Why catholics adore mary

If absolutely no one is righteous, then who is James talking about? Luke 1 says that Elizabeth and Zechariah were righteous before God. If absolutely no one is righteous, then how can that be? Is Scripture contradicting itself? They are corrupt…there is none that does good.

Obviously, when the psalmist says that none has done good, he is talking about the fools who say there is no God. He is not talking about absolutely everyone. The same goes for St.

Paul when he quotes from this psalm. Paul is not saying absolutely no one is righteous; if he was, then how we would have a hard time explaining all the Old and New Testament passages that refer to the righteous. In Romans it says that no one seeks for God. Does that mean that absolutely no one is seeking God? No, to interpret it that way would be strange. This is not an absolute.

There are exceptions. That is faulty logic. It is the true Queen of Heaven, Mary, the mother of the male child who is to rule the nations. Jesus and Mary go together. The best chance at getting a good answer from the king was to run it by his mother. A multitude of Church-approved Marian apparitions shows that God continues to send his mother to help us.

For instance, at Fatima, years ago on Oct. Her message to us is to pray and make reparation for sin. Padre Pio and a host of saints called it a weapon against evil and prayed it continually.

There are many documented miracle stories and many personal stories attributed to praying the Rosary. No one can argue that she must be the most righteous, therefore, the Bible attests to the power of her prayers. But by already being grounded in a love of Mary and the Rosary, such books help deepen that love. He opens with the words of St. It is a monumental work that begins with the history of the Rosary and includes miracle and conversion stories attributed to the Rosary throughout history.

It also contains beautiful artwork honoring Mary, much of it commissioned for the book. She picked up the young Calloway, bent on destruction and brought him to her son. All proceeds from the book go to support seminarians. This book starts with the fall of man and develops a deep understanding of our need for prayer and the power of the Rosary to fight evil. It is full of insights to appreciate the Rosary more deeply and recounts some of the most astounding accounts of victories attributed to the Rosary.

The Lord is with you. Do not be afraid Mary, for you have found favor with God. Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. May it be done to me according to your word. We honor Mary, because God himself honored her. He chose her out of all the women in the world to bear his son.

Mary said yes to God and gave birth to baby Jesus, but she could have said no. We look up to Mary as the greatest saint in our church because she said yes to God. Such veneration was proper for Mary and the Saints. In view of Mary's important role in salvation history as Mother of Jesus, the Church recognized that Mary warranted a special degree of honor among the Saints.

For this class of devotion, St. Thomas Aquinas d. No, Catholics do not worship Mary, if by worshiping is meant adoring. She is not God for us, has never been and will never be. Addressing prayer to Mary is like asking a dear and close friend for help.