Matthew 5:1-12
5When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:
3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. 6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 8“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11“Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. 

From Swedenborg

True Christian Religion (Dick) n. 824
824. Many of the Roman Catholic persuasion, especially monks, when they enter the spiritual world search for the saints, particularly for the saint of their own order; but they do not find them. They are surprised at this; but they afterwards learn that the saints are either in heaven or in the earth beneath. In either case, saints as a rule know nothing of the worship and invocation offered to them; but those who do know, and desire to be invoked, are affected by madness and talk like fools. The worship of saints is held in such abomination in heaven that when the angels merely hear it mentioned they shudder; for when worship is paid to any man, it is to that extent denied to the Lord; and in that case He cannot be the sole object of worship. If, then, the Lord is not the sole object of worship, worship is divided; and this destroys communion and the life of blessedness which flows from communion. That I might learn, for the purpose of making it known, the real state of the Roman Catholic saints, there were brought up from the lower earth about a hundred of them who know that they had been canonized. They came up from behind, and only a few came in front of me; and I spoke with one of these, who, I was told, was Xavier.* Talking with me, he appeared a fool; yet I was able to gather from him that in his own place where he was confined with others, he was by no means a fool, but that he became one when he thought he was a saint and desired to be invoked. I heard words to the same effect coming from those who were behind me. It is otherwise with the saints, so called, who are in heaven. They know nothing at all of what is done on earth; and they are not allowed to speak with any of the Roman Catholic persuasion who hold that superstition, lest any idea of it should enter their mind.