First of all, Catholics do not worship Mary. We honor her ... Catholics do not pray to Mary instead of Jesus. ... Jesus loves his mother very much and we hope that Mary will be able to influence Jesus to hear our prayers, in much the same way that she mentioned to Jesus that 'they have no wine' at the wedding at Cana. read more
First of all, Catholics do not worship Mary. We honor her because she is the mother of Jesus. God himself honored Mary, by finding her worthy to be the mother of His only son. God sent the angel Gabriel to Mary to tell her: ‘Hail, Mary, full of grace! The Lord is with you. Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God. read more
Catholics do not worship Mary. Instead we honour her because God Himself honoured her. It is written in the Bible, ‘Honour your father and mother.’ We pray to Jesus through Mary so that she can intercede for us. Mary was Jesus' earthly mother so we pray through her to honour her for the good work she has performed. read more
Catholics ask Mary to pray to Jesus for us. Mary is a"born again" Christian who received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and spoke in tongues 2000 years before Pentecostals got the gift (Acts 1:14, 2:3). read more