Praying to the Saints and/or Mary for intercession
Hello everyone. I am a protestant who is inquiring into Holy Orthodoxy. My wife and I are having a particularly hard time having children. I heard, in particular reference to infertility, Fr. Moses stating that many people who have prayed to Mary to intercede on their behalf experienced success when trying to conceive. This is certainly something we are willing to try. However, I am not sure if it is appropriate for us to do so considering we are not a part of Orthodoxy, at least not yet. If that is not an issue, coming from a protestant background, I am also not sure about the first thing about praying to Mary or the Saints. Are there particular prayers to recite? Is there a prayer book that has particular prayers we should get? Do we just simply ask Mary to intercede with no set words to say? Are there particular prayers regarding trying to have children? Maybe some or all of these are stupid questions so sorry in advance!