On good grief....not this one.
Yes, but as noted by Paul....to people here on earth. Not those who've gone before us.
We're not bowing down to a statue of anyone, lighting a candle and invoking their name in prayer or praying to them.
Catholic apologetics are so pitiful.
Oddly enough as I know more of Jesus, I have less contempt and more pity upon seeing other spiritual practices.
The idea of forever depending on Mary as a steward of prayers for you, talks Jesus down. What keeps HIM from being said steward? Voluntarily? Who is going to have more clout in heaven?
The Body of Christ is one. We are part of His body, and so are the saints in heaven who are certainly closer to Christ than we are.
And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God's people.