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Can a person offer their suffering in lieu of prayer?
Say for instance a person who cannot pray for whatever reason.
Now, granted it takes some small prayer to offer the suffering, that is understood, but I mean in place of saying a Rosary, a Chaplet, etc,…
I do understand it would be more efficient to offer both.

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Jesus knows every inclination of our being. It is not necessary, or even possible, to articulate the hearts every desire. Trust Jesus.

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Yep. One can most certainly unite themself with Christ in their suffering(s).
 
littlechicken said:
Can a person offer their suffering in lieu of prayer?
Say for instance a person who cannot pray for whatever reason.
Now, granted it takes some small prayer to offer the suffering, that is understood, but I mean in place of saying a Rosary, a Chaplet, etc,…
I do understand it would be more efficient to offer both.

Thanks,
littlechicken
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We can sin in words, thoughts, deeds, omissions. Divine justice tells us that we can therefore also pray in thoughts, words, deeds, omissions.

Words: vocal prayer.
Thoughts: mental prayer.
Deeds: by doing good works for Christ, and even suffering for Christ. The intention matters, even if we never formally offer by prayer those works or sufferings to God; suffices that we are doing or enduring them for Christ)
Omissions: contemplative prayer. We do not say anything: we just love Him. We offer sheer adoration.

Your very post is a wonderful and very edifying prayer of love.
 
littlechicken said:
Can a person offer their suffering in lieu of prayer?
Say for instance a person who cannot pray for whatever reason.
Now, granted it takes some small prayer to offer the suffering, that is understood, but I mean in place of saying a Rosary, a Chaplet, etc,…
I do understand it would be more efficient to offer both.

Thanks,
littlechicken
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Why not. You can truly do that.
Just for instance say
“Lord, let the words of my mouth, the meditations of my mind, my ordinary daily works, my movements, my smile, etc, be a special prayer unto You, a way of saying Thank You Lord”.

In naa that. ( I mean, that’s all)
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Chickenlittle,
This is something from P. 341 of the Diary of St. Faustina which may shed some light.

“During the Holy Hour, the Lord allowed me to taste His Passion. I shared in the bitterness of the suffering that filled His soul to overflowing. Jesus gave me to understand how a soul should be faithful to prayer despite torments, dryness, and temptations, because oftentimes the realization of God’s great plans depends mainly on such prayer. If we do not persevere in such prayer, we frustrate what the Lord wanted to do through us or within us. Let every soul remember these words: “And being in anguish, he prayed longer.” I always prolong such prayer as much as is in my power and in conformity with my duty.”

Just a something to think about.
 
Our suffering should be prayer itself, our body conversing in closer union with God.

Work should be prayer, play should be prayer, pain can be prayer.

Passive suffering or pain can be prayer. Active suffering (e.g., fasting, smiling when we don’t want to) can be prayer too.

Mortification has been called “prayer of the senses”. We use our body’s reactions to remind us to talk with God, to draw closer to Him.
 
Edward_H said:
Our suffering should be prayer itself, our body conversing in closer union with God.

Work should be prayer, play should be prayer, pain can be prayer.

Passive suffering or pain can be prayer. Active suffering (e.g., fasting, smiling when we don’t want to) can be prayer too.

Mortification has been called “prayer of the senses”. We use our body’s reactions to remind us to talk with God, to draw closer to Him.
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Love that!
Father, I offer what I just read and what I am typing unto You. Let them be a prayer unto thee.
Amen.
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