Asking saints to pray

[billcu1]

I have problems with mental illness and have asked St Dymphna on occasion to pray for me. I have felt good results from this before but now it seems I am getting nowhere. Could this be because there is sin present? Maybe I should ask for a general absolution.

Bill

 

[AlanFromWichita]

Not enough information.

Hard to tell you if a sin is blocking your progrees, but if it’s on your mind then maybe it is.

For me, it was going to a new prayer life that eventually helped the Lord heal me of mental illness; that would be “Contemplative Prayer,” aka “resting in God.”

Alan

 

[MySoph]

Bill, even though you may not be seeing any help at the moment that doesn’t mean God is not working on your behalf. He is. Have you talked to your priest or deacon about this? I can’t say if it’s due to sin being present, but confession is always good for us. There we have Christ offering his grace, and we should take advantage of that as much as possible. It will help you in whatever way God deems it best for you.

There is also a novena called Mary Undoer of Knots. It’s for all those “knots” we have in our lives … family problems, lonelienss, illness, unhappiness, etc … whatever your knot is. I have found it helpful. In fact, I prayed the novena several months ago because of an unhappiness I experienced for my entire life, and about a month later it was revealed to me that my family suffers from undiagnosed mental illness which has affected me deeply, of course. It has helped me to see my past for what it really was. I didn’t expect that, but it’s God’s way of untying my knots.

I will gladly include you in my Divine Mercy Chaplet intentions tonight. God bless you.