Question regarding prayers to Mary & Jesus

[MikaAkim]

Is it normal to feel…well…nothing when talking in prayer to Jesus/god yet when praying the rosary and speaking with the Holy Mother receive the feeling of unquestionable love and devotion?

For example. I will say the prayer of salvation and not feel…well…anything. Yet I only have to say “Hail Mary” once and it feels like I could walk over the coals of hell and would not burn.

Why is Mother Mary so welcoming…Is it OK to absorb yourself in her never ending embrace…

A friend of mine asked me hypothetically that if Jesus appeared to me what would I ask. I firstly joked and said “I would ask if his mother really gives the best hugs in the whole universe”. I later suggested that If given the choice I would rather have the Holy Mother appear to me, and I would not ask her anything. I would simply thank her for never letting go.

Is this normal/ok or should I “cut the cord” as they say

 

[Belle10]

For example. I will say the prayer of salvation and not feel…well…anything. Yet I only have to say “Hail Mary” once and it feels like I could walk over the coals of hell and would not burn.

Just because you don’t *feel *anything when praying certain prayers doesn’t mean that Jesus doesn’t love you. He died for you! He loves you! :yup:

If you’re feeling especially close to Mary that’s fine. She will always, always lead us to her Son.

Remember that while it is pleasant to experience warm feelings, this is not a guarantee of anything other than our humanity. When we go to Mass, confession, adoration, God is with us whether or not we feel Him there. Don’t place too much emphasis on feelings.

 

[puzzleannie]

Is it normal to feel…well…nothing when talking in prayer to Jesus/god yet when praying the rosary and speaking with the Holy Mother receive the feeling of unquestionable love and devotion?

feelings such as these can certainly occur from time to time in anyone’s prayer life, and not “abnormal” when they come, but neither can it be said that they are either “common” or “normal” as in “normative” or generally to be expected during prayer. When they come they are simply gifts but it would be wrong to have an expectation of always having some emotional response to prayer. In any case feelings are a very poor guide to the quality of prayer, to the depth of prayer, or to God’s response to our prayer.

The emotional response on the part of a particular individual may also have more to do with their current frame of mind and what is going on in their life than it does to the prayer itself, so it alone should not be used to make judgements about one’s prayer.