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henrikhank
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There are so many prayer intentions, but which are most important?
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marlap2
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I can’t speak for anyone else regarding prayer intentions, I can only tell you what I do.
I pray first. I ask the Holy Spirit to inspire me, to guide me, to help me to be a vessel for God’s grace. I ask my Guardian Angel to guide me as well. I ask my favorite saints in heaven to sit with me during this “prayer session”.
I read the intentions, and when inspired by the Holy Spirit to do so, I include my prayer in as a reply, but more often than not, I simply pray for the person’s intention.
There are many intentions that are specifically close to my heart, such as vocations, prayer for conversion, the cry of the heart, or children’s or family problems, but that’s just where my heart is.
Let the Holy Spirit guide you, and may you be a Channel of His Peace.
I am not a bible scholar, or a theologian, and the apologetics are daunting to me. I speak from the heart, and have a heart for prayer, and I suppose if I’m on this forum for any reason at all, it’s because of that
God Bless.
I pray first. I ask the Holy Spirit to inspire me, to guide me, to help me to be a vessel for God’s grace. I ask my Guardian Angel to guide me as well. I ask my favorite saints in heaven to sit with me during this “prayer session”.
I read the intentions, and when inspired by the Holy Spirit to do so, I include my prayer in as a reply, but more often than not, I simply pray for the person’s intention.
There are many intentions that are specifically close to my heart, such as vocations, prayer for conversion, the cry of the heart, or children’s or family problems, but that’s just where my heart is.
Let the Holy Spirit guide you, and may you be a Channel of His Peace.
I am not a bible scholar, or a theologian, and the apologetics are daunting to me. I speak from the heart, and have a heart for prayer, and I suppose if I’m on this forum for any reason at all, it’s because of that
God Bless.
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the_phoenix
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I try to post a prayer on prayer intention threads that have 15 or fewer prayers.
Sometimes I see prayer threads that have 300, 500, 700 replies. And yes, there are times when someone needs that many prayers, and yes, times I wish I had that many prayers said for me!
That said, I’ve witnessed times when a new person will post a prayer intention and wait for maybe an hour to see if anyone will pray for him or her. (Perhaps because a loved one was just rushed to the hospital and the person asking for prayers is very worried and looking for the comfort and reassurance of someone’s prayer.) How sad he or she must feel during that hour to see the more popular people get even more responses to their prayer threads, while the new person gets maybe just one prayer, or two, or no prayers at all. Meanwhile, their prayer intention gets bumped further and further down the list on the front page, only to be buried on the second page … Now what if that newcomer to CAF hoping for the kindness of a prayer or two were an agnostic, or a non-Catholic thinking of joining the Church, or a new convert, or someone returning to the Church after many years away? What kind of a welcome does such a person find, what kind of help do we provide?
Like marlap2 says, I’m drawn to some prayer intentions more than others … as a single woman, for example, I will sometimes leave prayer requests dealing with marriage and family issues for people who may better understand. I tend to be drawn to prayer requests for the physically sick on threads where not many people are posting prayers, for those who have recently died, for those seeking employment, for those looking for guidance in their lives.
~~ the phoenix
Sometimes I see prayer threads that have 300, 500, 700 replies. And yes, there are times when someone needs that many prayers, and yes, times I wish I had that many prayers said for me!
That said, I’ve witnessed times when a new person will post a prayer intention and wait for maybe an hour to see if anyone will pray for him or her. (Perhaps because a loved one was just rushed to the hospital and the person asking for prayers is very worried and looking for the comfort and reassurance of someone’s prayer.) How sad he or she must feel during that hour to see the more popular people get even more responses to their prayer threads, while the new person gets maybe just one prayer, or two, or no prayers at all. Meanwhile, their prayer intention gets bumped further and further down the list on the front page, only to be buried on the second page … Now what if that newcomer to CAF hoping for the kindness of a prayer or two were an agnostic, or a non-Catholic thinking of joining the Church, or a new convert, or someone returning to the Church after many years away? What kind of a welcome does such a person find, what kind of help do we provide?
Like marlap2 says, I’m drawn to some prayer intentions more than others … as a single woman, for example, I will sometimes leave prayer requests dealing with marriage and family issues for people who may better understand. I tend to be drawn to prayer requests for the physically sick on threads where not many people are posting prayers, for those who have recently died, for those seeking employment, for those looking for guidance in their lives.
~~ the phoenix
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stuk_ina_moment
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What do you do when you feel like your petitions aren’t being answered? Am I suppose to think that they are maybe just against gods will at the moment? When I feel like I’m empty after spending many hours at the church looking for comfort? Or am I just too blind to see that god has already answered them?
I’m honestly to afraid of what gods response to my petitions may be that I try to hide myself. I spend a lot of time doing good deeds for others in hopes of finding peace in my heart, but its still not enough.
This still hasn’t detured me from praying my prayers, just makes me sad sometimes. At times I can’t help but cry when I get to my petitions.
Sorry I’m rambling, I just have this big issue with myself that feels like its become my cross to carry. I’ve asked god for forgiveness and I know he’s ready to forgive me, but I can’t seem to forgive myself just yet. And that’s why some days I feel so alone.
I’m honestly to afraid of what gods response to my petitions may be that I try to hide myself. I spend a lot of time doing good deeds for others in hopes of finding peace in my heart, but its still not enough.
This still hasn’t detured me from praying my prayers, just makes me sad sometimes. At times I can’t help but cry when I get to my petitions.
Sorry I’m rambling, I just have this big issue with myself that feels like its become my cross to carry. I’ve asked god for forgiveness and I know he’s ready to forgive me, but I can’t seem to forgive myself just yet. And that’s why some days I feel so alone.
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Little_One0307
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Keep praying and do not lose hope. God hears every prayer and knows your every cry that your heart makes. He is answering your prayers in the best way that He can answer them. Do not think if it is God’s Will or not, just focus on remaining at peace knowing that Your Heavenly Father will provide for you and knows your every need.
It’s not a matter of being blind, its probably a matter that you wish that things would get answered fast, I struggle in this area too. I have made a point on adding to all my prayers that they be answered according to God’s most Holy and Perfect and Divine Will and in HIs Perfect Timing. I also beg for the grace to be detatched from getting an answer.
Pray, pray for the grace to forgive yourself and to see yourself as God sees you, a Child whom he loves so much He wishes for nothing but to be One with You and desires your peace. Be at peace.
God bless.
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Little_One0307
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They are all important, as to which is the most important, I try to pray for the new ones that come up, or some of the older intentions that my heart is tugged to pray for. I only reply if I can commit to pray for the intention for at least one month.
I have Mass said for all the intentions of those on CAF becuase there is no way I can get to all the prayer request threads.
God bless.
I have Mass said for all the intentions of those on CAF becuase there is no way I can get to all the prayer request threads.
God bless.
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henrikhank
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Should we pray for pro-life, sick people, lonely people, liturgical problems, people in purgatory, vocations, our own problems, our family, popes intentions? what to pay for?
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the_phoenix
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Yes.
And then too, we can pray in thanksgiving to God, we can pray in adoration of God, we can pray to ask forgiveness of sins.
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