Sorry DaveSmith, that previous post was directed at another poster. By the way I have a theory that it is humility that inclines us as Catholics to ask that the Blessed Mother and the Saints in Heaven pray for us. We know that God is perfect and we are not. Jesus is our salvation, but the world always leads us away. We need all the help we can get. My personal experience is that the Blessed Mother, the angels, and saints, in heaven really do help bring us back to Jesus.
Blessings,