Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jhpb@garage.att.com (Joseph H Buehler) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: st. jude Message-ID: Date: 22 Jun 91 04:45:52 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 19 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article ta00est@unccvax.uncc.edu (elizabeth s tallant) writes: > The great argument for this practice is the experience of the Catholic > Church in the matter. Prayers addressed to Saints do get answered, and, > historically speaking, the answers are sometimes of quite a spectacular > nature. I don't think that the part about praying to saints has anything to do with whether or not the prayer is answered. God knows that you are petitioning HIm for something, whether directly or indirectly, and He in His infinite mercy grants your request. You would do better to petition God directly, or ask for the Holy Spirit to pray for you. God doesn't encourage practices contrary to the Bible. People in the early Church were restored to life as a result of petitions addressed to saints. This naturally caused more people to address petitions to these saints. God wouldn't have honored the practice with tremendous miracles if it was contrary to the clear teaching of Scripture.