More Questions regarding Catholicism

[steve_b]

Hello everyone,
I come to you for advice today on praying, as it seems to be very different from the Protestant prayers I am used to.

Do Protestants have that many “wrote” prayers they use?
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I have been reading about the Rosary, but I don’t yet comprehend all the different prayers of the Catholic faith.

The Rosary is a meditative prayer following the life of Our Lord and in extension the life of Mary put into 20 mysteries for contemplation. It’s a scriptural walk through the Gospel. It’s hugely powerful. I pray it daily
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How should I “structure” my prayers? How do I figure out which saint I should be praying to and how I should pray to them?

As a suggestion, give your daily Rosary to the Blessed Mother. Let her handle the particulars. She will do a stunning job
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What /how should I pray for the forgiveness of my sins? I usually just prayed a short prayer asking for forgiveness if I committed a sin, as a Protestant, but I always felt like that wasn’t enough, but didnt know how else to do it. I have read about confession, and how it is for “grave or mortal sins”. What are grave and mortal sins? Are there other types of sins? What do I do if I commit one of these mortal or grave sins but cannot go to Confession? (attending mass, etc at the local parish isn’t an option at the moment, as I said in a previous thread.).

Depending on one’s bible translation they read from, this particular passage will read differently.

Here’s 2 translations of the same passage

RSV-CE
1 Jn 5: 16 If any one sees his brother committing what is not a mortal sin, he will ask, and God**(“1 jn 5 RSVCE - Faith Conquers the World - Every one - Bible Gateway”)] will give him life for those whose sin is not mortal. There is sin which is mortal; I do not say that one is to pray for that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin which is not mortal.

NIV ( a popular protestant version)
1 Jn 5: 16 If you see any brother or sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, and there is sin that does not lead to death.

Doesn’t Paul say, all die because all have sinned? Romans 5:12

How then does the NIV translation make sense with Paul and John?

Obviously we all die. So how does one sin and it doesn’t lead to death, unless we’re talking about another type of death and another type of life other than the physical?

Examples of mortal sin. Look at the consequences described for the sin, tells us the gravity of the sin. When it says one won’t be inheriting heaven for example, that tells us it’s a mortal sin and it better be confessed ASAP in confession. One doesn’t want to be walking around with mortal sin on their soul. After all we’re only 1 heartbeat from the next life

This gives a list of mortal sins,#15

The sacraments were all instituted by Christ. Jesus gave us the sacrament of reconciliation, so that ALL sins not just “non mortal” but “Mortal” sin as well are forgiven.
John20:23