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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" ==