So, basically, they’re referred to as Saint so and so, since archangels are holy.
To me, it’s not exactly the same as referring to someone by their rank and name, but kinda like that.
I’m still learning and relearning while taming my own stubborn self, and most of the time I have to remind myself that I should say the prayer to St. Michael.
Why not pray to God directly? I mean, he’s reconciled you to Himself through the Lord Jesus Christ; that’s a great gift and privilege.
He’s even promised that the Holy Spirit himself will intercede for you ‘with groans too deep for words’ as Scripture says, so there’s not even any worries about your prayers being insufficient.
Now, a prayer to be protected by the angels of the Lord, well, that’s another story!
Then a GOOD place to find out what 'saint' REALLY means is to read your bible.
Rome takes a perfectly good word as then re-uses it in a way that DOES confuse folks.
 'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, ' it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.'
'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.' 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master - that's all.' |