Becoming confirmed Catholic, Waiting, & Questions

[soontogo]

Hello, I’m waiting to be confirmed catholic. I attend a traditional Latin mass currently and have had a few questions I have trouble finding information on

I have been baptized in a protestant church, and am currently waiting in a RCIA group.

Questions

How do I obtain the fullness of the low mass : I have been going to mass and at times gotten lost in what part they are in after communion, and get distracted trying my best to pay attention. what are some ways to get the fullness of the mass?

Dulia and Hyper Dulia are new to me : I have done a lot of digging on Mariology and understand the difference between veneration and adoration. yet I am caught up in hyper dulia, and I might have trouble understanding it completely. also structuring my prayers to saints.

How do I glory in the lord in everything I do: I feel like I’m not giving enough glory to god, if I’m not researching/ praying I feel like I’m not doing enough

waiting in a state of mortal sin : as I await conformation I am waiting also for confession. I feel terrible now, celebrating advent truly for the first time. when I here the words " if the lord came to judgement tomorrow would you be ready" followed by " if your in a state of mortal sin, go to confession now". I dont know when I can go but I know I cant now because I’m not confirmed yet. not a question per say but if anyone has advice hit me with it.

Welp this is all I have for now, I discovered the forms 4 months ago and was lurking until they were planning to shut it down. any more tips about the time before confirmed to the church would be helpful.

thank you for reading and for your help

 

[Anesti33]

As for confession, you go when your pastor accepts that you are ready. You don’t wait for Confirmation or reception into the Church. You should receive the sacraments in a state of grace, so it is generally recommended to have confessed just before Confirmation is conferred.

Consult with your pastor, tell him you wish to confess your sins, and follow his guidance.

 

[Justin_Mary]

How do I glory in the lord in everything I do : I feel like I’m not giving enough glory to god, if I’m not researching/ praying I feel like I’m not doing enough

You’ll never know. You’ll never do enough. Trust the Church Jesus left us. Follow it’s precepts. Stay in google standing with the Church & you can’t go wrong. For you, that means wait patiently. Hope fervently. Go to Mass every Sunday you can.

I also feel the Divine Mercy Chaplet helps connect me with the Mass on days I cannot attend.

Dulia and Hyper Dulia are new to me : I have done a lot of digging on Mariology and understand the difference between veneration and adoration. yet I am caught up in hyper dulia, and I might have trouble understanding it completely. also structuring my prayers to saints.

Just know that you aren’t offending our Lord when you acknowledge the good work he’s done in their souls & recognize the promise he’s made to work in yours.

How do I obtain the fullness of the low mass : I have been going to mass and at times gotten lost in what part they are in after communion, and get distracted trying my best to pay attention. what are some ways to get the fullness of the mass?

Best I can say is recognize, acknowledge, appreciate that you’re in His presence in a special way. Be still. Body, mind, & soul.

 

[MNathaniel]

How do I glory in the lord in everything I do : I feel like I’m not giving enough glory to god, if I’m not researching/ praying I feel like I’m not doing enough

One thought stands out to me.

I was thinking about Leah the other day (Jacob’s first wife), and the names she gave her children.

Recall that Leah was unloved by her husband (who loved her sister Rachel instead). So each time Leah bore a child to Jacob, she named the child in reflection of the orientation of her heart (Genesis 29:31-35; the names have Hebrew connotations related to the reasons she gives):

31 When the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, “Because the Lord has looked upon my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.”
33 She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also”; and she called his name Simeon.
34 Again she conceived and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will be joined to me, because I have borne him three sons”; therefore his name was called Levi.
35 And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “This time I will praise the Lord”; therefore she called his name Judah; then she ceased bearing.

And it got me thinking: the first few ‘fruits’ Leah bore (Reuben, Simeon, and Levi), she was trying to earn love with them, or focused on how she hadn’t earned love. But the fruits were themselves a free gift given to her, by the God who loved her first, without her having to earn anything. It was finally with Judah (who turned out to be the ancestor of Jesus Christ) that Leah stopped trying to earn love through her children (fruits) and simply praised the Lord for his gift to her.

Which approach do you think glorified God more?

I am not speaking against the responsive works we do, after receiving God’s love. But my suggestion to you would be… stop, and consider the gifts that God is giving you. Especially with bringing you home to his Church. And praise him for what he is doing for you. Don’t let yourself get tricked into anxiously trying to earn his approval or love when he has already given you his love and gifts freely, in advance. Your delight in the gifts he has given you, and praising him for those gifts, glorify him. Rest in what he has done for you.

 

[soontogo]

thank you ,I dont know when I will consult with him but probably soon.

 

[Justin_Mary]

She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the Lord has heard that I am hated , he has given me this son also”; and she called his name Simeon.

Way off topic, but interesting. Simeon means “ I am hated.” But Jesus changes Simons name to “rock”