Catholic women praying boldly for catholic men!

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Heyy all!! ((Requested to join the group on facebook!!)) 🙂 Thank you. I am 17, but its never too early to pray for a great Catholic man, if it is God’s will for my life, right?? 👍

God Bless you all!!
 
nope…i started on and off at about 16…god has not answered my prayer as yet…but i still have faith and HE is preparing me in His timing!
 
vybzngh said:
Otherwise, I would like to start a roll call of ladies on this forum!! God’s blessings!!

Nicole
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Hi Nicole. I’m sorry I didn’t see this, sooner. I would also like to join the other women of Catholic Answers… and the entire Church and world; and the women of Heaven… in prayer for our brothers. They are truly God’s sons… whether they know it or not.

One of the saddest things I have realized, since becoming a member of Catholic Answers forums… is that many of the men here (not ALL… but many of them)… seem uncomfortable with a close relationship with Our Lord, Jesus. I have become aware, that some of our brothers are uncomfortable with the idea of Our Lord, being the “Spouse” of our souls.

Strange, because I just heard Dr. Scott Hahn talking about this… the other day on EWTN. He was, of course… completely comfortable with the idea (because he understands what it means). I would recommend any books by Dr. Hahn, to our brothers. Sadly, it just seems that some of our brothers have misunderstood the truth… of Jesus Christ, being the “Spouse of our souls” and of the Church. They don’t seem to understand that this is a SPIRITUAL union, of the highest degree.

I am perplexed by their difficulty, with this truth. And so, I certainly do join you in prayer for our dear brothers. May Our Lord open their minds, and settle His abiding peace in their hearts; grant them courage and leadership and the ability to love and protect those weaker than they. That is truly a part of the “vocation” of a son of God.

Thank you for starting this thread.

MarieVeronica 🙂
 
MarieVeronica said:
Hi Nicole. I’m sorry I didn’t see this, sooner. I would also like to join the other women of Catholic Answers… and the entire Church and world; and the women of Heaven… in prayer for our brothers. They are truly God’s sons… whether they know it or not.

One of the saddest things I have realized, since becoming a member of Catholic Answers forums… is that many of the men here (not ALL… but many of them)… seem uncomfortable with a close relationship with Our Lord, Jesus. I have become aware, that some of our brothers are uncomfortable with the idea of Our Lord, being the “Spouse” of our souls.

Strange, because I just heard Dr. Scott Hahn talking about this… the other day on EWTN. He was, of course… completely comfortable with the idea (because he understands what it means). I would recommend any books by Dr. Hahn, to our brothers. Sadly, it just seems that some of our brothers have misunderstood the truth… of Jesus Christ, being the “Spouse of our souls” and of the Church. They don’t seem to understand that this is a SPIRITUAL union, of the highest degree.

I am perplexed by their difficulty, with this truth. And so, I certainly do join you in prayer for our dear brothers. May Our Lord open their minds, and settle His abiding peace in their hearts; grant them courage and leadership and the ability to love and protect those weaker than they. That is truly a part of the “vocation” of a son of God.

Thank you for starting this thread.

MarieVeronica 🙂
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Abbot Garret from Pecos was the speaker for one of the retreats I attended. One of his talks was about how difficult it is for a man to become a bride.
As Church, we are the bride of Christ. We need to be receptive. As women, we are created to be responsive. We reflect the love we have been shown or not shown (from various sermons, both Catholic and non-Catholic that I have heard).
A plaque that a former pastor had read, “If you don’t want your wife to be a nag, then treat her like a thoroughbred.”
The difficulty for men comes from the differences between men and women; it comes from the wiring.
 
DebChris said:
Abbot Garret from Pecos was the speaker for one of the retreats I attended. One of his talks was about how difficult it is for a man to become a bride.
As Church, we are the bride of Christ. We need to be receptive. As women, we are created to be responsive. We reflect the love we have been shown or not shown (from various sermons, both Catholic and non-Catholic that I have heard).
A plaque that a former pastor had read, “If you don’t want your wife to be a nag, then treat her like a thoroughbred.”
The difficulty for men comes from the differences between men and women; it comes from the wiring.
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Perhaps we shouldn’t ask men to become a bride of Christ. It might be more effective to ask them to put on the armour of God. But that way of talking about Christianity has really gone out of style.
 
Bluegoat said:
Perhaps we shouldn’t ask men to become a bride of Christ. It might be more effective to ask them to put on the armour of God. But that way of talking about Christianity has really gone out of style.
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We need to do that as well. We need to be receptive to the message. We also need to gear for battle. “Putting on the armor” points to the leadership role that men are called to assume. As mentioned on a different thread, the Confirmation rite used when I was confirmed included a slap in the face (really a gentle tap) reminding us of the spiritual battles we face, of our call to be a “soldier of Christ.” Why this terminology has changed might be a discussion for the traditional forum. Have you read any books by Ralph Martin?
 
I think there is this whole thing going on in the evangelical church about Jesus has been feminized…so Deb Chris what you are saying sound to me like they are along those lines…I think one of the greatest things that Satan uses to catch us is being out of ablance and you have to admit…ministry in Church for some reason seem to appeal more to women than to me… maybe the evangelicals have a point…
 
I’m single (and will proably never get married), but I will pray for Catholic men.
 
Thank you!! Hope to build up steam and keep this thread alive till D-day! September 1st! ladies, tell your CAF friends and keep it coming!!!
 
DebChris said:
Abbot Garret from Pecos was the speaker for one of the retreats I attended. One of his talks was about how difficult it is for a man to become a bride.
As Church, we are the bride of Christ. We need to be receptive. As women, we are created to be responsive. We reflect the love we have been shown or not shown (from various sermons, both Catholic and non-Catholic that I have heard).
A plaque that a former pastor had read, “If you don’t want your wife to be a nag, then treat her like a thoroughbred.”
The difficulty for men comes from the differences between men and women; it comes from the wiring.
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Thanks for helping me understand it better, Deb. 🙂 I’m still so saddened by it, though.

Maybe it might help for our brothers to be reminded… that MEN were very prominent and important in the life of Jesus. St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, all 12 Apostles. Our Lord had a very close friendship with Lazarus. Maybe it would help them to understand the “Spiritual-spousal” relationship… if they look at it more from the Friendship aspect of a spouse? Married ladies would be better able to expand on this.

Just a thought. God bless!
 
Ladies, keep it coming! I want to extend a special invite to married who may be having issues with their spouses!!! C’mon, we want a choir of voices storming heaven for our men on September 1st!!
 
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