I have always been told Catholics do that but wut do I know it is a question unanswered. Plz help me with this i would really appreciate your help!!! Thanx so much!!!!!!
2006-07-10 08:50:09 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I mean virgin Mary!!!
2006-07-10 09:22:47 · update #1
I am a bit confused on this and i get it now thanx ya'll!
2006-07-10 09:24:18 · update #2
Catholics and many other Christians believe in the Communion of Saints where all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.
Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints. You, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, and Mother Teresa.
As part of this family, you may ask your family and friends here on earth to pray for you. Or you may also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Andrew, or your deceased grandmother in heaven to pray for you.
Or, of course, you can pray to Jesus all by yourself.
With love and prayers in Christ.
2006-07-10 18:49:35 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics worship Jesus as part of the Holy Trinity (along with God the Father and the Holy Spirit). Catholics revere Mary as the Mother of Jesus. She didn't have to accept this awesome role, but she did. For us, she is a model of faith and following God's will, but we do not worship her. That is reserved for God and God alone.
I think that part of the reason that there are so many devotions around the Blessed Virgin is that she is very personable. We can imagine being a mother and experiencing what she did. And Mary was fully human, so when we pray to her, we believe that she is compassionate because she has "been there, done that." Some people have theorized that devotion to Mary helps balance out the masculine image of God (and the reality that Jesus was a man) with a feminine influence.
2006-07-10 15:58:43 · answer #2 · answered by Church Music Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't believe in the Virgin Mary over Jesus. We admire and respect Mary, however we do not worship her as we worship Jesus. When we pray the Hail Mary, we are asking Mary to pray for our sins. Alot of people really don't understand Catholics, and even when you ask them about it, many do not know themselves. I took a theology class at my college (it's a Jesuit institution) and I learned a lot about it. If you ever have the chance to do it, it's really interesting just to learn more about Catholism and other religions too.
2006-07-10 15:56:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry Singing sensation, but you seem to have things a little mixed up. Catholics believe that Jesus is one of the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy ghost, all three are one. They believe that Jesus came down to earth and was born as a human being, was crucified and died to atone for all human sins, in particular Original Sin, that which was committed by Adam and Eve. They believe that the Virgin Mary was his mother in a Virgin Birth. They believe that She was taken up to Heaven body and soul. They pray to Her asking Her to intercede on their behalf with her Son Jesus. I think that is all you need to know at this stage, God Bless............
2006-07-10 15:59:13 · answer #4 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ , the same as Christians.
What Catholics do that strays from the bible from this point, is that they pray to Mary to interceed on our behalf with Jesus.
Meaning they ask his mother to get him to do something for us.
It is wrong biblically, but they still hold on to this.
Jesus said, he and he alone is the way to the father, no man can go to the father, but through Jesus.
Never does it say, Mary is the way to Jesus, who is the way to the father.
2006-07-10 15:54:50 · answer #5 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm ot Catholic, but I think they believe that you can pray to the mother Mary as a tool to get to God, just like using Jesus.
2006-07-10 15:54:15 · answer #6 · answered by Darkchaos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean the "virgin" Mary? Your question makes NO sense.
2006-07-10 15:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by missgoddessrachel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why on earth would I pray to Mary, when I can Pray to God who is Jesus directly..
2006-07-10 16:37:33 · answer #8 · answered by connie h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish I could answer you but your question doesn't make any sense...what the version Mary?
2006-07-10 15:54:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋