Right, so Catholics have one extra person who prays for them when compared to non-Catholic christians...?

That would be Mother Mary, since when we pray to her, we ask her to pray for us. We never treat her as an Idol or God or whateva you wanna call her. Just like when I ask my friend to pray for me, it is that simple.





My question is also simple: would that be considered as blasphemy? If that is so, should I refrain from asking my friends to pray for me whenever I%26#039;m in trouble?





Would it be wrong if I ask the person that I refer to as The Ark of the New Covenant, the Lily of the Valley, the Immaculate Conception, the Mother of God to pray for me? Someone please bloody tell me!

Right, so Catholics have one extra person who prays for them when compared to non-Catholic christians...?
No, it certainly is not blasphemous.





As Beachgirl said a few above me, who better to go to than the Mother of God? As Jesus is our brother, she is our mother and cares for all of us. We ask for her help in petitioning her son on our behalf. Again, if you want to get your sibling to do something, who better than to ask your mother?





But you can also petition the saints as well.





There really is no difference in my opinion between asking your friend to pray for you and asking those in Heaven to pray for you, except those in Heaven are freed from sin unlike us here on earth.





If you believe in God and Jesus as our Savior then you must also believe that he destroyed death and therefore all that leave this world are still alive.





Think of it as a telephone, of course the telephone line is our prayers. We can talk to them and ask them for help, just as we can do with a friend. We do get a response, but we just have to listen, something I don%26#039;t think the people today do very much.





A good example of speaking to those who passed before us is: Matthew 17:1-9, the Transfiguration. Before some of his Apostles, he shows just who he is and whom he%26#039;s been speaking to despite them not able to see the two men until Jesus shows them: Moses (Jewish Law) and Elijah (Jewish Prophecy).





This shows us that though we may not be able to see the Saints or Mary, they can still hear us.





The Protestants are right about one thing, Jesus did open up communication, but not just to God, but to those who have died before us and are now in Heaven. No where does it say we can or should only talk to God.
Reply:My research:


I personally asked a Priest %26quot;IF I knew for a FACT that my Uncle went to Heaven, would it be all right for me to pray for him to be an intermediary for me?%26quot;


His Answer: %26quot;yes%26quot;
Reply:Who care what anyone else thinks? Pray to who you want. If there is a god, the Mary-haters don%26#039;t know his will any more than you do.
Reply:the answer to both questions is no it%26#039;s not blasphemy. it%26#039;s called Intercession. Nothing wrong with that.
Reply:no it%26#039;s not wrong? God chose Mary. Scriptures tell us that the thoughts of many hearts will be reveled to Her. Jesus even listened to her.....
Reply:U are insane,.... why dont u find Mary yourself, get busy and leave people alone?
Reply:Not only can we ask others to pray for us -- we%26#039;re *supposed* to pray without ceasing. Interceding for each other is part of our earthly duties as Christians.





And as far as asking the Blessed Virgin for her prayers, Jesus Himself said that everyone is alive as far as God is concerned. The Blessed Mother is in Heaven, and she is alive, so she can pray for us just as much as anyone still on earth can. It%26#039;s definitely not blasphemy, idolatry, or any of the other slurs that Catholic-haters love to lob at us.





So how about asking her to pray for all of us here in R%26amp;S -- especially the ones who hate the Church, Catholic believers, and the Mother of our Savior. :)
Reply:Well, I would like to correct you in say that we have one other person who prays for us. We also have the angels and the saints. Asking Mary, the angels, and the saints to pray for us is only different than asking someone else to pray for us because that they are closer to God than we are. We ask the saints to pray for us in the same way that I may ask you to pray for me. The saints are not dead, they are alive in heaven with God. Mk 12;26-27 states %26quot;He is not God of the dead, but of the living.%26quot; The saints are more alive than we are. They are free from all sin. They enjoy the fillness of God%26#039;s life-giving presence. Flooded with God%26#039;s love, they care more about us now than they did on earth. We know that angels and saints place the prayers of the holy ones at God%26#039;s feet (Rev. 5:8 and Rev 8:3-4), supporting those prayers with their intercessions. The martyrs underneath the heavenly altar cry out for earthly vindication (Rev 6:9-11) showing that they are aware of, and concerned with, earthly affairs.





God bless,


Stanbo
Reply:We ask the mother of God to pray for us because she is the MOTHER OF GOD!!! I mean when you need help, who do go to? I go to my mom, Jesus does the same. Not only that but when we pray to the blessed mother and to saints and holy men and women, we are not praying to them like a god or when we genuflect or kneel before a stature of saint or Mother Mary, but its like a Christian wearing a cross on his/her neck. It is a symbol of God that we respect and use to come closer to God. We pray to the saints to intercede with God because they have a great relationship with him , and so we are aided by them in our journey to heaven. Its really complicated and that%26#039;s why its so discussed.
Reply:Actually ... She prays for everyone, not just Catholics.





Even here on earth, we don%26#039;t wait for folks to ask for prayer before we do so. As an example, how many of us -- privately, and with others -- have prayed for the victims of the recent earthquakes and violent storms? Or for those who are poor and hungry? Or just for a neighbor who seems troubled?





Mary%26#039;s intercession isn%26#039;t limited to just those who ask her, either.
Reply:Again Mary cannot pray for you.Having statues and paintings of her to pray to is idol worshipping.Praying to her to pray to God for you is putting her higher than God.Plus after Jesus came we were freed to pray directly to God.
Reply:Mary used to be a person. She is now dust with her soul hopefully in heaven. If she did not believe Jesus to be the Son of GOD then she resides in hell.



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