I'll save you time on one 😂 Mary is not another Redeemer but she is our mother 😀 When Jesus gave her to us on the cross
Books I am excited to read.
https://blossom.primal.net/f2ff08d2eacacb7d865dd0c8b6452d3411fc164aa3ee1f5d518eaa8de5263e50.webp
https://blossom.primal.net/d6cce1382b6ed1380c7b2c2e4939ac82ce0837a62302f42fb7d40f215de2e401.webp
https://blossom.primal.net/c80f165d6badf019139e4c43acc5d20afd7e96a155813d50dda2264e113baa38.webp
https://blossom.primal.net/ae3218b8ecd5035b2e7b7a96810d08ffd596529828d255bb3de56bd39b98e4ee.webp
Discussion
We don't pray to Mary here, sir.
We don't either 😄 We ask her to pray for us because she is alive just like anyone in heaven.
It's praying to Mary.
https://www.practicalfaiths.com/cahtolic-mother-mary-prayers/
Hard to say it's not.
It's a slightly difficult concept. People confalte praying to someone and asking someone for prayers. That could be do to poor catechesis.
You will notice the prayers are correct though.
e.g.
The first part of the Hail Mary is quoting scripture. The prayer ends correctly, "pray for us sinners.."
The other prayers are more nuanced. You really have to know her as our loving motherr to understand them properly (by proper I mean we know she is not God but a mother) I have never met a Catholic or Othrodox person who confuses Mary with God. God being three persons in one is complicated and we do pray to God the Father and to the Son and Holy Spirit as God alone but see how easy it is to think that's the same as praying to Mary? Our minds must always segregate. (And they do)
"Them kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed" And being a kingdom it has hararchy God has chosen this and Mary happens to be Queen of Heaven. (see revelations 12:1) and again "But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared" (Mark 10:40) Since she is the Queen of Heaven she might be a good person to ask for prayers.
What does it look like when you talk with spirits?
Nothing that I have seen. But angels and demons do manifest as the Bible states many times. Tobit and Tobias talked with pure spirit.
"Tobit and Tobias were terrified and fell to the ground, trembling with fear. 17 But Raphael said to them,
Don't be afraid; everything is all right. Always remember to praise God. 18 He wanted me to come and help you; I did not come on my own. So sing God's praises as long as you live. 19 When you thought you saw me eating, I did not really eat anything; it only seemed so. 20 While you are on this earth, you must praise the Lord God and give him thanks. Now I must go back to him who sent me. Write down everything that has happened to you.
21 Then Raphael disappeared into the sky. Tobit and Tobias stood up, but they could no longer see him (Tobit 12)"
Zachariah talked with a pure spirit.
Zechariah said to the angel, “What proof is there for this? I’m an old man, and my wife is beyond her childbearing years.”
19 The angel answered him, “I’m Gabriel! I stand in God’s presence. God sent me to tell you this good news. 20 But because you didn’t believe what I said, you will be unable to talk until the day this happens. Everything will come true at the right time.” (Luke 1:5-2:20)
And right afterwards
"And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28 And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." (Luke 1)