Kything Prayer

[mike_sdak]

Hello. My mother mentioned how a family member recently gave her a book on “Kything Prayer”. I can’t give the exact title of the book, or author. However, my mother mentioned the practice involves getting “in touch” with saints, the dead, etc. which sounded a bit like “divining” to me.

The referring person is a catholic, as is my mother.

1. Is this an acceptable prayer form?
2. Can anyone provide references speaking to no. 1?
3. Assuming this is not a licit form of payer for Catholics, why hasn’t it been specifically addressed yet (from bishops, etc)?

Thanks in advance,

 

[mike_sdak]

Well,

I got my hands on the book in question:

amazon.com/Kything-Spiritual-Presence-Louis-Savary/dp/0809130114

I guess I will dig in and see what I find…

 

[Bookcat]

Hum…does not sound like a good practice …from reading the reviews…

 

[I_Thirst]

Hello. My mother mentioned how a family member recently gave her a book on “Kything Prayer”. I can’t give the exact title of the book, or author. However, my mother mentioned the practice involves getting “in touch” with saints, the dead, etc. which sounded a bit like “divining” to me.

We are already “in touch” with the saints, the dead, etc through the communion of saints, which is in the Apostles’ Creed. Read the Creed!