I believe in Holy Catholic Church: Mother Church gifts in Sacrements and Prayers, Holy Mass

I believe in Holy Catholic Church

Prayers are human expressions of seeking  relationship with heavenly Father. There are many prayers we use in holy Catholic Church, including liturgical prayers and personal prayers. Sources of prayers emerge from faith, love, hope, and charity. Levels of prayers include communal prayers, participatory prayers, meditation prayers, contemplative prayers, and worship through life. While, Church guides faithful with sacraments,  liturgy, and Eucharistic presence, choices of prayers in Catholic Church is infinite as the faithful choose to seek God's relationship. 

It is evident in the Church history, while following the common Church observance,  every devoted religious order had specific focus on specific model of prayer. Some focused on contemplation, while others focused on meditation. some focused on spending their time alone with God, while others found God's presence among the people. In both status, Eucharist, Sacraments,  liturgy, and personal prayers were the common denominators.

Catholic prayers are both scriptural and revelation in nature. Many of the prayers used in Catholic personal prayers are scriptural and revealed. Many saints have written many prayers through their life prayer revelations and they are used by catholic faithful as they are approved by Mother Church.

Catholic Prayers are gifts from Mother Church to the world. Prayers bring peace, joy, strength, and blessings through the loving relational grace from Heavenly Father. Catholic prayers are powerful tools of developing personal relationship with Father. Prayers of all kind in the Mother Church, nurture individuals, families, communities, nations, world, and the universe. Prayers are lifted not just for the Catholic people welfare but for entire universe. Holy Mass which is the holy sacrifice, which is offered everyday by Mother Church on behalf of entire universe, remembering the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Trinity love of salvation. Attending a Holy Mass encompasses all the sources, levels, and types of prayers.  Holy Mass is a prayer of sacrament  prayer of liturgy, prayer of meditation, prayer of contemplation, prayer of presence, prayer of sacrifice, prayer of intercession, prayer of advocate ( Christ as advocate as a high priest), prayer of Holy Spirit etc... all lifted to heaven to the Father by Mother Church the bride with her bridegroom Christ. Holy Mass is the supreme gift of Mother Church to the world from the Father and to the Father on behalf of whole Universe. 

Holy Sacraments are gifts of Mother Church to the world. The sacraments bring grace to the people, Church, and to the Universe. As Virgin Mary became the tabernacle for the word incarnate, Mother Church became tabernacle for the word resurrected. As Virgin Mary yielded herself as the sacramental by conceiving the word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit, Mother Church yielded to become the sacramental to expose the resurrected Lord, by the power of the Holy Spirit. As Virgin Mary became the bride of Holy Spirit, Mother Church became the bride of Resurrected Lord Jesus Christ. 

The above mysteries are well placed in the Glorious mysteries of Holy Rosary. Among the prayers, praying in meditation of the Holy Rosary is a long tradition in Catholic Church. My father is a firm believer in Rosary. When I was a child, I have witnessed my grandmother( Mrs. Annapoorna Madhavadian) saying rosary constantly throughout the day, then she was in her late eighties. Her routines were attending daily Mass and saying rosaries sitting in our house veranda. Following her, I have seen my father loved scripture, he would read and understand the scripture in a way a theologian would do, as he has a gifted analytic mind. His thoughts were way beyond his surroundings and his time. He could draw connections and conclusions between bible books through his understanding. He used to say stories from scripture, which laid foundation in my heart for the love of scripture at the early age. Seated near my father and listening to his biblical stories are two most secured moments of my life. He is also a firm believer in praying rosary. I am a firm believer of contemplative prayers. I love to lift prayers throughout the day where ever I am. I take delight in calling Lord's presence in the challenging situations. I would love to discover Holy Trinity's presence in the world as each day unfolds, if I am conscious to search and seek. I would love to see myself developing a schedule, where and when I can go for daily mass, which is my thirst. Me and my family adopt and love Holy Mass, Eucharistic adoration, and Holy Rosary, as our family prayers. My husband attends daily mass and Eucharistic adoration, and says daily rosaries. Children and me follow him in our family prayer routines.

Along with Mother Church, in every catholic house there are role models for prayers within the family members. Let us pray!

To be continued.......