You have made an excellent point - one in which I feel in my heart to respond Jonathon.
Firstly, The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God is God The Most High's "Favoured one" - His Blessed Holy Daughter of Whom has been Blessed as Queen of Heaven. Regardless of whether you choose in your earthly will to believe this fact. The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God is our Heavenly Mother - our "Mother" of Whom God has Blessed in His Love and Holiness, this most beautiful special Gift and Blessing for mankind.
God The Most High Blessed The Virgin Mary Mother of God in many Loving Holy Titles, some being "Queen of Mercy" and Blessing The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God with Her Holy intercession now and at the hour of our deaths with Her Son our Lord Jesus Christ.
This interview may assist you (and may not) in realising that The Blessed Virgin Mary loves us all profoundly and intercedes in those of whom have prayed Her Hail Mary Prayer to Mother Mary and Her Holy Rosary and those of whom have The Hail Mary and Holy Rosary prayed for them while sick and dying.
My own personal experience is that I prayed The Holy Rosary to The Blessed Virgin Mary during 2011 for the first time despite being a Catholic and The Blessed Virgin Mary interceded with Jesus to heal me prior to being carted off to hospital. I continued from that day praying Her Holy Rosary to our Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God for so many world causes, family and personal causes, of which ALL have been answered by Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit.
Millions of people around the world of whom have prayed The Holy Rosary and the Hail Mary Prayer to The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God have reported having all of their prayers answered by Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit including many Catholic friends, Family and others I know, whereby The Blessed Virgin Mary has been the Holy Loving Miracle in their lives and families lives, from praying to Her the Holy Rosary. Just recently a person I had known as a Child (it was a family in the neighbourhood I had known and spent a great deal of time as a Child, travelling away with them during holidays etc) was taken into custody as a high profile business person whom had broken the law. I was told by a family member about this person and the lengthy gaol term that this person was facing - a 10-20 year sentence in a maximum security prison. I had not seen this person since childhood.
The Parents loving good people - could not meet more genuine loving people in one's life - in their late 60's were devastated. The sentencing was forthcoming and my heart went out to the parents of this person - of whom had been so kind and good to me growing up, taking me on holidays that I would never have enjoyed.
I included this person and family members including the judge in The Holy Rosary to our Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God.
The family were Catholic and commenced praying for their family member. They asked the Church and others if they could pray to The Blessed Virgin Mary Her Holy Rosary.
This person had a young Family whom depended upon their parent being the sole income provider.
Within months the sentencing in court arrived.
Many people in the community/region expected the worst sentence given a few factors.
This person was sentenced to a minimum sentence of any minor offendor or first offendor including the fact that it would be spent in a low key lax environment with home visits non-supervised on weekends.
Praised be to Thee Dear God our Heavenly Father now and forever, Amen.
May you never have the 'need' to be praying for your own young life - however if you do - ensure that you pray to Jesus and include praying The Holy Rosary to the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God - because I can guarantee (from my own Love and Faith in Jesus and our Blessed Virgin Mary over the years) that our Heavenly Mother Mary will indeed answer your prayers very quickly and in particular if you pray The Holy Rosary daily.
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During all of The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God's Holy messages to mankind during apparitions and speaking to the hearts of people, The Blessed Virgin always requests people to pray Her Holy Rosary, to pray to Jesus focussing on Jesus' bitter Passion, His Sorrowful Stations of His Cross and to pray The Our Father, The Hail Mary's, The Glory Be's and other Prayers that 'both' Jesus Christ our Saviour and the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God have requested the Saints to give to mankind for Prayer and devotion to Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit.
One only need read many of The Blessed Virgin Mary's Holy messages given to Saints Children and other Catholics to realise this fact.
As I posted on another thread - Jesus Christ our Saviour has indeed appeared to many of the Saints (Saint Dominic and Blessed Alan De la Roche and Saint Sister Faustina) with the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus on His own to these Saints and at other times The Blessed Virgin Mary on Her own to these Saints - and these are only a few of the many many Saints throughout the ages.
The Blessed Virgin Mary always encourages as Her primary Holy messages that people open their hearts to Jesus Christ Her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, praying Her Holy Rosary, The Our Father's, The Hail Mary's and Jesus' Divine Mercy Chaplet that Jesus Himself delivered to Saint Faustina during the 1930's for all mankind to pray (not Catholics only) in order to receive Jesus' Divine Mercy at the hour of death; with Jesus' Holy message that if a person/soul just prayed His Chaplet once during their lifetime turning to Him in repentance, then that person/soul could be taken into His Divine Mercy at the hour of death instead of facing the just justice of God's wrath - His Heavenly Father's wrath.
People and many non-Catholics really find it difficult to comprehend The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God's Loving Holy Wisdom, Guidance, Enlightenment and Love that our Heavenly Mother has for each one of us, until one prays Her Holy Rosary, or Hail Mary's, or beseeches Jesus and The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God through prayer and/or someone prays to Jesus and The Blessed Virgin Mary for Her Loving Holy assistance - such as my own Father here does for Family, with the conversions of family members back to Jesus Christ our Saviour.
In closing, if one has genuinely opened up their heart to our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour focussing on Jesus Himself, Jesus' Life, His bitter Passion, His Sorrowful Stations of His Cross and asked Jesus for His Loving Holy response to the validity of The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God's Holy Role in Heaven and the validity of The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God's Holy appearances here on Earth, with complete Trust in Jesus in one's own heart, then one will undoubtedly receive from Jesus His Loving Holy response.
If one was genuinely interested in learning God's Truth about whether or not one should be praying to The Blessed Virgin Mary with Jesus addressed first in prayers and/or praying to The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God on Her own (for example The Hail Mary) for people of whom are non-Catholic and struggle with their faith in praying The Holy Rosary not being Catholic, then one would not really be needing to post contrary remarks in doubt on these threads.
Therefore, this leads me to a few points to raise of unbelievers and/or doubters of The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God's Holy Roles in Heaven, the Universe and Earth and our Blessed Virgins Holy appearances on earth well before the year 1214.
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In the above link (one of thousands) The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God has flowed Her Love, Holy Wisdom, Guidance and Enlightenment from God The Most High through to 'chosen' people/souls here on earth over the ages, most of whom were baptized Catholic and/or prayed as Catholics, the Saints of whom were priests/nuns/sisters, Children of whom were Catholic, and/or a few of whom had fallen away as Catholics, not only calling these latter Catholics back towards Her Son our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour, however, also, to do God's Holy Will for God and others here on earth for their conversions.
Is it religion that blocks the doubting thomas' hearts from praying to the Blessed Virgin Mary Her Hail Mary and/or Holy Rosary that Jesus Christ our Saviour Himself delivered to mankind through Saint Dominic and The Blessed Alan de la Roche requesting all mankind to pray? Given the Holy Rosary contains the Creed of which is Catholic?
If that has created a barrier - one is able to pray The Hail Mary's to our Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God.
Is it one's own personal faith in our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour/God/The Holy Spirit living by God's Holy Word alone that blocks one's heart from praying to The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God, loving Her, adoring and respecting our Heavenly Mother Mary?
If the above is creating a block in praying to The Blessed Virgin Mary - then one only need read and decipher correctly The Magnificat and Revelations by Jesus/God The Most High/The Holy Spirit given to mankind.
Satan wants the block every person/soul here on earth 'not' praying The Our Father's, not to pray The Hail Mary's, The Holy Rosary nor The Glory Be to The Father and to The Son and to The Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end Amen", because in so doing, we human beings/our hearts and souls are:
Glorifying God The Most High within The Our Father every time, Glorifying God The Most High in His Loving Holy appointment and Decree appointing His Most Favoured one - His Holy Daughter next to Him in Heaven, beside our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour, Glorifying His only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour and The Holy Spirit - confirming that we indeed individually through the Prayers that God The Most High gave Jesus to give to mankind to pray - Love, Trust, Adore and Glorify Him - which in turn, in Jesus/God's Holy Will - (and I have read and personally received this fact) - that our souls are rewarded at the hour of death by Jesus - praying The Our Father's, The Hail Mary's and The Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to The Holy Spirit including The Holy Rosary that was given by God The Most Himself to Jesus and The Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Dominic and to Blessed Alan de la Roche during 1214 and 1260 including the apparitions of Jesus and The Blessed Virgin Mary to countless Saints of whom were priests, nuns/sisters and others.
Is it one's own earthly life, hurts and experiences that blocks one's heart and mind from giving The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God Love, Respect and Trust...in Jesus/God The Most High?
After all, it is Jesus/God The Most High of Whom has sent our Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God down to earth with and without Jesus in His Loving Holy Presence and powerful Might.
One only need pray to Jesus Christ our Saviour His Divine Mercy Chaplet or The Our Father Prayers, The Lord is my Shepherd daily/twice daily and The Hail Mary's (25 daily is great), with complete trust in one's own heart in Jesus Christ our Saviour and The Blessed Virgin Mary at the same time, asking Jesus for His Loving Holy Wisdom, Guidance and Enlightenment pertaining to whether or not one should be praying to The Blessed Virgin Mary Her Hail Mary's for causes.
Is it satan that blocks one's heart and soul from trusting sufficiently in our Blessed Virgin Mary?
As Jesus and our Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God stated to Saint Dominic and The Blessed Alan De la Roche:
"The greatest weapon against satan is The Holy Rosary".
Satan cannot abide in our Blessed Virgin Mary nor Her Holy Rosary - for many reasons, one of which is the fact that our Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God has God's Loving Holiness in Her to convert souls/hearts back to Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit through Her Holy Rosary and Hail Mary Prayers.
The more souls/people The Blessed Virgin Mary can convert to Her Son Jesus - the less souls are lost to Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit for eternity.
Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit are able to work through hearts praying The Holy Rosary a great deal easier drawing our hearts closer and closer to Jesus Christ our Saviour until our hearts have completely received Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit.
Once The Holy Rosary and Hail Mary's have been prayed to Jesus and The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God - satan does not stand a chance in blocking souls coming closer to Jesus repenting sins from their hearts in genuine remorse, receiving Jesus into one's own heart, and receiving His Loving Holy Wisdom, Guidance and Enlightenment in indescribable Loving Holy ways with many of whom receive Jesus speaking to their hearts if changes in lives have been made, Consecrating one's heart soul mind and body to Jesus' Sacred Heart and the Blessed Virgin Mary's Immaculate Heart daily with thrice weekly at least fasting (if healthy) and having cut out all the rubbish/junk/media/mediums in the earthly sense, in one's own life, while focussing on Jesus and His bitter Passion and His Sorrowful Stations of His Cross.
If one has genuinely received Jesus into our hearts - receiving Jesus/God/The Holy Spirit's Loving Holy Wisdom - then one would never ever be discouraging people to turn away from our Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God in prayer and/or disbelieving The Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God's Loving Holy Appearances/Apparitions here on earth all through God The Most High.
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Love and kindest wishes your Sister in Jesus Christ our Saviour
Look at the fruit of them, it proves it cannot truly be Mary, because it either starts people worshipping her or feeds their idol worship of her, something which the true Mary wouldn't condone. The true Mary would try to turn people's eyes toward Jesus and not to herself (John 2:5 for example), like John the Baptist is also a good example of "I must decrease, He must increase".
But instead such events seem to make Mary increase where she's already held high.