Is it Right to Pray for a Blessed?

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Pray for them, yes, it is the same as praying for the cause for sainthood. I pray for John Henry Cardinal Newman. The second miracle attributed to his intercession was submitted for investigation a little over two years ago.
Prayer for Canonization

Let us pray. Oh God our Father, You granted to Your servant Blessed John Henry Newman wonderful gifts of nature and of grace, that he should be a spiritual guide in the darkness of this world, an eloquent herald of the Gospel, and a devoted servant of the one Church of Christ. For his insight into the mysteries of the Kingdom, his zealous defence of the teachings of the Church, and his priestly love for all Your children, we pray that he may soon be numbered among the canonized saints. Through our Lord Jesus Christ Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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The prayer for his beatification had a beautiful phrase in it, referring to his … compassion for the perplexed. He could very well be the patron of this Catholic forum.
 
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Hm, but what about for the soul of a blessed? I know we are able to faithfully presume they are in Heaven, but they are not guaranteed like the saints are, I don’t think…
 
I’m not sure what you mean about a “blessed.” I thought you meant as in Blessed John Henry ( beatified but not yet canonized).
 
Yes, I mean those who are beautified but not canonized saints. It is right for us to believe they are in Heaven at that point, but unlike saints we are not 100% sure (as I understand it) so I was wondering if it is wrong to pray for their souls as though they may still be in purgatory or not.
 
I don’t think it is wrong … since God is not constrained by time, your prayer today (as from the treasury of the communion of saints) is applied directly to the blessed’s life in the past, to ensure attainment of heaven. Go ahead and pray. Pray for me too and I do the same for you! 🙏

In any case, suppose the blessed is not in need of your particular individual prayer, don’t fret that your prayer may be for naught, it just comes right back at you … God knows your heart is in it. 🙂
 
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I ask Blessed John Henry Newman for his intercession. I pray for his canonisation!
 
It is right to pray for anyone and everyone - living or dead.

Jesus’ resurrection has eliminated the barrier between the living and the dead. We are all members of one Church - there is no separation.

It is worth remembering that just as we pray for them, they pray for us (intercession of the saints).
 
This is a good question.

I’ve been praying for Fulton Sheen to reach sainthood. He’s been instrumental for me coming back to the church.
 
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Jesus said we are to pray for everyone. So I pray for everyone.
 
Assuming your question is about beatified but not canonized people, I can only respond that there is a possibility of praying for them, yes.
The core of the difference between one act and the other is the fact that in beatification there is no explicit pronouncement as to the certainty that the person beatified is in the glory of heaven. Already in the canonization there is this pontifical attestation, both virtuous life and model of holiness, as well as the certainty that that declared person is found in the Church triumphant.
— excerpt taken from the site of Father Paulo Ricardo, https ://padrepauloricardo . org/episodios/qual-a-diferenca-entre-a-beatificacao-e-a-canonizacao and translated by Google

In the “mode of use” of Roman martyrdom (translated to English here by Google), it is said that: "the praises indicated with asterisks are read only in the dioceses or religious families to which the cult of the Holy or Blessed One was granted. "

However, he must be able to pray to the Blesseds (at least in the dioceses or religious families to which the blessed worship has been granted), asking for his intercession to God, for only with a miracle attributed to such intercession can he be canonized (in an ordinary way) .

Leaving a bit of the “official” sphere, consider that you, in your particular devotion, took advantage of a plenary indulgence for your dead relative. If you think he did not go straight to hell, then he must now be with God and therefore able to intercede for you with Him.

The Lord will not waste either your indulgence or your prayers: if they can not be applied to whom you have destined (by already being in Glory, or already being condemned), they will be applied to another person (provided they are done with pity, and without intention to oppose the Church).
 
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