Need Help With Praying The Rosary

[ChurchMilitant]

Before I write this, let me first state that I believe the Rosary to be one of the most powerful spiritual weapons God has given us. Given to us by the Blessed Virgin Mary, it protects us from the snares of the devil, and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary has worked on me before. There was a time I confessed to God a sinner, and I confessed all my sins to him. I asked the Most High to forgive me. I also prayed the rosary, asking Mary to intercede for me so that I can stop cursing. The next day, I felt like my heart had been covered with a blanket, and I didn't curse, since such words were not in my mind. That effect lasted for a few days, until it went away of course since I stopped praying the Rosary.

Another instance was when I was in Elemantary School. I prayed the Rosary with my sister, and suddently, I felt like fire had come down towards me(or light), and I was more interested in religion and being more pious. It was amazing.

Now, I'm back to doing it again. Before I did this, I prayed the Jesus Prayer(that Orthodox and Eastern Catholics use) When I prayed it, for the most part, I didn't think bad thoughts. I simply did the chants and asked our Lord Christs to forgive me. Now, when it came to the Rosary however, something happened.

I prayed, and I tried to remove all of this thoughts in my mind, but I started staying bad things like "F God" & "F the Rosary. This were things that constantly came into my mind, even though I asked Jesus Christ to stop this thoughts, and there was a part of the Hail Mary that I used to petition to God to make this thoughts go away. I won't deny that I normally curse. I am a sinner who is not righteous in any way. I do believe the Rosary is a great prayer, but Idk why I always have this thoughts when I pray them(I also say other blasphemous stuff in my mind many times. I also curse in my mind a lot, and in my life despite attempts to stop), despite petitioning God to take them away.

Please help my fellow Catholics.

 

[Goatee]

You are not alone there. We are only human.

Its easy to pray when the mind is still, when life is going great.

Obviously satan hates you praying. Same for me except i dont curse. I just dont say my prayers like i should. I dont say the Rosary like i used to either!

Sin. I sin easily. I confess. But, i sin again. Never ending circle. Thing is, i always go to God. I will always go to God.

Dont let evil win the war! Persevere though those cursings etc. Dont give in. God will help you.

 

[ChurchMilitant]

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We are not however praying in vain repentances. The reason why Christ tells us that is because pagans don't have their prayers answered.

Also, there are numerous verses in the Holy, Sacred Bible, where you see people, including Our Lord Jesus Christ praying repeatedly. You can see it in:

Matthew 26:44, where it states "So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again."

Revelation 4:8 where Saint John tells us that ""...and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come."

There is also repetition in (Deuteronomy 6:4-7)

Furthermore, just like when it comes to the baseless accusation of Catholics practicing idolatry, you don't look at the whole verse. The English Standard Version is wrong when it states gentiles. Iirc, it's actually as the heathens do. This is in the Douay Rheims Bible that Catholics use, however it is also in the original Greek Bible.

Google "original bible in greek"(original bible in greek - Google Search), then you can go to the first link(Online Greek Interlinear Bible), go to Matthew 6(Online Greek Interlinear Bible), then at the second page(since it will show a PDF), you will see this(here is the pdf :http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/NTpdf/mat6.pdf).

Mat 6:7 "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."

Catholics aren't heathens firstly. Secondly, it confirms what I affirmed. Jesus states that they think that they will be answered, when they won't. This is even in the Bible verse you linked me.

Also, by your logic my friend, the Early Christians prayed with "vain repentance".

The "Didache(Didache - Wikipedia)" also known as the teachings of the 12 Apostles also tells people to pray our Lord Prayer 3 TIMES a day(it also iirc confirms the Eucharist) There were not praying vainly because they know God can here them.

"
Do not pray like the hypocrites, but rather as the Lord commanded in His Gospel, like this:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debt as we also forgive our debtors. And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one; for Thine is the power and the glory for ever..

Pray this three times each day."
So I am not praying vain repentances.

Also, intercession of saints is justified. Not only is it Bibical, the Early Christians did it(there is proof of Christians in the 2nd century before the persecution stopped asking Mary for intercession).

Firstly speaking, we can see that our God is the God of the living, not the dead( Mark 12:26-27).

Matthew 17:1-8 tells us that Moses and Elijah are alive after thousands of years later when the King of Kings is alive. Moreover, Jeremiah 15:1 tells us that it is possible for people, in heaven, to ask for God on Earth. Furthermore, 2nd Maccabes(which was in the Bible original Christians used since, at that time, most of rome was Hellenized(its in the Greek Septuagenarian) , including the Jews , and when the Bible cannon was officially made to fight the Arian heresy so it's been there for over 1500 years) also justifies intercession of saints.

In the original Greek Bible, (http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/NTpdf/rev5.pdf), it also talks about prayers for saints.

Therefore, praying to the Blessed Mother is fine. I also know there are other topics to discuss this, and I already clearly shown in the original post I don't believe it's heresy. Please no commenting about stuff like that. You can make a thread about it.

 

[Tomm]

but Idk why I always have this thoughts when I pray them(I also say other blasphemous stuff in my mind many times.

Did those thoughts occur by themselves? Or did you deliberate curse?

I remember in the first few months when I started praying the Rosary, I also heard cursing
thoughts in my mind, but I didn't deliberately curse.

 

[ChurchMilitant]

Did those thoughts occur by themselves? Or did you deliberate curse?

I remember in the first few months when I started praying the Rosary, I also heard cursing
thoughts in my mind, but I didn't deliberate curse.

They just came when I pray. I wasn't cursing the Most High, or the Blessed Virgin Mother.

 

[Tomm]

They just came when I pray. I wasn't cursing the Most High, or the Blessed Virgin Mother.

If you didn't intent to have those thoughts, then don't worry, just ignore them. Satan just wants you to give up praying, don't fall into his trap.

I used to have the same problem.

 

[Tomm]

You are not alone there. We are only human.

Hey, have you got your account locked?