Saints are believers, according to the New Testament. Not specially designated persons, as in the catholic church. Just simple believers.
And there is a huge difference between someone asking a friend to pray for them and someone praying TO Mary or an angel or catholic saint. Again, these beings are created beings and are not omniscient or omnipresent. So how do they even hear the prayers? If the prayers are silent, they can't get inside your head to hear them. And even if the prayers are prayed aloud, unless they are hanging out with you at home or work, they are not omnipresent, so they won't hear them.
Bottom line is, Jesus Himself taught the apostles how to pray and He said nothing about it being acceptable to pray to created beings.
Saints are believers, according to the New Testament. Not specially designated persons, as in the catholic church. Just simple believers.
And there is a huge difference between someone asking a friend to pray for them and someone praying TO Mary or an angel or catholic saint. Again, these beings are created beings and are not omniscient or omnipresent. So how do they even hear the prayers? If the prayers are silent, they can't get inside your head to hear them. And even if the prayers are prayed aloud, unless they are hanging out with you at home or work, they are not omnipresent, so they won't hear them.
Bottom line is, Jesus Himself taught the apostles how to pray and He said nothing about it being acceptable to pray to created beings.
Did you even read up on those three saints I told you to read up on?