[ealgeone]

Perhaps the Spirit, knowing his heart better than you or I, led him to pray for Mary’s help.Obviously it was the right thing for him as she gently suggested confession which healed him.God knows what we need and uses many avenues to help, so boundless is His Love.

Again, we have no Scriptural support for the Holy Spirit directing us to pray to anyone other than Jesus or God.

Confession is not what heals....belief in Christ is what heals.

[Biggirl]

BOTH confession and belief in Christ is what HEALS.

[georgia peach]

I don’t think that God is confined to the words of the Bible.Does the Bible say that I was going to have a dream of Mary in which she gave me an instruction? No, but it happened.He works and has worked throughout history in ways that he chooses.
Confession healed that man because in confession he met and was forgiven by Jesus.You seem to not understand Catholic beliefs at all.
May Christ bless you this day.