i am a catholic how do i offer mass in petition or thanksgiving or in honour of a saint when i need help?

Answer 1

You're a Catholic who needs to read the Bible. Praying to saints is idolitry. You don't pray to or worship saints or even Mary. I grew up Catholic, studied in Catholic schools, and I know most Catholics don't like hearing this. But Mary and the saints are dead, they can't help you. If you want help, pray to Jesus, He's our living God.

The Catholic Church has changed the Ten Commandments. The 2nd Commandment is "Thou shall not make any graven images, of anything in Heaven, or on Earth, or under the Earth". It goes on to say you should not bow down to or worship these images. By the way, a graven image is anything the is molded, sculpt, painted or printed. The Catholic Church totally removed the 2nd commandment, and split the 10th commandment into two, so they had 10 commandments. I know Catholics say they don't worship statues, they venerate them. Not being the most intelligent person in the world, I thought I'd look up the word venerate in a dictionary so I would know what it means. I thought being fair, I'd look in a Catholic dictionary. In a Catholic dictionary, the word venerate meant "to worship".

Only God is worthy of worship, only God should be pray to and asked for help.

Everydaycatholic. It's not disrespectful to tell someone that the Catholic Church has teachings that are contrary to the Bible. The Catholic Church isn't even a religion, it's a cult, that puts Church tradition and other books on par with or a head of the Bible.

Sister Steph. The Bible teaches that you do not pray for the dead. I know that the Catholic Church says masses, and sells Mass cards to get people out of Purgatory(a non Biblical place). The Bible says if you're a Christian, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. It's a sin to pray for the dead., and it does no good. They are either in Heaven or Hell because of choices they made while they were alive.

Answer 2

It's more simple that you may think it is. God and the Community of Saints draw more from the prayers that come from the heart, rather than how we might present them with out words.

Put another way if, in your heart, you desire to offer a particular mass in honor and/or thanksgiving to a particular saint, then it is done. It can be as simple as that.

Of course, if you also choose to consciously offer the mass using words, gestures, whatever, that's fine too.

Answer 3

All of the serious answers above are good, I just hope to help clarify a bit. In the Bible Paul often refers to the "saints in Galatia" or the "saints in Corinth" as a way of referring to all the Christian faithful. Although technically we could still refer to all Christians or at least all faithful Christians this way, that would confuse people a lot today. The technical precise meaning of "saint"is anyone who is part of God's kingdom. So anyone who has died and gone to heaven and anyone on earth who is in a state of Grace. Over time in the early centuries of the Church certain members who had died as martyrs or lived heroic Christian witness in their lives began to be called Saint Peter or Saint Agatha after their death. For centuries the title of Saint was bestowed by popular acclamation without any formal process. The early Church began to keep lists of Saints and Martyrs. Books and stories were produced on the lives of the saints. Saints and Martyrs were held up as examples of faith and were associated with specific virtues or groups. As this practice grew, the use of saints to refer to common living Christians decreased over time. Eventually the process of declaring saints was formalized and evolved into the practice current today. Although a few Christian groups try to go back to using the word 'saint' in the original usage, most people today find that confusing. It can become one of those pointless arguments like whether the 3 millennium began on January 1 2000 or January 1 2001. The 2001 purests are correct but it doesn't matter because no one cares and for every normal person 2000 was the big year. Outside of the liturgy - privately - it is perfectly okay to think of your deceased Mother or friend as a Saint (assuming you believe they died in a state of grace). There are only a few things that change for some one canonized a saint other than their followers get a boost in spreading devotion to them. Mainly they can have Churches and other Catholic institutions names after them and they can have Memorial Masses celebrated in their honor and can be included in the prayers of the Liturgy.

Answer 4

I'm catholic too. Call your church office and say, "I'd like to have a mass said in thanksgiving for X or in honor of St. X." They are the ones who put it on the schedule. My family had masses said in honor of my grandparents and aunt when they died.

Answer 5

Before Mass, simply pray to yourself that you offer this Mass in honor of the person you intend to honor.

It is really just as simple as that.

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Redeemed, you ARE being disrespectful of Catholic beliefs. It si VERY rude to tell someone that they are wrong when they are asking a serious question.

THIS is why Catholics get mad.

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Freedom, it is sad that you do not believe Jesus promised those who believe in Him everlasting life. God is a God of the living, nto the dead.

Answer 6

When you need real spiritual help, all you need to do is pray to God in Jesus name. He will hear you if you are sincere, unselfish, and repentant. You don't need to honor any saints. God will give every saint all the honor he or she deserves. You can talk to God just like you talk to a close friend. Try it. It works.

Answer 7

When both Cain and Abel offer to God, Cain is rejected and cain get mad? Why do you think cain is rejected?

When I man offer thanksgiving to God at the time of Solomon it also rejected why.....

Seek the Bible and you will know that not all offer is accepted by God.

Answer 8

Hi-
I don't want to be disrespectful, but have you ever studied the difference between what the catholic church teaches and what the bible teaches?
A lot of what the catholic church teaches is not biblical.
Here is a web site if you want to check it out for yourself:
http://www.reachingcatholics.org/mainpage.html

Sincerely, Redeemed (by the blood of the lamb)

Answer 9

you don't need to pray to a saint, just go straight to God

Answer 10

Speak to your local priest about this issue. Be prepared to give them money for the services.