Read the entire article at https://abbey.ws/saints-mistakes-s Digging more deeply into the treasure trove of the Catholic spiritual tradition sometimes requires us to examine the false beliefs and practices that lead us to a more shallow spirituality. As Catholics make the attempt to deepen their devotion to the Catholic saints, they often discover a few mistakes they have been making that have been keeping them from intimacy with their brothers and sisters in Christ. Catholics have long held that devotion to the saints is an important part of Catholic spirituality. If you want to build a true relationship with the saints, there are three common mistakes you want to avoid.

1. The 3 Biggest Mistakes Made in Our Devotion to
Catholic Saints

2. Digging more deeply into the
treasure trove of the Catholic
spiritual tradition sometimes
requires us to examine the false
beliefs and practices that lead us
to a more shallow spirituality.

3. Mistake #1: Not enlisting specific Catholic
saints to pray for you

4. Most Catholics have a very general
appreciation of the saints.

5. We’re not deliberate in building a
relationship with a particular saint.

6. What to do instead . . .

7. Like any friendship, intimacy with a saint
requires us to focus on a one-on-one
relationship.

8. Choose 3-5 individual saints to foster a
deliberate devotion to.

9. Take the time to form a real relationship
with them.

10. Mistake #2: Superstition & Magical
Thinking

11. Superstition: Belief in a false causal
relationship (if A happens then B will
happen).

12. Magical Thinking: The false belief that
we can control things that are not
within our control (If I do A then God
or the saint must do B).

13. It is true that there are promises
attached to certain prayers and
devotions through private revelation,
but . . .

14. What to do instead . . .

15. We always need to be careful to see
these prayers in the light of our
relationship with the saint and with
God.

16. Move beyond rote prayers to more
intimate prayer

17. Ask the saint to pray for your
conversion & holiness.

18. Mistake #3: Not making your requests
personal to the saints

19. We forget that saints are members of our
Family.

20. We treat the saints like wish granters rather
than brothers and sisters.

21. What to do instead . . .

22. Use what you know about the saint to
address him or her as an individual person.

23. If you fall into any of these mistakes, this is a
great opportunity to transform you mind!

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