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* see [[Intercession]] entry for more | * see [[Intercession]] entry for more | ||
* Saints were chosen and sanctified by God | |||
** so we honor God by honoring the Saints | |||
* The "Golden Legend", a 13th century book on the saints, originally called ''Legenda sanctorum'' ("Reading of the Saints") explained six reasons why we should honor the Saints: | |||
* >>Golden Legend - Wikipedia | |||
* see Stripping of the Altar p. 169 and fn | |||
== The "Communion of Saints" == | == The "Communion of Saints" == | ||