[smvoice]

pnsn, do you pray when someone gives you a book that tells you how you should proceed with such prayer, tells you how many Hail Marys you must say at this moment or that, informs you that "have mercy on me, a sinner" is said often, offers recipes to celebrate your prayer time and leaves you with a final reflection of prayers that the priest says and you respond to.

And gives these 3 or 4 times a day. The morning prayer, where a saint of the day is listed and prayed to. A mid-morning prayer to sustain us as we go on to the afternoon, a late afternoon prayer for thanks for the word of the day and how it was used in prayer, and finally on to the evening vespers. The prayer to pray for more prayers to be written, so more prayer time could be arranged each day.

Nothing like pre-printed, pre-written pre-approved prayers to make it feel from the heart. I supppose God is happy. THey sent Him copies so He could keep up...

[Quix]

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informs you that "have mercy on me, a sinner" is said often,

Catholicism - How many times can we insult Jesus in a day - by ignoring what He did at the Cross where His mercy was poured out and asking for something He already gave.

Nothing like pre-printed, pre-written pre-approved prayers to make it feel from the heart.

Like barry's teleprompter lest he really says what's in his heart.

Amazing - their CONTROL to keep everyone on the same page and no one wandering off the ranch on their own. They told them it was pre-arranged that His Presence would show up so it must be true.

Rules of the RCC taken from the dog obedience school - knell, stand, sit, respond, roll over and kiss the ring.

Imagine if they spoke to their spouse from a pre-printed anything to tell them how much they cared! After one time, any guess if their spouse's presence would be there?

Catholicism 101 - The Making of Robots.

[mlizzy]

Nothing like pre-printed, pre-written pre-approved prayers to make it feel from the heart. I supppose God is happy. THey sent Him copies so He could keep up...

All sincere prayer is from the heart.