How do I pray Rosary?
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Praying the Rosary is a great thing to do.  I know many times I have turned to it and know that my prayers have been answered.\n\nThere are some great sites out on the web that will explain it, I used http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/rosary/how_to.htm when I was learning.  I would only ask that you stick to Catholic sites - others do not always have the right information.\n\nFor those that say praying the Rosary is wrong, think about this:  The Rosary is a meditative prayer on the life of Jesus Christ (look at the mystaries, they are all about Jesus).  It is repetative so your mind and heart are free to offer your own prayers.\n\nBefore anyone discounts the validity of this prayer, please do a little research at http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/rosary/scripture.htm\n\n+David
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you could start by thanking God first for your life,then you ask for his mercy  to forgive you of all  wrong,and also for not praying,then you bring your request to him,ask of him all that you need and thank him for his blessing on you like your family,your jobs,you can also tell him things that borther you and ask him to solve then for you.Then you thank him for answering your prayer.But if you can not do this you might just say the Lord's Prayer and be done.
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It is as easy as ABC\nA- Ask Jesus to forgive your sins and Accept Jesus into your heart.\nB- Believe in God and Believe that Jesus is the son of God and went to the cross and died for our sins and on the 3rd day arose from the grave.\nC- Confess Jesus as your personal Lord and savior
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I pray to God that my mother will not die and that my father will remember me, I pray to God that you will remain at my side and that you will never leave my life.\n\nSad!
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The Bible clearly teaches that we go to God thru Jesus.\n\nJohn 14:6 (NASB): Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.\n\nJohn 14:13-13 (NASB): "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.\n\nThere is nothing wrong with asking brothers and sisters to pray for you. In fact Paul encourages that.\n\nEphesians 6:18-20 (NASB): With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.\n\nThe error is when you make Mary or anyone the object of your prayers. To ask someone to pray for you is not the same thing as praying to them. The only one you should be praying to is God.\n\nConsider this part of the rosary: "Hail holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary." \n\nWho are the people praying this prayer cyring out to for mercy and advocacy? Is it not Mary? But the bible teaches that Jesus is our advocate and the source of our mercy.\n\n1 John 2:1-2 (NASB): My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. \n\nHebrews 4:15-16 (NASB): For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.\n\nJesus is our high priest in whom we have access to God.\n\nHebrews 7:24-25 (NASB): but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. \n\nHebrews 10:19-23 (NASB): Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,  by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;\n\nI do not see anywhere in the bible that we are instructed to ask those who have proceeded us to intercede for us. We are however to cry out to God with our needs.
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Not everybody was taught as your were or they ignore what they were taught.\n\nWearing a rosary around your neck is not usually done. I think whether it is sacrilegious depends on your motive. \n\nIf it is reminding you of God, to pray and to act accordingly I think that would be okay. Some sisters in habits wear a rosary.\n\nHowever if you are wearing one just to look good or different or, even worse, to denigrate the rosary, God or other believers then it would be sacrilegious.\n\nI think it is much more sacrilegious to wear a cross or crucifix around your neck and then behave in an unchristian manner.\n\nWith love in Christ.
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This is easy, just talk to a priest or catechist or really any minister in the church can direct you to the correct person in the parish you wish to join and tell them you are interested in RCIA, I am assuming you are an adult, and they will help you.
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Talk to one of his agents. Since the pope is gods respresentive on earth, and under his guidance the agents are shown. Provided that god is infalliable than the agents appointed by the pope are direct link to god.\n\nIf your protestant prayer works aswell
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Catholics pray for intercession to saints, but the worship only God.  You need to pick up a dictionary and look up the definitions of the words: worship, intercession, pray, petition.  \n\nMost uninformed people make the same mistake.  Catholics worship only one God, and pray to Jesus, ask for intercession from their Patron Saint or their Confirmandi Saint, they ask this by petitions which are lighting of votive candles and praying the novena.\n\nPlease, learn more about what it is you are inquiring, knowledge is power and power is strength.  \n\nIf you are going to ask a question, because you sincerely want to know, please don't attack a community because you are ignorant about the facts.  Rather ask someone to explain to you why do catholics worship other gods.  The word 'wrong in every way' seems only to apply to you.
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O.K.  I am Catholic.  Just a moment and I will give you the Biblical background for the Rosary.\n\nIn the mean time, read Luke 1:1-2 about things that are in the Bible versus things that are tradition.  Being Catholic isn't all about what is in the Bible (which wasn't written for some time after the death of Jesus), but is also about the Tradition of the Church that Jesus established.  Tradition that was used WHILE He was on earth.\n\nIf you take the time to read all of this, you will find that there is Biblical scripture to back it up.  If you have any questions, please contact me - I will be more than happy to answer ANY question you have on this subject.\n\n** ABOUT THE ROSARY **\n\nMeditations on the mysteries of the rosary are from New Testament events and today are a standard part of the rosary. They are divided into 3 sets of 5, one being meditated on at the beginning of each decade. We begin hearing about mysteries, called Incarnation;, Passion and Resurrection; around the mid 15th century. It is listed in a book by 1489 very close to the order we now know as the Gospel events: \n\nJOYOUS MYSTERIES \n(Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation and Finding Jesus in the Temple). \n \nSORROWFUL MYSTERIES \n(Agony in the Garden, Scourging, Crown with Thorns, Carrying the Cross and Crucifixion). \n \nGLORIOUS MYSTERIES \n(Resurrection, Ascension, Pentecost, Assumption and Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven). \n\n~ ORIGIN of 4 BASIC PRAYERS ~ \n \nThe basic prayers of the Rosary are from scripture. Traditionally there are more prayers than the following 4 but this makes up the foundation of what we now call the Christian Rosary. The standard Rosary is a circle of 5 decades or 50 small beads punctuated with 4 larger beads. There is a pendant of two large and three small beads ending in a cross.  The smaller beads on the rosary are the Ave's or 'Hail Marys'  and the larger are called Paternosters or the 'Our Fathers'.  The following prayers form the foundation of and are the basic prayers recited on the rosary. \n\n(The sign of the cross; or blessing ones self; and the amen; have roots back to the Old Testament. They were carried into the Christian liturgy and prayer life from these foundations.)\n\n~ SIGN of the CROSS ~ \n \nIn the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Was part of the Diadiche or early Catechism taught to the new Christians by the Apostles and was used during the baptism of new members into the Church. The signing of the cross on one fore head has its written beginnings as early as the Old Testament. In Ezekial 9:4 'Pass through the city (Jerusalem) and mark their foreheads with an X' (form of a cross); ...to mark the innocent. Also see Ex 12:7 and Rev 7:3, 9:4 and 14:1. Also seeExodus17:9 -14. The sign is considered a life giving symbol. We are sealed in Christ. \n \n~ THE AMEN ~ \n \nHas its origin in the liturgy of the Jewish Synagogue. It was an unwritten response and in Hebrew (aman) it means to 'strengthen' or 'confirm'.  'Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from eternity and let the people say Amen....' Christ is quoted 'Amen, amen I say unto you...' Today we use it to affirm or confirm as we respond: 'so be it' or 'I agree' which also has its roots in Old Testament. \n\n~ APOSTLES CREED ~ \n\nThe Apostles Creed is the first prayer said after the 'Sign of the Cross' (In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen) is made: \nThis brief statement is an overview of what Christians believe. It dates back to the Apostles themselves and was used during baptism. The earliest written form known is Tertullian, 200 AD, and the present form dates before 700 AD. \n\nIt reads:\n\nI believe in the Father almighty creator of heaven and earth. \nI believe in Jesus Christ his only son, Our Lord. \nHe was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit  and born of the Virgin Mary. \nHe suffer
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Use the diagram of the lords prayer.acknowledge God in His majesty and power. admit your sins pray for others who you feel have sinned against you if you are unable to forgive them. Ask for your requests to be granted if they are in accordance with His will realizing we ask for things that may not be good for us
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You should not pray to Mary.  She was not divine, merely favored.  God is the only one...God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Trinity.
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Worship: God. Ask to pray for us: The Pope, Mother Theresa, Mary, Saints. Why? Well, we worship God, and God alone (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit/Ghost) because of the 1st Commandment (You shall have no other gods besides Me). We "pray" to the others simply to ask them to pray for us. For example, Mary is Christ's mother, as such, she is honored by him (as God He follows the 4th - or 5th for non-Catholics - Commandment of honoring your father and mother). when we pray to her, we honor her also and ask her to pray for us to her son.
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Lord, Let this prayer of a simple man be raised up to you in this time of trouble. Father, this person is sentby you to open the eyes of many of your children, Lord, heal, guide and protect your servant. Amen. Marana tha \n\nYou have unlike these others discovered what James was trying to tell us 1900 years ago! May God bless you and keep you. Keep Strong, Brother, for faith without action is worthless. And know this, one CAN fall into sin and lose salvation.
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A cross is a symbol reminding us that Jesus was crusified and died so that people could be forgiven for their sins, I have a few crosses around and wear them too.  Your rosary beads sound beautiful.  Treasure them and if they are not blessed go ask a priest to bless them.
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Pray for relief from God for all of you.  God will touch your heart, you might cry a different kind of tear with his hand on your heart.  A peace comes with acceptance of the Lord in any situation.\nGod Bless you, and surround you with Angels to carry you throughout this difficult time.  \nSeek others if you are a believer to pray with you, and for you, as I am now.
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Maybe everyone's form of prayer is different. I was brought up catholic and was taught a specific way to pray but I've long abandoned that and simply have a one on one with the man upstairs when I'm in a position to fully appreciate the beauty of the creation before me, like when I'm walking in the park and the sun is setting or when the waters of a lake are so still it seems like someone laid a giant mirror on the ground. I also write on my computer and confide to God all the things I would a very close friend. Prayer doesn't have to be on your knees with your hands folded. It can be as simple as a thought. Possibly even an action. I think many people have forgotten to seek God within ourselves rather than extrovertly.