It is rare that a day has gone by (since 1984 when I converted from Luther), that I
haven't requested the intercessory prayers of the saints.
I also believe that I've met three saints on earth. One was Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who is now a blessed, and working her way to sainthood. Another was a woman I met on Facebook (yes, I believe saints can be
anywhere:)), who we then met personally by mere "chance," and who has recently passed away [lung cancer], a wife and mother of eight gorgeous young children. I ask her intercession frequently. Then there was a friend of my sister's (another young wife and mother) who decades ago, passed away from complications due to brain cancer; her rosary in her coffin turned gold. The priest officiating said he had a vision, and saw Diane in heaven, while he was driving home from her wake.
Leon Bloy once wrote:
The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.
I would certainly ask a Godly person to pray for me, but I would NEVER pray for help or give thanks to anyone else except my Dad in heaven or my King, or the Holy Spirit. NEVER. God receives ALL the glory. Period.