I am a bit confused about your religion,, do you worship mary, jesus or god.? or all 3? just wondering.....not a bashing, i am a plain old christian.
2007-09-29 17:37:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
catholics worship God
when catholics talk about God it refers to the father, the son (Jesus) and the holy spirit
2007-09-29 17:44:55 · answer #1 · answered by apple 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit. That's it. We venerate Mary, and all the saints, but they are neither worshiped nor prayed to. We just ask for their prayers and look at their lives in hopes of someday being as holy as many of them were.
2007-09-29 17:42:44 · answer #2 · answered by Tasha 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
+ The Holy Trinity +
We worship the one true God of Abraham as the Holy Trinity.
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity states there is one true God who is made up of three separate but equal persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
The Bible does not contain the word Trinity. However, the Holy Trinity is hinted at repeatedly in both the Old and New Testaments. For many biblical references, see: http://www.cwo.com/~pentrack/catholic/Trinity.txt
Under the influence of the Holy Spirit, the early Christians prayed and struggled over these hints for a couple of centuries. The concept of the Holy Trinity (three equal persons in one God) was mainstream Christianity in 325 C.E. at the Council of Nicaea and our belief is expressed in the Nicene Creed.
How this works is not fully known and is one the Christian mysteries.
The doctrine of the Holy Trinity is shared by most Christian denominations including Roman and Orthodox Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans, Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Pentecostals, Episcopalians, and the Salvation Army.
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt1art1p2.htm#232
+ Mary and the other Saints +
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, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.
As part of this family, you may ask your family and friends living here on earth to pray for you. Or, you may also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Andrew, or your deceased grandmother living in heaven to pray for you.
Prayer to saints in heaven is simple communication, not worship.
Asking others to pray for you whether your loved ones on Earth or your loved ones in heaven is always optional.
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt3art9p5.htm#946
With love in Christ.
2007-09-29 18:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
we worship God. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We do not worship Mary but, we love her as she is our spiritual Mother. We are part of the body of Christ and as such we honor her and ask that she pray for us to her son Jesus just as people here ask each other to pray for them. We do not pray to her to ask her to save us but to ask her son Jesus to save us. We believe in the Trinity.
2007-09-29 18:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by Midge 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the father the son and the holy ghost ortherwise known as god jesus and the holy ghost im a christian to.
2007-09-29 17:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by mitchemwill 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
we don't worship Mary. our worship is only for God and God alone. enough said.
2007-09-29 17:41:20 · answer #6 · answered by Perceptive 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋