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She was Joseph's sweetheart, not yours.... 46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. And knew her not till she had...

no, it is vain repetition. It has been stuck in my head for 50 years.

The way to be saved per the Church age is to obey Acts 2:38 as our proof of our faith.

Jesus said the same words over and over again? He prayed, but not the rosary etc.

Wow, you are not a real Catholic. They pray at an altar to Mary etc. These altar's are typically in the entrance of the building by the water basin.

So, rehearsed prayer to any dead saint or Jesus Himself is a no no. Also, what you said that I highlighted debunks itself.

You never knelt in front of one and spoke towards it?

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. In praying, don't use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.

...as the Catholic prays to his statues today.

Are you saying that only our local church taught us to pray the rosary in front of the statue of Mary? I am not the one who thought that up at 8 years old. I hated doing that, but had to do it to be qualified to go to the black box for confession.

Prayer to the Sleeping St. Joseph Oh St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interest and desires. Oh St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your Divine Son all spiritual blessings...

The way to qualify for salvation is to obey Acts 2:38, not just believe. The devils believe....

Yikes!

Indeed they pray, also worship, but the living do not pray to them.

Yes, and there is no N.T. example of the saints talking to the dead.

Yes, and I don't talk to or at them?

There are dead statues that pose as saints, and over 1 billion Catholics think they are saints..

Excellent post.

Did I teach myself to fall in front of a statue and ask the statue to get her son to do stuff? No, I had to qualify via catechism in a big RCC church in San Jose CA at about 8 years of age. After they indoctrinated me, I had the instructional privilege to be allowed to pray to a 2000 year dead...

Wait just a cotton pickin minute, fella! You RCC fella's taught me to fall prostrate in front of statues and talk to them. Don't try to wiggle out of that.