Comments on: Why do we have to pray to the saints? Are they not human like any other? How sure are we that they are in heaven? http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-do-we-have-to-pray-to-the-saints-are-they-not-human-like-any-other-how-sure-are-we-that-they-are-in-heaven/ an online magazine for spiritual seekers. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:09:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alison http://www.bustedhalo.com/questionbox/why-do-we-have-to-pray-to-the-saints-are-they-not-human-like-any-other-how-sure-are-we-that-they-are-in-heaven/#comment-2838 Alison Thu, 07 May 2009 19:51:23 +0000 http://www.bustedhalo.com/beta2008/wp/?p=592#comment-2838 It's actually okay to say we "pray to" the Saints. Praying is just a supernatural form of communication... conversing with someone that's outside of the natural world, Saints or God. Praying just comes from the Latin word "to ask," it doesn't mean "to worship." As you've properly said, we don't worship the Saints. Worship is reserved only for God. It’s actually okay to say we “pray to” the Saints. Praying is just a supernatural form of communication… conversing with someone that’s outside of the natural world, Saints or God. Praying just comes from the Latin word “to ask,” it doesn’t mean “to worship.”

As you’ve properly said, we don’t worship the Saints. Worship is reserved only for God.

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