Written prayers

[Mf2]

I have been praying for a dear friend of mine who is awaiting healing. She is losing hope and faith as it is unclear if she will be healed. I have been writing down my prayers for her, and there are quite a number of pages. I feel very drawn to show these pages to her, to share with her that the Spirit is leading me to pray this much, and people love her and are helping in the ways they can. I cannot heal her, but I can pray earnestly. She may not be healed; we all know this. The Lord may have a different plan, and my prayers reflect this reality. I know that prayer is not supposed to be a performance or “show-offy”, and am wondering if sending my written prayers to her crosses into that territory. Is this acceptable and in accordance with Church teachings, or is telling her she is in my prayers sufficient? I recently began RCIA and my conscious is still being formed and would appreciate any responses.

 

[pianistclare]

She might be quite moved by your efforts. St.Paul wrote lots of prayers to the various pockets of Christians in other places where he could not personally minister to them.
Prayer is never wasted.

 

[littlesoul]

This doesn’t help your question, but I wanted to say that I love writing down some of my prayers. Sometimes I can’t concentrate so well in my head so I write my prayers out instead. It’s a big help and I really enjoy it.

ray:t3:

 

[Jared2914]

I think it would be a very good sign of support to send (or give) her a letter each day with your prayers for her that day plus any other thoughts about her. During illness, people can feel very alone. Knowing that she has someone thinking about her every day could make a big difference in her mood. This would be a commitment though. You’d have to keep up with it daily. It’s fine if you have to stop for a short time for vacation or something, but giving her a daily supportive message for some time and then stopping would probably make her feel even worse. She could end up thinking, “This person never really cared about me. It was all just an act.”

 

[pianistclare]

Here he goes again:

10 Ways to Crush the Morale of the Laity Liturgy and Sacraments

In response to Fr. Robert McTeigue,SJ’s list ( https://aleteia.org/2017/10/12/10-w..._newsletter&utm_medium=mail&utm_content=NL_en ) here are 10 ways for priests to crush the morale of laity: Don’t make an effort to personally get to know your flock. Don’t endeavor to spend time with them outside of Mass. Discount their concerns out of hand. Don’t treat each and every member fairly. Don’t ensure that every member …