Do Catholics Worship Mary?
Many Evangelicals think the word
"pray" means "worship." So it
makes sense that they think
Catholics who "pray" to Mary
actually "worship" her. Let's look
up the word "pray" in the
dictionary. Here is what Webster's
says about the word pray:
(1) To utter petition to God ... (2)
To make a fervent request: PLEAD
(3) To beseech: implore (4) to make
a devout or earnest request for.
The first thing to notice is that the
word "worship" is not included in
the definition of "pray." It does not
mean "worship." A prayer to Mary
is clearly not a petition to God.
Mary is not God, and there is not
one faithful Catholic since the
apostles who has said she is. So
clearly it is not the first meaning.
The English language is often
limited in that we often have to use
the same word to say different
things. There are several meanings
of the word "pray." When Catholics
pray to God they "utter a petition
to God." When they pray to Mary
and the Saints they are making a
"devout or earnest request for"
prayers from Mary or the saints. In
mediaeval times when a royal court
official was asking something of a
person who outranked him, he
would say "I pray thee your
majesty." You have to say that in an
English accent to get the full effect!
The person was simply making a
request in a polite manner.
Catholics think Mary is a prayer
warrior. That's her job. We think
she was given a full-time 24/7
prayer ministry. She said, "all
generations will call me Blessed"
and "my soul magnifies the
Lord" (Luke 1:46). Catholics think
this is significant.
"The veneration of Mary is
inscribed in the very depths of the
human heart."
(Martin Luther, Sermon -
September 1, 1522)
There is a difference between
veneration of Mary and worship of
Jesus. This was formalized in
writing way back in 757 AD at the
Seventh General Council:
Latria - adoration that is given to
the Trinity alone(col1:15,2:9)
Hyper-dulia - veneration to Mary
(as the mother of God) lk1:41-49)
Dulia - honor paid to saints and
angels(Rev.5:8,mk 12:26-27)
There are plenty of Old Testament
references that distinguish
veneration from worship. "Then
Moses went out to meet his father
in law, and he bowed down and
kissed him.." (Exo 18:7)...(also 1
Chron 29:20, 1 Sam 24:
Some evangelicals say
"consecration" shows that
Catholics worship Mary. The word
"consecrate" means to entrust. I
entrust myself to my closest friends
but only one is my Savior.

I hope our protestant or pentecostal brethen wil undastand dis bt u no wat, many wil stil come 2 prove otherwise.

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