2006-12-20 13:53:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes they do. they pray to her and ask for forgivness. that is the catholic style. and they also have a saint for any thing that ails you.
2006-12-20 14:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by eca1094 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pray and seek for her divine intervention. I have faith to her because she is close to her son, Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, as son of Blessed Mary will listen to her always. You can verified it to the Roman Catholic Bible regarding how Jesus Christ heard and follows the request of the Blessed Virgin. I worshiped her because of her sacrifices especially the suffering of Jesus Christ to mankind. All that Jesus grants before God will be greatly consider. Thats my reasons why I worshiped Blessed Mary. Mary is not God, but an instrument to God. Have a nice day!!!
2006-12-20 22:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by heart_and_sword 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Catholics worship God.
We just love and honor Mary like she's our own mother, because Jesus gave her to us.
2006-12-21 06:35:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but we honor her and the saints that have gone before us.
Catholics share the belief in the Communion of Saints with many other Christians, including the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopal, and Methodist Churches.
The Communion of Saints is the belief 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.
Prayer to saints is communication, not worship.
The Hail Mary prayer simply recites Bible passages (the Word of God) and asks Mary to pray for us:
Hail Mary Full of grace, the Lord is with you. (These are the words the angel Gabriel said to Mary, a Bible quote.)
Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. (This is Mary's cousin Elizabeth's greeting, another bible quote.)
Holy Mary, (The angel Gabriel said she was full of grace and Elizabeth said she was blessed.)
Mother of God, (the Bible says Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, God the Son)
Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. (A simple request to pray for us.)
Amen.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-21 00:39:47 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics are Christians, and Mary is the mother of Jesus in Christianity, and she is worshiped by all of the Christian faith.
2006-12-20 21:59:01 · answer #5 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Mary is a Saint in a way, they dont worship here, they revear her, repsect her, that stuff.
2006-12-20 21:56:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Sorta, but not like they worship God, it's more like they praise her, revere her. but they Do NOT hold her above God.
2006-12-20 22:04:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in a form of idolatry because they rather go to a deceased person than to pray to the living Jesus Christ.
Go figure!
2006-12-20 22:05:42 · answer #8 · answered by keepingGodfirst 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
NO! we pray to her and all the saints to intercede for us on earth since they have won God's favor>
2006-12-20 21:57:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
yes they do and the sad part about it is they still call her the virgin mother, to think that she was married to Joseph and never had sex with him is just plain stupidity and for all those who say no we just pray to her what kind of sense does that make to pray to someone that you don't think is a god
2006-12-20 21:58:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋