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Appropriate times to pray	William	Monday, June 9, 2008
Question: A friend and I were debating: I see nothing wrong with praying while going to the bathroom, my friend doesn't think that's appropriate. I said that a person shouldn't be ashamed to pray while doing anything--that if you're ashamed to talk to God while doing something, you probably shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Thoughts?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear William: The Bible says: Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. We are to pray always. All that we do is to be a prayer, St. Benedict and St. Therese the Little Flower taught. There is no place that is inappropriate to pray. I know of a case of a POW in World War II. He was assigned by the Japanese to clean out the dung pit. The guards would never bother him there. He would pray and praise God undisturbed. What if a person was in a state of sin and while in the bathroom begins to have a heart attack. Knowing he is about to die God will not hear his prayer because he is sitting on the throne? There is NO PLACE that we cannot pray. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Appropriate times to pray

William

Monday, June 9, 2008

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A friend and I were debating: I see nothing wrong with praying while going to the bathroom, my friend doesn't think that's appropriate. I said that a person shouldn't be ashamed to pray while doing anything--that if you're ashamed to talk to God while doing something, you probably shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Thoughts?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear William:

The Bible says:

Luke 21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

We are to pray always. All that we do is to be a prayer, St. Benedict and St. Therese the Little Flower taught.

There is no place that is inappropriate to pray. I know of a case of a POW in World War II. He was assigned by the Japanese to clean out the dung pit. The guards would never bother him there. He would pray and praise God undisturbed.

What if a person was in a state of sin and while in the bathroom begins to have a heart attack. Knowing he is about to die God will not hear his prayer because he is sitting on the throne?

There is NO PLACE that we cannot pray.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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