3:31 And His mother and His brothers arrived, and standing outside they sent word to Him, and called Him.
32 And a multitude was sitting around Him, and they said to Him, "Behold, Your mother and Your brothers are outside looking for You."
33 And answering them, He said, "Who are My mother and My brothers?"
34 And looking about on those who were sitting around Him, He said, "Behold, My mother and My brothers!
35 "For whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and mother." (NASB)
And remember that Jesus also said that He was the way, the truth, and the light and that no man cometh unto the Father except by him. Praying for intercession by anyone else won't help by our Lord's own words. Nobody died on that cross except Jesus as the atonement for our sins, and He's our only redemption and intercessor. To believe otherwise is to call Jesus a liar.
For I know that this shall fall out to me unto salvation, through your prayer and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded: but with all confidence, as always, so now also, shall Christ be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death. (Philippians 1:19-20)
Was St. Paul wrong when he thought that these prayers would help him? Is it a bad thing to ask a Christian to pray for you? St. Paul didn't think so.
He's our only ... intercessor.
Let's test this doctrine according to the Scriptures:
1 I desire therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all men:
2 For kings and for all that are in high station: that we may lead a quiet and a peaceable life in all piety and chastity. (1 St. Timothy 2)
Sorry xJ, I don't believe that. And I don't think anybody believed as you do until the 19th Century. Even Martin Luther was devoted to Our Lady.
Wrong. Nice Protestant reply ignorant of Catholic belief. How did Jesus, who existed forever, decide to come down to save us? That’s right, by being born of a woman, the purest one to have ever lived (see Luke: “Hail Mary, full of Grace” — that’s FULL as in no room for sin — and “From now on, all ages will call me blessed”). By the way, if you understood the passage you quoted (Mk 3:35), you would realize that he was praising Mary for having done the will of God (”Let it be done to me according to your word”), just as is quoted in Lk 11:27-28:
“While he was speaking, a woman from the crowd called out and said to him, ‘Blessed is the womb that carried you and the breasts at which you nursed.’ He replied, ‘Rather, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.’”
Apparently, you have never asked for anyone’s prayers. That’s too bad. If I can ask for your prayers, how much more can I ask for the prayers of Mary, who is more blessed than anyone and very close to God in Heaven? And no one is saying that Mary died for us. Sheesh! You need to read the Bible and the Catechism and get with it if you are going to critique Catholics. You’ve been blinded by your own miseducation.