When he spoke of the little girl that he revived, he referred to her as “sleeping”. This invoked laughter from those that did not understand him. Her soul was sleeping while awaiting Christs sacrifice on the cross. Once he was sacrificed those that were sleeping were able to join him in heaven. If you were referred to as “dead” that was a grave thing. Your soul had no hope for salvation. You were truly dead. Up until he sacrificed himself, many souls were sleeping and awaited his salvation.
When the follower asked Jesus if he could bury his father before leaving to follow him Jesus said “ “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”
It is a very grave thing to refer to any souls as being “dead”. Especially Mary.
You twist my words in an attempt to defend your theology. I never said that her soul was “dead.” Indeed, I specified the opposite: it’s alive and not preoccupied with you, but with her Lord.
The truth is that Mary’s body is dead — there was no corporeal assumption of Mary — and she’s got better things to do than to listen to your prayers and pass them along to the Father.
Why, I wonder, do Roman Catholics pray to Mary as their intercessor, when Jesus is available as our intercessor? Is Jesus not sufficient? No need to answer; I already know what you’ll say. You’ll recount the story given by “Saint” Alphonsus Liguori, which I heard a while back and which I found explained in some blog I googled:
“In one portion of his writings, he described an imaginary scene in which a sinful man saw two ladders hanging from heaven. Mary was at top of one and Jesus on top of the other. When the sinner tried to climb the one ladder, he saw a angry face of Christ and fell defeated, but when he climbed Mary’s ladder he ascended easily and was openly welcomed by Mary who brought him into heaven and presented him to Christ! Then all was well. The story was supposed to show how much easier and more effective it is to go to Christ through Mary.
“The same writer said that the sinner who ventures to come directly to Christ may come with dread of his wrath, but if he prays to the Virgin, she will only have to ‘show’ the son ‘the breasts that gave him suck’ and his wrath will be immediately appeased!”
The Lord has a long tradition of calling out a remnant from among His people. His Church became so corrupt and heretical that He did this again some 500 years ago. I thank Him that He did bring Reformation to His Church, a beautiful bride “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone.”
No “home to Rome” for me; my home is found in Heaven. No earthly priest for me; Christ is sufficient as my great high priest. No ongoing sacrifice of Christ’s body; His death at the cross was sufficient.