President Trump on π β "Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. . ."
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Serious question - not looking to argue with anyone here.
When catholics pray to Michael or Mary, do they do so aloud or silently? Because they are not omniscient. They are not able to read your thoughts or your mind.
They are also not omnipresent. So unless they just happen to be hanging out with you, at work, at home, wherever you are, they are not going to hear your prayer, even if you pray aloud.
Whether Catholics pray out loud or silently is a matter of personal choice, generally silent when alone and out loud in a group.
For non Catholics, itβs not well understood that what Catholics mean by prayer has many more levels and meanings than it does for non-Catholics, as the latter often equate prayer only with worship due to God alone.
The word prayer in many languages can be a synonym for ask, beg, please, do, etc. German bitte is a good example.
In Shakespeares time, it was common for one person to pray (ask) another to do a favor. This is roughly what Catholics are thinking when they speak of praying to angels or saints in heaven.
No one assumes creatures in heaven are omniscient, but itβs pretty obvious from scripture that folks in heaven are far more knowledgeable than we are. Just one example is Abrahams knowledge of Lazarus and the rich man, which included details of their lives on earth, despite their living long after Abraham had died.