### Instruction: Q. 331. Does the first Commandment forbid the honoring of the saints?

### Response: A. The first Commandment does not forbid the honoring of the saints, but rather approves of it, because by honoring the saints, who are the chosen friends of God, we honor God Himself.

-- Source: Baltimore Catechism #1 / LESSON TWENTY-SEVENTH THE FIRST COMMANDMENT--ON THE HONOR AND INVOCATION OF SAINTS / Q. 331