[irishtenor]

But there is no need for "prayer partners" of this sort. God allows us to pray directly to him, through his Son, Jesus. Why go some indirect route when you can take the express?

[Dominick]

But there is no need for "prayer partners" of this sort.

This is a foolish position, Christ directed us to pray for each other, and this has been the understanding from the beginning of the Church. You pray direct, and ask others to join in the prayer, Mary, Saints and any one else.

You avoided the discussion of Satan's Free will.

[Aquinasfan]

But there is no need for "prayer partners" of this sort. God allows us to pray directly to him, through his Son, Jesus. Why go some indirect route when you can take the express?

Some of our prayers to go to the Father "horizontally," through the Body of Christ, as well as "vertically," to the Father. In Revelation we see the saints in heaven presenting the prayers of the saints on earth to the Father:

Revelation 5:8

And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty­four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Praying to the Saints