Do Catholics Worship Mary? What Does Scripture Actually Say?

[Ronald Nolette]

Churches named after Mary, Marian prayers, novenas, scapulars, and Marian titles do not by themselves establish worship. After all, Scripture itself gives Mary extraordinary honor:

• "Blessed are you among women" (Luke 1:42)
• "the mother of my Lord" (Luke 1:43)
• "all generations will call me blessed" (Luke 1:48)

The existence of special honor does not automatically equal worship.

More importantly, none of the examples you listed demonstrate that Catholics believe Mary is God, equal to God, the Creator, or worthy of the adoration that belongs to God alone.

You mention titles such as Co-Redemptrix, Co-Mediatrix, and Queen of Heaven, but merely listing titles does not establish worship. The question is what those titles mean, not whether they sound impressive.

Likewise, churches named after Mary no more prove Mary is worshipped than churches named after Peter, Paul, Joseph, or the Apostles prove those saints are worshipped.

You also appeal to your personal experience:

"Sisters and priests all said to worship Mary."

If that's literally what they taught, then they were contradicting official Catholic teaching, which explicitly states that worship belongs to God alone.

Ultimately, "it looks like worship to me" is not an argument. The question is whether Catholics are offering Mary the adoration due to God alone.

That's the claim that still needs to be demonstrated, not simply asserted.

You need to go and study pre vatican 2 writings about Mary.

She is blessed among woman not above. Other women were also called blessed.
Yes God picked Miriam to bear jesus
All generations call her blessed, as they do legions of other saints who glorified God.

Titles and attributes given to Mary:

Mary Most Holy
Mary conceived without sin
Mary Immaculate
Sacred heart of Mary
Co-REdemptrix
Co-Mediatrix
Queen of Heaven
Mother of all saints.
Lived sinlessly perfect
Assumption of Mary
Cause of our Salvation
Queen of Peace
Most hOLY
Most Pure
Queen of Creation
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Holy Virgin of virgins,
Mother of Christ,
Mother of the Church,
Mother of divine grace,
Mother most pure,
Mystical rose,
Tower of David,
Tower of ivory,
House of gold,
Ark of the covenant,
Gate of heaven,
Morning star,
Health of the sick,
Refuge of sinners,
Comforter of the afflicted,
Help of Christians,
Queen of angels,
Queen of patriarchs,
Queen of prophets,
Queen of apostles,
Queen of martyrs,
Queen of confessors,
Queen of virgins,
Queen of all saints,
Queen conceived without original sin,
Queen assumed into heaven,
Queen of the most holy Rosary,
Queen of families,
Queen of peace
Mother most chaste,
Mother inviolate,
Mother undefiled,
Mother most amiable,

Mother most admirable,
Mother of good counsel,
Mother of our Creator,
Mother of our Savior,
Virgin most prudent,
Virgin most venerable,
Virgin most renowned,
Virgin most powerful,
Virgin most merciful,
Virgin most faithful,
Mirror of justice,
Seat of wisdom,
Cause of our joy,
Spiritual vessel,
Vessel of honor,
Singular vessel of devotion,

Now we can list the feasts devoted to Mary:

• January 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
• January 8 – Our Lady of Prompt Succor
• February 2 – Presentation of the Lord
• February 11 – Our Lady of Lourdes
• March 25 – Annunciation
• May 13 – Our Lady of Fatima
• May 31 – Visitation
• August 15 – Assumption
• August 22 – Queenship of Mary
• September 8 – Birth of Mary
• September 12 – Most Holy Name of Mary
• November 21 – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• December 8 – Immaculate Conception
• December 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel (July 16)
• Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7)
• Our Lady of Sorrows (September 15)
• • Month of Mary – May
  • Month of the Rosary – October
  • Feast of the Immaculate Heart – Saturday after the Second Sunday after Pentecost
  • First Saturday of each month – Dedication to Marian devotions

Sorry but Millions of Catholics Worship Mary! There are more Romanist websites devoted to the devotion of Mary than to the Lord Jesus. Once again, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck!

 

[Crazy Ivan]

Exactly, @Ronald Nolette - You can say I don't worship Mary, but man, everything about it smacks of worship of Mary.