Philippe de Champaigne, “Anne of Austria With Her Children, Praying to the Holy Trinity with St. Benedict and St. Scholastica,” 1640s

“When the saints entered into the joy of their Master, they were ‘put in charge of many things.’ Their intercession is their most exalted service to God’s plan. We can and should ask them to intercede for us and for the whole world.” (CCC 2683)