Praying to God gives us many benefits and comforts our soulnot only chen we have difficulties either We need help in a specific situation, but also when we yearn for something. God is our heavenly Father. He loves us infinitely, listens to us and wants us to be happy. In fact, Jesus, his Son teaches us in the Gospels the strength and the need to pray at all times. There are different types of prayers, within which we have the prayers of protection, blessing and healing.
But specifically,what is a petition prayer? Can we order it all? Are we sure we get an answer? Exist prayers to get what we want?
How can we make a petition prayer to God?
No matter what our concerns or desires are, we can open ourselves to the Lord and entrust them to Him through prayer.
Of course, it is not about “asking”, blackmailing or “testing” God.
The prayer of petition is made with a spirit of humility, sincerity and absolute trust. Here are some things to keep in mind when we want to ask God for something:
- First of all we must seek -and welcome- the Will of God:
- It is true that in the Our Father, the prayer that Jesus taught us, we ask God to provide us with everything we need. However, we begin our prayer with the phrase “Thy will be done“. Therefore, we can ask the Holy Spirit, the gift of discerning what fits or does not fit in his divine will.
“Seek first the Kingdom and its justice, and everything else will be given to you in addition” (Matthew 6:33). - Of course, our request must also agree with the commandment of love to God, to the neighbor and to oneself, which Christ made known to us.
Jesus replied: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your spirit. This is the greatest and the first commandment” (Matthew 22; 37-38). - We must also be patient. Yes, it is true that the Father listens to us attentively. But, his time is not ours and not everything happens immediately or in the way we imagine it. We must know that God, who sees everything, acts with great wisdom and that often we do not understand his plans immediately, but “after”:
“Because your thoughts are not mine, nor are your ways my ways – oracle of the Lord -. As the sky rises above the earth, so my ways and my thoughts exceed the ways and thoughts of your”. (Isaiah 55:8-9). - Our prayers must be pronounced with a living and deep faith.
“Have faith in God… When you ask for something in prayer, believe that you already have it and you will get it” (Mark 11:22-24). This verse invites us to make things concrete through acts of faith. Let’s begin to act according to what we want to achieve and the grace of God will find us and will be the center of our actions. For example, at the wedding at Cana, Jesus did not make the wine appear, but instead turned the water in the jars that the servants filled into wine. - Lastly, let’s not forget to say thank you, that is, to thank him for his wonders. It is important to be aware of all that you have already done for us, and to thank you for your listening and your kindness.
Two powerful prayers to get what you want
Irresistible prayer of Padre Pio
This prayer is addressed to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and was written by Saint Padre Pio. It is said to be an “irresistible” prayer because it includes the three main promises that Christ made to humanity.
First promise: “O my Jesus!, who said: «Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you». Behold, I call, I seek, I ask for grace…”
(Luke 11:9)
Second Promise: “Oh my Jesus! You said: «Truly I tell you, whatever you ask of my Father in my Name, it will be granted to you»”
(John 14:13)
Third Promise: “Oh my Jesus, you said: «Truly I tell you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will never pass away». Behold, I, trusting in the infallibility of your holy words, ask for grace…”
(Matthew 24:35)
Find the words of this prayer and the irresistible novena of Padre Pio, which will fill you with infinite graces.
Prayer in anguish (intercession prayer to Saint Rita)
“Under the weight of pain, to you, dear Santa Rita, I turn confident to be heard. Free, I beg you, my poor heart from the anguish that oppresses it and restore calm to my spirit, full of worries.
You who were chosen by God as a lawyer for the most desperate cases, obtain the grace that I ardently ask of you (ask for the grace that is desired).
If my faults are an obstacle to the fulfillment of my desires, obtain for me from God the grace of repentance and forgiveness through a sincere confession.
Do not allow me to shed tears of bitterness any longer.
O saint of the thorn and the rose, reward my great hope in you and everywhere I will make known your great mercy with the afflicted souls.
Oh spouse of Jesus Crucified, help me to live well and die well.
Amen.”
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