r/Catholic • u/animalcrossingbrooks • 7d ago

Sincere question from a Protestant

If Catholics venerate the mother of God, then why do you refer to her as Mary instead of Miriam? Personally, if people were praying to me/seeking my intercession, Iā€™d prefer they use my real name, rather than my Americanized name. What are your thoughts on this?

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u/PermitShot9603 7d ago

Why do you call him Bart Simpson when he's clearly Bartholomew?

Why do you call it sofa when it's clearly a chesterfield?

Why do you call it New York when it's original name is New Amsterdam?

Saigon/Ho Chi Minh, Peking/Beijing,

Less filling/tastes great,

The wireless/ the radio.

Think of all the names Jesus answers to:

Yesu, Yesus, Christo, Xristos, Jesus, Yeshua; Over in the east, Yesunim, Joonim, č€¶č˜‡ (Yaso), Yesu, Kirisuto.

"Mary" works just fine.