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[OneTrueCathApos]

My mum is VERY pro-Mary but she is a protestant just as I was. Is there a big difference between the way protestants pray and catholics pray?

wasalam

Absolutely. Catholics have the priviledge of praying the Holy Rosary, which are the prayers in the bible. We also have the priviledge of praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. I am not being sarcastic, but I didn’t know that Protestants had any prayers except for the “Our Father”. Protestants don’t make the sign of the Cross, etc…all these were taught by the Early Church.
If you want to count “The Sinner’s Prayer” as one of yours, it isn’t in the bible and won’t save you. It was derived from only 50 years ago from billy Graham.
How do you feel when you recite the Apostle’s Creed? That is thoroughly Catholic too.

 

[Aydan]

Oh no I did not mean to imply that Muslims pray to Mohammed for intercession I was I know they don’t I almost converted to Islam at one point of my life so I know a lot about it. I was simply saying that the Saints are mentioned in our prayers just as Mohammed is mentioned in yours but for different purposes of course. We ask for intercession and you acknowledge Mohammed in your prayers as the final prophet of God.

No it isn’t like the muslim prayer but thanks for sorting that out.
Muhammed (pbuh) is not mentioned to intercede for us, if his name or Mary (pbuh)'s name or Noah (pbuh)'s name is mentioned it isn’t for intercession rather because we are reciting Quranic verses while we pray and if their name is mentioned in that verse of the Quran we are reciting then we obviously continue reciting however it is NOT for intercession.
Get me?

Here are a few phrases:
AL-HAM-DU-LLILAH
BIS-MILLAH
ASTA-RGFULLAH

wasalam

 

[Aydan]

My mum is VERY pro-Mary but she is a protestant just as I was. Is there a big difference between the way protestants pray and catholics pray?

wasalam

Absolutely. Catholics have the priviledge of praying the Holy Rosary, which are the prayers in the bible. We also have the priviledge of praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. I am not being sarcastic, but I didn’t know that Protestants had any prayers except for the “Our Father”. Protestants don’t make the sign of the Cross, etc…all these were taught by the Early Church.
If you want to count “The Sinner’s Prayer” as one of yours, it isn’t in the bible and won’t save you. It was derived from only 50 years ago from billy Graham.
How do you feel when you recite the Apostle’s Creed? That is thoroughly Catholic too.

Exactly it is just like formaleTrueCathApos says we have all these beautiful formal prayers we can use like the rosary. We also make the son of the cross as a sign of our faith. Other Christians openly criticize Catholics due toall of our formal prayers some say that God won’t listen to us because we are simply just repeating prayers instead of saying our prayers like non-Catholic Christians do. The only reason they recite the Lord’s prayer is that’s how Jesus told us to pray. I have to say I’m extremely surprised about your mother being devoted to Mary as a Protestant you don’t hear that too often because Protestants acknowledge Mary as the Mother of God but they accuse Catholics of either focusing too much on her or they will say we are worshiping her over Jesus because they misunderstand the rosary.
wasalam

 

[mkingdomlvr]

Exactly it is just like formaleTrueCathApos says we have all these beautiful formal prayers we can use like the rosary. We also make the son of the cross as a sign of our faith. Other Christians openly criticize Catholics due toall of our formal prayers some say that God won’t listen to us because we are simply just repeating prayers instead of saying our prayers like non-Catholic Christians do. The only reason they recite the Lord’s prayer is that’s how Jesus told us to pray. I have to say I’m extremely surprised about your mother being devoted to Mary as a Protestant you don’t hear that too often because Protestants acknowledge Mary as the Mother of God but they accuse Catholics of either focusing too much on her or they will say we are worshiping her over Jesus because they misunderstand the rosary.
wasalam

I think many Protestants are discovering that devotion to Mary can be a very helpful spiritual practice-especially for women. I can still remember my great-grandmother talking to Mary as if she were in the room with her.

 

[Aydan]

Maybe I was unclear. TMaybe I posted under the wrong reply. The question about why we pray to saints wasn’t the post I was talking about.

Okay maybe I misunderstood but it looked like you were being critical because he was asking about how we pray as Catholics so I wanted to make the point that he was not trying to be offensive he was just asking a question. May I ask which post you were referring to?

 

[Aydan]

I think many Protestants are discovering that devotion to Mary can be a very helpful spiritual practice-especially for women. I can still remember my great-grandmother talking to Mary as if she were in the room with her.

Wow I am completely shocked this is my first time ever hearing something like this. My whole family is Protestant and the vast majority of Protestants I know are very much opposed to devotions of Mary including my own godmother who not only rejected the Catholic Church but is now extremely anti-Catholic. She is staunchly against any kind of devotion to Mary at all.

 

[JSSebastianoP]

To go back and answer the original question, I pray once before bed. I start with the Our Father and pray various Hail Mary prayers for friends, for government, for a good wife in the futue etc. Then, as I’m a student of foreign language, I do a small prayer of intercession to St. Jerome, asking him to pray to GOD for me that I be a diligent student.
That’s what I do although I really would like to pray a lot more…

Pax.

 

[JRKH]

Originally Posted by mkingdomlvr
I think many Protestants are discovering that devotion to Mary can be a very helpful spiritual practice-especially for women. I can still remember my great-grandmother talking to Mary as if she were in the room with her.

I think that you should recognize the difference between what mkingdomlvr said (many protestants) and what you responed with (vast majority).

I woudl say that both are correct. “Many”, can mean a large number without undermining the fact that, “The vast Majority”, continue to oppose Marion devotions.

In addition one must be careful in lumping “protestants” together, as we catholics have been told time and again. I suspect that Anglicans and Lutherens (both porestants) retain at least some measure of devotion to Mary.

Just wanted to clarify a bit here.

Peace
James

 

[Aydan]

Yes that is a very important reminder and I agree that we should not lump all non-Catholics into one category. I need to clarify one thing. When I said the vast majority of Protestants I was specifically referring to people that** I know.**I have a tendency lump Protestants in my family together because they are so different there are just so many different beliefs in my family that I don’t want to list the various denominations.

Peace be with you

I think that you should recognize the difference between what mkingdomlvr said (many protestants) and what you responed with (vast majority).

I woudl say that both are correct. “Many”, can mean a large number without undermining the fact that, “The vast Majority”, continue to oppose Marion devotions.

In addition one must be careful in lumping “protestants” together, as we catholics have been told time and again. I suspect that Anglicans and Lutherens (both porestants) retain at least some measure of devotion to Mary.

Just wanted to clarify a bit here.

Peace
James

 

[kalt]

Okay maybe I misunderstood but it looked like you were being critical because he was asking about how we pray as Catholics so I wanted to make the point that he was not trying to be offensive he was just asking a question. May I ask which post you were referring to?

It was more than one. But let’s let it drop.

 

[Aydan]

okay works for me

It was more than one. But let’s let it drop.

 

[PJM]

=kalt;5382775]Be honest. Don’t stop to think about the answer you will give.

How do you pray most often?

For me it’s a sign of the cross (in my mind, not necessarily done with my hands) and an unspoken plea.

What one does need not be what all do. Prayer is a Personal responce and conversation with our God.

I Say “Good morning Jesus I love you” and dedicate the day to Jesus through Mary before getting out of bed. Then as I do my morning walk I pray the roasry and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, then Mass. I pray the Angelus twice a day, prayers before and after maeals, ask for Divine assistanc before I log unto Catholic Forum, make a act of Contrition, examine my conscience and pray three decades of the rosary before sleeping. I also spend some time daily in the Bible. I’m sure to thank the HS for His help in my post.

BUT I am a certifeied Marian Catecheist who has committed to all of this. It may not be for you:shrug:

Love and prayers,

 

[Tyuiop411]

Protestants acknowledge Mary as the Mother of God but they accuse Catholics of either focusing too much on her or they will say we are worshiping her over Jesus because they misunderstand the rosary.
wasalam

Yeah my Grandmother was like this she was like a Catholic/Protestant hybrid. The Rosary was the only Catholic prayer my Grandmother ever did mostly because she felt that Protestants were to narrow minded in their Sola Scriptura mentality.

 

[Aydan]

Yeah my Grandmother was like this she was like a Catholic/Protestant hybrid. The Rosary was the only Catholic prayer my Grandmother ever did mostly because she felt that Protestants were to narrow minded in their Sola Scriptura mentality.

that’s very interesting. Thanks for sharing. By the way are you in RCIA?

 

[kennerbabe09]

I don’t pray as often as I should, but I usually ask Mary to pray for me via the Hail Mary.

I don’t understand…i’m lutheren so I don’t know much about the Catholic religion…but why do you pray though saints instead of God?

And you ask Mary to pray for you? I dont get it?

 

[Eleve]

Absolutely. Catholics have the priviledge of praying the Holy Rosary, which are the prayers in the bible. We also have the priviledge of praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. I am not being sarcastic, but I didn’t know that Protestants had any prayers except for the “Our Father”. Protestants don’t make the sign of the Cross, etc…all these were taught by the Early Church.

The Rosary isn’t that old, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy definitely isn’t that old. There are also some Protestants who make the sign of the cross.

 

[Aydan]

I don’t understand…i’m lutheren so I don’t know much about the Catholic religion…but why do you pray though saints instead of God?

And you ask Mary to pray for you? I dont get it?

I answered this question earlier in the thread.
This is a common misunderstanding that people have about Catholicism we do not pray** to the Saints directly. We always pray directly to God and Jesus** now we do ask God to allow the Saints and Mary to intercede and help us and that’s what we mean when we say I pray to St. George or St. Anthony. Say I lose my wallet and St. Anthony helps people find lost things. I will pray this prayer. God please if it is your will allow St. Anthony to intercede on my behalf so that I may find my wallet I pray this in your name amen. We never pray to mortal men. The same concepts apply to Mary we ask her to intercede on our behalf but we always pray to Jesus in fact the main focus of the Rosary is Jesus his ministry and crucifixion. And if you listen to the words of the Hail Mary you will notice that the focus of the prayer is also on Jesus.

 

[Tyuiop411]

that’s very interesting. Thanks for sharing. By the way are you in RCIA?

Yeah i’ll finish it in next Easter

 

[infj_bookworm]

It depends on the prayer.

If I am at synagogue, or saying kiddish, or grace after meals, or some other long prayer, I am usually reading the Hebrew from the Siddur (prayer book).

Many of the blessings are memorized. If I’m saying the blessing over the washing of hands, I’m washing my hands. If I’m saying the blessing over bread, I’m holding bread, etc.

I also learned a different style of prayer from the Breslovers called Hisbodedut, Basically, I just talk to G-d the way I would talk to anyone, not in Hebrew, but in English, the language of my heart. I know when men take on this practice, they do it an hour every day. However, with raising kids and all, that would never have worked for me. I learned to simply pray as I worked. Sometimes, baruch Hashem, there is actually peace and quiet and then I have quality time with Him. I might go for a walk, or I might just sit on the couch.

 

[JRKH]

The Rosary isn’t that old, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy definitely isn’t that old. There are also some Protestants who make the sign of the cross.

While you are correct in saying that the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is not that old, the Rosary itself, is quite old.

**This article **at Wikipedia explains the development pretty well.

Peace
James