The Saints

But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the first-born who are enrolled in heaven, and to a judge who is God of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect.--Hebrews 12:22-23

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.--Hebrews 12:1

And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Eli'jah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was to accomplish at Jerusalem.--Luke 9:30-31
 

Questions and Answers

Q:   Is there any evidence that the Early Christians would pray for the intercession of the saints in heaven?
    A: "Praying to the Saints" at Catholic Answers (Catholic.com)

Q:   Is it true that the bodies of some Catholic Saints do not decompose after death?
    A:  The Incorrupt Body of St. John Vianney.
              The Incorrupt Bodies of St. Juliana Falconieri and St. Antoninus.
              The Incorrupt Body of St. Bernadette Soubirous.

 

 

 

 

 

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