Does the Holy Sprit prevent one from praying for those to whom the intended prayer is of no use?
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We read in Jn 11:5-6 (NRSVCE):
> Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
We also read in Mark 5:
> Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she will be healed and live.” So Jesus went with him........ While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. “Your daughter is dead,” they said. “Why bother the teacher anymore?” Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”
In both cases, Jesus recuses himself from praying for the persons (Lazarus and Jairus'daughter) while they are alive, knowing well that they are destined to die once.
I have had some personal experiences when I forgot to pray for the physical well-being of some relatives, and would realize my forgetfulness only when they would suddenly die ! Occasionally, when I pray for the recovery of someone taken seriously ill at a far-away place, the prayer somehow turns into a prayer for the soul, before I am told of his/her death!
Now, we believe in the intervention of Holy Spirit in our prayers, that He channelizes them.
My question therefore, is: **According to Catholic scholars, does the Holy Sprit prevent one from praying for those, to whom the intended prayer is of no use?**
Asked by Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan
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Feb 6, 2023, 04:44 AM
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