When I pray personal prayers I generally start off “Dear Heavenly Father through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…” In other words I go straight to God the Father.
Now I know Jesus is God (The Son) but reading another thread earliar lots pray straight to Jesus so am I wrong in praying how I have been.
Since comming into the catholic church I feel I am getting to know Jesus in a more personal way than I was at the previous church I attended, the Stations of the Cross has been drawing me closer but, should I be praying to Jesus alone?
I feel really embarressed asking this as I must be sounding incredibly dense, please be kind:blush: Many thanks
You can pray directly to the Father, the Son, or the Holy Ghost, they are all one God, and there is nothing wrong with praying directly to them, we have many prayers directed to each of them, the Our Father prayer for one, the Come Holy Ghost prayer, and mountains of prayers to Jesus,
God wants you to pray to Him and speak to Him daily, that is one of His joys, to have His children communicate with Him,
He created you out of love, so that you could enjoy Him, and He you, you were created to go to heaven and be with Him forever, that is why it is so important to know, love, and serve God in this life, so we can be happy with Him in the next.
although praying to God alone is good, but asking His blessed mother and the angels and saints to intercede for you is also very good, since they, being perfect, are His greatest friends, while we, being sinners, are His enemies, of course that doesn’t mean God loves us less, but it simply means that God is more willing to listen to those in heaven, because they are perfect and pure and humble, which God is very pleased with,
and then of course His most perfect Mother, who was perfect even while on earth, who He is most pleased with and cannot refuse any request,
prayer is not strictly a formal thing, you can read prayers that have already been made, or pray the rosary or divine mercy, you can even make your own prayers, or just talk to God about anything at all, your concerns, your troubles, your needs, things you don’t understand, things that make you happy, even just how your day went, although God knows everything, He still loves to hear from you, because that is how He made you.
well, anyways, it really doesn’t matter who you pray to, since ultimately all prayers go to God, although it matters in what your request is(certain saints are better to ask for certain things than others) but all in all, it’s not wrong to pray to one or the other, directly to Jesus, or Our Father, or the Holy Spirit.
of course how we pray is another story, like for example, adoration is the type of prayer reserved *Only *for God, whereas veneration is the type of prayer we pray to the saints,
eh, well before i say to much, that’s all for now, hope this helps you, tc.
