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Three of The Most Famous Christian Prayers

1/24/2022

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A fundamental part of Christianity is worship. Christians worship God, The Divine Father, to express gratitude for his love and blessings as well as to ask for forgiveness for their trespasses and sins. Many Christians believe that it is important to gather in groups to show God their devotion. Praying together in groups also helps to build a simple robust support system that helps with maintaining one’s faith, particularly during challenging phases of life.

Christian prayers are diverse: they can be completely spontaneous, or read entirely from a text, such as from a breviary, which contains the canonical hours that are said at fixed prayer times. While praying, certain gestures usually accompany the prayers, including folding one's hands, bowing one's head and kneeling. 
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Christians can spend time alone with God in a private worship or they could gather together in groups in a small private ceremony at someone’s home or at scheduled times at the local church.
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​Personal prayers usually involve saying out specifically worded prayers or even simply conversing and communicating with God. Many a times, Christians will pray, meditate, study the Bible as well as sing hymns as part of their daily personal prayer session. Depending on their denominational faith, different Christians utilize different symbolic objects to aid them with their prayers.

Usually lighting a candle and reading verses from the Bible is included across all denominations. In addition, some folks could hold on to a cross or crucifix as a reminder of Jesus’s death on the cross and his subsequent resurrection. Here the main difference observed is between the Catholic and Christian crucifix. Usually, Catholic cross shows Jesus being crucified whereas Christians show an empty cross to uphold and honor his resurrection!

Orthodox Christians as well as many Catholics use icons representing saints to help them focus their prayers and assist them with their meditation. They believe that the icons contain the spirit of the saint represented.

In addition, Roman Catholics might use a Rosary, a string made of beads that helps them count their prayers while they meditate on Jesus' life and call upon Mary to offer their prayers to God.
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Conducting daily prayers is believed to deepen faith among all denominations of Christians. It is believed that spending time in divine presence during one’s daily prayers can help a person to understand the grand divine plan for their life! Because of this, many Christians utilize the time of their daily prayers to also seek direction and guidance in their life. 
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​Three of the most famous Christian prayers are:

  • Our Father
  • Hail Mary
  • Glory Be

​Our Father

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 this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen

Glory Be

​Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

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  • Call upon Archangel Gabriel when you need clarity and want to know 'the best way forward'...
  • ​Call upon Archangel Raziel when you need help, guidance, support, and protection…
  • Call upon Archangel Saint Michael to help us with our spiritual journey and ascension
  • A special teaching-message from Saint Catharina
  • Offering of Daily Actions and Daily Evening Prayers
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Call upon Archangel Gabriel when you need clarity and want to know 'the best way forward'...

10/27/2021

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The Archangel Gabriel, the great messenger of God, brings God's good news to all people. He is the messenger angel that appeared to people in both the Old Testament (and the New Testament) on many occasions.

Archangel Gabriel is also known as the "strength God" or "Man of God" Hebrew name. He is often shown with a spear in one hand and a mirror made of jasper in his left. The mirror symbolizes the hidden wisdom of God. He is considered as the angel of visions and the messenger of God. He helps people understand God's message and encourages them to embrace it with a pure heart.
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It is believed that Archangel Gabriel holds one of the highest ranks within the angels of higher spiritual dimensions! He is revered and commemorated on September 29 of each year… which is celebrated as the Archangel’s Day. On this day, Archangel Gabriel is honored along with Archangel Michael and Archangel Raphael, the other key archangels of the divine, spiritual realm.
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Archangel Gabriel is revered in all the three religions from the Mediterranean region- Christianity, Judaism as well as in Islam as he is mentioned in each of their ancient scriptures as conveying a message from the divine to various key personalities. 

In Christianity, Archangel Gabriel is mentioned in several instances- at times his name is explicitly mentioned and at other times it is implied… but all the same, throughout the bible, we find many references where Archangel Gabriel conveyed messages from the Divine and helped people in trying situations. For example, it was Archangel Gabriel who announced the birth of Christ to Mother Mary.

In Judaism as well we find many references to Archangel Gabriel. One of the most noted probably is the reference which indicates that he is the one who taught the divine ways to the Prophet Moses so that he could write The Book of Genesis.

In Islam, we find that Archangel Gabriel is called as Jibril. There is a sura 2: 97-98 which specifically indicates that the Lord Allah will become an enemy of all those who reject him and his angels, including Jibril (Archangel Gabriel).

Since Archangel Gabriel is considered as the messenger of the Divine and is associated with many instances where he brought messages from the cosmos to various key characters of spiritual-history, he is associated with the fields of communication. In our current day and age, Archangel Gabriel is considered as the Holy Patron Saint of all those who work in deliveries, communication and telecommunication.

Archangel Gabriel is also associated with the fields of diplomacy since we find many instances where the messages he brought, helped clarify situations and avoid discord or confrontation. 


It is no wonder that Archangel Gabriel is associated with the white light which not only indicates his pristine divine being-ness but also how he helps to ‘shed light’ on a confusing scenario and helps to bring clarity, goodness, and divinity into our lives!

Seek the blessings and guidance of Archangel Gabriel when you feel stuck in any challenge! If you need clarity and want to know the ‘best way forward’, then you can ask Archangel Gabriel to shed light on your situation. This way, you can clearly see how you should proceed ahead… in a manner which not only helps you to resolve the challenge and benefit your own self, but also address the situation in a manner which is in accordance with the Divine will and the greater good of mankind.

Read further:

  • Call upon Archangel Raziel when you need help, guidance, support, and protection…
  • Call upon Archangel Saint Michael to help us with our spiritual journey and ascension
  • A special teaching-message from Saint Catharina
  • Offering of Daily Actions and Daily Evening Prayers
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Angels And Saints,  Mystic Christianity, Mystic Judaism and Mystic Islam

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Call upon Archangel Raziel when you need help, guidance, support, and protection…

9/7/2021

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The name Raziel means "secret of God". The Archangel Raziel is known as the angel of mysteries and is an angel within the teachings of Jewish mysticism, who is believed to be the "Keeper of Secrets" and the "Angel of Mysteries". He is associated with the sephirah Chokhmah in Beri'ah, one of the Four Worlds of Kabbalistic theory.
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Archangel Raziel can be summoned to your aid when you are in need of spiritual guidance, creative inspiration, esoteric knowledge, or divine magic. You can also call on him to enhance your psychic abilities. Archangel Raziel can help you to overcome any barriers, be they physical, emotional, mental, or even psychic, that may be holding you back. He can help you to overcome any challenges and emerge out a victor!
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Many believe that Archangel Raziel can heal mental and physical problems. It is believed that he can not only help relieve emotional pressures, but he can also help to calm down and ease symptoms of auto-immune conditions, tumors, and high blood pressure.

Archangel Raziel is often depicted as someone who brings ‘light’ to a dark space or situation. He is usually associated with all the multiple colors of a rainbow instead of any one single color. It is possibly because, as someone who sheds ‘light’ on our situation, he represents all the vibrations of our visible light spectrum.

It is believed that Archangel Raziel knows all the deep universal secrets and that he reveals them as per the Divine directive- i.e., when God asks Raziel to reveal the details, Raziel presents the cryptic holy messages in an easy-to-understand manner! Because of this, we find that many a times people will approach Archangel Raziel and seek his help in understanding all kinds of esoteric information including alchemy and magic. 

Archangel Raziel can also help you to gain more clarity and decipher the underlying details of any complicated challenging situation you are facing in your life! 
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Archangel Raziel can also help people to develop special psychic abilities and clairvoyance. He is believed to be the patron saint of lawyers, police and other elected officials that help to write and enforce the law. 

Read further:

  • Call upon Archangel Saint Michael to help us with our spiritual journey and ascension
  • A special teaching-message from Saint Catharina
  • Offering of Daily Actions and Daily Evening Prayers
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Categories: 
Angels And Saints,  Mystic Christianity and Mystic Judaism

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A special teaching-message from Saint Catharina

3/7/2021

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I am bringing you this teaching-message here so that, it helps us to address some of the pressing needs of our current time- not just the time and situation we are in, but for the things that could be coming up in the days (and weeks, months) ahead for all of us- collectively as a society. 

Of course, any changes, any action we take is always going to be as an individual… after all, each one of us as individuals ultimately make up the collective- this could be our immediate society, region, country or the world at large.
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St Catharina (also called as St. Catherine) has an amazing story and the narrative almost seems too unbelievable at times- but it clearly exhibits how with her belief and surrender to Lord Jesus, she was not only able to bear intolerable circumstances, but rise from those situations with grace and victory.
Whenever we think of these medieval saints, the one thing that immediately comes to mind, is the fact that, back in those days, the society was very intolerant of other faiths. It could be the Christians being intolerant of the Pagans or it could be the Catholics being intolerant of the Protestants and so on. 

Why I am bringing this up is because, in a strange way, that kind of strong, almost fanatic opinions are again on the rise. We find that there is a much stronger and deeper divide between people- that seems to be widening the gap between various groups within our society. 

Now, this divide may not as much be about religion as it was back then, but now, it is possibly about race, language, a person’s country of origin or some other aspect.

But the reality is that we are all children of the same God- our creator. We may think of him and/or pray to him (or her, or both- if we want to be politically correct :-)) with different names or in different ways- our prayers, our rituals could be different, but it is the same God. 

Also, when people are faced with tough times, emotions tend to run high and usually we find people exhibit more anger, intolerance and impatience. 
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Tough times are precisely when we need to strengthen our belief, our commitment to the path of conscious and aware living and seek more strength, help and guidance from the divine. It is when we need to show more love and compassion to those who are worse affected than us and at the same time, feel a level of loving comfort and support, that the Divine providence will take care of us.
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St Catharina asks us to seek Divine help to address any and all of our challenges. This prayer is not where we are simply seeking, asking for favors- but it is where we are truly committed to our path of ascension and spiritual living. 

This is when our prayers are a way of communicating with the Divine and we think of divinity, not as someone “high” up there- but it is genuine and real. The Divine is someone with whom we have a true and deep relationship.

In this regards, St Catharina almost reminds us of Radha, the divine consort of Lord Krishna. Radha always felt totally immersed and engrossed in her divine love for Lord Krishna.
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St. Catharina is asking us to develop such a relationship with the Divine. She is also asking us to face any challenges that may come up in our life with a brave face, with complete trust and belief in the Divine. Do the actions that are necessary with love and compassion- but surrender to the Divine will and trust that ultimately you will be provided for by the Divine providence.
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Also, when we have people with strong minds, with set beliefs and there is much strife in this world, it is important to develop our ability to persuade others. We need to work on our communication ability, our skill to speak and work with others in the best possible way and with minimal friction! This way we will be able to accomplish simple as well as difficult tasks with great love and compassion. 

Such a scenario will ultimately help to bring more joy and goodness in this world- to the one performing the act and the one benefitting from such a divinely guided action.
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Angels And Saints  and   Mystic Christianity  

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Offering of Daily Actions and Daily Morning Prayers

2/19/2021

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​Offering of Daily Actions

​Eternal Father, by virtue of Your generosity and love, I ask that You accept all my actions, and that You multiply their value in favor of every Soul in Purgatory. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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​Daily Morning Prayers

Lord God Almighty, You have brought us safely to the beginning of this day. Defend us in it by your mighty power, that this day we may not fall into sin, but that all our words may be spoken and all our thoughts and actions directed in such a manner as always to be pleasing in Your sight. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Lord, we beg of you, go before us with your gracious inspiration in all our doings, and help us with your continual assistance, that our every prayer and work may begin from You and be duly ended by You. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Angels And Saints  and   Mystic Christianity

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Offering of Daily Actions and Daily Evening Prayers

2/14/2021

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​Offering of Daily Actions

​Eternal Father, by virtue of Your generosity and love, I ask that You accept all my actions, and that You multiply their value in favor of every Soul in Purgatory. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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​Daily Evening Prayers

I adore you, my God, and I love you with all my heart. I thank you for having created me, for having made me a Christian, and for having preserved me this day. Pardon me for the evil I have done today. If I have done anything good, be pleased to accept it. Protect me while I take my rest and deliver me from all dangers. May your grace be always with me.  Amen.

Oh Lord, we pray you to visit this home and drive from it all snares of the enemy. Let your holy angels dwell in it to preserve us in peace; and let your blessing be always upon us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Protect us, Lord, as we stay awake; watch over us as we sleep, that awake, we may keep watch with Christ, and asleep, rest in his peace.
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Nine Day Novena to Saint Anthony of Padua

2/9/2021

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If you would like to learn more about Saint Anthony of Padua, the Patron saint of Lost Things, then check here... You will also find a wonderful prayer to Saint Anthony at that link.  

​Nine Day Novena to St. Anthony of Padua

O wonderful St. Anthony, glorious on account of the fame of your miracles, and through the condescension of Jesus in coming in the form of a little child to rest in your arms, obtain for me of his bounty the grace which I ardently desire from the depths of my heart . (State your intention)

You who were so compassionate toward miserable sinners, regard not the unworthiness of those who pray to you, but the glory of God that it may once again be magnified by the granting of the particular request (State your intention) which I now ask for with persevering earnestness. Amen

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
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Day I
O holy St. Anthony, gentlest of saints, your love for God and charity for his creatures made you worthy while on earth to possess miraculous powers. Miracles waited your word, which you were ever ready to speak for those in trouble or anxiety. Encouraged by this thought, I implore you to obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena (State your intention). The answer to my prayer may require a miracle; even so, you are the saint of miracles. O gentle and loving Saint Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms, and thee gratitude of my heart will always be yours.

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day II
O miracle-working St. Anthony, remember that it never has been heard that you left without help or relief anyone who in his need had recourse to you. Animated now with the most lively confidence, even with full conviction of not being refused, I fly for refuge to thee, O most favored friend of the Infant Jesus. O eloquent preacher of the divine mercy, despise not my supplications but, bringing them before the throne of God, strengthen them by your intercession and obtain for me the favor I seek in this novena (State your intention) .

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day III
O purest St. Anthony, who through your angelic virtue was made worthy to be caressed by the Divine Child Jesus, to hold him in your arms and press him to your heart. I entreat you to cast a benevolent glance upon me. O glorious St. Anthony, born under the protection of Mary Immaculate, on the Feast of her Assumption into Heaven, and consecrated to her and now so powerful an intercessor in Heaven, I beseech you to obtain for me the favor I ask in this novena (State your intention). O great wonder-worker, intercede for me that God may grant my request.

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day IV
I salute and honor you, O powerful helper, St. Anthony. The Christian world confidently turns to you and experiences your tender compassion and powerful assistance in so many necessities and sufferings that I am encouraged in my need to seek you help in obtaining a favorable answer to my request for the favor I seek in this novena (State your intention). O holy St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I desire.

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day V
I salute you, St. Anthony, lily of purity, ornament and glory of Christianity. I salute you, great Saint, cherub of wisdom and seraph of divine love. I rejoice at the favors our Lord has so liberally bestowed upon you. In humility and confidence I entreat you to help me, for I know that God has given you charity and pity, as well as power. I ask you by the love you did feel toward the Infant Jesus as you held him in your arms to tell Him now of the favor I seek through your intercession in this novena (State your intention).

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day VI
O glorious St. Anthony, chosen by God to preach his Word, you received from Him the gift of tongues and the power of working the most extraordinary miracles. O good St. Anthony, pray that I may fulfill the will of God in all things so that I may love Him, with you, for all eternity. O kind St. Anthony, I beseech you, obtain for me the grace that I desire, the favor I seek in this novena (State your intention).

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day VII
O renowned champion of the faith of Christ, most holy St. Anthony, glorious for your many miracles, obtain for me from the bounty of my Lord and God the grace which I ardently seek in this novena (State your intention) . O holy St. Anthony, ever attentive to those who invoke you, grant me that aid of your powerful intercession.

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day VIII
O holy St. Anthony, you have shown yourself so powerful in your intercession, so tender and so compassionate towards those who honor you and invoke you in suffering and distress. I beseech you most humbly and earnestly to take me under your protection in my present necessities and to obtain for me the favor I desire (State your intention). Recommend my request to the merciful Queen of Heaven, that she may plead my cause with you before the throne of her Divine Son.

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!
 
Day IX
Saint Anthony, servant of Mary, glory of the Church, pray for our Holy Father, our bishops, our priests, our Religious Orders, that, through their pious zeal and apostolic labors, all may be united in faith and give greater glory to God. St. Anthony, helper of all who invoke you, pray for me and intercede for me before the throne of Almighty God that I be granted the favor I so earnestly see in this novena (State your intention).

Then pray one Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be in honor of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony, pray for us!

May the divine assistance remain always with us. Amen

May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
O God, may the votive commemoration of blessed Anthony, your confessor, be a source of joy to your Church, that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance, and deserve to enjoy eternal rewards. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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