Is it wrong to say a novena with the intent of asking for a specific person to fall in love with you?

[UpUpAndAway]

Is there any rule here that we should not post a reply to the old thread? Please provide the link if there’s any.

Yes, there is. (Note that the link in that post is dead.) I understand “old” is defined as a year old or older.

I have the same question, so do I need to create a new thread with the same concern?

Yes, you do.

 

[Sarcelle]

You have free will to discern what God wants for you, or you can reject it entirely. You can marry the wrong person, that’s anybody’s choice. Me, I chose to pray for discernment and to have the wisdom to recognize the one God wanted for my husband, for surely God knows better than I. Perhaps if more people took the time to discern God’s will and pray for their marriage partner instead of thinking they know better, there wouldn’t be as many bad marriages and divorces.

And since you brought up free will, aren’t you basically asking to take this girl’s free will away from her if you pray for her to fall in love with you? Wouldn’t you rather know that she wants you because she has prayed for a marriage partner and discerned God’s will for her life and then she falls in love with you?

The girl’s free will isn’t being taken away from her. This is prayer and not a love spell.

Maybe in response to the OP’s prayer, the OP will, by God’s grace, grow to be the type of person the girl is looking for in a spouse.

 

[ThisOne]

“Falling in love” is the world’s way of speaking. Loving someone according to God’s will is not “falling” into anything. It’s romantic, yes, but so much more. Pray for your desire for a godly wife—and no more. And in the meantime, learn all you can about what real love is and is not.

 

[natsume]

Yes, there is. (Note that the link in that post is dead.) I understand “old” is defined as a year old or older.

Yes, you do.

thanks. But it didn’t specify how old must be thread that should not be revived, is it a month, a year, 3 years, 10 years and so on?

Also, the admin or moderators should close or delete the old threads to prevent the members from replying. I was not aware that it is okay to post duplicate topics here.