@FourOh-LLC @kekkerel @doctorsex @SuperLutheran >Hail Mary, full of Grace - Luke 1:28 (Hail, full of Grace)
>The Lord is with You - Luke 1:28 (The Lord is with you)
>Blessed are you among Women - Luke 1:41 (Blessed are you among women)
>And Blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus - Luke 1:42 (and blessed is the fruit of your womb)
>Holy Mary, Mother of God - Luke 1:43 (And why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?)
>Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death - James 5:16 (Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects)

Mary is not a part of the Trinity. If you believe in intercessory prayer, and you had the choice between asking the most sincerely devout believer you know and a random person at a bar, you'd pick the former. If you believe that those who have died as believers are alive in heaven, asking for intercessory prayer from them is not unreasonable. It's also not required for your salvation, and is between you and God. Jesus saves us. You can choose to be whatever type of Christian spiritually satisfies your soul provided you're actually following Christ. I do not believe Orthodox nor Catholics nor Protestants hold some monopoly on Christ's gift of salvation.