Should i worship mary

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. Mary knew that she could have been stoned to death for being an unwed mother while she was engaged to Joseph.

She knew how Joseph, her parents and the people in her town would react and she said yes anyway. God trusted Mary to love his son and take care of him and she did, all the way to the foot of the cross. Nowhere in Scripture does it say to pray and give thanks and honor to a man-made carving or a man-made painting. Nowhere in Scripture does it tell you to ask Mary to pray for you. If I drew a woman on a piece of paper and called it Mary would you go in front of that paper, bow down, and start praying to it?

Jesus Christ is eternal and Mary is not the mother of God because God has no mother. Mary was a sinner just like I am a sinner, just like you are a sinner, just like Paul was a sinner, just like Joseph was a sinner, etc.

Jesus Christ came to die for the sins of the world including Mary and everyone including Mary has to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior to get into Heaven. All the worship, all the praise, all the honor belongs to God and He will not let anyone take away from the glory that is rightfully His. God will not be mocked. The Catholic Church is sending many people to hell.

There will be no justifying sin and clear in your face biblical teachings when in front of God. Catholics clearly worship statues and images of Mary. Exodus You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God , punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me.

Isaiah I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another , neither my praise to graven images. One mediator and that is Christ.

The awesome power of the incarnation—God becoming man—began in her. She experienced, literally, the first communion. Also, please consult the Catechism of the Catholic Church , , , for more information about Marian devotion. Analyze the Hail Mary To illustrate what Catholics really believe about Mary, ask students to breakdown the most famous prayer to her, the Hail Mary.

What does each phrase say about what we believe about Mary? Compare and Contrast the Ways we Worship Christ vs. Venerate Mary Ask the students to make a list of ways they worship Christ. Then help them create a list of ways Catholics venerate Mary. Discuss how these are both similar and different. Use a Venn diagram to help students organize their lists. Compare and contrast the Fall in Genesis Genesis 3 to the Annunciation Luke Help students to see the following similarities between Eve and Mary:.

Whether you are a veteran teacher or in your first year, this guide provides a step by step process to effective lesson planning and provides suggestions for activities and teaching strategies. That is certainly a challenge, kkollwitz. Sometimes we are called to breakdown preexisting notions that may not be correct.

Many Catholics would be surprised at how well it works to review the Hail Mary with a non-Catholic, especially referring to the Luke quotes.

I am a catholic by birth and faith. I believe solely that Mary is the Mother of Jesus son of God.