What are some of the prayers other than the "Hail Mary" and "our Father".?

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What other Christian prayers are commonly used?

What other Christian prayers are commonly used?

*Edit* Some people have said they Bible says not to use repetitive prayers but in Matthew 6:9 is says:

" 7 “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 8 “So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
9 “Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 ‘Your kingdom come.
Your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 ‘Give us this day our daily bread.
12 ‘And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 ‘And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

So it sounds to me that the Our father prayer should be used.....

Answer 1

Catholicism includes a rich tradition of both informal (in our own words) and formal prayer just like our Jewish forefathers.

The Church teaches "the memorization of basic prayers offers an essential support to the life of prayer, but it is important to help learners savor their meaning." In other words, the Church emphasizes that formal prayer should not be mindless lip moving but instead a formal expression of clearly understood and heartfelt sentiments.

The verse in question reads, in the King James Version, "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."

The important Greek word here for "vain repetitions" is battalogeo, or babbling. The heathens had a magical perception of prayer and thought the more they babbled to their gods, the more that that god would respond. I Kings 18:26 is an example of this:

"And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered."

Then, two verses after the warning in Matthew against "vain repetitions," Jesus gave us the "Lord's" prayer, which most Protestant Christians pray with no qualms about praying "in vain."

The same command in Luke 11:2 reads: "And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father..." -- "when you pray, say..."

In addition, Christ prayed in repetitions:
+ Matthew 26:44: "And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words."
+ Mark 14:39 reads: "And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words."

The angels pray repetitiously:
+ Revelation 4:8: "...and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come."

God commanded Moses to tell the Israelites:

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." (Deuteronomy 6:4-7)

The Psalms are a collection of prayers and litanies, which were prayed formally in the Jewish synagogues and early Christian churches, are still prayed in synagogues and Catholic churches today -- and were even prayed by Christ from the Cross.

The liturgy of the synagogue was (and is) filled with repetition and formalized prayer. Christ said "use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do.” Were the Jews heathens? Jesus also prayed in the synagogue in this way.

They prayed (and still pray) the sh'ma twice a day and, in their liturgy, the Shemoneh Esrei, the Kaddish, the morning blessings, the Aleinu, etc. Check out a Jewish siddur (missal) sometime; does it look more typically Protestant or Catholic?

Hymns are prayers. Is it "vain" to sing "Amazing Grace" more than once?

Catholics do not babble but pray from the heart in formal and informal prayer.

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

When I pray it is from the heart and meaningful. What I pray for also depends on the situation and how my life is going.

Prayers that you memorize and repeat are not from the heart and are taught against by the Bible.

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

The "hail mary" and "our Father" prayers would fall into the repetitious and vain category.

The Lord's prayer was an EXAMPLE and not meant to be memorized. The "hail mary" was a catholic invention and has no basis in the Bible.

Answer 3

He was telling them to pattern their prayers from that.
first you acknowledge Him as your Heavenly Father
Anything you ask for that it will be done here on earth as it is done in heaven ask him to provide Spiritual and Physical bread each day
We are all sinners and so we have to ask for forgiveness
each and everyday and we should also forgive others for in forgiving others we ourselves get forgiveness.
We live in a very sinful world and there are temptations around us in so many ways and so we ask Him to guide our steps and to keep us on the straight path.
Evil is out there sometimes we can see it and sometimes we cannot see it and so we pray for deliverance from that.
He holds the kingdom in His hand He has all the power we should always praise and honor and glorify Him always
for all the things he has done by giving us life each day protecting our family healing sicknesses and diseases and so on.
Prayers should come from your heart with sincerity and humility.

Answer 4

Prayers should come from the heart, and not be repetitive.

The Lord’s prayer should be understood as an example, a pattern of how to pray. The Lord’s Prayer teaches us to pray. It gives us the “ingredients” that should go into prayer. Here is how it breaks down. “Our Father in heaven” is teaching us who to address our prayers to, the Father. “Hallowed be your name” is telling us to worship God, and to praise Him for who He is. The phrase “your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven” is a reminder to us that we are to pray for God’s plan in our lives and the world, not our own plan. We are to pray for God’s will to be done, not for our desires. We are encouraged to ask God for the things we need in “give us today our daily bread.” “Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors” remind us to confess our sins to God and to turn from them – and then also to forgive others as God has forgiven us. The conclusion of the Lord’s prayer, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” is a plea for help in achieving victory over sin and a request for protection from the attacks of the devil.

Answer 5

There are several way of praying the traditional way "our Father", then there is praying in the spirit, this is a personal prayer with God done by the Holy Spirit through us to God. Then there is prayer in worship, prayer in toungs, prayer in growns and grunts. and these can all be backed by scriptures.

Answer 6

We don't follow any particular prayers. We pray to our Father in Heaven through Jesus, His Son. We talk to Him the same way I am talking to you. He knows each and everyone's heart, and if we can't find the words, He hears us anyway.

Answer 7

The Apostles'Creed.

Glory Be to the Father.

The Act of Contrition.

Prayer for Divine Mercy.

Answer 8

other prayers would include prayers from your own heart. im catholic and we use the our father at mass. the hail mary is used whenever you choose to. if you are catholic go to a catholic bookstore and pick a book up about prayers.

Answer 9

Glory Be.

Golden Arrow Prayer.

Oh My Jesus forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph I love you save souls.

Answer 10

You can find a whole lot of Catholic prayers, indexed by topic at http://www.yenra.net/catholic/prayers/