Sometimes we hear people say that Christians should never pray to Mary, quoting as proof 1 Tim 2:5 that describes how Jesus Christ is the sole mediator. How are we to understand this?
Paul provides a brief answer in this edition of A Minute with Mary.
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Sometimes we hear people say that Christians should never pray to Mary or the saints and they usually quote as proof 1 Tim 2:5 that describes how Jesus Christ is the sole mediator.
Christianity is founded on the whole idea of mediation – going through one to get to others. We come to the Father through the Son who certainly is the sole mediator. But we are members of the Body of Christ that St Paul stresses so much and we are called to share in Christ’s one mediation. Without this we could reason we should never pray for anyone else, but of course we know well that St Paul urges us that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be prayed for all people.
That’s exactly what happens when we ask our brothers and sister to pray for us. For Catholics, our brothers and sisters are not just limited to those on earth, but include those in heaven. They too are part of the Kingdom just as Jesus taught in Matt 22:32 that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are, in God’s eyes, not dead but living in heaven.
And of course, Jesus came to us through Mary, so for us to go to Jesus through Mary; we are simply imitating what Jesus did! And of course imitating Jesus is exactly what Scripture calls us to do.
