Deep pain...

[Paris_Blues]

I hope I’m not the only one experiencing this…but almost everytime the Sorrowful mysteries come up (whether from the Rosary, scripture, or even “The Passion”), I suddenly feel the need to cry and reach out to Chirst, etc. Like I feel this deep pain.

Is this normal or do I have some kind of psychological thing going on? LOL!!!

I just don’t want to go crazy or something. How do I know if something is supernatural or if it’s my mind? LOL!!

 

[Matt16_18]

Paris Blues:

How do I know if something is supernatural or if it’s my mind?

Talk to your spiritual director. Your spiritual director will help you discern whether this is supernatural. Don’t rule out the possibility that your thinking is a product of both your psychological makeup and the action of grace.

 

[_Joshua]

Paris Blues:

I hope I’m not the only one experiencing this…but almost everytime the Sorrowful mysteries come up (whether from the Rosary, scripture, or even “The Passion”), I suddenly feel the need to cry and reach out to Chirst, etc. Like I feel this deep pain.

Is this normal or do I have some kind of psychological thing going on? LOL!!!

I just don’t want to go crazy or something. How do I know if something is supernatural or if it’s my mind? LOL!!

The gift of tears ! thank God for the gift of tears, in 1977 when my mother died I couldn’t cry, I was so shocked.
Tears can be a great release, so don’t worry too much about it, but as Matt said, if it worries you talk to a Priest about it.

Truly tears are a gift from God.

 

[MountainMan]

Paris -

Matt got it right in suggesting you talk with a spiritual director, and Josh is also right that there is nothing wrong with tears, especially when contemplating Christ’s Passion. In fact, it seems to me that it is a wonderful thing that you can share so deeply in the sorrows He and His Mother experienced at that time. I am inclined to think of it as a great gift when I receive the opportunity to share in His sorrow, whether it be about His Passion or about the indignities being bestowed on Him in our society. Again, though, talk with a spiritual director and KEEP PRAYING!!

Chuck

 

[kayla]

Dear Paris,

I agree with Joshua, the Gift of Tears can be very much a great release. I came back to the Catholic Church after being gone for a very long time…I found myself crying (sometimes deep sobs) during the Agnus Dei song (Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world) At first I was so embarrassed and upset (beleive me, I didn’t plan this to happen) somehow the Agnus Dei had such a profound affect on me, it moved me to tears and still does.
But please, do talk to a spiritual director to help you sort this out.
God Bless!

 

[e-catholic]

Yes, speak to a spiritual director. With that said, I think it is a wonderful gift also.

I noticed in your profile that you say you are in RCIA. As you experience Catholicism for the first time I am sure it can be very moving. I have been here all my life, and I find it very moving, I can only emagine coming into it all within a matter of a year. Keep praying, and experiencing Christ through the tresures of his Church. Just imagine, you haven’t even received the Eucharist yet, or Confirmatio, or maybe even Baptism. This will be a wonderful Easter.

Bless you, and welcome home.

 

[neophyte]

Nicole,

Yes, speak to a spiritual director, like your sponsor or someone she suggests, but in the meantime RELAX!! There’s nothing necessarily wrong with what’s happening, and it’s not so far out in left field.

I had a number of similar experiences when I was in RCIA last year (and at about the same time). It still happens, and the less my attention strays from the meditation and more time I spend in Adoration the deeper it is. When I get to Mass early enough to really prepare, I choke up when I sing and I shake inside as I present myself to receive our Lord. It’s awesome.

I went to see Gibson’s “Passion” about a month before the Easter Vigil, and I felt like I’d been run over by a train. I went straight to the Adoration Chapel and stayed there until about 2:00 AM, crying my eyes out.

Sometimes I think that the only reasons I don’t fall uncontrollably to my face are concupiscence, and the fact that my little mind can’t really wrap itself around where I really am when I’m in his presence.