There is one type of post on Freerepublic I find it hard to ignore and that is a Prayer Request (and, especially, an Urgent Prayer Request). If we can freely ask for the prayers of our fellow mortals, why can we not ask them of the saints?
C'mon, it's more than that and you guys know it...You guys don't just ask your Saints and Mary to pray for you...You pray to these Saints...You ask these Saints and Mary to answer your prayers...You ask Mary to give you mercy and grace...You ask your Saints to protect you while driving your car, or find your car keys...
You pray to these Saints and ask them to give you everything from no cavities in your teeth to making sure you put on a matching pair of shoes each morning...
This has been well documented and posted on FR countless times...
You bow down to and call a human sinner 'Holy Father'...What exactly do you mean when you say that???
Um, I thought they were asking for prayer from saints (their fellow mortal believers.)
Our prayers are from alive people. In fact, all are “saints,” although the Catholic church has a sort of “super-Saint” to which they refer.
Prayers from us are heard, and we are to pray for one another. The Bible does not say we are to reference any one but God and Christ.