The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"222 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.II.IS IT LAWFUL TO INVOKE HER?The Church exhorts her children not only tohonor the Blessed Virgin, but also to invoke herintercession. It is evident from Scripture, that theAngels and Saints in heaven can hear our prayers,and that they have the power and the will to helpus. Now 1 if the angels are conversant with whathappens on earth if the; Prophets, even whileclothed in the flesh, had a clear vision of thingswhich were then transpiring at a great distancefrom them if ;they could penetrate into the future,and foretell events which were then hidden in thewomb of time, shall we believe that God withholdsa knowledge of our prayers from Mary, who isjustly styled the Queen of Angels and Saints? For,as Mary s sanctity surpasses that of all other mortals, her knowledge must be proportionately greaterthan theirs, since knowledge constitutes one of thesources of celestial bliss.If Stephen, while his soul was still in the prisonof the body,"saw the glory of God, and Jesusstanding on the right hand of 2God;" if Paulheard secret words" 3 spoken in paradise, is it surprising that Mary hears arid sees us, now that she1Gen. xlviii. 16 ;Tobias xii. 12 ;Luke xv. 10 ;Zach. L12, 13.Acts vii. 55.8 II. Cor. xii. 4.