Praying the Three Hail Marys

[Rocky24]

Hi everyone,
I’ve recently come across the Three Hail Mary devotion. Our Blessed Mother promises that whoever prays this prayer will not fall into impurity during the day. I started praying it a few weeks ago and it really worked! But sometimes I completely forgot about praying it and I fell into temptation many times. I’ve started praying it again but now even when I pray it, I still fall into temptation. Please help! Does the Blessed Mother love me still? Will hear me?

 

[Veronica97]

Of course she still loves you and still hears you. But if you fell into temptation (depending upon how seriously), then you need to go to Confession to receive complete forgiveness and the Grace to help you not fall into sin again. Have you made a perfect act of contrition? If you have, then you are forgiven, but you still need to get to Confession at the first opportunity.

 

[Rocky24]

Of course she still loves you and still hears you. But if you fell into temptation (depending upon how seriously), then you need to go to Confession to receive complete forgiveness and the Grace to help you not fall into sin again. Have you made a perfect act of contrition? If you have, then you are forgiven, but you still need to get to Confession at the first opportunity.

Thank you for your kind words. I plan to go to Confession in the upcoming week. What I mean by temptation is things such as lust and so forth. After I have received absolution, will the Blessed Mother hear my prayers?

 

[Veronica97]

Of course she will. She will hear you before absolution, especially if you have made a sincere act of contrition. Don’t ever let the devil make you despair or make you think you are not good enough to be heard in prayer. And mortal sin, as you know, must be of grave matter, with complete knowledge and complete consent. Sometimes we can have thoughts that just pop into our head, but we don’t want them and pray to get rid of them; thus, we are not committing mortal sin (or any sin at all). Bookcat here on CAF gives a good description of impure thoughts and when they become venial or mortal sin. I find it to be very helpful, as I am scrupulous.

 

[Splagchnizomai]

The Blessed Mother hears your prayers!

Don’t expect temptations to vanish just like that. You’ve taken years to acquire them, and it may take time to weed them out. And as you weed them out, you’ll notice other ones. As long as you live, you will be tempted – even Christ was tempted during his mortal lifetime. But like Christ, we don’t have to give in to temptation.

 

[dje101]

What exactly IS the “Three Hail Marys” prayer?

 

[Splagchnizomai]

What exactly IS the “Three Hail Marys” prayer?

Info here …
olrl.org/pray/threehms.shtml

Practice: Recite morning and evening, three Hail Marys in honor of the three great privileges bestowed upon Our Blessed Mother by the most Blessed Trinity with this invocation at the end: for the morning: “O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this day.” For the evening: “O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this night.”

(Pope St. Pius X gave his Apostolic Blessing to this practice and the devotion was raised to an Archconfraternity by Pope Benedict XV.)

The Hail Mary: Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

 

[dje101]

Info here …
olrl.org/pray/threehms.shtml

Practice: Recite morning and evening, three Hail Marys in honor of the three great privileges bestowed upon Our Blessed Mother by the most Blessed Trinity with this invocation at the end: for the morning: “O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this day.” For the evening: “O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this night.”

(Pope St. Pius X gave his Apostolic Blessing to this practice and the devotion was raised to an Archconfraternity by Pope Benedict XV.)

The Hail Mary: Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

thx

 

[EmeraldWings]

Hi everyone,
I’ve recently come across the Three Hail Mary devotion. Our Blessed Mother promises that whoever prays this prayer will not fall into impurity during the day. I started praying it a few weeks ago and it really worked! But sometimes I completely forgot about praying it and I fell into temptation many times. I’ve started praying it again but now even when I pray it, I still fall into temptation. Please help! Does the Blessed Mother love me still? Will hear me?

not only should you pray the three Hail Mary’s in the morning and night for protection against the sins of the flesh, but also pray at the times of temptation, and avoid all things, people, and places that lead you into temptation,
the prayer i was told to pray for temptations to impure thoughts or desires is this - “Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, wash over me, protect me from the wickedness and snares of the devil” and then right after that also pray “Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Saint Maria Goretti, Guardian Angel, help me.” and then immediately think of something else(something you love that is not immoral) or go somewhere else away from what is tempting you, whatever you have to do.
and then also just be patient with yourself, do everything you can and do your best, but remember that this is a process, you will learn how to approach your temptations and weaknesses over time, so if you do fall, don’t freak out, it’s because you are weak and need God, you need to ask for Gods help in everything, not just at the beginning of the day, but for every temptation, and for anything good you try to do,

and not only does Our Lady still love you, but it is impossible for her not to, no one in heaven is capable of hating, they love you and hope for your salvation, and they are eager and ready to pray for you at your request,
but just because you fall doesn’t mean they don’t love you, when we fall into sin it is for one of two reason, either we did not ask for the help, or we did not actively accept the help(graces) given,
God desires to help us very much, but we are constantly rejecting His graces, and always trying to do things our own way, even though He has given us the easiest and quickest way possible to holiness, which we learn through His church and by the examples of the saints.
so here are a few things i think will help you -
www.audiosancto.org
www.keepthefaith.org
www.fultonsheen.com/Fulton-Sheen-MP3.cfm
www.tanbooks.com
store.saintbenedict.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=12&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1

 

[Rocky24]

not only should you pray the three Hail Mary’s in the morning and night for protection against the sins of the flesh, but also pray at the times of temptation, and avoid all things, people, and places that lead you into temptation,
the prayer i was told to pray for temptations to impure thoughts or desires is this - “Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, wash over me, protect me from the wickedness and snares of the devil” and then right after that also pray “Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Saint Maria Goretti, Guardian Angel, help me.” and then immediately think of something else(something you love that is not immoral) or go somewhere else away from what is tempting you, whatever you have to do.
and then also just be patient with yourself, do everything you can and do your best, but remember that this is a process, you will learn how to approach your temptations and weaknesses over time, so if you do fall, don’t freak out, it’s because you are weak and need God, you need to ask for Gods help in everything, not just at the beginning of the day, but for every temptation, and for anything good you try to do,

and not only does Our Lady still love you, but it is impossible for her not to, no one in heaven is capable of hating, they love you and hope for your salvation, and they are eager and ready to pray for you at your request,
but just because you fall doesn’t mean they don’t love you, when we fall into sin it is for one of two reason, either we did not ask for the help, or we did not actively accept the help(graces) given,
God desires to help us very much, but we are constantly rejecting His graces, and always trying to do things our own way, even though He has given us the easiest and quickest way possible to holiness, which we learn through His church and by the examples of the saints.
so here are a few things i think will help you -
www.audiosancto.org
www.keepthefaith.org
www.fultonsheen.com/Fulton-Sheen-MP3.cfm
www.tanbooks.com
store.saintbenedict.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=12&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1

Thank you! I understand better now. Next time I’m tempted, I will do what you have said. Thanks to everyone else as well, your posts have really helped me!