Daily Defense Podcast #268 Praying to the Saints - Jimmy Akin
Sep 25, 2023
Jimmy Akin, a podcast guest, discusses the confusion between praying to the saints and worshipping God. He explains that Catholics ask the saints for intercession, not worship them. The historical development and different meanings of the word 'pray' are explored.
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Pray Originally Meant To Ask
- The English word 'pray' comes from Latin precare and originally meant to ask or entreat.
- Modern American English narrows 'pray' to worship, causing confusion about praying to saints.
Protestant Shift Narrowed 'Pray'
- 'I pray thee' originally functioned as a polite request and later contracted to 'prithee'.
- Protestant influence narrowed 'pray' in American English to primarily mean acts of worship.
Intercession Not Divine Worship
- Catholics ask saints to intercede, not to receive divine worship.
- Saints act as prayer partners while supreme worship remains due only to God.