Why Saints are Venerated in Catholicism
I often get doubts about Saints and their role in Christianity, it is just a mere history or Stories we know about Saints till many Centuries in the history of Christianity. Why do Catholicism give more prominence to Saints and their history when they are supposed to focus on Christ alone?, a Common Question in everyone's mind. are we over indulging in Praying to them and seeking favors when we can ask God directly. why should we need a person in between us and God, if they can do it themselves are they better than Christ?,
Keeping aside all the Questions and Doubts, one thing we Should understand is the So called Saints have not asked to Pray to them when they lived in this world. They just lived a life like you and me but the life of them Replicated the Life of Christ, that after their death God has raised them to a High Soul that remembering them they intercede to us. Why should they Intercede for us?
When you have a full glass of water you cannot Pour anything more than it can hold, when you have the Happiest life on Earth we dont even think of God, Leave aside the saints. But in most cases we dont have luxury of living a Happiest life, we suffer in our daily life and when we lost all our Hope we tend to move away from God intending to punish him by committing Sin. Our Lives change so much that even thinking of God becomes so irritating. The Enemy occupies the whole of our Heart. The Presence of God is not reflecting in our daily Lives, God is Good Shepherd he needs to bring our lives towards him.
These Saints intercedes for us to God to make our lives not end in Hell or in Disaster, they put the Righteous thoughts in our minds, they hold us by hands , they walk us through the toughest narrow path to ensure we are saved by our Soul.
In Catholicism there is a Patron saint for every situation who intercedes for particular requests, it is same like a Big Orgnanized and Just Office, Everyone has a role to play and every department has a task to complete in the presence of the Lord.
We have seen Angels , Prophets from the Start of the World carrying messages to People all chapters of Bible are just that. God did not Write The BIBLE but his Spirit made Prophets do it. The Cycle of sending messages, healing and bringing Good News is still there.
Some are Gifted to give Visions, InCorrupt bodies etc., are only the Manifestation of God's Gift to each Saints. They Never asked but they are Honored, Believing or not is our discretion but it shows just one Message. God Still Loves Us, He cares for us and He is Still around us through his Saints to Express his Love for us and Save us.
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