the Hail Mary is not
2006-07-27 09:18:32 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The "glory be"
2006-07-27 09:21:49 · answer #1 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Eucharistic prayers of Consecration are the most powerful, after that I would put the Our Father as the perfect prayer taught to us by Jesus Christ. There are many prayers without words, a lifting of the heart and mind to God is prayer and that is powerful too. Even the sign of the cross is a powerful prayer as it is saying "Yes, I believe in you God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit" The Hail Mary is a prayer that is also very powerful and I do not understand why you say it is not, unless of course you are not Catholic.
2006-07-27 16:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by Mamma mia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all powerful as they are all formal conversations and communions with the Lord Almighty. The prayers are just different ways to talk to god, the Nicene creed being a summary of faith, the Glory be a glorification of God, the Hail Mary a prayer with the Virgin Mary, the Rosary being a string of prayers together. They can't be compared to each other as that would be like comparing apples with oranges.
2006-07-27 16:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The prayer I think is most powerful after the Lords Prayer and Hail Mary is THE CREED.
2006-07-27 16:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by Claddagh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hail mary
2006-07-27 16:49:10 · answer #5 · answered by iwdni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What sort of power are you referring to?
Prayer, any prayer, is only as powerful as the feeling instilled in it by the person doing the praying.
I can say the Our Father till the cows come home, it wouldn't mean diddly-squat! And I'm a 'catholic'.
2006-07-27 16:26:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure what you mean by most powerful prayer. Prayer is not usually measured in this way.
The prayer that is prayed most often is the Sign of the Cross.
I open my hand and touch my brow, and say,
"In the name of the Father"
Then I touch my heart with my hand, and say,
"and of the Son"
I touch my shoulders left and right, and say,
"and of the Holy Spirit"
I say,
"Amen."
The Sign of the Cross is
- A statement of belief in the Holy Trinity
- A statement of belief in and thanksgiving for Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross
- God blessing us
- Us Blessing God ("I will bless the Lord at all times")
- A prayer using your entire body
With love in Christ.
2006-07-28 00:30:50 · answer #7 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nicene Creed>
2006-07-27 16:22:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eucharistic Prayers (during consecration)
2006-07-27 16:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by rmw82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no more powerful prayer than the ones, plural of righteous ones praying them. the Lords prayer, or our father is only a model prayer to be used to assist us in prayer not one we say verbatim. of course you may recite it so is you genuinely desire to.
2006-07-27 16:50:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no power in pre-formulated, ritual prayers. God wants to talk to Him from the heart.
2006-07-27 16:23:22 · answer #11 · answered by petezsmg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋