“As a former Catholic, I can understand asking for prayers...
...and indeed Mary is Mother of the church, and a step above even the Saints...
...but to ask for action?!? That strikes me as a step too far.”
Catholics do not ask The Blessed Virgin, Mary, for action. We ask HER to PRAY for us.
What’s so hard to understand?
What’s so hard to understand?
Hahahahahahaaaaa...
It's so hard to understand words which obviously have no clear meaning.
Action? Pray for us? Only in the mind of someone so obviously unable to comprehend the English language can prayer not be equated with ACTION!
She's dead! She is NOT an intercessor. That is the sole role and responsibility of Jesus Christ, through the ACTION of the Holy Spirit!
From Wiki: Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate ...
Matthew 6: 5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him....