No thanks. That is not a Biblical process, but rather an invention of a secular power-structure masquerading as a religious entity.
We ask Mary and the saints to pray for us.
Yes you do. There is no Biblical precedent for such activity. It is precisely like ancestor intersession practiced by Buddhists and other religions. It is idolatry.
**There is no Biblical precedent for such activity**
Yes, there is. Who was the first intercessor that we hear about in the New Testament?
Mary — at the Wedding of Cana.
And what did she tell the people?
“Do whatever he tells you.”
Those are her last words in the Bible — she directs everything back to her Son.