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anendlesswaltz
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I want to do daily personal prayer, as well. Think on the concept of that movie War Room. Set aside, personal prayer from the heart, with a written list of people and things I would like to pray for, like people and world leaders.
I find this much easier to set up than…i’m not sure what to call it, ritual prayer? Like the rosary and the Hours of the Liturgy. But i want to have something like the Hours or the rosary to keep the bible and its events and my focus on God throughout the day and not stray.
When i found the Hours of the Liturgy i was very excited about it. I downloaded iBreviary and tried to do the morning prayer, but it was so confusing. I wasn’t sure if i was supposed to click the button and read the psalms first or the paragraph written below the psalms buttons. And this really took away from my focus on God, though it was restored towards the end. Is there a book that’s easier to follow through, without all the flipping back and forth? Or is this something i’ll have to learn through practice? Also, i’ve heard of St. Faustina’s three o clock prayer…?
Also. How does one pray the rosary? And, random little question but what does “Hail Mary” mean? I always had the misconception growing up southern baptist that it was praise to her as equal to or nearly equal to God. But upon reading about it i’ve realized that’s not the case.
Sorry if this is all over the place. Point is, i want my faith to be my life not to work my faith around my life and hobbies and tv shows and etc. I feel like lighting candles and praying and learning about the symbolism there in the candles, the biblical history it calls back to and the bible verses, i like it. I just don’t know how to do anything and i find this confusion really detracts from the focus while praying.
Even an image of a prayer or two would help. I’ve been praying and reading the bible every morning all week. But i want to pray before bed as well. That’s why the Hours of the Liturgy stuck out to me, because they have prayers for parts of the day. But its so confusing.
Is it bad that i’m looking into catholic traditions like these without actually being a catholic or apart of the catholic church? I was just automatically attracted to it because the catholic church has a long history and all these holidays to remember and reflect on biblical events and saints who had God work strongly in their lives and daily prayer traditions and that’s what i want.
I find this much easier to set up than…i’m not sure what to call it, ritual prayer? Like the rosary and the Hours of the Liturgy. But i want to have something like the Hours or the rosary to keep the bible and its events and my focus on God throughout the day and not stray.
When i found the Hours of the Liturgy i was very excited about it. I downloaded iBreviary and tried to do the morning prayer, but it was so confusing. I wasn’t sure if i was supposed to click the button and read the psalms first or the paragraph written below the psalms buttons. And this really took away from my focus on God, though it was restored towards the end. Is there a book that’s easier to follow through, without all the flipping back and forth? Or is this something i’ll have to learn through practice? Also, i’ve heard of St. Faustina’s three o clock prayer…?
Also. How does one pray the rosary? And, random little question but what does “Hail Mary” mean? I always had the misconception growing up southern baptist that it was praise to her as equal to or nearly equal to God. But upon reading about it i’ve realized that’s not the case.
Sorry if this is all over the place. Point is, i want my faith to be my life not to work my faith around my life and hobbies and tv shows and etc. I feel like lighting candles and praying and learning about the symbolism there in the candles, the biblical history it calls back to and the bible verses, i like it. I just don’t know how to do anything and i find this confusion really detracts from the focus while praying.
Even an image of a prayer or two would help. I’ve been praying and reading the bible every morning all week. But i want to pray before bed as well. That’s why the Hours of the Liturgy stuck out to me, because they have prayers for parts of the day. But its so confusing.
Is it bad that i’m looking into catholic traditions like these without actually being a catholic or apart of the catholic church? I was just automatically attracted to it because the catholic church has a long history and all these holidays to remember and reflect on biblical events and saints who had God work strongly in their lives and daily prayer traditions and that’s what i want.
