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Question

Does the Catholic Church believe that past relatives or loved ones that have passed on can hear you when you pray or talk to them?

Answer 1

Yes, we call it the Communion of Saints.

The saints in heaven establish the whole Church in holiness. Their merits are offered through Christ, the one Mediator. By their concern, our weaknesses are helped. "Do not weep, for I shall be more useful to you after my death" (St. Dominic). "I want to spend my heaven in doing good on earth" (St. Therese of Lisieux).

Our union with the saints in heaven joins us to Christ. "We love the martyrs. May we also be their companions and fellow disciples" (Martyrdom of Polycarp)

Peace and blessings!

Answer 2

I think it depends on the circumstance. Officially, the only communication that's allowed is that of asking for prayers, and that of course is assuming that the loved ones are in Heaven, because it's based on the Communion of Saints doctrine, which holds that all of us, as the Body of the Lord, remain forever in Communion with one another. Therefore, those who are condemned and are no longer in Communion with the Lord can no longer hear us.

I don't think there's ever been discussion on chit-chatting or otherwise, however, because well this has never been approved. The difference between asking for prayers (Intercession is the fancy term) and asking for advice is that the former has Biblical approval, while the latter is outright against Scripture. It's a fine line that most non-Catholics just ignore.

Answer 3

I think you get the gist Mary.

However I'd like to put my 2 cents in explaining it, though everyone above me has done superbly.

We believe that the soul is eternal. You have your soul now (of course), you are a two part being. Your body and your soul. When death occurs there is a separation of body and soul. If the person who has died is blessed to go to heaven; their souls remains alive; whether in heaven or hell. Those in heaven can assist us; of course those in hell can not.

It is this soul that can hear, see those on earth the petitions of prayers of us on Earth. This can be for any soul, not just our loved ones, it could be a neighbor, a stranger, anyone. They are our biggest advocates in heaven. They hear our prayers and along with our own personal prayers to God create this intercession for us.

As far as talking, there have been known instances where that does occur, however it is not sought out by us on Earth.

Answer 4

Yes.

Catholics share the belief in the Communion of Saints with many other Christians, including the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopal, and Methodist Churches.

The Communion of Saints is the belief where all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.

Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints, you, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.

As part of this family, you may ask your family and friends living here on earth to pray for you. Or, you may also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Andrew, or your deceased grandmother living in heaven to pray for you.

Prayer to saints in heaven is simple communication, not worship.

And prayer to the saints is optional not required.

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

definite, i'm a working in direction of Catholic. I do experience undesirable while, at Christmas and Easter, all those "two times a 300 and sixty 5 days" Catholics come out - yet then I comprehend that it would desire to be worse. it would desire to o.k. be achieveable they do no longer come out in any respect. that's elementary for somebody, who attends Church a week, to bypass to Mass on Christmas, Easter, and Holy Days of criminal accountability. I frequently ask your self only how plenty greater frustrating it relatively is for individuals, who do no longer attend Mass oftentimes, to get out and bypass to Mass some time in step with 300 and sixty 5 days. we won't think of it, because of the fact all of us know what we'd be lacking. i do no longer think of those "two times a 300 and sixty 5 days" varieties can totally rejoice with what it relatively is they are lacking. in the event that they did, that they had be at Mass greater advantageous than two times a 300 and sixty 5 days. i'm proud to be Catholic, so that's each and every of the greater disappointing when I see people taking an "oh hum: ideas-set in direction of their vocation as lay Catholics. All we are in a position to truly do approximately it relatively is pray, and want that they occasion we set will, sometime, motivate them to start living the Catholic way of existence all 300 and sixty 5 days around.

Answer 6

Absolutely! We believe that the soul moves on to heaven after the body dies. The soul is the person living after death. They are able to see and hear us, and if we ask them to, pray for us. They are our family on the other side!

Imagine the billions upon billions of souls that are there already. Can you see how big of a family we have? It's awesome!

God bless.

Answer 7

Of course people who've passed on can hear you - that's not just Catholic belief. Why wouldn't someone who's in heaven and sharing in the glory and power of God be able to see and hear what's going on here? Common sense........

Answer 8

Yes, so long as the passed on souls are not in hell, they are capable of hearing their loved ones who's time has not yet come.

Answer 9

Because the saints in heaven are perfectly united in the body of Christ they can hear us. It is not through their own power but because of their unity with Christ.

The bible says in Revelation that the saints at the throne of God present bowl filled with Christian's prayers.

Answer 10

Yes, we be;lieve it. And we can talk to them the same as we would anyone else. The only difference is there's no face to face interaction like there was when our loved ones were still in human form.