Genuine, serious answers only please from Catholics
2007-03-25 06:44:10 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Catholics pray to saints for their intercession not in the literal sense (For those who dont know much)
2007-03-25 06:50:44 · update #1
You should pray to Jesus, if you are a Christian.
Catholics must not understand the First Commandment. Only one is worthy of your prayers.
2007-03-25 06:46:26 · answer #1 · answered by The Angry Stick Man 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Matthew 9:6 "When you pray, pray like this. Our Father which art in Heaven...." and 1 Timothy 2:5 "For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity - the man Christ Jesus." Have you ever seriously thought of going directly to your Heavenly Father for yourself and not asking anyone else to pray for you. It is an awesome feeling and a burst of confidence on your part. In Jeremiah 33:3 God said "Call upon me and I will show you great and mighty things that you know not." You can go straight to the throne of God for yourself and find answers to your many problems and situations. I am telling you this because I am one who finds answers in personal pray time with God the Father. I have received many, many answers and miracles wroth in the presence of God. There are times when you do not have anyone to call upon or help you pray and the situation is getting worse or it's an emergency, what will you do then? You have to find that place in God for yourself. I really hope you can find the answer. Love, be bless.
2007-03-25 14:07:46 · answer #2 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pastor Billy says: ignore all the non-Catholics answering with comments which misrepresent our Catholic faith. By all means call upon Jesus , pray directly to him with the Jesus prayer or Anima (Soul) Christi prayer but you can also definitely pray(ask) the rest of our faith family in the saints to intercede for you with prayer to Jesus.
Try St. Jude known for lost cases, also there is a Welsh female saint I'm trying to remember the name, for relationship problems. While you do this for yourself please pray also for the misinformed, ignorant and misleading persons who have decided to post answers to your question. Pray that they will discover the true Catholic Church and not the one they have imagined it to be.
Catholics only worship the Father, Son and Holy Spirit as God, we believe in one Church created by Jesus led by his apostles and all those who die in Christ are alive with Christ and that is why we do not exclude them from being members in the Body of Christ. Anyone who claims to already be "saved" should not be telling others the saints in heaven cannot be prayed to for intercession to Jesus.
Peace of Christ.
2007-03-26 15:47:31 · answer #3 · answered by Pastor Billy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you said not to answer if you're not Catholic, but I'm Methodist Christian so we are on some understanding at least. My niece and her married-in fanmily are Catholic. I think you mean by Saints as Ascended Masters. The Angels, Saints, Ascended master, whomever you would like to call them... you should ask St. Mirruel of Earthly love to help you. Or if you lean towards Angels, Haniel, and Shekinah (along with Metatron). Haniel guards our unconditional love as well as our earthly love.
hope this helps, and you find your way. if you want to know anything else, you can email me at missytetra@yahoo.co.uk . In love and pure light, be blessed in your choices. Tasha x x
2007-03-26 15:18:33 · answer #4 · answered by missytetra 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why not go straight to the source? Jesus is the Lord of Love. Ask Him to touch the person's heart. He's the one who can do the miracles and provide the answers.
If you must have a saint, try St. Therese of Lisieux.
2007-03-25 14:16:34 · answer #5 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you need to Love Christ, ask Him for forgiveness and the power to forgive others who may have hurt you, then pray direct..(ask Jesus Christ) to enlighten you with the power of His Holy Spirit and teach you to intercede for your loved one/ones. Why go second hand through a Saint when you can go direct..not a lot of people know that... Pace Con Dio.
2007-03-25 14:12:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
pray for the love of Jesus and repentence of sins. I often find that when my body and soul are unclean that is i have sinned i feel that my loved ones become distant, the love may still be tehre wait and pray. If this does not help and the loved one is not a blood relative leave him.
2007-03-25 14:00:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am no catholic but I can tell you that praying to saints does nothing.Saints were just people.I f you're going to pray to anyone pray to The King Of Kings Christ,Jesus.He was (and is) all powerful.
2007-03-25 13:59:01 · answer #8 · answered by Demon slayer 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hello
In Brazil, we pray for Santo Antonio, he is famous for finding husbands for single women..
This saint is a love saint, try that one and good luck.
2007-03-25 13:49:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Raphael
www.newadvent.org/cathen/12640b.htm
St. Anthony
www.stanthony.org/prayers/submit.asp
St. Teresa the Little Flower
www.littleflower.org
www.ourroserosary.com/st-ltd.htm
Perhaps even St. Joseph, he is the patron saint of fathers, dad, men...
www.josephsaint.freeserve.co.uk/Index.HTM
Truly, there is no saint that is for helping someone fall back in love with you, or come back.
2007-03-25 13:56:31 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle_My_Belle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think St Anthony is the saint for lost causes, but you shouldn't pray for someone to love you, but pray for love, and allow the universe to support you when looking.
I might do the same myself, cause I'm beginning to loose faith
2007-03-25 13:47:45 · answer #11 · answered by Christine 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋