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Prayers of the saints refer to US, those who believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. WE are the saints.

Are you attempting to imply that Mary, the Mother of God, is not a saint? You think she didn't believe in Jesus Christ as the Lord and Saviour? I sincerely do not see your point.

One place to go to understand the central place of the Saints in the New Covenant is the Apostle's Creed, which, upon mentioning the "holy catholic Church," adds "the communion of saints." Understood in context, this shows us that the Church is the assembly of saints. The communion of saints is the Church.

As St. Thomas Aquinas said, "Since all the faithful form one body, the good of each is communicated to the others...We must therefore believe that there exists a communion of goods in the Church. But the most important member is Christ, since he is the head...Therefore, the riches of Christ are communicated to all the members, through the sacraments." "As this Chuch is governed by oen and the same Spirit, all the goods she has recieved necessarily become a common fund."

The Christian, then, has a belief in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church. And, in addition, the Christian holds the belief that, in this communion, the merciful love of God and his saints is always attentive to our prayers.