[tinamina]

I’m not a Roman Catholic but I was taught that you do not pray “to” Mary, but you ask her to pray for you as you would ask any close friend to pray for you. Who is more likely to have the ear of Jesus? You or His mother? So in other words if you ask Mary to intercede for you Jesus is more likely to look favorably on your request.

[steve86]

I pray to Mary constantly, but do not consider her a deity. Don't disagree with the rest of your comment.

[metmom]

I’m not a Roman Catholic but I was taught that you do not pray “to” Mary, but you ask her to pray for you as you would ask any close friend to pray for you. Who is more likely to have the ear of Jesus? You or His mother? So in other words if you ask Mary to intercede for you Jesus is more likely to look favorably on your request.

Interestingly, Jesus taught us to pray to the FATHER, and promised that HE would hear and answer our prayers Himself.

So how does someone come away with the thinking that Mary can get more out of God for us than we can ourselves when we have Jesus' own promise in His own words?

[terycarl]

I’m not a Roman Catholic but I was taught that you do not pray “to” Mary, but you ask her to pray for you as you would ask any close friend to pray for you.

that would be correct!!!!

[xone]

So in other words if you ask Mary to intercede for you Jesus is more likely to look favorably on your request.

Sadly LoL. Rom 8:31-33. No Mom there.