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samaritana
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I don’t understand the Holy trinity. Who do I direct my prayers to? Our Heavenly Fahter, our Lord Jesus Christ or the Holy Spirit? how do I pray for guidance?
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MS_SURVEYOR
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If you know Jesus, you know the Father, and have the Holy Spirit in you.
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The Father The Son and the Holy Spirit
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AnneTeresa
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You can pray to any of the three. They are one but also separate.
For example, the Our Father is prayed to the Father. Many other prayers are to Jesus such as “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.” Prayers to the Holy Spirit are things like “Holy Spirit, fall upon me and fill me with your power.”
Hope that helps
For example, the Our Father is prayed to the Father. Many other prayers are to Jesus such as “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.” Prayers to the Holy Spirit are things like “Holy Spirit, fall upon me and fill me with your power.”
Hope that helps
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Bix
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You can direct your prayers to any / all of them as they are each unique, but remain one and the same.
God the Father, is our Father. Jesus Christ is God’s living example and friend
who lived and walked here on earth and the Holy Spirit is the spirit of God/ Jesus Christ and lives in us.
You can also pray for the Holy Spirit to intercede for you regarding direction.
I’m sure I will receive some disagreement regarding my simplistic answer,
and do understand it is a more complex subject, but I taught children’s classes for years.
So forgive me for being brief, but it’s an easy way to understand.
I saw you are interested in bereavement ministry. God bless you.
God the Father, is our Father. Jesus Christ is God’s living example and friend
who lived and walked here on earth and the Holy Spirit is the spirit of God/ Jesus Christ and lives in us.
You can also pray for the Holy Spirit to intercede for you regarding direction.
I’m sure I will receive some disagreement regarding my simplistic answer,
and do understand it is a more complex subject, but I taught children’s classes for years.
So forgive me for being brief, but it’s an easy way to understand.
I saw you are interested in bereavement ministry. God bless you.
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Telstar
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This may be a simplistic description, but it is the basic Catholic concept of praying to God. Very well stated.
On the other hand, as Catholics, we also have the option to pray to the Blessed Mother or any other Saints of the Church, in order to ask them to also pray to God on our behalf, the same way that we would ask any of our friends here on earth to pray for us. The misconception by most non-Catholics is that we expect those Saints to give us whatever it is that we pray for, but that’s not true. We only ask them to pray to God for us, because they’re already in His presence, and have been found worthy of His attention. The reasoning behind it, is that since they have found favor with God and are already in Heaven, He will be even more inclined to listen to them than anyone that’s still here on earth.
But, all answers to our prayers always come from God, alone, no matter who we ask to pray for us. If we ask our own family and friends to pray for us, we really don’t expect them to be the ones actually answering our prayers by granting us what we pray for, so why would we ever expect the Saints to be able to do it, themselves? They’re just interceding for us by ‘storming Heaven’ (so to speak), the same way a group of people still living on earth would do when we ask them for prayers. I hope this helps, too.
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Pat_Albertson
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Try them all at once, or try them singly. Experiment, see what happens. Whatever way you do it, no harm will come to you.
I just got back from confession, and one of the things I asked the priest was if he could give me guidance on distinguishing (I referenced this desire in a couple of recent posts: #1. & #2.) which of the Three was with me at a given moment. I also added that I felt a connection to the Holy Spirit that I did not have with the Other Two.
He said that it didn’t matter, that if I was getting a connection with the Third, that that was fine, and that I should always remember that the Other Two were there as well. So now I shall just be patient and see what happens, and count it as a blessing that I seem to be receiving help, hope, and inspiration from the Third Person of the Trinity.
I just got back from confession, and one of the things I asked the priest was if he could give me guidance on distinguishing (I referenced this desire in a couple of recent posts: #1. & #2.) which of the Three was with me at a given moment. I also added that I felt a connection to the Holy Spirit that I did not have with the Other Two.
He said that it didn’t matter, that if I was getting a connection with the Third, that that was fine, and that I should always remember that the Other Two were there as well. So now I shall just be patient and see what happens, and count it as a blessing that I seem to be receiving help, hope, and inspiration from the Third Person of the Trinity.
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EmeraldWings
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“Jesus saith to him: I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No man cometh to the Father, but by me.” John 14:6
We are taught that no one goes to the Father except through Jesus, although you may pray to God the Father, son, or Holy Ghost, it is right and good to pray to God and give Him thanks and glory, whether it’s the Father, son, or Holy Ghost,
but even still, we are taught that Jesus is the mediator between us and His Father, “For there is one God, and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus:” 1 Timothy 2:5
so it is recommended to pray to Jesus in particular.
as for not understanding the Holy Trinity, that’s okay, no one really does, that is one of the mysteries of our faith.
but also, ask Our Lady to intercede for you, ‘When we have handled something fragrant, our hands perfume whatever they touch, let our prayers pass through the Blessed Virgin’s hands, and she will give them fragrance.’
St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars
we go to the Father through the Son, but we go to the Son through His Mother,
so i would also recommend praying the rosary, and meditate on it’s mysteries even when you’re not praying,
if you are looking for guidance in any way, the best things you can do are pray, read good Catholic literature every day(www,tanbook.com) and just speak with God every day, some place quiet you can be alone and un-distracted, such as church, and just talk to Him about whatever you want or whatever you feel like talking about, and then just be silent and wait for Him to speak to you, which won’t likely come in the form of words in your mind, but more likely as inspirations in your heart,
if you want to learn more about prayer and meditation, look through these books - tanbooks.benedictpress.com/index.php/Prayer
and also check out these audio sermons on prayer(from the FSSP, very good) - audiosancto.org/categories/interior-life.php
alright, i hope this helps, take care.
We are taught that no one goes to the Father except through Jesus, although you may pray to God the Father, son, or Holy Ghost, it is right and good to pray to God and give Him thanks and glory, whether it’s the Father, son, or Holy Ghost,
but even still, we are taught that Jesus is the mediator between us and His Father, “For there is one God, and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus:” 1 Timothy 2:5
so it is recommended to pray to Jesus in particular.
as for not understanding the Holy Trinity, that’s okay, no one really does, that is one of the mysteries of our faith.
but also, ask Our Lady to intercede for you, ‘When we have handled something fragrant, our hands perfume whatever they touch, let our prayers pass through the Blessed Virgin’s hands, and she will give them fragrance.’
St. Jean Marie Baptiste Vianney, the Cure of Ars
we go to the Father through the Son, but we go to the Son through His Mother,
so i would also recommend praying the rosary, and meditate on it’s mysteries even when you’re not praying,
if you are looking for guidance in any way, the best things you can do are pray, read good Catholic literature every day(www,tanbook.com) and just speak with God every day, some place quiet you can be alone and un-distracted, such as church, and just talk to Him about whatever you want or whatever you feel like talking about, and then just be silent and wait for Him to speak to you, which won’t likely come in the form of words in your mind, but more likely as inspirations in your heart,
if you want to learn more about prayer and meditation, look through these books - tanbooks.benedictpress.com/index.php/Prayer
and also check out these audio sermons on prayer(from the FSSP, very good) - audiosancto.org/categories/interior-life.php
alright, i hope this helps, take care.
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TimothyH
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We can also pray to Mary, asking that she bring her Son to us and that she bring us to her son.
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samaritana
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Thank you all for your advice. It was very helpful. I appreciate it.
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