People carry Mary statue on their shoulder does not look nice

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Bookcat said:
No it looks like “statue carrying”. It is called a procession.

Honoring - not adoring- Our Lady or rather in this case it looks like it can be “Saint Anne” the Mother of Mary (and Grandmother of Jesus) with Mary as a young girl there.

Idol worship involves an idol…which one adores as a god. Not what his happening here. Think “family honoring very important Grandmother”…we are the Family of God and St. Ann is important in our Family…and Mary of course too is very important in our Family.
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Very helpful along with Della’s postings.
 
As mentioned by another poster, I"m pretty sure the statue was actually one of St. Anne with a young Mary by her side. Of course we should honour the Grandmother of God :).
For the OP: Kings, queens, and even bishops were historically carried in this manner in various cultures. By carrying an image of Our Lord, Our Lady, or a saint in this manner, we are symbolically given the holy individual (alive in heaven) the same honour given to mere earthly lords and ladies.
 
Bookcat said:
No it looks like “statue carrying”. It is called a procession.

Honoring - not adoring- Our Lady or rather in this case it looks like it can be “Saint Anne” the Mother of Mary (and Grandmother of Jesus) with Mary as a young girl there.

Idol worship involves an idol…which one adores as a god. Not what his happening here. Think “family honoring very important Grandmother”…we are the Family of God and St. Ann is important in our Family…and Mary of course too is very important in our Family.
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👍 Processing is part of many occasions for many occasions. People carry a bride and a groom during a festive wedding reception. They are not worshipping them as idols. :rolleyes:
 
These processions come from an old European tradition of carrying the parish’s Saint statue around the boundaries of the parish to bless it, and to honor the Saint in question. It was meant to place the parish and its people under the protection of God and the Saint.

Jafar, you’re awfully quick to judge something and call it ‘idolatry’ rather than try to learn something about the customs BEFORE condemning them. People have done this particular activity for almost 2,000 years. If God had a problem with it, I’m sure He’d have expressed that displeasure by now.
 
I think your concern was an honest one.
However, Catholics don’t worship images and states, but revere the people they represent. It is rather like a person having a photo of his mother on his desk.
 
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