### Instruction: Q. 344. Why do we pray before the crucifix and the images and relics of the saints?

### Response: A. We pray before the crucifix and images and relics of the saints because they enliven our devotion by exciting pious affections and desires, and by reminding us of Christ and of the saints, that we may imitate their virtues.

-- Source: Baltimore Catechism #1 / LESSON TWENTY-SEVENTH THE FIRST COMMANDMENT--ON THE HONOR AND INVOCATION OF SAINTS / Q. 344