TINUTURING BANG MGA SANTO NG CATHOLIC CHURCH ANG MGA PROPETA NG LUMANG TIPAN?

The Patriarch Abraham or St. Abraham the Patriarch depicted in this 5th cent. mosaic inside the Church, the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome

 

 

Anonymous said... 

 

 

Father,


Is it okay to ask the Old Testament prophets for intercession? Bakit hindi ini-encourage ang mga Catholics na humingi ng intercession sa mga prophets na ito eh sila naman talaga yong powerful intercessors sa Biblia. Bakit walang parish na nakapangalan kay Prophet Elijah, isipin mo na lang kung gaano kamakapangyarihan ang kanyang intercession eh he was taken alive to heaven and God was pleased with him, o di naman kaya kay Enoch, o kay Elisha, atbp. Bakit walang St. Elijah, St. Elisha and so on? Sila yong sigurado talaga tayo na nasa langit at pinatutunayan ng Biblia, eh yong ibang mga santo, Simbahan na lang ang nagpo-proclaim na silay nasa langit at wala namang solid proof.


I would be very grateful for your reply Father. Salamat!



St. Moses 

June 7, 2011 10:28 AM

Fr. Abe, CRS said...

[Is it okay to ask the Old Testament prophets for intercession?]

YES. DEFINITELY IT IS OK TO ASK THE INTERCESSIONS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS. THEY ARE CONSIDERED AS SAINTS OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.

[Bakit hindi ini-encourage ang mga Catholics na humingi ng intercession sa mga prophets na ito eh sila naman talaga yong powerful intercessors sa Biblia.]

ANONG HINDI, IT IS BEING ENCOURAGED BY THE CHURCH AND PROMOTED. KAYA LANG SA SOBRANG DAMI NG MGA SAINTS NATIN WE CAN NO LONGER PROMOTE ALL OF THEM. BESIDES, THE OT PROPHETS DO NOT NEED PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT DAHIL BIBLIA NA MISMO ANG NAGPO-PROMOTE SA KANILA.

Byzantine Icon of King David in the fresco of St. Seraphim Cathedral by Vladimir Gregorenko

[Bakit walang parish na nakapangalan kay Prophet Elijah, isipin mo na lang kung gaano kamakapangyarihan ang kanyang intercession eh he was taken alive to heaven and God was pleased with him, o di naman kaya kay Enoch, o kay Elisha, atbp.]

MERON YAN KAYA LANG HINDI LANG DITO SA ATIN GINAWA KUNDI DUON SA MGA LUGAR NA MARAMING JEWS. KASI NGA DAHIL NASA BIBLIA SILA E SURE TAYO NA LOVED AND RESPECTED NA SILA. WE FOCUS ON THE NEW SAINTS WHO LIVED NEAR OUR TIME AND PLACE... FOR INSTANCE DAHIL FILIPINO TAYO WE PROMOTE MORE ST. LORENZO DE MANILA.

[Bakit walang St. Elijah, St. Elisha and so on?]

MERON... NASA OLD BOOKS YAN NG MGA LIVES OF THE SAINTS AT NASA OLD CALENDAR OF THE CHURCH. MERONG MGA ST. ABRAHAM, ST. MOSES, ETC. SIGURO HINDI KA LANG NAGBABASA NG MGA OLD LIVES OF THE SAINTS. HE HE HE...

Melchizedek, priest of the Most High God, offering Bread and Wine. Depicted in old paintings with Latin inscriptions...

[Sila yong sigurado talaga tayo na nasa langit at pinatutunayan ng Biblia,]

KAYA NGA AUTOMATIC NA SAINTS SILA NG CATHOLIC CHURCH. YUNG MGA BORN AGAIN, INC AT ADD ANG HINDI KUMIKILALA SA MGA SAINTS KASI MGA PATAY NA DAW SILA. HE HE HE...

ISA PA, TAYO AY KABILANG SA ROMAN RITE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. KAYA ANG MGA SAINTS NA POPULAR SA ATIN AY MGA WESTERN SAINS: ST. FRANCIS, ST. DOMINIC, ETC. PERO ANG MGA OLD TESTAMENT SAINTS E MAS SIKAT SA EASTERN RITE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.

SUBALIT IN BOTH EASTERN AND WESTERN CHURCHES THEY ARE FAVORITE SUBJECTS IN CATHOLIC CHRISTIAN ARTS INSIDE THE HOUSES OF WORSHIPS SUCH AS IN ICONS, CLASSICAL PAINTINGS, STAINED GLASSES AND OTHERS.

St. Moses, painting by Jose de Ribera

[eh yong ibang mga santo, Simbahan na lang ang nagpo-proclaim na silay nasa langit at wala namang solid proof.]

BAGO KA MAGSALITA GAMITIN MO MUNA ANG UTAK MO AT WAG MAGDUNONG-DUNUNGAN. DAHIL ANG PINAGSASABI MO AY WALANG BASEHAN SA KATOTOHANAN.

ANG SANTA IGLESIA AY MAY KAPANGYARIHANG MAGTALI AT MAGKALAG SA LANGIT MAN O SA LUPA [Mt 16:19 and Mt 18:18]. SIGURAMENTE MAY POWER ANG CHURCH MAG DECLARE KUNG NASA LANGIT O HINDI ANG ISANG KALULUWA DAHIL ANG CHURCH ANG PILLAR AND GROUND OF TRUTH [1 Tim 3:15]. KAPAG PINAGTIBAY NG SIMBAHAN SA LUPA AY PINAGTITIBAY DIN NG LANGIT. ISA PA, THE CHURCH BASED ITS DECISION ON SOLID PROOFS AND SOME OF THEM ARE SCIENTIFICALLY UNQUESTIONABLE MIRACLES.

[I would be very grateful for your reply Father. Salamat!]

WELCOME. 

The large Statue of St. Elijah in St. Peter's Basilica

St. Elijah the Prophet in Catholic Arts

June 7, 2011 11:02 AM