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Why Pray to Mary? Because Jesus has given us his Blessed Mother as our great spiritual mother (Rev.12:17), a heavenly advocate who intercedes for us. Some Christians will ask, “Why pray to Mary when we can go directly to Jesus?”
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Apr 24, 2017 · In the eighth century AD, especially in the Byzantine Empire, the objection arose that praying to Mary and the other saints (represented by icons) is a form of idol worship.
Jul 9, 2014 · Michael, praying to Mary is a striking phenomenon in the Roman Catholic Church, striking to us Protestants. Even in the most recent Catechism, the Vatican continues to spell out the value and importance of liturgies and feasts and prayers dedicated to Mary. So how did this practice develop over time? Why do Catholics pray to Mary?
Aug 17, 2017 · A common misconception amongst non-Catholics is that Catholics pray to Mary like she is a deity, in the same way that the ancient Greeks prayed to the goddess Athena, or Hindus pray to Shiva. Here, Mairead explains why Catholics pray to Jesus’ mother.
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Christians have always been amazed and interested in Mary, the mother of Jesus. This is understandable because her role in God’s redemption plan is unlike that of anyone else. She carried the Son of Godin her womb, gave birth to him, nursed him as an infant, and (with her husband, Joseph) nurtured him through his childhood. Mary is worthy of admira...
In Luke 11, Jesus freed an afflicted man by driving out the demon that made him mute. Once Jesus cast the demon away, the man could speak again, and the watching crowd was amazed (Luke 11:14). Some of the crowd questioned Jesus, even suggesting Jesus was operating by power of Satan. As Jesus then started to preach to the crowd, a woman called out, ...
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 our death. Amen.
In the Roman Catholic church, Mary is seen as a mediator in her own right and therefore, worthy of receiving prayers from Christians. Veneration of Mary and the practice of praying to her is supported by the Roman Catholic doctrine of Assumption, which holds that after she died, Mary was taken up into heaven like Jesus – physically and spiritually....
1. Pray in humility. “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees wh...
BibleHub.com, John Gill’s Exposition of the Bible, Luke 11:15.Nov 7, 2023 · According to Kreeft, “We love Mary for one reason: because we love Jesus.” He goes on to explain that Jesus comes to us through Mary. “She is the place where the single most important and...
By praying to Mary, we are able to tap into her powerful connection to God, and ask for her help in our lives. “The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective” – James 5:16. With this in mind, why should we pray to the virgin mother daily, and what can we ask in our prayers?
