We Pray

Catholics say Prayers everyday, a nature of the faithful, the music of the heart, a pleasure from the Highest. Many “Christians” of today may say, “Repetition is forbidden by the Bible or any repeated prayers are not acceptable to God” with the use of this verse

Matthew 6:7, "But when you pray, use not 'vain' repetitions, as the 'heathens' do; for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."

But have they ever realized that we, Catholics don’t often use these Prayers as request? We Pray repeatedly to meditate in these Prayers, just like in the Rosary. We assure that as we pray, our spirit’s presence is focused to God. To our very first recitation of these, of course sometimes we are somehow not focused or we are just obliged but God may say, “May I beg your pardon?” Due to our lack of focus, we almost forget the meaning of the prayer and all we know is we open our mouths. Other religions also pray repeatedly just by saying, “Amen”, “Yes Lord”, as their preachers lead the prayer. Isn’t it forbidden by their human rule? They always say, “Pray from what your heart says” but only the preachers heart talks during that time. But us, Catholics, pray differently, just as we pray together, recite prayers in chorus, and of course with meditation, besides, God already know our prayers before we speak, and we can just express it through Prayers of Worship and Praise. But they may ask, how about praying to Mary and the Saints? Of course even Saint Paul asks prayer from his colleagues during his time. If the virtuous pray for us here on earth, just like what Saint Paul did for his colleagues, how much more if we pray to them, who are already in heaven living face to face with God? Yes we do, venerate and commend them, for they share in God’s Glory just as what God wants us to be and their veneration is for the Glory of God, reserved in Him alone. “The Spirit himself joins with our spirit to bear witness that we are children of God. And if we are children, then we are heirs, heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, provided that we share his suffering, so as to share his glory.” Romans 8:16-17

Well that’s all I can say about Catholic Prayers. As a Christian, we are called to a Solid Piety of Life.

What’s Piety?

Term connoting good works arising from some natural obligation, especially filial duty. Transferred to the supernatural order, piety, as a virtue, touches the whole extent of Christian practise, the direct service of God, and what terminates in Him indirectly, the service of the neighbor. This appears from Our Lord’s words: “As long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me,” and from the reduction of the commandment of the, love of the neighbor to that of the love of God. Hence by pious works ar.e commonly understood the works of mercy. These the virtue regards especially. Piety is also one of the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost, an habitual disposition of the soul to be moved readily to the filial love of God, becoming in a higher degree an habitual appreciation of the Fatherhood of God and of what it imports. Thus it not only facilitates the exercise of the virtue, but effects also an habitual reverence for whatever is connected with the Divine service: the poor in whom we serve Him, the saints in whom we honor Him, the sacramentals, the Church, and the altar.

(Saints.SQPN.com)

Piety is the way of honoring God. A way of becoming closer to God. We are called to a life of reverence and piety, as to pray for our brothers ans sisters, for the souls of the departed, and for the Glory of God.....

Prayer is great as long as you live what you pray....