Ephesian 1 17-23

[larrry]

My non Catholics friends pray this prayer " that the eyes of your understanding be opened. With wisdom and revelation from God .

Do you know catholics that pray prayers that saint Paul wrote?

They view these as “prophetic prayers”

That God the holy spirit will anoint them with revelation and understanding.

They seem to have meaningful results.

Have you used scripture as a prophetic prayer method.

The “word of faith” church uses this method.

 

[joeybaggz]

My non Catholics friends pray this prayer " that the eyes of your understanding be opened. With wisdom and revelation from God .

Do you know catholics that pray prayers that saint Paul wrote?

They view these as “prophetic prayers”

That God the holy spirit will anoint them with revelation and understanding.

They seem to have meaningful results.

Have you used scripture as a prophetic prayer method.

The “word of faith” church uses this method.

St. Paul is writing a letter to the church at Ephesus, exhorting them to seek God and receive the ‘graces’ God provides for those who seek Him. Eph 1: 17-23 is not a prayer in the traditional sense that Catholics understand prayer. (and I’m not just referring here to rote recitation of a standard “prayer” i.e. Our Father, Hail Mary, etc.)

Protestant denominations rely almost entirely on the Bible for inspiration and worship. The RCC has something much more. It is called the Mass.

Do we Catholics us scripture as a method of prayer? My suggestion is to attend a Catholic Mass and then see how many scriptural references are in the Mass proper. Many former Protestants who convert to Catholicism say that in their study of Catholicism, particularly the Mass, they were amazed at how much Scripture was inherent in all the prayers of the Mass, not just the two or three readings from Scripture itself that occur in the Liturgy of the Word portion of the Mass.

As to prophetic, Catholics believe in Christ’s words that “he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood, will have life eternal, and I will raise him up on the last day.” ( John, Chapter 6) Can’t get much more prophetic than that.

Shalom

 

[GLam8833]

In my personal prayer time, I usually quote scripture
when praying for another person, Christian or not, it
pleases God when we quote scripture from memory.
That is why the recitation of the congregation during
Mass uses the scriptures, too. V:“Behold the Lamb
of God, happy are those called to the Supper of the
Lamb” R:“Lord, I am not worthy that You should come
under my roof, only say the word and I will be healed.”
See Rev. 19:9; Matt. 8:8

As to the prophetic, the Apostles Creed that we recite
tells of Christ coming to Judge the Living and the dead.