Novena prayer to ST. JUDE

[r3roble]

yup.. this is a nice prayer... i used to pray this before i took the board exam.. and i passed... he he..

[tribu]

honestly, i find the catholics to be more consistent than the non-catholic christians?

why?

because born again christians says that there is only one mediator between them and their "god".

but why do we hear them asking their pastor to pray for them?!? they even ask their fellow "christians" to pray for them or for their relatives who is sick or maybe a sister who would take the board exam.

isn't that the same with those that are being taught by catholics?

if you have only one mediator, then, you should not ask anyone to pray for you. or else it would be redundant. just go directly to jesus. that is why i think all these religious folks are being made crazy by their blind faith. they don't even make sense.

[xiao-xiao]

honestly, i find the catholics to be more consistent than the non-catholic christians?

why?

because born again christians says that there is only one mediator between them and their "god".

but why do we hear them asking their pastor to pray for them?!? they even ask their fellow "christians" to pray for them or for their relatives who is sick or maybe a sister who would take the board exam.

isn't that the same with those that are being taught by catholics?

if you have only one mediator, then, you should not ask anyone to pray for you. or else it would be redundant. just go directly to jesus. that is why i think all these religious folks are being made crazy by their blind faith. they don't even make sense.

You are right but you shouldn't have post that cuz instead of spreading the prayer mahimo na nuon ning debate nga thread...

nice prayer... i will try this one

[jouho]

All prayer should be directed to our triune God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Bible teaches that we can pray to one or all three, because all three are One. To the Father we pray with the Psalmist, “Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray” (Psalm 5:2). To the Lord Jesus, we pray as to the Father because they are equal. Prayer to one member of the Trinity is prayer to all. Stephen, as he was being martyred, prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit” (Acts 7:59). We are also to pray in the name of Christ. Paul exhorted the Ephesian believers to always give “thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20). Jesus assured his disciples that whatever they asked in His name—meaning in His will—would be granted (John 15:16; 16:23). Similarly, we are told to pray to the Holy Spirit and in His power. Paul asked the Spirit to join the hearts of the Corinthian believers together (2 Corinthians 13:13). In addition, the Spirit helps us to pray, even when we don’t know how or what to ask for (Romans 8:26; Jude 1:20). Perhaps the best way to understand the role of the Trinity in prayer is that we pray to the Father, through the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit. All three are active participants in the believer’s prayer.

Equally important is who we are not to pray to. Some non-Christian religions encourage their adherents to pray to a pantheon of gods, dead relatives, saints, and spirits. Roman Catholics are taught to pray to Mary and various saints such as Peter. Such prayers are not scriptural and are, in fact, an insult to our heavenly Father and against His expressed will. To understand why, we need only look at the nature of prayer. Prayer has several elements and if we look at just two of them—praise and thanksgiving—we can see that prayer is, at its very core, worship. When we praise God, we are worshipping Him for His attributes and His work in our lives and in the world. When we offer prayers of thanksgiving, we are worshipping His goodness, mercy, and loving-kindness to us. Worship gives glory to God, the only One who deserves to be glorified. The problem with praying to anyone other than God is that He is a jealous God who has declared He will share His glory with no one. In fact, to do so is nothing less than idolatry. "I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols” (Isaiah 42:.

Other elements are prayer—such as repentance, confession and petition—are also forms of worship. We repent knowing that God is a forgiving and loving God and He has provided a means of forgiveness in the sacrifice of His Son on the cross. We confess our sins because we know “He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9) and we worship Him for it. We come to Him with our petitions and intercessions because we know He loves us and hears us, and we worship Him for His mercy and kindness in being willing to hear and answer. When we consider all this, it’s easy to see that praying to someone other than our triune God is unthinkable because prayer is a form of worship, and worship is reserved for God and God alone.

[xiao-xiao]

The intention of the thread starter is to share and spread this prayer to fellow Catholics. This is not supposed to be a debate thread. Please have some respect

[tribu]

All prayer should be directed to our triune God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Bible teaches that we can pray to one or all three, because all three are One. To the Father we pray with the Psalmist, “Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray” (Psalm 5:2). To the Lord Jesus, we pray as to the Father because they are equal. Prayer to one member of the Trinity is prayer to all. Stephen, as he was being martyred, prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit” (Acts 7:59). We are also to pray in the name of Christ. Paul exhorted the Ephesian believers to always give “thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20). Jesus assured his disciples that whatever they asked in His name—meaning in His will—would be granted (John 15:16; 16:23). Similarly, we are told to pray to the Holy Spirit and in His power. Paul asked the Spirit to join the hearts of the Corinthian believers together (2 Corinthians 13:13). In addition, the Spirit helps us to pray, even when we don’t know how or what to ask for (Romans 8:26; Jude 1:20). Perhaps the best way to understand the role of the Trinity in prayer is that we pray to the Father, through the Son, by the power of the Holy Spirit. All three are active participants in the believer’s prayer.

Equally important is who we are not to pray to. Some non-Christian religions encourage their adherents to pray to a pantheon of gods, dead relatives, saints, and spirits. Roman Catholics are taught to pray to Mary and various saints such as Peter. Such prayers are not scriptural and are, in fact, an insult to our heavenly Father and against His expressed will. To understand why, we need only look at the nature of prayer. Prayer has several elements and if we look at just two of them—praise and thanksgiving—we can see that prayer is, at its very core, worship. When we praise God, we are worshipping Him for His attributes and His work in our lives and in the world. When we offer prayers of thanksgiving, we are worshipping His goodness, mercy, and loving-kindness to us. Worship gives glory to God, the only One who deserves to be glorified. The problem with praying to anyone other than God is that He is a jealous God who has declared He will share His glory with no one. In fact, to do so is nothing less than idolatry. "I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to another or my praise to idols” (Isaiah 42:.

Other elements are prayer—such as repentance, confession and petition—are also forms of worship. We repent knowing that God is a forgiving and loving God and He has provided a means of forgiveness in the sacrifice of His Son on the cross. We confess our sins because we know “He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9) and we worship Him for it. We come to Him with our petitions and intercessions because we know He loves us and hears us, and we worship Him for His mercy and kindness in being willing to hear and answer. When we consider all this, it’s easy to see that praying to someone other than our triune God is unthinkable because prayer is a form of worship, and worship is reserved for God and God alone.

but they don't believe in a pantheon of gods and relatives. they believe in the communion of saints. which to their interpretation is a belief that the saints are composed of three groups (saints of heaven, earth and purgatory). those in hell are not called saints anymore.

besides, we haven't seen the triune god to be able to say that they indeed exist. so prayer to these triune god is really a useless exercise.

[jfox]

nah mao na ni ron....sugod na sa bogo abot jud tag santander ani...peace!

[regnauld]

Is this St. Jude or Judas Thadeus? or Judas Iscariot? Both are saints!

[jfox]

i think Judas Thadeus

[kowkruche]

Is this St. Jude or Judas Thadeus? or Judas Iscariot? Both are saints!

papansin na pud na imo reg, ngano gud nakaingon ka og both saints silang duha nga di man ka motoo og Bible...