Easy. Read revelations where the prayers of the saints are offered to God in the form of sweet incense. Those prayers are to the saints for their intercession.
We are also instructed to pray for one another. Why don’t you tell the Jesus “why don’t you just pray directly to God”.
And what makes you think that if it isn’t explicitly written in the bible it’s forbidden, except for your Protestant tradition?
Y’all need to read more about “babbling of the pagans” because, using your logic, you couldn’t say a single prayer, including the Lord’s prayer, more than once.
I bet it’s just because the practice is Catholic and you have no idea what the Rosary truly is.
I disagree. I believe in the Greek for Revelation 5:8 there's no "of" like there is in the English version: "which are the prayers of the saints". Therefore, an exegetical reading of the text doesn't assume it's about praying TO the saints. It could very well be talking about prayers BY the saints, probably still living.
And who are the saints? Tip: that's not decided by Papa Frank or his predecessors. Still don't know? Answer: in 1st Corinthians 1:2 Paul addresses the people in the church in Corinth as the "hagios", which is Greek for saints. I guess it's possible Paul was referring to Dionysius, whom the Catholics canonized as a saint. But "hagios" in the plural, then who else if "hagios" means saints-as-in-only-catholic-canonized? Obviously the saints are the average Joe Christians. So back to Revelation 5:8. Are we to pray to the average Joe believers who have died? If I die before you will you pray to me? Of course not! Thus Revelation 5:8's saintly prayers can't be about prayers TO believers, they're prayers BY believers.
To me that's fascinating! I'm a sinner, you're a sinner. We're all sinners. Yet God hears our prayers like it's sweet aroma He inhales as part of our worship to Him!
As their consular, I had to help the boys learn their Our Fathers and Hail Marys. I could say a Hail Mary right now but I don't. I don't need to watch the video.