How do Catholics try to explain the Glories of Mary to a protestant?

RileyG said:

Per the book of revelation 5:8 and the writings of the Church fathers, those in heaven are very much alive in Christ and can pray for us.

Our God is a God of the living.

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And I do not see that Rev 5:8 in any way is speaking to the BODY. of Christ and I say no ,'

And where is verse That anyone has ACENDED. TO HEAVEN and that would call for a Resecrrection and John 3:13 Says the

that NO MAN. has ascended up. to heaven , but HE that came down from. heaven even the Son of man. which is in heaven !!

dan p

RileyG said:

Why, yes.
do you ask other fellow Christians to pray for you?

I fail to see how that is different.

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And that means that the Holy Spirit is. not just sitting. around and HE has many. things to do and I am doing a study

on what. the Holy. Sprit does as we are indwell by the God Head. !!

dan p

I believe much of our reverence of the Virgin Mary originated from the Jewish praises given to the martyred mother, her 7 sons, & Eleazar the priest. These are in 2 Maccabees 7 & the long memorial writing of 4th Maccabees.