When Christ was asked how we should pray, He gave us the Lord’s Prayer. He didn’t yell it, sing it in harmony, put in a lot of wordy “Lord, I just...”.
Scripture does not say he swayed, danced, yelled, had an exaggerated expression of raptness on His face, or expected His apostles to chime in with Amens or Hallelujahs.
The way to pray that Our Lord taught us was a simple, solemn, direct, and reverent method. Again, Catholics are closer to this in our prayers than many other religions.
Scripture does not say he swayed, danced, yelled, had an exaggerated expression of raptness on His face, or expected His apostles to chime in with Amens or Hallelujahs.
The way to pray that Our Lord taught us was a simple, solemn, direct, and reverent method. Again, Catholics are closer to this in our prayers than many other religions.
And where does prayers to saints fit in there? Jesus NEVER taught us to pray to anyone but the Father. There's no way you can claim with any credibility that Catholic prayers are more Scriptural when they DON'T follow Jesus' teaching.