Catholics commonly pray to both angels and departed saints in Heaven, yet in all of Scripture with its over 200 prayers the Holy Spirit does not provide even one single prayer or offering from a soul on earth to a created being in Heaven — except by pagans (1Kg. 18:26; Jer. 44:17-19), nor does it teach souls to address anyone else in prayer to Heaven but the Lord.
And instead, Christ is set forth by the Holy Spirit as the only mediator between man and God, between the earthly and heavenly realm, (1Tim. 2:5) and who is the only mediator that we are exhorted to called upon, (Rm. 10:13; 1Cor. 1:2) as the only intercessor who is said to ever live to make intercession for us, (Heb. 7:25) as the uniquely qualified high priest who is uniquely declared to be able to “be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” (Hebrews 4:15) “For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.” (Hebrews 2:18)
The Lord did not teach us to pray saying, “Our Mother who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name,” but “Our Father...” (Mt. 6:9) The Holy Spirit does not cry “Mama, mama,” but Abba, Father, (Gal. 4:6) Paul did not say that “I bow my knees unto the Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ” but “the Father...” (Eph. 3:14)
The complete conspicuous absence of any positive examples for what is a common practice of Catholics is enough to disallow as being doctrine, in addition to the contrary teaching in what believers are exampled as doing and taught to do.
Lacking actual Scriptural support, RCs must resort to specious extrapolation from Scripture in seeking to support prayer to departed saints (PTDS) and angels. More here .
Time for bed.
True, which churches pray the Our Father as Jesus taught ? Did Jesus teach the disciples to pray to him ? Good night, I really can't read your mind, but trying to comprehend your comnents I think you have a good one.
Yes, I was confident I understood your objection; you confirmed it here.