#12287 When Can Prayer to Saints Become Superstitious? - Adrian Lawson
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🗓️ 17 July 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Can saints intercede for us?” This episode delves into the role of saints in prayer and tradition, addressing common concerns such as explaining intercession to Protestant family members and understanding why only the priest consumes from the chalice. We also explore the line between intercessory prayer and superstition, along with tips for inviting fallen-away Catholics back to the Church.
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Questions Covered:
- 12:26 – I come from a protestant family and am about to start OCIA. The obstacle I find is explaining the intercession of saints to my family.
- 19:56 – I struggle with not being able to consume from the chalice. Why does only the priest consume from the chalice?
- 24:36 – When does Intercessory prayer become a superstitious tradition?
- 39:48 – How do I approach my fallen away Catholic friend about returning to the Church?
Transcript
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| 0:32.5 | Hey, Marchino-Dambrosia is going to be with us second hour. |
| 0:35.0 | We haven't had Dr. Idley on for a long time. It's been a while since since we've had Dr. I'd, and we're going to have two members of his family this summer. We'll talk about that with him the second hour, but Dr. Marchlino Dambrocio to talk about the gift of the papacy. So hang on for the second hour for that. This hour, the young whippersnapper. If Dr. D'Ambrosio has been at this for a while, |
| 0:59.3 | Adrian Lawson is relatively new to it, but he's got a fantastic YouTube channel. Just hang on, |
| 1:07.1 | Adrian, I can get through this. I want to show you. The intro be you the intro? No, no, I'm going to handle it. |
| 1:12.2 | Sips with Sarah is his YouTube channel. |
| 1:15.4 | And he talks about his own conversion to the Catholic faith, and he helps other people come |
| 1:18.8 | into the Catholic faith by talking about how Catholicism is the truth, and it's a real alternative, |
| 1:24.9 | and you can do it, and it helps, and it's good for you. It is. And it's a real alternative and you can do it and it uh and it helps and it's it's good for you |
| 1:29.2 | and it is and uh and it connects you with the living god and all of that adrian lawson thanks for being |
| 1:34.9 | here with you thank you so much for having me should i mr sips or just Adrian what would you |
| 1:42.1 | prefer Adrian's good. Adrian's okay? |
| 1:44.6 | Yeah, Sips is kind of weird. |
| 1:47.4 | All right, well, you know, you don't have to put me down right from the beginning. |
| 1:50.3 | What do you do at Sips and Sarah? |
| 1:52.1 | Sips with Sarah. |
| 1:53.1 | What happens there? |
| 1:53.9 | And Sarah, by the way, is not a lady named Sarah. |
| 1:57.2 | No. |
| 1:57.6 | It's S-E-R-R-A. |
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