Do you know what the word “intercession” means or do you have access to a dictionary? I pray to Mary so that she may intercede with her Son, Jesus. Come on, that’s not too difficult to understand.
good night...
...”I pray to Mary so that she may intercede with her Son”....
Her son has already spoken regarding her...
He said to her....”Woman, what have I to do with you” ....He didn’t even call her ‘mother’, her work was done and he certainly let her know that.....like Sarah she was trying to move things forward , so of course Jesus rebuked her adding...”My time has not yet come”.....
.....If it weren’t for her being his mother, and his tenderness toward her for being that, he could have well said, as he did to Peter when he wanted Jesus to take a course of action,...”Get thee behind me satin, you’re a stumbling block to me!”
...and keep in mind HE had already told her prior some years back at the Temple no less, that He must be about ‘His Fathers business’ when she was making issue about the fact they’d been looking for Him.
Jesus knew His Father’s will and His destiny...Mary’s work was over.......So she certainly has no part in our affairs either as we go about our Father’s Business...and it’s through Jesus and by His Spirit we accomplish that.
Problem is, most prayers to Mary are not merely asking her to pray for them, but rather prayers asking her for things.
Additionally, Jesus Himself assured us that the Father hears and answers our prayers.
Why go to Mary at all? Do Catholics think they're more likely to get something by going through her than asking God Himself directly?
What a slap in the face to God.
Also, we don't need Mary's intercession because Jesus and the Holy Spirit intercede for us according to the will of the Father.
Come on, that's not to difficult to understand. Catholics need to recognize the Jesus of scripture not the paganized Jesus of Catholicism.
Why not go directly to Jesus? He's not too busy. He hears your prayers AS YOU ARE SAYING THEM if they are directed to Him.
Even if Mary could pass on prayers to Jesus, why wait?
Imagine a sinner who prays for salvation to Mary and when he is through praying to her, in that instance, he dies.
If he had petitioned Jesus instead his salvation would be assured.
If he was praying to Mary, when she passed his prayer on to Jesus the poor fella would be in hell. Twinkling of and eye thingie here.
You see, Jesus is God, and the OBLY Mediator between man and God. Kind of a mystery, but Biblical.