[NoGrayZone]

"Then I say, "What are you doing making any requests, and especially requests for prayer, of anyone but God thorough Jesus?"

I am STILL praying, to God, THROUGH Jesus. I am NOT praying TO anyone else.

[Mad Dawg]

Do you ever ask your friend to pray for you? In the sense that we are using "pray" and "prayer" that's a prayer to your friend for your friend's prayers. You complained about the word prayer, so I invented another word, but got no useful comment.

Would it be better if we said we make requests of Mary and the other saints and angels, and we communicate other things to them?