{"id":53971,"date":"2026-02-23T21:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=53971"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:02:01","slug":"catholics-pray-to-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/catholics-pray-to-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Pourquoi les catholiques prient-ils Marie ? Pour demander ses pri\u00e8res, non pour l'adorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Catholics pray to Mary to ask for her prayers, as they would ask a friend at church to pray for them. The Church teaches that worship belongs to God alone. Mary receives a higher honor than any other saint, but honor, not adoration. Orthodox Christians share the practice; most Protestant churches reject it. ChurchAsks Mary&#039;s prayers?In its own words CatholicYes&quot;We can pray with and to her&quot; (Catechism 2679) Eastern OrthodoxYes&quot;Most holy Theotokos, save us!&quot; (the close of most services) LutheranNo&quot;the\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholics ask Mary to pray for them, as they would ask a friend. Worship goes to God alone; Mary is honored, not adored. What each church teaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[217],"class_list":["post-53971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-catholicism-demystified"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18599,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/protestant-saint-definition\/","url_meta":{"origin":53971,"position":0},"title":"Do Protestants Believe in Saints?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"f\u00e9vrier 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yes. In Protestant use a saint is any believer, as in Paul's letters. 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