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fred_conty
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What CalCatholic said about Scott Hahn’s book is a good idea. He explains the obstacles to the Catholic beliefs he had and his reasoning in overcoming them.
You might give it to him as a gift for birthday, christmas, St. Pat’s day, Valentine’s day, Presidents day. Or just read it yourself and then lay it around the house in convient places for him to spot as you are reading it and he may look at briefly. Just stretch your reading out and lay it everywhere where he will see it. And if he asks about it, just say it is about a husband and wife who were searching for the faith.
There is one more thing that you can do. Mary gave a sister in Paris in 1840 a request to make a scapular to hand out to people. It was green, a sign of hope. He told the sister that a person could keep one for themselves, but also one may be given to someone else. She made some hopeful commitments to those who would wear it or give it to others.
And here are some of the benefits of it:
… Conversion of those who do not have the faith <<<====================
… Reconciliation to the Church for those who have lost/strayed from the faith
… Assurance of a happy death
… Strengthening of the faith for those already in the Church
… Protection from Satan for those who wear or promote the scapular
Sounds as tho this is what you need.
Get one for yourself and keep it in your wallet, purse, or wear it.
Get one for your husband, and if he won’t agree to put it in his wallet, then you put one under the bed, pillow, car, room. It is best on him but it may be some place where he frequents.
You might get several and place them around.
Have the scapulars blessed.
Say the prayer every day: “Immaculate Heart of Mary pray for us now and at the hour of our death.” Say this at least once for yourself, and once for your husband. Be sure and thank her each day as well.
It is her free gift to you. She told the sister it is her wish that it be used. You will be doing Mary a favor if you use it. She will help you if you believe she will keep her word. There would be no reason for Mary to give it to us if she didn’t mean what she said. So be sure and believe that it will be done as she said it would.
She didn’t say when, only that she would do it for you.
A free green scapular may be obtained by googling “geen scapular”.
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My father, a fallen-away Catholic, passed away several years ago. When he first became ill and was hospitalized, one of the Vincentian priest pinned a Green Scapular to his pillow. I know my mother was especially worried about his salvation, as he had not awakened following emergency surgery. He did awaken many days later, and that same Vincentian asked if he wished to receive the sacraments. He was on a ventilator, so he could not speak, but he could indicate “yes” or “no”, so the priest simply asked if he was sorry for any and all sins he committed, then he was given Extreme Unction. This was 2 years to the day of my auto accident, August 3rd. He died 2 days later, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Snows on August 5th. There is a promise attached to the Green Scapular that Our Lady will obtain the conversion of those who have fallen away from the True Faith. I’m convinced she did so with my father, the day of his death was clearly Providential.
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(From an atheist)
How did you come to embrace Catholicism?
Strangely enough, it was the Blessed Virgin Mary. That friend of mine had sneakily
snuck in a scapular under my mattress. I didn’t know until about 1 year into my
conversion. I imagine that she had something to do with it. I think it was the
green scapular.