How should a sinner pray?

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I have been struggling alot lately…and I’ve gotten out of the habit of praying. I also suffer from scrupulosity. How should one pray?

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Well, you could start this way:

Dear Jesus, I don’t know how to pray. Please teach this sinner how to pray. I love You. Amen.
 
Don’t impose impose isolation from God on yourself because you believe, rightly or wrongly, that you are in a state of sin. Keep praying for the things you need; it expresses your dependence on God, which doesn’t go away when in a state of mortal sin. More important, pray for forgiveness and restored relationship and grace.

Remember that God continues to give actual graces to people in a state of sin, sufficient to get them back into a state of grace. Don’t neglect that opportunity because of anything that happened in the past.
 
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I have been struggling alot lately…and I’ve gotten out of the habit of praying. I also suffer from scrupulosity. How should one pray?

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The apostles asked Jesus the question you are asking and Jesus taught them the Holy Father.

You may pray without words. Two lovers may be side by side, know that they are with each other and at the same time say little words.

Jesus said there was no need for much talk as the Father knew well our needs.

enjoy life and enjoy God.
 
I would suggest the act of contrition, it goes like this:

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

God bless :byzsoc:

David
 
The apostles asked Christ the same question! He gave them a prayer. 🙂

Start with the Lord’s prayer and really think about what the words mean! 🙂
 
Humbly, but always confident that God will listen to our prayers, no matter how sinful we are. If we are truly sorry for offending Him, He will always forgive us and welcome us home. 😉
 
What great ressponses!!
They have helepd me, I have been thinking a very similiar question in recent times.
 
Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, it only takes 5 minutes each time it is said (it is recited on ordinary rosary)

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Learn how the saints prayed

Read the Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska - Divine Mercy in my Soul
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And learn how the saints prayed

You can also use book of prayers

You can get it for free here
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Pray the rosary and the divine mercy chaplet three times a day, morning, noon, and night.
offer it up for the conversion of sinners, perseverance of the just, and relief for souls in purgatory

Here’s how St. Anthony Mary Claret Prayed
prayerguidance.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-st-anthonymary-claret-prayed.html

And you can get prayer guidance here
prayerguidance.blogspot.com/

St. Padre Pio prayed the rosary 17 times a day. In your case, you can say the divine mercy chaplet (which takes about 5 minutes) 17 times a day. It’ll suffice. If you can add daily rosaries that’d be marvelous

May the merciful Jesus bless you
 
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