Prayer Warriors - please share!

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Hello everyone and Shalom!

I am trying to be a good and faithful prayer warrior on the Prayer Intentions threads. I would love to hear from others how they approach praying for these intentions, any tips or “tricks” they’ve adopted along the way.

Sometimes I feel called to type as I pray - mostly my own prayers, not repeats of standard Catholic prayers. I notice that some type out Hail Mary’s and so forth - I assume they are praying as they type and not cutting and pasting???

Other times, I feel called to pray silently, sometimes in words, and sometimes just humbly lifting an intention up to the Lord (or to Mary or a Saint), and quietly spending a bit of wordless time on that intention. And then I’ll just post, “prayed for this intention.”

Other times, I like to grab my rosary, say the first stuff (creed, Our Father, 3 HMs, etc.) and then open an intention, read it and then say a decade for that intention, then move on until I’ve completed a full Rosary or life interrupts.

Other times, I just report, “I will be praying for you on this” and then write the intentions down and take them to my evening prayers before sleep, or present them as a group intention with a rosary.

Sometimes I am moved to go to my family altar and light a small votive just for that person and spend a bit of quiet time in silent prayer.

I would love to hear others’ ideas on how they strive to be good prayer warriors!
 
Thats a VERY beautiful way to be a Prayer Warrior.

I just right something like “ill pray for you” or “Your intentions are added to my list!”

and in the saying of the Holy Rosary or a Chaplet, i say "for all the intentions i said i would pray for (something simple as i forget very easily)

and i sometimes skim all the things i read in my head as if to show Jesus what im talking about, i like taking time to go through and search those posts who dont have much replies cause i feel bad, when you write in that forum your expecting to get something right? atleast a “I will pray” or something.

any way, i am fond of the prayer warrior group and very much like being a…
PRAYER WARRIOR!!!
 
ALSO me and my group on CAF get together and pray a Holy Rosary and i always say for the people of CAF and there intentions and needs. So the people praying for me are praying for the posts i read, and posts they have read as well!
 
It appears that you implicitly trust the Holy Spirit to guide you. God knows what each person needs and the best way to respond.

We can’t assess how others pray, nor do we need to. When Warriors do ‘cut and paste’ you can be sure they also pray the prayer sincerely. Some people type slowly and more laboriously, and may find the process distracting, so that when they paste, perhaps they concentrate better on the praying! Or perhaps they have already worded their prayer according to their best ability and according to the Spirit’s inspiration…and therefore they paste it, but be sure the prayer is also made sincerely in their hearts again, for the person’s need or intention.

God bless you for your prayers for others. 🙂
 
Hi sojo,

Great thread topic!

Firstly, I’m one of those who tends to post a “Hail Mary.” And yes, I do in fact take the time to say the “Hail Mary.” While I copy and paste, I then take the time to read and pray the prayer. … And actually, since I tend to sometimes get distracted at prayer, I’ll end up saying the “Hail Mary” two or three times for one intention just to make sure I’ve concentrated hard enough on the prayer! :o

I also like to post psalms and other prayers from the Liturgy of the Hours.

While there are some prayer threads that have literally hundreds of responses, and while in fact there are people who deserve each and every one of those hundreds of prayers, it upsets me to see other prayer threads with only one, two, three responses … or even none!

(And yeah, there’ve been times when I’ve really felt I needed hundreds of prayers too … and am very grateful for the kind charity of my fellow Warriors in praying for me!)
:flowers:

I’ve watched while a newcomer put up an urgent intention and waits in the forums for an hour to see if someone cares enough to respond … watching as the people with hundreds of responses get still more, while the newcomer might get neglected or ignored. … On the good side, I’m seeing quite a bit of improvement here, and am really happy whenever I see people taking the time to pray for the newcomers. Some of these may be searching for the Faith and could really use our encouragement and words of welcome as well as our intercessory prayers for them to God. So I like to concentrate first on those prayer threads that have only 10-15 prayer responses or less, then I move on to those already covered in prayer to add mine, depending on the amount of time I have in the forums.

:blessyou:
 
Thank you for everyone’s (name removed by moderator)ut. I, too, try to concentrate on the new posts with few responses. Maybe we need to pray for more Prayer Warriors!

Thank you for the thought that some may be “cutting and pasting” a visual reminder of what the poster sincerely prayed on their own. Great thought!

I also sometimes feel that the prayers before me express it all and I pray that my tiny prayer be joined to the others, and then I post, “I join my prayers to the above… AMEN!”

I only once asked for prayers and I only got 3 or 4 responses. I was pretty wrapped up in my own situation (my best friend and spiritual sister – my only “real” family so to speak) was dying at age 53 right after my little therapy dog had died, so it was a little disappointing but not a big deal compared to the tragedy I was living through.

I seldom go to revisit a prayer request thread after I’ve prayed it once, though. I’m not sure why…
 
I have always found this idea inspired by the Holy Spirit! 👍

My prayer intentions are geared for the priests, seminarians and vocations and this is where I feel called. I, too, cut and paste but this is the easiest way to go when one is saying the rosary. That being said, I always pray the prayer of the rosary when I cut and paste, taking that time keeps me less distracted than just typing. I also will look for prayers for priests (I have been doing the rosary for priests for many, many years and now we are at thread #71! I also copy pictures from the different mysteries where I can meditate as I pray.

God bless you in your new ministry. We are one body in christ…when we pray for each other, we build the body up!🙂
 
Thank you Shoshanna for the idea about pasting pics… that’s a great idea. I’m very visual, too, and I often pray using holy pictures and icons. I’m not sure if I have enough seniority to post pics – when I was still new here I did that and got a mild reprimand.

I also note that you feel drawn to certain prayer requests such as praying for priests and religious. I know that is a special affinity for you. Likewise, I cannot turn away from a prayer request for a disabled child as that is my own calling as a mother of a disabled child and disability advocate. That’s a very good point on how we can approach the long list of prayer requests.
 
Like Phoenix, I have a heart for the new poster, who may be here for the first time specifically for prayer. My heart goes out to them.

I have a heart for families, seminarians, priests, and young people struggling with faith, but really it’s the Holy Spirit who guides.

Part of my daily prayer is spending time in prayer intentions, but I bring my intentions to my other prayer time… a novena, and time with jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

I’ll be away for a month and may or may not have time to be online, but I will definitely be praying for all the Prayer Warriors on this forum and their intentions.

I suppose how the Holy Spirit guides you is the right way for you. I don’t think there is a right way or a wrong way to pray… 🙂 AS long as you pray!
:signofcross::signofcross: (me and my guardian angel praying)
 
sojo said:
Thank you Shoshanna for the idea about pasting pics… that’s a great idea. I’m very visual, too, and I often pray using holy pictures and icons. I’m not sure if I have enough seniority to post pics – when I was still new here I did that and got a mild reprimand.

I also note that you feel drawn to certain prayer requests such as praying for priests and religious. I know that is a special affinity for you. Likewise, I cannot turn away from a prayer request for a disabled child as that is my own calling as a mother of a disabled child and disability advocate. That’s a very good point on how we can approach the long list of prayer requests.
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God bless you…just go when the Spirit leads!🙂 As for pictures, try to stay with small enough pictures…or even medium. Since i have been here a century, I have never been reprimanded…maybe it is because your picture was too big?

I also pray for any CAF members thinking about a religious vocations. We need them and it is beautiful when they share their stories. Scooby just got accepted as a seminarian for August. My heart rejoices!

And you will be praying for another part of the body…and I rejoice again!🙂
 
I never cut and paste personally and when I pray for an intention, I make up the prayer as an original so that it is truly mine and from my heart. As I pray, I am typing and using technology. I don’t think God minds because I mean it sincerely.
When appropriate though, a prayer such as the St. Michael’s prayer is needed and is specific for that situation, then I do just that. But when I say I will say a rosary, go to mass and offer that mass for that person, I am true to my word. After all, I don’t want my prayers to be in vain…all talk and no meaning. I bear in mind that the people here in CAF who need our help sincerely do need prayers. We are their warriors; soldiers for Christ.
And even as a greeter, my greetings are always tailored for that person’s specific needs if they mention it.

I like your idea of opening up the intention and saying a decade for that intention – that is so original and beautiful indeed! But as a busy mother of young kids, my rosary is said before I rise in the morning.

Oh, btw…I concentrate on those with the least amount of responses. They need them just as much.
 
Hi,

When I go through the Today’s Post I usually look over the prayer intentions. Usually something pulls at my heart. I too am moved by the newcomers as well.

When I do find one that I need to respond to, I word the prayer and post it. I commit to praying for that particular request until it is updated or the prayer is answered. The next times, I will copy and paste. But I pray as I do. And then I offer Mass up for the intentions of the forum and for those intentions that I pray for. As the updates are provided by the OP’s I will change the prayer that I have worded to reflect the update.

When the prayer is answered, then I will pray one more day and give thanks to God on the forum, and offer thanksgiving to God in Mass.

In the short time I have been a prayer warrior, I have seen prayers answered and lives changed. It is humbling to see what God can accomplish working through His children.

God bless.
 
Many simply cut and paste. If they could possibly say the prayer at the same time, they must have trained as an auctioneer. You can tell those people by the fact that in less than 2 minutes time, they have posted 6 prayers. I don’t know about you, but even rushing through a Hail Mary, I can’t say 3 in a minute. 😦

Others truly pray for the intention. Using an individual prayer for each intention.

Others truly pray for the intention, but may pray the rosary “for all of the intentions I have posted” or “for all of the people that have asked me to pray for them.”

I generally post and pray for each intention with an individual prayer. It works for me.
 
Wow! I am so inspired by the variety of answers. I wish I hadn’t waited so long to ask this question.
 
jason3477 said:
How can I become a prayer warrior here on CAF?
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On the top of the screen where it says, “Home, Search, Groups, Members, Profile,” etc., click on Profile. Then on the left-hand side of the screen you will see a panel that says, “Your Control Panel.” On this panel, click on “Group Memberships,” NOT “Social Groups.” (They are both underneath where it says “Networking”.) From there it will show you Group Memberships you can join, Greeter, Prayer Warrior, etc. and click on the button to request to join the Prayer Warriors.

OH and wait for some time, it takes time to process the requests.

Hope this helps.

God bless.
 
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