sentences:  Collyridians worshipped the Virgin Mary as their Heavenly Mother and as a Goddess.The Catholic Church condemned the Collyridians of Marian Heresies, holding that Mary was to be venerated but not adored like God.The Collyridian service was similar to that of the Catholic Mass, except that the sacramental bread was not considered Christ, or a sacrifice to God, but a sacrifice to the Virgin Mary.