[MurphsLaw]

He never meant for HER to be WORSHIPED! Only The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are to be worshiped. Worshiping ANYONE else is a grave SIN!

Worshipping Mary instead of God IS a MORTAL sin- a Commandment breaker... Catholics worship God, through Christ's Redemption, at every Mass... The Blessed Virgin Mother IS NOT Part of the Mass....except for that we do " We ASK the Blessed Virgin MARY to pray FOR US!!! (we know we need all the help to overcome our sinful condition)
We pray the "Hail Mary"- as each Verse of that prayer IS IN THE BIBLE - for the Blessed Virgin to Pray FOR us sinners, until we die....

Now you may think it is wrong to pray for someone- or for someone to pray for you...but it is not.
Honor thy Father and Mother is something that must be obeyed.... Its time to dispense with the false narrative....

When Christ said - +++"Behold your Mother"+++-- HE MEANT IT !!!!!

[crusty old prospector]

Uh, I believe Jesus was talking to John.

25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.

John 19:25-27

[daniel1212]

Worshipping Mary instead of God IS a MORTAL sin- a Commandment breaker... Catholics worship God, through Christ's Redemption, at every Mass..

And while Catholics imagine by playing word games (we only give latreia to God) they avoid crossing the invisible line between mere "veneration" and worship. For worship is not described by just one word, but by others as well, and as said, ascribing to Mary adulation, attributes, glory and titles never given in Scripture to created beings (except to false gods), and kneeling/bowing down before a statue representing her and beseeching her for Heavenly help and making offerings to her would be considered blasphemy and idolatry in Scripture.

[mrobisr]

“Worshiping ANYONE else is a grave SIN!’

I keep asking this and not one of you rc’s will answer.
So tell me the difference.

rcc’s pray to Mary and their god
rcc’s bow to Mary and their god
rcc’s kneel to Mary and their god
rcc’s offer sacrifice to Mary and their god
rcc’s serve Mary and their god
rcc’s get grace from Mary and from their god

I’ll be waiting...

[boatbums]

We pray the "Hail Mary"- as each Verse of that prayer IS IN THE BIBLE - for the Blessed Virgin to Pray FOR us sinners, until we die....

Ummm...no, it's not. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce she would be the Christ bearer:

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. For no word from God will ever fail.” “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.(Luke 1:26-45)

Maybe you can parse some words together from Gabriel and Elisabeth's greetings to Mary (it wasn't a "prayer") for the first half of the Catholic prayer to Mary (the Hail Mary), but the second part is all fabricated and not "IN THE BIBLE". Besides, we direct our prayers to God alone.

For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. (Isaiah 48:11)