Additionally, there IS no solid proof that the "saint" to whom one directs his petitions actually IS in heaven and has said "influence" with the Almighty.
It always gave me this "woo-woo" feeling as a little kid learning about said "saints" and the things they supposedly experienced which convinced the powers that be to canonize them as "Saints" in the first place. Though many FRoman Catholics deny over and over that God's glory is NOT being "shared" by an unworthy creation of His, you can't help but remain unconvinced when you look into the various processes that go on to bring the Catholic church to the conclusion that said "saint" really is a "Saint". A certain number of "miracles" must be directly attributed to this person's intercession and verified (I think three (3) is the going rate). A life of devotion, or a trial of faith, or some miraculous event (usually described BY the would-be "saint") or a supposed appearance of a vision or apparition, are considered enough to get the ball rolling towards full canonization and being declared a "Saint", making this person venerable, or worthy of veneration.
I remain unconvinced, as I see the glory, honor, parades, feast days, portraits, statues, etc. done in the name of this individual, that the TRUE glory for anything that might happen is diverted from the ONE to whom ALL the glory belongs. Almighty God becomes a postscript to the praise directed to the "Saint" for their perceived "in" with God in order to get what is being asked for. Having Catholic family members, I don't recall the excuses reasons for WHY some requests fail to be answered. It never seems to be fault of the "Saint" - much like the failures of so-called "faith healers" when their gift does not bring about the healing needed.
Personally. I think it's a sham started in the early Middle Ages with "relics" designed to draw the gullible to pilgrimages - with their $$ - to the seat of religious royalty in order to KEEP them in power and luxury. I highly doubt St. Peter would have approved.
A carnal religion, that one is.
I trust the Lord to care for all the sheep of that pen who are His and are being delivered from the evil around them via their ignorance/innocence/child-like faith in Jesus Christ alone.
Simply stated, I trust God to protect his Children wherever they may find themselves.