Protestant Pastor Said Mary's Powerless—300 AD Christians Laughed at Him

From Totus Catholica

Why Mary CAN Hear Your Prayers (Protestants Don't Know This) A Protestant pastor recently told his congregation that praying to Mary is impossible because she would need to be God to hear millions of prayers simultaneously. He claimed Catholics commit idolatry by attributing divine powers to a mere human being. This objection sounds compelling—until you realize it rests on a fundamental misunderstanding of Catholic teaching. 📌 Catholics do not believe Mary hears prayers by her own power. We believe the God who created the universe can allow his glorified saints in heaven to participate in his work of intercession. If death severs our connection to fellow believers, then Christ has not truly defeated death. Today we'll examine why the Protestant objection fails biblically, historically, and theologically—and see that asking Mary to pray is not idolatry but a biblical practice rooted in Scripture and lived by Christians from the earliest centuries. ✨ What You'll Discover – The Protestant objection: Why they think Mary hearing prayers requires omniscience – What Scripture actually shows about the dead remaining conscious and aware (Luke 16, Revelation 5-6) – The "great cloud of witnesses" and heavenly intercession in Hebrews – How the early Church (3rd century onward) prayed to Mary for her intercession – The key distinction: Mary hears not by her own power, but because God enables her – Why "one mediator" (1 Timothy 2) doesn't prohibit asking saints to pray for us – How to respond charitably when Protestants raise this objection ⏳ Chapters 0:00 – The Protestant Objection: Mary Can't Hear Millions of Prayers 2:20 – What Scripture Actually Teaches About the Dead 4:12 – The Communion of Saints: One Body in Christ 5:22 – The Key Distinction Catholics Make 6:27 – Responding to Common Objections 8:08 – Why the Objection Collapses Completely 9:21 – Begin Asking for Mary's Intercession Today 🌐 Stay Connected 📿 Daily Holy Hour – https://totuscatholica.org/rosary 🌍 Website – https://totuscatholica.org ✉️ Contact me – https://totuscatholica.org/contact 📖 Key Teaching & References – Luke 16 – The rich man and Lazarus: the dead remain conscious and aware – Revelation 5;8 – The 24 elders hold golden bowls of incense, which are the prayers of the saints – Revelation 6 – Martyred souls under the altar cry out about events on earth – Hebrews 12;1 – "We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses" – Hebrews 7;25 – Jesus always lives to make intercession – James 5;16 – The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective – 1 Timothy 2;5 – Christ the one mediator (properly understood in context) – CCC 946–962 – The communion of saints: one body in Christ across heaven, earth, and purgatory – CCC 956 – Those in heaven do not cease to intercede with the Father for us – CCC 969 – Mary's maternal role in the order of grace – Sub Tuum Praesidium – 3rd-century prayer asking Mary for protection and intercession – Early Church Fathers (St. Ephraim, St. Gregory Nazianzen, St. Ambrose) – all addressed Mary directly 💬 Reflection Question If we can ask fellow Christians on earth to pray for us without diminishing Christ's role as mediator, why would asking Christians in heaven—who are fully alive in God's presence—be any different?