You bow down to statues of them in defiance of the specific Scriptural injunction against doing so. 'Nuff said.
What makes you think the 7th day is SATURDAY? God doesn't go by our calendar. ( I can back that up scripturally if you like.) It doesn't say saturday anywhere!
The seventh day has always been what we call Saturday. The fact that there was a specific change in Christian circles is well-attested by the early Church fathers--you'd think a traditionalist like yourself would be too well aware of that to try to claim otherwise.
What son would deny anything that his mother asks?
By that logic (and indeed, by Hebraic thought), neither is Yeshua greater than David, His forefather, since no son was ever considered greater than or in authority over His ancestors. And yet, Yeshua "He said to them, How then does David by the Spirit call him Lord, saying, "the LORD said to my Lord, Sit on My right until I make Your enemies Your footstool for Your feet?" If David then calls Him Lord, how is He his son?" (Mat. 22:43-45)
All authority in Heaven and on Earth has been given to the Messiah Yeshua (Mat. 28:18, Phi. 2:9-11), and therefore it is Mary who does as He commands, not He who can be swayed by His mother.
Furthermore, even if we were to suppose that Mary's requests had some influence (and suppose further that Mary were omniscient enough to hear your petitions), why should we suppose that she would be more willing to hear your requests than He? Can Miryam, however righteous she may be, love you a millionth part so much as God? If you are truly in the Messiah, God is your Father, your Bridegroom, your Friend, even your Brother (cf. Mat. 12:50)--how then should we suppose that the proper way to get His attention is through His earthly mother?
If my friends, whom I loved dearly and loved communion with, consistantly went to my mother to get her to influence me, I would be insulted. How much more then does attempting to manipulate the God who died for you by His mother insult Him and His Grace?
Miryam deserves better than to be "used" in such a way.
More Protestant Hogwash.