The souls of the Saints know the Lord and His goodness toward man ( St Silouan the Athonite )

“The Saints grieve to see people living on earth and not knowing that, if they were to love one another , the world would know freedom from sin; and where sin is absent, there is joy and gladness of the Holy Spirit. The Saints in heaven through the Holy Spirit, behold the glory of God and the beauty of the Lord’s countenance. But in this same Holy Spirit they see our lives too, and our deeds.

They know our sorrows and hear our burning prayers. When they were living on earth , they learned of the love of God from the Holy Spirit; and he who knows love on earth takes it with him into eternal life, where love grows and becomes perfect. The souls of the Saints know the Lord and His goodness toward man, wherefore their spirits burn with love for the peoples. They were chosen by the Holy Spirit to pray for the whole world.”

St Silouan the Athonite