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  2. Intercession - Wikipedia

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    Intercession or intercessory prayer is the act of praying on behalf of others, ... St. Ignatius and the other church fathers, such as Paul the Apostle, ...

  3. Intercession of saints - Wikipedia

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    Intercessory prayer to saintly persons who have not yet been beatified can also practiced by individuals, and evidence of miracles produced as a result of such prayer is very commonly produced during the formal process of beatification and canonization. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 956 The intercession of the saints.

  4. General Intercessions - Wikipedia

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    This prayer is said at the conclusion of the Liturgy of the Word or Mass of the Catechumens (the older term). The General Instruction of the Roman Missal states: . In the General Intercessions or the Prayer of the Faithful, the people respond in a certain way to the word of God which they have welcomed in faith and, exercising the office of their baptismal priesthood, offer prayers to God for ...

  5. Prayer in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    Through petition one can ask for God's help with every need no matter how great or small. According to the Catechism, Christ is glorified by what we ask the Father in his name. [29] Intercession is a prayer of petition which leads one to pray as Jesus did. He is the one Great Intercessor with the Father on behalf of all people, especially sinners.

  6. Intercession of Christ - Wikipedia

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    This intercession resonates with John 17:22, which refers to the "heavenly communion" between Christ and God the Father. [1] The First Epistle of John (John 2:1-2) states: [1] And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: and he is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for the ...

  7. Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church makes it clear that "the faithful should be carefully instructed about the practice of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary ... it is, in reality, only analogously a 'consecration to God,' and should be expressed in a correct liturgical manner: to the Father, through Christ in the Holy Spirit, imploring the intercession ...

  8. Marian litany - Wikipedia

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    In the Eastern Church litanies are always a part of the official liturgy, and they have at least three different forms: Synaptae (Collect), Ektenie ("intense" prayer of intercession and pardon based in part on Psalm 50) and Aitaesis (intercessory prayer for peace, pardon and protection). Marian litanies are numerous in the Eastern church and ...

  9. Prayer to Saint Joseph - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of Pope Leo XIII's 1889 encyclical Quamquam pluries was to implore divine help by means of prayer, joining to the intercession of Mary that of Saint Joseph. Leo XIII therefore attached to his encyclical a special Prayer to Saint Joseph requesting that it be added to the recitation of the Rosary during the month of October.