Connecting with Mary

[RosaryFan]

It’s so awesome what you’re doing, MaryandJesus. I’m around the same age and I try and say the rosary everyday, but I forget! My suggestion is for a while, just focus on saying the prayers and saying the mysteries. That’s all I can get at yet. With prayer, especially prayer like the rosary, you have to start small and simple, then go bigger. I finally learned this. Once you feel like you have the hang of just saying the prayers and mysteries, then try moving on to meditating them in a deeper manner, using your imagination. It’ll help. For now, just be comforted in the sweet repetitiveness of the prayers, of knowing that they proclaim glory and ask for help. And maybe as you pray each prayer, just think about the mystery, very gently, instead of trying to force yourself to understand it at some level. Or you can get a booklet that for each prayer, it has a line from scripture to think about.

If what I said was confusing, let me know, and I can clarify.
~Maria

It’s so beautiful to see young girls like yourself and MaryandJesus devoted to the Rosary and Our Lady! I have a young daughter who is 9 and I always hope and pray that she’ll have a devotion to Our Lady. Thanks for showing us that there’s still some hope in the world! Keep up the good work, gals!!

 

[on_eagles_wingz]

No, I’m darn serious. That stupid kid has no right to complain that Mary won’t answer their selfish little requests (she probably says "Mary, make (boy’s name) like me or Mary, make me have bigger boobs).
Mary doesn’t care for selfish children who don’t even have the maturity to meditate on her properly. This “Blessed Mother” never answered my prayer when I begged her for the healing of my mother, who had cancer, or my heart to accept God. God is a false notion - he may exist, but we’ll never really know and he certainly doesn’t live in the sky.
Shut up, Maryandjesus!!!11

I am so sorry about your mother. You must have really loved her. Its natural to be furious at God after such a tragedy. I’ve cursed God myself a number of times. I can’t even imagine what sort of pain you are going through. I know you don’t believe right now but I pray that God will fulfill his promise to comfort you, and that you will come to understand that death is not really the end but just a transition and that you will see your mother again. God bless you and may the Lord bring you peace and comfort in knowing she is no longer suffering and still loves you even more now and wants you to be happy and not suffer like this. God bless you and may peace be with you.

I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.
John 14:18 KJV

Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Matthew 5:4 KJV

 

[Barbkw]

The point is you spent some time with your Mother having a conversation about her favorite topic, Her Son, and what He can do for you.

Excellent point!

 

[Barbkw]

This “Blessed Mother” never answered my prayer when I begged her for the healing of my mother, who had cancer, or my heart to accept God. God is a false notion - he may exist, but we’ll never really know and he certainly doesn’t live in the sky.

ThankUMaria,

So sorry to read of the death of your dear Mother. I’m certain that Mary asked for God to intervene for her Son so that He wouldn’t have died crucified to a tree.

My sister’s first husband died young from cancer and it was very difficult for her and her two sons.

The truth is, we were created both with a body and an eternal soul. And we each will return to God, as painful as that is for all of us to accept and to progress through the pain.

My Mom passed away 6 years ago from a sudden heart attack. I empathize with your stage of grief.

 

[kentuckyliz]

Thankumaria–I am very sorry for your loss. I am a survivor of three cancers and surviving is hard, too. I live in pain and have impaired mobility–and I used to be an athlete!

The only way I can bear my grief (having lost people I love, too), and my pain, with peace and joy, is to remain close to God. I trust in Him, no matter whether things are going my way or not.

That’s another great thing about the Rosary–it’s mysteries are lived out again, as an echo, in our own lives.

Waiting for test results is an Agony in the Garden. Surgeries, chemo, and radiation are my Scourging at the Pillar. But there are also joyful, luminous, and glorious events in our lives, too.

If your mom was a person of faith, what would she think of your decision to reject faith because of her death? Would she want you to join her in heaven? Then the decision to remain eternally separated is yours…but you can change your mind and eternal destiny. God is merciful, and He can handle your anger and sorrow. Please don’t procrastinate about your decision, because you never know when the sands in your hourglass are going to finish flowing.

 

[Bwtby]

Thanks to Mel Gibson… everytime I pray the sorrowful mysteries I have the images from The Passion of The Christ rolling in my head. The crucifixion scene of the movie does help me to meditate on his suffering though. Lol. It’s a very graphic image.

I have made many mistakes though too praying the rosary. I have prayed the wrong mystery on the wrong day, I know alot of times I lost count on the Hail Marys, I even fell asleep one night not too long ago in the middle of praying, than I jumped up like Oh my God, lol and continued where I left off and I know than I may have been off count or over. My mind wonders off alot too and I get so mad. Than comes the real problem, I pray, but when I pray I have no connection either. I feel nothing. I feel guilty because I feel like I’m repeating empty words. Some of the mysteries I’m mediating on, I don’t even know if I believe in all of them.

However… there have been days and have been some nights I have cried thru the whole thing. So I don’t know.

I have stopped praying it, because I don’t know what to do with myself. But I discourage you to do that. Because regardless of how you feel during the mediation, there is a sense of comfort after the fact. I always prayed it before bed, so when I was done, I would have this content feeling and go to sleep, lol. I don’t know. So, MaryandJesus, you are not alone.

 

[melpote]

Love, Love, Love that point, KentuckyLiz… that mom wouldn’t want her death to destroy her child’s faith…
I feel the pain in the post by Thankyoumaria. I also feel abandoned by God. He hasn’t shown up when I wanted Him to…but I am trying to believe…I just want you to know that I understand…I even gave up my Catholic Faith because I felt that God and Our Lady were not there for me anymore. But I am pondering in my life now what God’s Will for me might be…so I guess I am just trying to say, try not to give up. I will keep you in my prayers. God knows that I have wanted to give it all up…I even called myself an atheist for a time. I know that I hurt Jesus alot during that time. But He understands and is still offering me His Love and support.

To the thread starter, I think it is wonderful that you are 13 and are desiring such a connection with Our Lady. You are awesome. :bounce: You will be fine…just keep pumping out those prayers…even if you don’t feel anything or you may be distracted…Our Lady still hears those prayers. I pray the Rosary in my car. It is the only place where I am truly alone. I am distracted alot, but my heart is in the right place and I desire to be closer to Jesus and Our Lady. :hug3: