All prayers Prayers to the Saints
The Saints are divine creatures of different categories: Angels and Archangels, Cherubim and Seraphim, Patriarchs and Matriarchs, Prophets and Martyrs, Apostles and Evangelists, Committed Lay People and Priests, Bishops and Popes, Heroes and Heroines of the Faith, Virgins and Doctors of the Church, beatified by the Lord…
They are the reflection, the resplendence, the radiance of the Holiness of God and his glory. There are some to whom God has granted miraculous graces at their conception, at their birth, during their life, at their death. Most of them have turned to God to ask for a special grace that he has granted them. Blessed and Saints embody virtues and qualities that are distinctive characteristics and signs of holiness, namely faith, charity, fidelity, simplicity, devotion, the spirit of sacrifice, self-denial, the total gift of oneself to God.
These good souls have placed their complete trust in God the Creator and Savior. They have imitated the obedient Christ, poor, chaste, humble and faithful servant. Disciples of Christ, they will have observed his ordinances and precepts; they will have followed the Way of the Cross and carried their daily crosses to reach the end of the tunnel of heavenly glory. They are those who will have washed their linen in the blood of the Lamb (Rev 7:14). They have taken away the crown of glory that does not fade (1 Pet 5:4). The Saints are myriads and myriads who praise God, adore him and give him eternal thanks in Heaven. They are myriads and myriads who intercede for us and wait for us to share with them the heavenly glory. They are our brothers and sisters who call out to us, beckon us to join them in the endless happiness they enjoy with God.
We are called to become holy like our Heavenly Father who is Holy (cf. Lv 11:44). Since God communicates his holiness to those who are close to him, we have an interest in seeking to know him truly, to love him truly, to consecrate ourselves entirely, to devote ourselves body and soul to HIM. Since holiness is a gift from God (2 Cor 1:12), we have to put our part into it by living a perfect life that is an imitation of God (Eph 5:1). Our sanctification results in fact from our belonging to God and from fidelity to his service (Rom 6:13) and to that of his people who are the Church. The Assembly of all the saints constitutes the Church.
The Communion of Saints, which is precisely the Church, the Communion between holy persons (CCC 946; 948), includes the Saints in Heaven, the souls in purgatory and the Christians on earth who form one Church of God. Communion with the Saints unites us to Christ from whom all grace flows (LG 50). The Communion of the faithful is expressed by the exchange of spiritual goods (CCC 949 ff.) such as the sacraments, sacramentals, works of mercy, benevolence and prayer. We honor the saints in Heaven, we pray to them and they pray for us.
By our prayer, we come to the aid of the souls in purgatory. In turn, they pray for us. All Christians here below can earn merit through their prayers and good works, according to the teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Saints, inhabitants of Heaven, do not cease to intercede for us with the Father because of the merits acquired in Jesus Christ. Their fraternal solicitude is of great help for our needs (LG, 49). We might as well trust them, for they are our patron saints, models, protectors and intercessors whose virtues we try to imitate, and on whom we must count.
This is why we address ourselves to them in a healthy piety and devotion, confiding to them our miseries, our failures, our disappointments, as well as our grievances and our hopes, so that they may present them to the eternal Father, their neighbor and their intimate. Although it is better to address God directly than to his Saints, we are nevertheless convinced that the intercession of these friends of God, our fellow human beings for the most part, is so effective that we feel the need for it and benefit from it opportunely.
Since it is to God alone that our prayers are addressed, the Saints only serve as intermediaries, so that they may be more pleasing and favorable to God. Let us therefore approach them by prayer, in order to receive health, happiness, peace and joy in this world, before obtaining them fully in Heaven, by the power they have with the Father with the help of the Holy Spirit, through Christ Our Lord. Amen!
N.B.: Each formulation of the grace implored is followed by the recitation of an “Our Father” because of submission to the will of God, a “Hail Mary”, because Mary is there to support this prayer, and a “Glory to the Father”, to express, in advance and in confidence, our thanks to God.
Prayers by themes:
Archangel Michael spiritual warfare Couple Life against blockages against bitter enemies healing physical illnesses slander Jean Pliya antes del trabajo praise canticles thanksgiving before lunch after lunch inner healing anguish Saint Anne rosary wealth pregnant woman Marthe Robin hijacked love Holy Spirit Psalms Luck to God to be known by every good Christian difficult causes Liberation Blessing evening Friendship Success New Year Purification Forgiveness in the morning Protection Virgin Mary Saint Joseph Self-confidence Understanding Guide Spirituality for the dying Chaplet Saints for deceased Find a job Abbot Julio money Novena incubi, succubi dream secret family ties against theft Desperate Causes Distress Saint Expedit Critical situation Travel alcohol housing child baby infertility lost objects intuition lawsuit evil eye poison control angels wedding Saint Rita powerful prayers against addictions eternal life defeat enemies family wedding ring Litanies Jesus Justice Saint Theresa of Lisieux Charlemagne Wellness against jealousy Padre Pio Mercy Resisting temptation