Are the prayers of a person in a state of sin efficacious

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Are prayers, devotions, novenas, fasts, or intercessory prayer by someone who is in a state or mortal sin efficacious? Or does a person need to be in a state of grace for their prayers for themselves or others to be heard?

 

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