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Can loved ones hear our prayers	Christina	Thursday, July 26, 2012
Question: Brother Ignatius Mary, Can our loved ones hear our prayers when we pray for them after they passed? You know, when they are in purgatory or in heaven. Thank you
Question Answered by Dear Christina: We know that God allows Canonized Saints to hear our prayers and to intercede for us. If others in heaven can hear our prayers it will only be if God allows it. Hebrews 12:1 tells us that we are surrounded by a "cloud of witnesses". This implies that those in heaven may have knowledge of our lives on earth. The bottomline, however, is that we do not know what our loved ones know of us here on earth or if they can hear our prayers to them. It is God's decision according to His perfect love and mercy. What we do know is that God does allow this to the canonized Saints, therefore He may allow the same to the other saints in heaven (all persons in heaven are saints, even if they are not canonized). God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Can loved ones hear our prayers

Christina

Thursday, July 26, 2012

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Brother Ignatius Mary,

Can our loved ones hear our prayers when we pray for them after they passed? You know, when they are in purgatory or in heaven.

Thank you

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Dear Christina:

We know that God allows Canonized Saints to hear our prayers and to intercede for us. If others in heaven can hear our prayers it will only be if God allows it.

Hebrews 12:1 tells us that we are surrounded by a "cloud of witnesses". This implies that those in heaven may have knowledge of our lives on earth.

The bottomline, however, is that we do not know what our loved ones know of us here on earth or if they can hear our prayers to them. It is God's decision according to His perfect love and mercy.

What we do know is that God does allow this to the canonized Saints, therefore He may allow the same to the other saints in heaven (all persons in heaven are saints, even if they are not canonized).

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum