Questions tagged [intercession]
prayer in which requests are asked from God.
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What happens to the fruits of the Mass applied to a particular soul who is no longer in purgatory?
What happens to the fruits of the Mass applied to a particular soul who is no longer in purgatory?
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What is the meaning of "rest in peace" ("RIP")?
According to the New Testament of the Holy Bible, what is the interpretation of the phrase "may his/her soul rest in peace. RIP"?
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Is the practice of seeking the intercession of Rachel admonished in the New Testament?
Some modern Jews claim that seeking the prayers and intercession of Rachel is an ancient tradition.
See https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/rachel-bible
More than a hundred years after the exile of ...
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What is the biblical basis for Mary being given immense authority in heaven?
In True Devotion to Mary, a book written in 1843 by Saint Louis de Montfort, is found the following quote:
... in heaven and on earth everything, even to God Himself, is subject
to the Blessed Virgin,...
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Are there theological explanations for why God would condition his divine intervention and mercy on intercessory prayer?
Ezekiel 22:29-31 (ESV):
29 The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the sojourner without justice. 30 And ...
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Are there any Christian groups or denominations that make a distinction between the gift of healing and just praying for the sick to get healed?
In informal conversations with cessationists, I've heard claims to the effect that the gift of healing is fundamentally different from just praying for a sick person to get healed. That someone with ...
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How do deniers of the personhood of the Holy Spirit interpret Romans 8:26-27?
Romans 8:26-27 (ESV):
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 ...
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If Christ Has Been Given All Authority Why Does He Need to Make Intercession For Us?
The bible tells us both that Jesus has been given all authority but he also is ever making intercession for us with God the Father.
Has there ever been any theological explanation by anyone on why ...
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Are there any biblical examples of Early Church disciples praying to deceased saints in order to request their intercessory prayer?
Certain Christian denominations, notably Catholicism and Orthodoxy, hold the belief that living Christians can pray to deceased saints in order to request their supportive intercessory prayer. Is ...
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What is the basis of the teaching that souls in purgatory can intercede for the living?
Point 6 in the Our Sunday Visitor Article "9 truths about purgatory" is that souls in purgatory can intercede for us:
The souls in purgatory can’t do anything for themselves, but the Church ...
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How to pray for a corrupt government involved in drug trafficking?
Venezuelan government/regime is destroying the country through corruption, drugtraffiking to the USA and Europe, murder, kleptocracy, unjustified imprisonments. The government palace is full of ...
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According to Catholicism, how can a relic help a sick person?
I took several holy cards to view and touch relics of the saints. Now do I keep the relic and pray for someone or give it to the person so that he/she can pray for healing?
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Why many Catholics believe that Mary is co-redemptrix?
Where does the belief come from? Why is her intercession believed to be necessary? Please provide Biblical evidence for the belief as well as Traditional sources.
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According to Catholicism, what is the purpose of praying for the dead?
What is the purpose of praying for the dead according to Catholicism?
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What is the biblical basis for those in heaven being able to pray for the living?
Some Christian doctrine suggests that our work as Christ's servants does not end with our physical passing from this life; that we can continue to pray for those in need in heaven. Catholicism comes ...
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How do we know the Saints, the Righteous and the Holy Ones are alive and in heaven? [duplicate]
Why should Catholics ask the Saints and Mother Mary to take our prayers to God for us? How does the Catholic church know they can canonize "Saints"? How do we know the angels and saints will intercede ...
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Why should we pray if God knows everything? [duplicate]
If God knows everything, then why do we pray? For example, my dad is in the hospital, and he's really sick. So I pray to God to help my dad get better. Doesn't God know he's in the hospital and in ...
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If Protestants won't ask dead saints to intercede because there is no mediator but Jesus then why do they ask living Christians to pray for them?
Protestants reject the Catholic and Orthodox practice of asking deceased saints to pray for them, and I think there are two main reasons why they reject it: it is communicating with the dead, and it ...
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C.S. Lewis's petitionary prayer paradox
The problem I am submitting to you arises not about prayer in general but only about that kind of prayer which consists of request or petition.... I have no answer to my problem, though I have taken ...
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How does intercession of saints and Exodus 20:3 not clash? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Praying to people outside the Trinity
There are several denominations and traditions that believe in the doctrine of intercession of the saints.
Exodus 20:3 (NIV)
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Do angels pray for us? [closed]
I was reading about henotheism and it hinted at the fact that some Christians believe that angels are intercessors.
Quite simply, do angels pray for us? Can we ask angels for intercession?
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Effectiveness of prayers of intercession
I understand that there are many different reasons to pray: confessing your sins, thanking God for daily provisions.
However, many people pray for intercession and believe in the possibility that ...
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What is "intercession" and what kinds of "intercessory prayer" are there?
Different traditions seem to have different ideas about intercession.
What are the major different types of "intercessory prayer" and which traditions employ them?
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