The Blessed Virgin Mary is the Mother of God. Denying that Mary is the Mother of God is to say that Jesus isn't God, which is heresy. Jesus calls her His mother. The Bible shows that Mary is also the Ark of the New Covenant: the Israelites who refused to venerate the Ark & march with it in battle were crushed by the enemies of God's people. The Ark was so holy that anyone who touched the Ark instantly died.
Prayers to Mary & the saints are to ask them to pray for us - Catholics don't worship saints. Veneration is different from worship. The Ark was venerated & bowed to just like Mary: it wasn't worshiped. Prayer is asking for help - prayers of worship are solely to God alone, which is the Holy Trinity (Father, Son & Holy Ghost). Saintly intercession is in the Bible: saints are as angels (Mark 12:25) who do God's will & even receive prayers (Revelation 8:3).
Saintly Intercession is in the Bible
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THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT MARY IS THE ARK OF THE NEW COVENANT (Mirrored Prophecies from the Old Testament & the New Testament)
1) The Ark Contained the written word of God (Deut. 10:5)
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The Blessed Virgin Mary Contained the Word of God made flesh, Jesus (Jn. 1:1)
2) The Ark Was “overshadowed” by the power and presence of God (Exodus 40:34-35)
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The Blessed Virgin Mary Was “overshadowed” by the power and presence of the Most High (Luke 1:35)
3) Same language regarding both the Ark & Mary:
2 Samuel 6:9 – “David feared the Lord that day and said, How can the ark of the Lord come to me?"
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Luke 1:43 –"[Elizabeth said]: And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"
4) Leaping before the Ark & Mary:
2 Samuel 6:16 – “As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Saul´s daughter Michal looked down through the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord…”
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Luke 1:41-44 – "And it came to pass, that, when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost… For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy."
5) The Ark & Mary remain for 3 months;
2 Samuel 6:11 – “The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obededom the Gittite for three months, and the Lord blessed Obededom and his whole house.”
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Luke 1:56-57 – “Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home. Now Elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come, and she brought forth a son. “
... That isn't even all of the parallels with Mary & the Ark! There are many more...
More Biblical Proofs for the significance of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
https://vaticancatholic.com/bible-virgin-mary/
The following verses are Biblical proof of why the Mother of God is the Mediatrix of all graces. Firstly are verses proving saintly intercession from the Bible (asking saints to pray for us), as Mary is the greatest of all the saints:
Christ is the mediator between God & man, yet He uses saints & angels (Mark 12:25) to do His will & even receive prayers (Revelation 8:3). If you condemn praying to saints & angels of God then you condemn the Bible when Gedeon beseeched an angel (Judges 6:12-13), asking an angel of God for help. In Osee or Hosea, Jacob asks help from an angel (Hosea 12:3-4).
Prayer is asking for help. Worship is reserved solely for God alone. The Bible teaches that angels not only deliver God's messages, mete out His justice, are sent as an answer to prayers, but they are prayed to as well. This is not because the angels are God, of course; but because angels are powerful and supernatural servants of the Most High who have a close relationship with Him in Heaven.
The communication and intercession of angels on behalf of God is so frequent, so natural, so intertwined with God's plan, as dozens of passages show, that angels are not only sent by God, but they are beseeched and entreated by men. Angels are asked; they are implored by the people of God, for answers and for assistance, in their temporal and spiritual needs.
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