Kneeling without backpains

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I like kneeling while praying and while I don’t feel any kind of pains while saying the normal prayers, my back aches when I am praying the Rosary, which is a relatively long prayer. Anybody know how to kneel and not to experience these unpleasant feelings? I really want to show reverence to Christ and His Mother through this way.
 
i have a problem kneeling because of my knees, i can kneel if i lean back on the pew in church, but otherwise it’s to difficult,
and what i would say is, if it causes you pain, then don’t do it, because that’s your body trying to tell you that somethings wrong,

but what you can do is, offer up not being able to kneel, and that will be more pleasing to God, because while you want to do it for good reasons, it’s still a sacrifice to deny yourself that way, and it’s a good way to discipline yourself, because it’s doing what you should do rather than what you want to do.

and don’t worry if you can’t physically show reverence to Jesus and Mary by kneeling, because your desire to show it is just as pleasing to them.

ok, hope this helps, take care.
 
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i have a problem kneeling because of my knees, i can kneel if i lean back on the pew in church, but otherwise it’s to difficult,
and what i would say is, if it causes you pain, then don’t do it, because that’s your body trying to tell you that somethings wrong,

but what you can do is, offer up not being able to kneel, and that will be more pleasing to God, because while you want to do it for good reasons, it’s still a sacrifice to deny yourself that way, and it’s a good way to discipline yourself, because it’s doing what you should do rather than what you want to do.

and don’t worry if you can’t physically show reverence to Jesus and Mary by kneeling, because your desire to show it is just as pleasing to them.

ok, hope this helps, take care.
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Thank you, I also believed that it is better for a prayerful mind when sitting than a distracted mind when kneeling
 
I have back pain also. I find that kneeling without using the kneeler helps me. It must be the different angle.
 
when i did the rosary i took a walk in the park or laid in my bed and did it
 
Well the way I see it you have two options:
  1. Offer your suffering up to God and keep your mind on the prayer, or
  2. Pray in a different position.
    I don’t mean to sound like the devil’s advocate to you, but prayer in itself is reverence to Jesus and Mary, because the faith you show that they will hear your prayers and respond is generally pleasing to them.
Case in point, I have no clue on how to kneel and not get back pains. =P
 
I usually sit while I pray the Rosary. The reason is because I have Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis (primarily in my knees), Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome in my feet, and Plantar Fasciitis in my feet. The kneeling is hard on all of these things unless the kneeler is well padded. I will kneel for a while before I pray the Rosary but usually I can’t pray the whole Rosary while kneeling. It is okay to not kneel for long periods of time or at all if you can’t. The Church doesn’t expect you to do things that will harm your health.
 
no I don’t know how to avoid pain when I remain in any position too long, so I don’t, I move around. for the rosary I walk. If you can’t kneel, don’t. Do what you can do and offer up as your sacrifice what you can’t do.
 
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