One thing I have questioned in the past, and had friends mention to me as odd is the idea of praying to Mary. Talking to some priests, and fellow Catholics, it seems many people are confused or also worry about this.
The key is that we are not praying for Mary herself to make the changes. We are asking her to pray for us. In the same way that we would ask a friend to pray for us if we are sick, or for our fortune if we are having difficulty with work or other issues, we can ask Mary to pray to her son Jesus for us. From the Bible we know that Mary was a loving person, and as the one that raised Jesus, and is in heaven with him, who better to be an advocate for us in our need. She is even known to have interceded at the wedding feast of Cana where she tells Jesus they are out of wine, and then orders the servants to listen to what he tells them.
I know this barely touches on the full relationship of Mary with the church, but to me it simplifies the issue of praying to Mary incredibly. She loves us all. She is willing to be an advocate for us in our times of need. Thus to me, it only makes sense to pray to her with our concerns and ask for her to intercede and be our advocate.
Anyone have any thoughts or questions about this that I have missed, or am wrong about? Please comment.
-Nathan
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Feb Week One done
Well, the first week in February is done. (pretty much) I am getting low on intentions, so anyone that has one, please speak up. As always, comments here, Facebook, or messages here or on Facebook work. Email also works just as well.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
One month down
Well, January is over, and I am still going strong. I have not been blogging much, but I have been keeping up with the Rosary. I missed one day during a Snow-in, but made up for it on the next day. So far, I am feeling good.
I have decided to make this blog more public and link to it from Facebook. This is for a few reasons. First, I don't want to constantly be asking for prayers there, and because people may be uncomfortable putting there prayers up there. I will still ask there occasionally, and people can always message me if they don't want things public. The blog however lets them see others who are interested in the Rosary, and may give them a place to see a bit of my thinking.
Second, while I feel I am not a horrible Catholic, I still have questions about many things. I hope that by putting my thoughts here, it might start some discussion, and possibly even answer some questions. To this end, I will be inviting some of the priests I have attended church with to stop in. Assuming their emails still work, and they have the time to stop by, they could give some good insight into things I am doing right/wrong, or maybe just make suggestions for improvement.
Well, in closing, as always, I can use more intentions to pray for. I have less than a week of intentions I have not yet prayed for. After those, I will repeat intentions for the sick that people have asked me to pray for. Comment here or message me if you have anything you want me to pray for.
God bless you all.
I have decided to make this blog more public and link to it from Facebook. This is for a few reasons. First, I don't want to constantly be asking for prayers there, and because people may be uncomfortable putting there prayers up there. I will still ask there occasionally, and people can always message me if they don't want things public. The blog however lets them see others who are interested in the Rosary, and may give them a place to see a bit of my thinking.
Second, while I feel I am not a horrible Catholic, I still have questions about many things. I hope that by putting my thoughts here, it might start some discussion, and possibly even answer some questions. To this end, I will be inviting some of the priests I have attended church with to stop in. Assuming their emails still work, and they have the time to stop by, they could give some good insight into things I am doing right/wrong, or maybe just make suggestions for improvement.
Well, in closing, as always, I can use more intentions to pray for. I have less than a week of intentions I have not yet prayed for. After those, I will repeat intentions for the sick that people have asked me to pray for. Comment here or message me if you have anything you want me to pray for.
God bless you all.
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