Why is it ok to pray to God the Father Son or Holy Spirit to petition help for a family member? Vs praying to ask for God (as above) to intercede for the same reason? Is offering up our pain for the poor souls in purgatory as a way of uniting our suffering with Christs crucifixion saying that “our pain” has healing strength on its own???? Confused. Thank you
In the language of prayer, "to intercede" refers to someone asking God for something on behalf of another. So, we don't say that we are asking God to intercede, but to intervene. Does that help?
[When I struggled to write this comment, I was thinking of some grandmothers who offer up the pain of their cancer for the sake of their lost grandchildren. In other words, I'm thinking about heartfelt, serious petitions which involve the “offering up” of one's life in union with Christ's crucifixion. I'm not sure I expressed myself well.]
Father, I have a question as to whether “offering up” one's life with it's hardships is not a form of intercession. I ask in particular since I look at the CCC definition and it looks fine but without a very detailed description of what prayer may include. My concern doesn't just involve “offering up,” but all that it might entail such as in the theology of the Divine Mercy chaplet. My particular worry: when I think of uniting myself to Christ's consecration of himself on the Cross for humanity's redemption, I've always thought it a petitionary form of “withstanding God in the breach” like Moses - offering a personal hardship or project even should it last for decades. Such a prayerful act would entail a form of petition that might potentially be ongoing indefinitely. Would the CCC accept such a chunk of one's life as a continuous prayer of intercession?
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Why is it ok to pray to God the Father Son or Holy Spirit to petition help for a family member? Vs praying to ask for God (as above) to intercede for the same reason? Is offering up our pain for the poor souls in purgatory as a way of uniting our suffering with Christs crucifixion saying that “our pain” has healing strength on its own???? Confused. Thank you
In the language of prayer, "to intercede" refers to someone asking God for something on behalf of another. So, we don't say that we are asking God to intercede, but to intervene. Does that help?
[When I struggled to write this comment, I was thinking of some grandmothers who offer up the pain of their cancer for the sake of their lost grandchildren. In other words, I'm thinking about heartfelt, serious petitions which involve the “offering up” of one's life in union with Christ's crucifixion. I'm not sure I expressed myself well.]
Father, I have a question as to whether “offering up” one's life with it's hardships is not a form of intercession. I ask in particular since I look at the CCC definition and it looks fine but without a very detailed description of what prayer may include. My concern doesn't just involve “offering up,” but all that it might entail such as in the theology of the Divine Mercy chaplet. My particular worry: when I think of uniting myself to Christ's consecration of himself on the Cross for humanity's redemption, I've always thought it a petitionary form of “withstanding God in the breach” like Moses - offering a personal hardship or project even should it last for decades. Such a prayerful act would entail a form of petition that might potentially be ongoing indefinitely. Would the CCC accept such a chunk of one's life as a continuous prayer of intercession?