Saints In Heaven

[Wynd]

I was talking to a friend of mine earlier who is Lutheran. We started talking about Heaven and she said she believes that when you go to Heaven, all your worldly cares are stripped away and you don't care about what's happening on Earth since you're so happy in Heaven. Thus, if people ask for the saints' intercession, nothing happens. I said she couldn't know since she hasn't been there, but still, it got me thinking. Anyone have anything to say?

[cappie]

These are quotes from the Catechism Of The Catholic Church. I hope you find them helpful. In the creed we say we believe in the Communion of Saints. We believe there is more to the Church than just us here and that careing just doesent stop at the grave.

II. THE COMMUNION OF THE CHURCH OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

954 The three states of the Church. "When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him. But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on earth. Others have died and are being purified, while still others are in glory, contemplating 'in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is"':

All of us, however, in varying degrees and in different ways share in the same charity towards God and our neighbors, and we all sing the one hymn of glory to our God. All, indeed, who are of Christ and who have his Spirit form one Church and in Christ cleave together. cfr Eph 4:16

956 The intercession of the saints. "Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness. . . . They do not cease to intercede with the Father for us, as they proffer the merits which they acquired on earth through the one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus . . . . So by their fraternal concern is our weakness greatly helped." 1Tim2:5

Do not weep, for I shall be more useful to you after my death and I shall help you then more effectively than during my life. St Dominic

I want to spend my heaven in doing good on earth. St Therese

957 Communion with the saints. "It is not merely by the title of example that we cherish the memory of those in heaven; we seek, rather, that by this devotion to the exercise of fraternal charity the union of the whole Church in the Spirit may be strengthened. Exactly as Christian communion among our fellow pilgrims brings us closer to Christ, so our communion with the saints joins us to Christ, from whom as from its fountain and head issues all grace, and the life of the People of God itself"cfr eph 4:1-6

We worship Christ as God's Son; we love the martyrs as the Lord's disciples and imitators, and rightly so because of their matchless devotion towards their king and master. May we also be their companions and fellow disciples!

"We believe in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church; and we believe that in this communion, the merciful love of God and his saints is always [attentive] to our prayers" (Paul VI, CPG § 30).