It does seem futile to speak of our capacities of spiritual communion with saints and angels, when it is evidently impossible, sometimes, to communicate with one puny human.
I will continue to worship the Lord Our God and to enjoy the Communion of Saints. I will pray that it dawns on you sometime what I'm talking about. And I'll remember you at Mass this morning.
Blessings coming. Don't duck! :o)
Have you noticed that our Protestant antagonists want to keep the discussion and our attention on the hypothetical and away from the real, the physical and the actual? All one need to observe is which form of worship is efficacious. At one end of the spectrum are the many verified and verifiable miracles within Catholic worship and a contrasting paucity within Protestant worship. At the other end of the spectrum is the power of the Church to perform exorcisms and drive out demons where Protestantism takes a more tolerant and head in the sand approach.
I will not argue that God cannot be found in Protestantism or in the hearts of Protestants. Everything good is from God. But with all of that actual proof in contrast with the rhetorical claims of our antagonists I too will continue to worship the Lord Our God and to enjoy the Communion of Saints within the Church Jesus founded upon St. Peter.
Peace be to you.
“I will continue to worship the Lord Our God and to enjoy the Communion of Saints. I will pray that it dawns on you sometime what I’m talking about. And I’ll remember you at Mass this morning.”
I will not have you sin because of me. Do not pray to any created beings on my behalf, since it is idolatry. Pray to God only, and do not ask Him to drive me into idolatry. Rather, say, “I pray that you will bring us to all truth.” In this way, the prayer can still be useful, though the motivation behind the prayer is still problematic. God may, nevertheless, have mercy.