Filosofía y teología del Mas Allá: Intercesión de los santos

Eudaldo Forment explains the theological reasoning behind asking saints for intercession in an article for InfoCatólica. Drawing on the writings of Santo Tomás, Forment describes how the saints in heaven act as a means through which God transmits divine goodness to those on earth.

The article notes that because the saints are closest to God, divine law allows people to return to God through them. Forment writes that as believers receive divine benefits through the prayers of the saints, they should also return to God to continue receiving those benefits through the saints. This process establishes the saints as mediators and intercessors when people ask them to pray to God on their behalf.