Catholic Introduction OCIA Session 13 Mary & the Saints (https://www.smartguy.com/) Welcome back, everyone! We’ve been diving deep into the sacraments and God’s presence in our lives. Today, we turn to a subject that often raises questions - sometimes even misunderstandings: Mary and the Saints. Non-Catholics sometimes ask: “Why do Catholics worship Mary? Why do you pray to saints instead of God?” Well, let’s clear that up right now: Catholics do not worship Mary or the saints. Worship belongs to God alone. Mary and the saints are honored as friends, role models, and prayer partners in our journey of faith. Who Are the Saints? The saints are ordinary people who lived extraordinary love. They are men and women who allowed God’s grace to transform them, and they now live in heaven with Him. Some are famous - like St. Francis of Assisi or St. Teresa of Calcutta. Others are hidden and known only to God.