25/05/2026
Do Catholics Worship Mary?
No, we don’t. Catholics venerate Mary — we honor her with deep reverence, not the worship that is due to God alone.
Why such devotion? Because her “fiat” at the Annunciation (Luke 1:38) was a free and willing consent to God's plan. She gave birth to Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man.
Think of it this way: when we need something, we sometimes go to someone’s mother because we know a mother’s heart is tender, and it's hard to say no to her. In the same way, we entrust our prayers to Mary, not because she replaces God, but because she always leads us to Him.
She is our mother, too. And like any good mother, she listens, prays, and gently brings us closer to her Son.
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