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TotusTuusForever
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Is there a difference? What about reparation for past sins?
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MargaretofCortona
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Sainthood is declared by the Catholic Church. Sainthood only happens after death I believe.
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adamhovey1988
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Not really, the word just means holy, now, if you mean canonized Saint, that is something different. I remember watching EWTN, and they were talking about a saint with a lowercase s, and one with an uppercase s
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misstherese
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One would be in a state of grace after confession, or when they haven’t committed mortal sin.
Sainthood is declared after death. Some can be considered a living saint, for having lived a holy life. This sort of person is known for having lived in close communion with God, and not having very many earthly attachments.
Sainthood is declared after death. Some can be considered a living saint, for having lived a holy life. This sort of person is known for having lived in close communion with God, and not having very many earthly attachments.
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twf
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Anyone in a state of grace is Holy, and thus a saint in the loosest sense of the word. That being said, there are degrees of holiness… we strive to be ever more holy, ever more saintly, ever more like Christ.
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Kei
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State of Grace is being clean and without sin, with supernatural life.
Reparation is made in Confession. A good confession makes us clean.
A saint is one in Heaven. A living saint would be one who shows a tremendous likeness to/closeness with God.
Reparation is made in Confession. A good confession makes us clean.
A saint is one in Heaven. A living saint would be one who shows a tremendous likeness to/closeness with God.
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MargaretofCortona
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I thought state of grace happens after confession
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TotusTuusForever
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Okay, I think my wording caused confusion. I meant sanctity. For example, before Mother Theresa was declared a saint she was still a saint in heaven and before that on earth. So what is the difference between the state of grace and sanctity (being a saint on earth for lack of better words)?
edit: because I have heard people say you can still go to purgatory even if you are in the state of grace.
edit: because I have heard people say you can still go to purgatory even if you are in the state of grace.
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There is actual grace and sanctifying grace.
To understand what makes someone saintlike, perhaps this will help.
A saint is someone who is in heaven, whether canonized or not.
Hth.
To understand what makes someone saintlike, perhaps this will help.
A saint is someone who is in heaven, whether canonized or not.
Hth.
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OsculeturMeOsculo
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A state of sanctity would mean a virtuous perfection of some degree. state of grace would mean you have not committed a mortal sin after your baptism or a good confession, but do not neccessarily have a high degree of holiness.
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OsculeturMeOsculo
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We can only lose our state of grace when we commit a mortal sin.
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0104
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When we loose grace by mortal sin as a Catholic we must go to a priest a representative of Christ and ask for forgiveness. We are then forgiven but we are still wounded from the sin. So that’s where indulgences come in if we do certain acts of penance if you were to die tomorrow it would shorten your time in purgatory. This is taught by the Catholic Church.In CCC 1472 on indulgences they say that sin is a double consequence. They say mortal and venial sin needs to be cleansed before entering heaven.
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Benadam
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What 0104 said and others.
A Saint is in a state that is able to receive the Beatific Vision. Being in a state of Grace means if our earthly life ends we will ultimately get there.
A Saint is in a state that is able to receive the Beatific Vision. Being in a state of Grace means if our earthly life ends we will ultimately get there.
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Mboo
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There are three states: state of mortal sin, state of grace, state of holiness.
- If we die in mortal sin we go to Hell
- If we die in a state of grace simply, we go to Purgatory
- If one dies in a state of holiness one goes directly to Heaven without going through purgatory.
Tis_Bearself
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“Sainthood” as used by the Church with respect to canonized saints means the Church has officially declared that a deceased person is certainly in Heaven. The person must be deceased.
In a broader sense, “saint” means any deceased soul who is in Heaven. Therefore, if your grandmother dies and eventually makes it to Heaven after some time in Purgatory, then when she reaches Heaven she is a saint. The Church will not be having a canonization ceremony for her because the Church restricts its official canonization to a very few holy people who lived exemplary lives on earth and have further shown their holiness through things such as martyrdom for the Faith and/or miracles performed through their intercession after death. But if Grandma is in heaven, she’s still a saint regardless of whether the Church has a ceremony and a feast day for her. There are millions of such unknown saints.
Note that in order to be a saint in any sense of the word, you have to be dead. Living people cannot be saints. We can refer to a person as being “holy” or even “saintly”, but until they are dead they still have free will and could be committing, or have the potential to be committing, all kinds of serious sins, so they cannot be a saint even if people might call them that, “oh he’s a living saint” etc.
“State of Grace” generally refers to living people, not dead people, and simply means that one is not in a state of mortal sin. Mortal sin is seen as severing the relationship with God. A person who has been to Confession within the past year as required by the Church, and has not committed any mortal sin, is in the state of grace. The state of grace is required to receive Holy Communion or get indulgences. Each time we go to Confession and get absolved, assuming we have made a sincere, honest confession and mentioned every mortal sin that we recall/ know we’ve committed, then we come out of the confessional in a state of grace. Many of us go to Confession frequently to make sure we maintain the state of grace.
In a broader sense, “saint” means any deceased soul who is in Heaven. Therefore, if your grandmother dies and eventually makes it to Heaven after some time in Purgatory, then when she reaches Heaven she is a saint. The Church will not be having a canonization ceremony for her because the Church restricts its official canonization to a very few holy people who lived exemplary lives on earth and have further shown their holiness through things such as martyrdom for the Faith and/or miracles performed through their intercession after death. But if Grandma is in heaven, she’s still a saint regardless of whether the Church has a ceremony and a feast day for her. There are millions of such unknown saints.
Note that in order to be a saint in any sense of the word, you have to be dead. Living people cannot be saints. We can refer to a person as being “holy” or even “saintly”, but until they are dead they still have free will and could be committing, or have the potential to be committing, all kinds of serious sins, so they cannot be a saint even if people might call them that, “oh he’s a living saint” etc.
“State of Grace” generally refers to living people, not dead people, and simply means that one is not in a state of mortal sin. Mortal sin is seen as severing the relationship with God. A person who has been to Confession within the past year as required by the Church, and has not committed any mortal sin, is in the state of grace. The state of grace is required to receive Holy Communion or get indulgences. Each time we go to Confession and get absolved, assuming we have made a sincere, honest confession and mentioned every mortal sin that we recall/ know we’ve committed, then we come out of the confessional in a state of grace. Many of us go to Confession frequently to make sure we maintain the state of grace.
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