Is There Biblical Evidence To Catholics Praying to Mary?

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Third, the Bible doesn’t say anything about praying to those who have died.
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First, the Bible says that the faithful don’t die. I’ve proven that above.
2nd. The Bible says that all Christians are to intercede one for another.

1 Timothy 2:1 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people

So, if all faithful Christians are still alive. They must follow the injunction to pray for all men. And they’re standing right next to you. So, why not ask them to pray for you?
(Which, again, confuses me because instead of asking God to ask those who have died who are now with him to pray for us, Catholics speak as if they are directly talking to them during prayer.)
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2 Corinthians 5:7 For we live by faith, not by sight.
To get back to my point, God says we should approach His throne with confidence. (Hebrews 4:16) In fact, Scripture talks about not showing favoritism multiple times. Why are our personal prayers to Yahweh not enough?
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I don’t know. Why does Scripture say that we should pray for one another if our personal prayers are enough? Even St. Paul requests prayer:

2 Thessalonians 3:1As for other matters, brothers and sisters, pray for us …

Actually, I do know. The reason we ask the Saints for prayer is because they have proven that they have God’s ear. As Scripture says:

John 9:31 We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.

That is why Scripture specifically instructs us to pray to them:

James 5:16…The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

Notice how the Prophet Elijah is shown as an example of a righteous man whose prayers are heard. And St. Elijah was long dead by then.
While I do understand that Jesus would likely pay special attention to what his blessed earthly mother Mary has to say, Mary is not God and how are we to think that Mary receives millions of prayers each day and is able to present each one to God?
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In the case of Mary, she is entrusted with all the souls of those who, “keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.” (Rev 12:17).
Peace be with you!
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And with you!
 
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First, the Bible says that the faithful don’t die. I’ve proven that above.
2nd. The Bible says that all Christians are to intercede one for another.
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When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.
“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him, 33 and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
 
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In A Call to Prayer
1 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered on behalf of all men 2 for kings and all those in authority, so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
Unity in the Body
…5one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. 7Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.…
 
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Justin_Mary: Thumbs up for your comment:

First it’s best to understand the Saints can do nothing without God. When we ask a Saint for help, we’re asking them to intercede between us & Jesus.

What I wanted to write is that everything comes through from God nothing is outside his scope. We can not “even as humans” act independently away from God so that means, not even a saint can. When we sin or have sinned who is the first person we come to for forgiveness? Jesus! But it is through the cross and the atonement that was made that allows us to be forgiven in order approach God’s throne. If we are in the state of sin and distant how can we approach with confidence? Very difficult to do this. Like the prodigal son, as this is lent season, and I believe, it was the father’s prayers that helped the son come to his senses - God hears all prayers!

When we sin it’s exactly like Adam & Eve - hiding until as the bible tells us, 'they heard the voice of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden during the breeze of the day, the man and his wife concealed themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 So the Lord God called out to the man, asking him, “Where are you?”
God calls us back to our senses and yes, he does ask us “where we are?”. Sin makes it impossible to approach the throne. When David sinned it was as if the same temptation visited him. David saw with his eyes (as Eve did) and then acted on it. What happened next, was in the same flex of the hiding. Sin will not approach the throne - it is only through redemption. Jesus fulfilled the promise for all of us to make that return possible back to God, however, it took generations up to Mary to fulfill the promise! Whenever prayers are said in the Hebrew bible, each patriarch is mentioned as to remember the covenant. In the New Testament, Jesus said: And vwhatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, yif you have faith.”24 Therefore I tell you, pwhatever you ask in prayer, obelieve that you qhave received it, and it will be yours.13 zWhatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that athe Father may be glorified in the Son.7 If eyou abide in me, and my words abide in you, fask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Whenever we pray to the saints, we are asking them to join us as to add strength and to give us courage to “always pray” but also, to never loose heart when we don’t hear or receive an answer to our prayers right away. We call on family, friends and those who are close to us but when we raise our hands up to heaven, we call upon those in heaven to helps us. A wonderful blessing is when we find a connection and someone replies back to encourage us to continuing praying or seeking.

Sometimes we loose heart or get discouraged however those saints can and do send encouragement when we need it the most.
 
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The Christian faith does not require “biblical” evidence or “biblical” proof. It is an orally perpetuated apostolic faith that also has the great good blessing of the much later Holy Scriptures - which are an adjunct and NOT NOT NOT a “foundation.”
 
everything that the Church teaches is supported by Scripture. CCC 125 says: The Gospels…are our principal source for the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, our Savior. source CCC 131 says: uch is the force and power of the Word of God that it can serve the Church as her support and vigor…[and] strength for [the] faith… [Therefore,] access to Sacred Scripture ought to be open wide to the Christian faithful. source Therefore, it seems to me that all the Church’s teachings are contained in Tradition and are supported by Scripture, especially the Gospels.
 
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Pour forth, we beseech you, O Lord,
your grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ your Son
was made known by the message of an angel,
may by his passion and cross
be brought to the glory of his resurrection.
Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
 
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