Clarification on prayer

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Often during the day I find myself thinking of someone to pray for. Usually I’ll say in my head something along the lines of “Dear Father, I ask that you _____”. Recently though more has been going on around me where I can’t consistently concentrate on saying something like this, and I don’t want to forget to pray about it later.

I suppose I never really thought about this: would simply wanting in our mind for God to help this person count as prayer, as God knows all of our wants?
 
Balaco said:
Often during the day I find myself thinking of someone to pray for. Usually I’ll say in my head something along the lines of “Dear Father, I ask that you _____”. Recently though more has been going on around me where I can’t consistently concentrate on saying something like this, and I don’t want to forget to pray about it later.

I suppose I never really thought about this: would simply wanting in our mind for God to help this person count as prayer, as God knows all of our wants?
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may i suggest that
you state your intention

then say the rosary

this is what Our Lady has said is pleasing to her & Her Son Jesus

just trying to be helpful
 
Sometimes when I see something or someone, I simply say to Jesus or Mary (out loud or in my mind) “Please help them”.
 
Usually this is when I’m out during the day so I don’t have time to pray the Rosary.
 
brad90956 said:
Sometimes when I see something or someone, I simply say to Jesus or Mary (out loud or in my mind) “Please help them”.
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If we don’t necessarily say a similar phrase to this mentally, but still hope in our minds that God will help these people, would that constitute as prayer?
 
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