If you do not have kids yet, I am still interested in your selection of prayers that you choose to say at night. Are the prayers you say at night the same ones your parents said with you when you were a child? Are you teaching your children the same? Passing our Catholic faith and traditions to our children is so important. Share with me your thoughts!
2007-11-14 05:57:24 · 12 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am not married yet, and I don't have children. I do however, have 3 younger brothers. I try to pray with them and with my parents when possible...but usually its just my 11yr old brother and mom.
We might light a candle sometimes...or sometimes kneel by a statue of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. We usually pray an Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, then say "Oh my Jesus, Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy." If I am praying with my mom, she will also say the "Apostles Creed" and "Hail Holy Queen." Usually after the recited prayers, we each pray out loud, from our hearts, one by one. Sometimes though, this is done in the silence of our hearts.
My mom always prayed with me when I was little. We said the Our Father, Hail Mary and then she would then always start her unrecited prayers by giving thanks to God, honoring Him and praising Him. Then, she would ask Him for His blessings and she pray for others. She really taught me a lot about praying and what it means. I am really happy that at least my mom prayed with me. I have a feeling that if my dad had prayed with my family, my younger brothers would have a stronger prayer life, having seen a man, on his knees, weak in front of God, needing His mercy and giving praise and thanks to the Lord. Both my father and my fiance's father didn't really involve themselves much in praying with the family, so we are determined to change that, if God so blesses us with children one day.
"Families that pray together, stay together."
God Bless :)
2007-11-14 16:20:42 · answer #1 · answered by WhiteTiger29 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We say the Our Father and sometimes ask for blessings for a person in need.
I was raised atheist, so I never learned prayers as a child. My husband was raised Methodist first and then pentecostal, and he learned, "Now I lay me..." This is a Catholic prayer, btw!
We taught it to our oldest, but didn't want him to be frightened that he might die before he woke up, so we did this version:
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
May angels guard me through the night
Till I awake in morning light.
But really, we think the Our Father is a better approach, so that's what we use now.
2007-11-14 06:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by sparki777 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would like to teach him the same prayer that we prayed "Now I lay me down to sleep..." but I want to teach the new ending to him and I don't know what it is. Then we'll go into the "Bless so in so...." much like I did. I totally agree that passing our Catholic faith and traditions to our children is so important especially in this climate of anti-Catholic sediments.
2007-11-14 06:05:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
the first prayer I taught them was to their guardian angel, but I knew it in Ukrainian, which is slightly different, so I literally translated it.
"Angel of God, Guardian of mine
Forever stay by me.
Morning, evening, day and night,
Be for me, my guide and light."
The next prayers I taught them were the "Our Father" and "Hail Mary"
I taught them also the sinner's prayer.
When I was growing up we said epistle and gospel, then Vespers every evening, then later on, the rosary. My kids don't pray as much as I did. My sister and her kids, who live closer to the grandparents, are much more blessed in this way. Grandparents are very important.
2007-11-14 15:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I study my Bible too. particularly circumstances i do no longer study I pay attention to a pastor on television. I pray for my enemies and people that desire to criticize christians. many situations I take a seat up and verify out photos of persons with enormous noses. i've got self assurance many people coach thier enormous noses particularly often. that's what I call busy as a bee. i will positioned on my mattress clothing and get some sleep. i arise the subsequent morning and start up returned. Goodnight Sis!!!
2016-12-16 08:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bless them and make the sign of the cross on their foreheads with holy water.
We also pray the rosary. My children lead each their own decade and tell about, what Jesus says and does. Sometimes we only do one or two decades though.
2007-11-14 06:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by carl 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Lords Prayer, which we call 'Our Father' works quite well.
2007-11-14 06:00:20 · answer #7 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kiss on the cheek -sweat dreams and of to bed!
2007-11-14 06:02:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I informed them there is no god, and said no more prayers unless you absolutely have to.
Oh, that was a question to Catholics? Never mind.
2007-11-14 06:01:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
one Our Father, one Hail Mary, one Glory be. and it's what my parents taught me. I am not married and I have no children.
2007-11-14 06:00:19 · answer #10 · answered by Perceptive 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋