we have the following:
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St. Juvenal, Bishop of Jerusalem, at the Council of Chalcedon (451), released to the emperor and Marcia Pulcheria who desires to possess the body of the Mother of God, that Mary died in the presence of all the apostles, but his tomb , when opened, at the request of St. Thomas, was found empty, where the Apostles concluded that the body was taken to heaven.
If you do not know where Mary was buried, and how do they know that this is the right tomb? Was there any evidence that the grave has not been stolen?
Have you noticed throughout these articles, the word "tradiion" is used a lot?
That is what the Catholic Church is by tradition, not Biblical fact, we have the word of God, the Bible!
Then we have the following:
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Scripture and tradition agree in attributing to Mary the greatest personal sanctity; She is conceived without the stain of original sin ……….
Excuse me ????????????????
Conceived with the stain of original sin?
Scripturally it is impossible.
Mary was born of parents! There is no way that she could not take the stain of original sin!
Even King David recognized this fact:
[I] Psalm 51:5 (New International Version)
Surely I was sinful at birth,
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
If she was conceived without sin, that would be perfect, and that is blasphemy!
There is only one person who was conceived without the stain of original sin, Jesus Christ!
Now, many will say that I am mocking Mary.
I NO!
I just go with a Bible and only the Bible says it is the only truth that we can trust!
Here are the BIBLICAL
Facts about Mary:
1. She was a virgin-Luke 1:27
2. She was the wife of Joseph-Matthew 1:24
3. She was right in front of God-Luke 1:30
4. She was the mother of Jesus, Luke 1:35
Yes, Mary must be respected.
But while she has a special place in biblical Christianity, which was a mortal woman that God used.
She is not to be worshiped, prayed to, in any form, be superior to any other person MURDER.
mom son cancels.
not biblical.