Retroactive Intercessory Prayer: Real or Hoax

[@Anthony-Avoiding-Babylon]

Such an amazing episode. You guys are the best catholic podcast in the world

[@Prepping-for-Heaven]

This has always been something that I've wondered about, even when I was very young. It's absolutely true that God is not bound by the constraints of time. He created time for this physical world. It doesn't exist (as we know it) in eternity. I'm not so sure that praying for a specific illness in an ancestor would allow for any kind of "cure" to happen in the past, but it's very possible that there could be some kind of healing effect as a result of our prayers. But, the biggest thing for any of us to hope and pray for would be for the salvation of their souls. That could mean a world of difference to a family member that we've never even met in this life, to be able to help them get to Heaven so we'll be able to meet them in the future! Can you imagine how awesome that would be?