Most lay Catholics tell me that they struggle with a shallow spiritual life. Life is just too busy, too filled with work and family life and other obligations to find the time to pray, study, and deepen their faith life. That’s why From the Abbey focuses on simple, practical ways to deepen your spiritual life in the midst of your daily life. One such strategy is to partner with the saints in your spiritual life. You don’t have to struggle through it alone! Partnering with the saints sounds like a great idea, but typically that means also dealing with the pain of worrying about one or more of these three fears: I am not worthy of the attention of the saints I don't have time to foster an intense devotion to a saint Devotion to the saints will keep me from intimacy with Jesus If any of these fears about partnering with the saints have got you worried, then here's how to get past each of them fast.

1. Overcome Your Worry About Praying to the
Catholic Saints

2. Do you want a shallow spiritual life or one of
depth and meaning?

3. 3 Major
Concerns
About Praying
to the Saints
1. I am not worthy of the
attention of the saints
2. I don't have time to foster
an intense devotion to a
saint
3. Devotion to the saints will
keep me from intimacy with
Jesus

4. WORRY #1: "I am
not worthy of the
attention of the
saints"

5. The Saints Were Not
Perfect

6. Learn About
Saints Who
Struggled
Like You Do

7. WORRY #2:
"I don't
have time
to foster an
intense
devotion"

8. Fit Devotion Into Your Current Prayer Routine
Ask the saint
to join you
in prayer
Pray as
usual
Ask the saint
to pray for
you

9. WORRY #3: "Devotion to the Catholic saints will
keep me from intimacy with Jesus"

10. Truths About
Praying to the
Saints
Family of God
We ask other members of our family to pray for us
God designed His Family to support each other
The power of the Resurrection means the saints are
living members of the Family of God.
Holiness of the saints make their prayer more powerful
Prayers are still answered through Jesus

11. Learn more! Free eBook at https://abbey.ws/saints-worries-yt
How to Gain Prayer Support from the Church Triumphant
By Jeffrey S. Arrowood, MTS