“Why Do Catholics Worship Mary?” 

Ex-Protestant here. The Blessed Mother led me to the Catholic Church through the miracle of Fatima! A bit of a testimony, but that's what happened! I am so happy and fullfilled to come home to the fullness of Christ's true Church! Praise and Glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God bless, I love everyone of you!

Ex Protestant 💖 love mama Mary ❤

Thank you for the message Keith , people are listening ❤and so is Jesus and the fact that you made this video unapologetically proves how devoted you are to our Lord and savior. You are truly an inspiration for the faithful

I didn't doubt you for a moment with this question. I knew where you were going with this! Very good explanation. Thank you so much!!

Hello Keith. Great explanation. Our Blessed Mother, Star of the Sea, pray for thy children, pray for me. I live in a coastal town, and this hymn is very special to our fishermen. Thank you, Keith. The hymn is Stella Maris. Star of the Sea. JRR Tolkien's fav hymn, so I'm told. We INVOKE Our Blessed Mother to INTECEDE for us to her son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. Pax Christi.

As a Protestant and I am speaking respectfully this is a reason why this conception comes about and is common. It's because of all the images of Mary that fill Catholic Churches. Statues, icons, pictures. Prayers invoking Mary herself. It's easy to see why this question gets asked. I would ask respectfully at what point does the line between veneration and worship get drawn? At what point should one be concerned about overly focusing on Mary and not the Lord Himself? I will honestly say that in Protestant churches sometimes Mary dosen't get the honest respect and adoration she should be given. But I think even Mary herself would not want her children overly focusing on her instead of Her precious Son. I feel that there is a dangerous line between adoration and idolatry or as was pointed out in this video worshipping the creature instead of the creator. This is something I think every Christian should ponder and reflect upon.

Thank you brother 👍

great video keith you hit the nail right on the head. that is the absolute truth

We catholics follow what Virgen Mary said in John 2:5 “ “Do whatever he tells you.”

Excellent explanation Keith. As usual, your sharing is always straight to the point! Amen!

I am blessed by the Holy Spirit to be Catholic, and I praise God for it.

Catholics do not worship our Heavenly Mother, we do love, honor and respect her as God does. We could never love her more than He does.

A video about our blessed mother Mary? YEEEEEES in loving this series 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻

Keith your gift is how you kindly respond to our Christian brothers & sisters who unfortunately have been programmed to oppose Mary. If you yourself changed your heart towards Mary, may the Holy Spirit use that for others who see this video. AMEN 🙏 ❤

This is a wonderful video. ❤

If I weren’t catholic I would have converted due to this video, great explanation, clear as day!😊

As a Catholic we pray "with Mary" As Mary prays in the great magnigicat so should we imitate her.. "my soul proclaims the greatness of my Lord". God chose Mary to be Mother of his Son, she was chosen by God, Fulton Sheen said that Mary was by the power of the Holy Spirit Mary was "the first to recieve Jesus body, blood soul and Divinity in her womb" Mary was the first Tabernacle of Jesus the model for us to recieve Jesus. In the Eucharistic prayer at mass we pray "with Mary, the Angels, Martyrs and Saints we give all honour and praise and Glory to God. Mary is Queen of Heaven and Earth and leads us all in praise and thanksgiving before the throne of God. Mary Mother of the Holy Eucharist pray for us. Ave Maria 🙏

Beautifully explained.

jesus christ is the way the truth and the life no one can comes to the father except through jesus christ amen

I want to be a Catholic. I am always looking for ways to cross into the convictions on the Catholic side. I look at Catholic theology and say, I agree. Then a priest will pray to Mary for protection, that her "mantle will cover" or something. Or, I'll look at a church in Latin America where the veneration is clearly much more. So, there's the doctrine and then there's the empowered practices that go contrary to it, either by bad catechesis or something like competitive (with Protestants) clerical entitlement. I am absolutely on board with Mary being the beloved means to Jesus. And, I very much appreciate the spirit of humility and willing instruction in this vid.

Thank you Keith!

Our Lady is the purest human example of piety and humility. She wouldn’t stand for anyone worshipping her and instead kindly and lovingly takes us arm in arm to her beautiful Son, our Jesus❤

Thank you for this video it helped, you are a very humble and patient person and that makes you a great teacher be blessed. I am a Protestant

You are definitely inspired and blessed. What you do and how you do it, is fantastic. You and your family are in my prayers!

I got the same question from non Catholic friends,and i answer them, am not worship Mary, i worship God.. 🙏🤝🌹

Thanks Keith Very well explained as usual

HALLELUJAH JESUS LOVE YOU FROM LEBANON BEIRUT AVE MARIA ♥️🌲♥️🇱🇧

Love this series, Keith! You provide good ideas for engaging in a conversation when these questions come up.

Honestly it’s never what it looks like. God looks at inward appearances. He knows we love her and he’s happy for us. Jesus wouldn’t want us to think less of his mother. I loved our month of Mary so much that I did it again with GabiAfterHours. I want to use Lent to grow closer to her.

Eve by her disobedience removing the forbidden fruit from the tree thus bringing death into the world ,the new eve our blessed mother Mary thru her obedience allowed and put the the fruit (our lord Jesus) back on the tree (cross) and brought life and salvation back into the world thus reversing the curse.

Loving these ! ❤️

Worshiping is different from praying. Since the Blessed Mother always lead us to her Son. We ask her to pray for us to Her Son. ❤🙏We love the Blessed Mother so dearly, we respect her because she's the Mother of God and there's nothing wrong with that. Peace be with you brothers and sisters.

“He came to earth through her, it’s only fitting that we can go to him through her as well” ❤ that one hit

Perfect example of what Keith said is the apparition of our lady of Guadalupe. She brought 8-10million people to Jesus just by the image of the tilma. She also converted many none believers in the apparition our lady of Zeitoun in Cairo Egypt where many sick were also miraculously cured of serious infirmities. She brought Jesus to the world by saying yes to God and continues bringing Jesus to the people. God bless 🙏🏽

Love this series, keep it coming please 😁

The title of the video is what caught my attention., because I know we don't worship Mary so that made me watch the video. So I love the title.

"Preach the Gospel at all times and in all ways... and when necessary, use words." St Francis of Assisi

Thank you………… wonderful!

I have been watching Ray for years, I was on the worship team at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Pastor Jack but moved to North Idaho I still go to church at Ccch through their new network! I am writing about your catholic series because my mother-in-law is a devoted catholic and anytime I try to talk to her about Christ she says she don’t want to talk about it then my wife basically tells me to leave her mom alone starts serious problems! Love you guys at Living Waters

Thank you for this 🙏🏼 God bless you!

The best explanation I have heard, and I don't know where its originally from, is "the problem isn't Catholics 'worship' Mary it's that protestants merely venerate God". This put it into perspective so now whenever I deal with protestants who say that I also now include why its not worship. I reflected on my views pre-conversion and I see I also thought the same way, I didn't "get" worship the way I understand it now and honestly I'd never experienced it before becoming Catholic.

John Wick making Catholic videos!

Amen. Thank you so much brother for your explanation.

Beautiful. You are always so gracious to Protestants in a way I can find a challenge.

The Holy Spirit has led me on a journey to understand Catholicism. Previously, I was anti-Catholic but not because of any research I had done but rather because of what other protestants had said about Catholicism. One day I woke up completely open to looking into the faith tradition and giving it a fair shake. After reading numerous books, looking into a fair swath of Catholic apologetics and prayer. I'm closer than ever to converting. I kindly ask that all of you keep me in your prayers. ❤

Thanks Keith, this was very helpful to this protestant.

Love this!

Amen! Thank you for this.

The blessed mother is the first believer who said yes to the call of faith. We respect and honor her faith and the category is she is human and was exalted because of her yes. Most of all our love for Mary is she is a gift Jesus gave us all Mary as our mother when He was on the cross. It is biblical. It is deep love. Mary brings us to Jesus.

Mother of God's Son= Mother of God

I love your videos Keith. It is indeed important to open respectful and honest conversations to better understand what and why we believe. Is.1:18 "Come now and let us reason together"

Hey Keith. Your 10 to 15 min. clips are so amazing.

Catholics don’t worship Virgin Mary, we venerated her.

The issue is Protestants don't understand the word "Worship". If they understood that it was founded in the 1200s, so it is a new word unlike the ones Catholics use about worship. It is Middle English worshipped, from Old English worðscip, wurðscip (Anglian), weorðscipe (West Saxon) "condition of being worthy, dignity, glory, distinction, honor, renown," from weorð "worthy" (see worth) + -scipe (see -ship).

Thank you Mr. Keith

Thank you Keith i watched to the end where you made the most important point, that we are much more likely to make a difference in real life than in online comments.

oh man, this is gonna get the prots riled up in the comments. i’m saving this for after dinner. It’s gonna be my "dessert" RU-vid video... and who said fasting was horrible?

Thank you, Mr. Nester…. Trying to expose the deceiving spirit from first Timothy chapter 3 and chapter 4.

Great video Keith

Thank you Keith

Catholics do not worship Mary, and Protestants do not worship God. Worship is via the Mass.

Q: Do Catholics worship Mary? A: No Q: Do Protestants lie about Catholics? A: All the time!

Reading “My First Year in the Church” … excellent book by KN

We don't worship Mary. We only ever worship God. We venerate Mary which is completely different

I answer like Mother Teresa did. "No Mary, no Jesus!". And yes, we don't worship Mary, we benerate. Mary is my shortcut to Jesus. Mary, mother of Jesus, pray for us. Amen 🙏

CATHOLICS DO NOT WORSHIP MARY!!.

Hello I’m a catholic and I’ve been confused lately and really need someone to talk to and pray for me🙏

Good day bro Keith!!!! Yess by just reading the title of this video a catholic would easily raise an eyebrow nd react .....that you are not using the appropriate word.....but it was explicitly done ......only us Catholics understand what we practice about our devotion to Mary.....only respect nd veneration ....tnk u🙏🙏🙏😍

Thanks brother 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks!

John 17 And I have given them the glory you gave me, so that they may be one, as we are one, If I m rich , who the first person that will have everything she needs ❓of course is my mother❗️

We Honour Our Blessed Mother Mary She Bring us to Jesus. Totus Toto's 🙏🏻 Ask how many Saints loved Her.🙏🏻

I literally hopped on RU-vid to search for Marian apologetics and planned to search in your channel and what do you know, no searching necessary, ifs only your latest video. No big deal- She’s a funny one!

Thanks so much Keith for your videos! I believe so many people do not understand Catholisism and how beautiful it is. If they only knew how much closer to God they would be as Catholics.

Hail Mary, full of Grace

God Bless you 🙏 Ad Iesum per María 🙏✝️

Go Keith go! There 'is' a difference between worship and veneration; worship demands sacrifice ie. flesh & blood ie. Eucharist. Veneration is knowing who she is and respecting what she can do for us through her Son.

I love and appreciate your content and the amazing manner you bring many to the true fold. But please don't mind a little correction. The word in the title is misleading for people who just go by your title and make their conclusions. Apart from this, your ministry is really awesome and I am proud to be your humble subscriber! Praise the Lord! My alternate suggestion: "Why do Catholics venerate Mother Mary and why do Protestants not worship God?" Catholics never worship Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.

The Rosary have the main/central prayer of the Our Father on the large beads and to the small beads the Hail Mary, it begins with the Apostles Creed and each mystery are meditations on episodes in the life and death of Our Lord Jesus Christ from the Annunciation to the Ascension. God Bless you Keith 🙏🦘

Protestant: EITHER/OR (Jesus OR Mary) Catholics: BOTH/AND (Jesus AND Mary)

Want to be like Jesus? Then Love and Honor His Mother. Thank You Jesus for sharing Your Mother with us from the Cross. "Behold your Mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home." John 19:26-27

I'm glad you're willing to explain things and have an understanding of non-Catholic perspectives. What I really want to understand is the "why"? Do Catholics believe we do not have a direct connection to the Father through Jesus? And if they do then why do we need to pray to Mary or the Saints?

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:33 🤔 *The question "Why do Catholics worship Mary?" is common, but it's crucial to understand the perspective behind it.* 02:20 🙌 *The answer to why Catholics worship Mary is simple: they don't. Worship is reserved for God alone, according to the catechism.* 04:26 🧐 *Protestants may view Catholic practices, such as devotion to Mary, as worship due to differences in religious context and understanding.* 07:11 📜 *Understanding the distinctions between adoration, veneration, and devotion can clarify Catholic beliefs about Mary's role.* 08:32 💬 *Catholics should demonstrate their deep love for Jesus, showing that devotion to Mary enhances, rather than detracts from, their relationship with Christ.*

I think also it can be helpful to ask what the other person's understanding of Marian devotion is, and if they understand what the Catholic teaching is (not just what they heard from their own church or other Protestant preachers/influencers.

To Jesus through Mary❤️ Blessed Mother bring my family to your Son for conversion of heart. Dear Blessed Mother please bring them to know Your Son. Amen❤

I appreciate your tone in this video, acknowledging the difficulties Protestants have with the Marian dogmas and even acknowledging some abuse and misunderstanding of those doctrines in some Catholics. It has been my personal experience that I find very nuanced and careful catholics online and on RU-vid making the distinction between worship and veneration, making the distinction between praying through and praying to. But I find less of those distinctions in popular level Catholics and more of a ritual-based say my “hail Mary’s” and I’ll be fine. With that said, I have two genuine questions/statements, and please don’t take these as “gotcha questions” just real, sincere questions. There may be some secondary questions within the main two. 1. Is Mary the ONLY avenue to Jesus? In this video you say several times that we get to Jesus through Mary, or she leads us to him, or she is a shortcut to Him. Does one have to go through Mary to get to Jesus? Why does anyone have to, or choose to, go to Jesus through anyone else? It seems like Jesus is the Avenue to the father, He is the Godman, He is the mediator, He is the bridge between God and man. It’s unclear to me why we would need another bridge to get Him. I understand we are His ambassadors, and we have been given a ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor 5) but that does not necessitate another mediation, simply we are representatives of that mediation. It seems like the Catholic system has built an unnecessary bridge between man and Christ that Mary spans. Why? 2. Just being very honest, I simply don’t understand the claim of “devotion to Mary doesn’t detract from devotion to Christ.” We are all given 24 hours in a day. If I spend 8 hours sleeping, I cannot possibly spend 20 hours working. It’s a simple delegation of resources. If I spend 1 hour devoting myself to Mary, I have lost an hour to devote myself to Christ. One popes motto “all to Mary”, or something of the sorts, seems to indicate, in my mind, that his “all” is being given to Mary and thus not to Christ. If I say “I’m all yours” to my wife, that means I am exclusively hers, no other women can have me. Help me to understand how devotion to Mary does not detract from devotion to Christ. Furthermore, help me understand why I should have devotion to a creature, when I could just be giving my devotion to the Creator. Lastly, maybe I fibbed when I said 2 main questions. “No one can love Mary more than Jesus does.” Is really a non starter for me. That’s like saying the sky is blue. I can’t love my wife more than Jesus does. No one can love anyone more than Jesus does. But that doesn’t mean that our love for someone cannot get in the way of our love for Christ. I’m reminded of Christ’s words of (paraphrasing) “hating” your brother and sisters and mother… I can surely love too much, if I have more devotion to anything more than I have to Jesus, that thing has become an idol, family included. God bless. Looking forward to hearing responses in good faith, please.

Really what it really boils down to is an RCIA class to anyone who wants to argue the many facets of our beautiful religion and decide from there, after finishing no one will strong arm anyone who are not convinced of the one apostolic church. Just remember that Jesus didn’t give the keys to heaven to Calvin or Luther but Peter. It’s time to unite and be a true Christian for our savior.

Just as the Second Divine Person of the Most Holy Trinity Incarnate came into the world, came to us through the Blessed Virgin Mary, so also does every grace come to us through the same Blessed Virgin Mary. Not one iota of grace comes to us until it passes through the Blessed Virgin Mary. Have a Happy and Blessed Easter, everyone!

The problem isnt that they think we worship Mary. The problem is they venerate God.

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Spencer Smith does a great job exposing apostate churches and for the most part he is accurate. He is not accurate regarding his claims that Catholics worship Mary, and that Mary is Semiramis renamed (Mother of Tamuz). He believes Catholicism is divine feminine worship. I am hopimg he will talk to some Catholics to get the truth. God Bless 🙌 🙏 ❤️

I'd love to see you have a talk with Allie. Beth stuckley

Why do we need to go to Jesus thru Mary? As a new convert myself, I have always prayed, conversed with the Holy Trinity directly, without any doubt for 30 over years.

LoL really love to pook the bear huh. Today my 367 rosary in a row thanks to Keith. Stoicism for all the people flipping out first. ❤❤❤ No really. Works well with our beliefs n Jesus was definetly a stoic.

Having grown up in an essentially Godless home, JESUS came for me. That was 60 some years ago, and there were NO Catholic churches or kids anywhere around. (The kids were all sequestered in Catholic schools) Protestant Christianity was our only option, where Mary doesn't feature beyond Christmas and the crucifixion. To this day I default to Jesus. I respect May greatly, and have come to see the probable accuracy of the Marian dogmas, but have no relationship with her directly. When I wake in the night, it is the Jesus prayer that is my reaction. After all this time of speaking directly to Jesus, why should I change to going via a third party, even if Mary is the one perfect human creature (beside Jesus) in existence?

1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”

I read a book called 1984. The term they used was doublespeak.

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Im an ex- protestant and let me tell you that Mary was never even mentioned in our church. Never. Judas was mentioned more than Mary. I thought it was so strange that the Mother of God was ignored and it seemed to be intentionally. When i brought Mary up in conversation my protestant friends would stiffen instantly, the atmosphere in the room would change and they would invariably say something like "Those catholics worship Mary". And this was said with a lot of venom and bitterness. The blessed mother is ignored in the protestant church which Im sure is very displeasing to her son, Jesus.

I asked my neighbor why he prays to Mary and not just pray to Jesus, and he said I was attacking Mary, he got all emotional, I was like damn, never mind man, it was just a question