Maombezi ya watakatifu

Maombezi ya watakatifu ni fundisho la imani la baadhi ya madhehebu ya Ukristo, kama Wakatoliki, Waorthodoksi na Waorthodoksi wa Mashariki^[2]. Kanuni ya Imani ya Mitume inakiri ushirika wa watakatifu, ambao kwa madhehebu hayo ni msingi wa kuomba msaada wa sala zao. Hata hivyo, Waprotestanti wengi wanaikataa^{[3][4] [5][6]}.

Katika majadiliano ya kiekumeni pengine madhehebu mbalimbali yalifika hatua ya kukubaliana kwa kiasi fulani ^[7]

Kuhusu Uyahudi^[8] na Uislamu, suala hilo linaleta utata.

1. ↑ On the Birthday of Saint John the Baptist, Sermon 293B:5:1. “Against superstitious midsummer rituals.” Augustine’s Works, Sermons on the Saints, (1994), Sermons 273–305, John E. Rotelle, ed., Edmund Hill, Trans., ISBN|1-56548-060-0 ISBN|978-1-56548-060-5 p. 165. [1] Editor's comment (ibid., note 16, p. 167): “So does ‘his grace’ mean John’s grace? Clearly not in the ordinary understanding of such a phrase, as though John were the source of the grace. But in the sense that John’s grace is the grace of being the friend of the bridegroom, and that that is the grace we are asking him to obtain for us too, yes, it does mean John’s grace.”[2]
2. ↑ [https://www.lacopts.org/orthodoxy/our-faith/the-saints/on-intercessions/ "On Intercessions", Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Los Angeles}
3. ↑ Augsburg Confession, Article 21, "Of the Worship of the Saints". trans. Kolb, R., Wengert, T., and Arand, C. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2000.
4. ↑ Heidelberg Catechism Archived 15 Aprili 2021 at the Wayback Machine., Question 55
5. ↑ Heidelberg Catechism Archived 15 Aprili 2021 at the Wayback Machine., Question 94
6. ↑ Articles of Religion, Article XIV: "Of Purgatory"
7. ↑ "asking the saints to intercede for us expresses the solidarity of the church wherein all are meant to be of mutual support to one another. Analogous to what is done among living persons, the request directed toward a saint to pray for us is a precise expression of solidarity in Jesus Christ, through the ages and across various modes of human existence. "Francis Schüssler Fiorenza. Systematic Theology: Roman Catholic Perspectives. Fortress Press; 2011. ISBN|978-1-4514-0792-1. p. 447.
8. ↑ "Is it okay to ask a deceased tzaddik to pray on my behalf?" at Chabad.org