catholic prayer

what is the prayer that catholics say before they eat ?

Pastor Billy says: why it's called Grace, Bless us o'Lord for these thy gift which we are about to receive from thy bounty through Christ, Amen.


re: Miss Momma 's comments

A friend of mine says that in Matthew 6:7, Jesus condemns repetitious prayers, which proves that it is wrong to pray the rosary. How do I respond?

A: Your friend read the passage a little too quickly. Jesus isn’t condemning repetition in prayer; he’s condemning vain prayer. When Jesus said, "Do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words" (Matthew 6:7, NAB), he was referring to a belief of the pagans that a god would not listen to your prayer unless you used his correct title, and the title would change every day. Thus, the pagans would begin their prayer with every title they could think of in order to make sure their prayers would be heard (e.g., "O Great Zeus, O Master of Olympia, O Great Father Zeus. . . .") Jesus tells us this is vain because pagan gods don’t exist, and when we pray to God he hears all our prayers. We don’t have to worry about getting the right title.

In fact, Scripture gives us many examples of repetitive prayer. For example, in Matthew 26:36-46, Jesus prayed the same prayer three times. In Revelation 4:8, four living creatures are around and within the throne, and day and night they do not cease to say, "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty." And then there’s the tax collector in Luke 18:9-14 who is beating his breast repeatedly and praying, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner!" And let’s not forget Luke 11:1-4, where Jesus tells us how to pray: He gives us the Lord’s Prayer. Since most Christians pray the Lord’s Prayer from time to time, they are all "guilty" of repetitious prayer. But it is not vain prayer-after all, we merely are doing as Jesus taught us.

2007-02-28 21:23:27 by motivated0311

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i go to a catholic high school but im not catholic. and before class started, the teacher and most students where reciting this catholic prayer thing. i have no clue how it goes or anything. so how does it go?? i dont even know which one it is, but im guessing its the most like popular one, cause a lot of the students knew it.

1. The Lord's Prayer
2. Hail Mary
3. Act of Contrition

In that order. The 3 most common. I'm not a Catholic, just went to Catholic School for 13 years.

The first two prayers are used for the Rosary- which is a popular Roman Catholic devotion.

2008-08-16 22:16:10 by ...♥annie♥...

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In the prayer, it lists a v and then an r, each followed by a phrase. What do they mean?

most catholic prayers are so composed for communal participation. the Hail Holy Queen' or 'Salve Regina' is broken into two parts the first verse (V) is recited by the prayer leader, which is thereafter followed by a responsorial (R) recited in turn by the rest of the congregation.

2008-09-24 20:15:43 by Susan

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I was very close to my grandmother she raised me so i really want to find the best one I can.

Oh, Tonia. Did your grandmother love God. Did she have a relationship with her savior?

I believe she did. If that's true, her prayers come from her heart, not from a book.

This prayer didn't come from a book, but from my heart.

Loving Father, thank you for my Grandma. I loved her, and know that you loved her more. Thank you that you loved her this way.....that you gave your son. Because she believes in Jesus and his finished work on the cross, she will spend eternity with you. Thank you for recieving her into your loving care, and hold her close until I join you there! I thank you for your goodness to her and the witness that she had to me. In the mighty and wonderful name of Jesus I pray.

yes, this prayer came from my heart. That's what prayer is. Words from your heart to God's heart, not something you read in a book (or on the internet). It's so cool that God loves us, wants to be known by us, and has a wonderful plan for our lives!

B )

2009-06-04 22:48:40 by Tonia F

Why?

I like the rosary.

The fifteen promises of Mary to Christians who recite the rosary:
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against Hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries, shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just, he shall remain in the grace of God and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the light of God and the plenitude of His graces; at the moment of death, they shall participate in the merits of the saints in Paradise.
9. I shall deliver from Purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in Heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire Celestial Court during their life and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son, Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

God bless!
MM

2009-04-09 19:30:36 by Catty