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Catholic do not pray to 'dead people' unless they are saints.
The Catholics pray to Saints. They believe they are in heaven with God and pray on our behalf as well.
For strength in their next battle, and courage to carry on.
Catholics pray to saints to intercede on their behalf with God. The Reformation leader, Martin Luther, considered this akin to polytheism and therefore banned this practice from his churches, so Protestants do not pray to saints.
Catholics pray to Mother Mary, St. Joseph - the father of Jesus Christ and they can pray to all saints. There are patron saints for almost each and everything. So in times of difficulty when you pray to these saints, these saints in-turn pray to God on your behalf and the petitions are answered soon.
In reality, a person can pray for any saint that they would like to on All Soul's or All Saint's Day. Traditionally, people prayed for saints who did not have their own special day already allotted to them. People also tended to pray for specific saints, such as those that are of their church, town, family, or of the same name.
There are several saints named Dominic. Please be specific.
Catholics are not required to pray to saints, but it is a common practice in Catholic tradition to seek the intercession of saints for their prayers. This is based on the belief that the saints can intercede on behalf of individuals before God. Ultimately, prayer in the Catholic faith is directed to God, but saints can serve as intercessors.
So that they in turn, can pray to God for you.
They pray to God, either directly or through the saints. It is important to pray to Jesus Christ, to His Mother the Virgin Mary, and to the holy Saints of the Church. but how long to they pray for?
Yes catholics honor and believe in saints. They pray to saints, build churches in their honor. Catholics believe that saints in heaven pray on their behalf to GOD.
No, Catholics do not pray to statues. Catholics pray to God, Jesus, and ask Saints to pray for them.