How often do we call for help to saints

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   francisassissiposted 5 years ago

   As a Catholic, we venerate saints.

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      WryLiltposted 5 years ago in reply to this

      As a Catholic, most of your beliefs are pagan.
      
      Your religion loses the true meaning of Christianity (approaching God) by instead letting a bunch of dead "community heroes" and "sacred bones" get in the way.

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         francisassissiposted 5 years ago in reply to this

         But for us Catholics, salvation also is a cooperation. We have many options how do we get to heaven.
         We believe Peter as the authority here on earth to whom Jesus proclaimed.
         But thanks to your point.

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      pennyofheavenposted 5 years ago in reply to this

      So how often do you call on the saints? Venerating and summoning are two very different things.

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         Mark Johannposted 5 years ago in reply to this

         We venerate saints every now and then especially on their feast day...so I am asking some Catholics so as to enrich our Catholic Faith.

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            pennyofheavenposted 5 years ago in reply to this

            Very interesting. Do they have different feast days or the same days?

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               francisassissiposted 5 years ago in reply to this

               There are many saints and yes they have different feast days depending on the date of their sainthood, death or achievement as servant of God.

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                  pennyofheavenposted 5 years ago in reply to this

                  That is kind of cool.

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   Emile Rposted 5 years ago

   I'm not Catholic and I don't know anything about your saints. But, I knew a girl whose daughter was miraculously saved when she prayed to one of them. There was no way around believing the prayer helped.

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      Mark Johannposted 5 years ago in reply to this

      Oh, that is a miracle. Good story. Do you have a hub for that?

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         Emile Rposted 5 years ago in reply to this

         No, I wasn't there to verify it.  Just a little anecdotal evidence for me to accept that maybe there is something to your saints.

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   Charity Squidposted 5 years ago

   Venerating is not the same as worshiping them.  The church teaches that while we are here on earth, we can ask believers to pray for our needs; and it continues after when a believer dies and is in heaven. They continue to prayer for us unceasingly.  This is known as the Communion of Saints.  It would make sense to think that when we reach heaven we can pray for others on earth.

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      Mark Johannposted 5 years ago in reply to this

      Absolutely fulfilling explanation battering right through my deepest part of my heart and mind.

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