Charismatic prayer group

[papadave]

I have been looking for ways to deepen my faith and develope and stronger relationship with our Lord Jesus. There is a prayer group that meets at a place and time that I can attend. I found out that they are a charismatic group. At first I thought of “holy rollers” and thought this can’t be catholic. After doing some reading on the charismatic renewal going on in the Church, this sounds very Catholic. I still feel kinda strange about it.
Does anyone have any thing that thay .wouldn’t mind sharing that may help with this?
Thank You

 

[WaitingForJesus]

I would check it out. I have attended a few of these and found them quite refreshing, although my schedule does not allow me to be a regular participant. I have also gone to several healing masses at a nearby parish. It is a regular mass, but much more casual with praise and worship music before and prayers for healing after. They even have tambourines that you can play during some of the songs. At first I felt a little silly, but it reminds me of the kinds of things I did at Bible School when I was a little kid, and somehow that is nice. My own parish is extremely traditional and has nothing like this. I always feel refreshed, but then look forward to attending mass at my own parish which has a very different feeling. I am certain these experiences have strengthened my relationship with the Lord, so definitely give it a try.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

Follow what’s in your heart, for it’s where God speaks to us.

Go to the prayer group and be open to the Holy Spirit.

It may very well be where God want’s you right now.

I began my prayer life with Charismatic Prayer groups back in 1976. Eventually I was led to Quiet Contemplative Prayer. Before I would never have imagined that I would ever be part of such prayer groups.

God Bless
Jim

 

[po18guy]

The subject of charisms in general, and their practical use in particular, seems to be greatly misunderstood in modern Catholicism. This is a shame, as the catechism has much to say about the Holy Spirit and about the gifts (charisms), which He gives to us. I would suggest that you consider attending a “Life in the Spirit” seminar. This is a series of talks and testimonies which focus on the Holy Spirit and on His activity in our life via the charisms that we received at our Baptism and Confirmation. The seminars are an excellent introduction to the devout life via recognizing and using your unique charisms. They culminate in a prayer in which normally, a Priest will lay hands on you and pray over you for the release of the charisms that you have already received. This is known as the baptism in the Holy Spirit. The entire point of the seminars is to open yourself, to become docile to the action of the Spirit in your life. It is an act of submission.

My faith life was pretty much dead before I attended the seminars and underwent the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Afterward, amazing things began to happen.