Do my dreams mean anything?

[rymichael]

I recently converted to Catholicism this Easter. I love being Catholic, the prayers, Rosary, Pieta, Mass, Confession. I feel Gods love, compared to the emptiness I once had.

2 to 3 times a week I will have a dream about something related to Church or a priest.

Last night I had a dream that I went to a 6am mass, and it was time for communion. Eucharistic ministers were coming around with priests giving communion. I always receive communion on the tongue ever since I was confirmed, and I usually go to the Latin mass. A Eucharistic minister was giving me two hosts in my hands when I had my tongue out, and she dropped one of the hosts on the floor and it broke into pieces. I was frightened, I quickly went to the floor and started consuming the host that was in pieces. The other host was in my hand and I consumed that as well. That was the end of that dream.

On Saturdays we have confession at our church. On Friday night I had a dream that I was going to confession and I was at the back of the line and the priest that I knew called me to go first. Some reason when I went I was giving my confession over the phone. The phone lost reception so I got cut off, then I went back into the Church and it looked like the priest was giving more confessions and he was almost done. He came out of the Reconciliation room and I said “Father, can I finish my confession?” and he said no I don’t have time. Then I was upset because I was in a state of mortal sin, and I thought if I died I was going to go to hell.

Confession starts at 3:30 on Saturdays so I show up at 3 and I am the first one in line to my favorite priest. There are two priests that regularly give confession on Saturdays. Both lines were filled up once 3:30 rolled around the Monsignor comes in and says that particular priest wasn’t there today. Both lines were filled up and I was the first one there!! So I just left because there was no way I was going to get to go to Confession it would have just frustrated me. Does my dream have anything to do with this or was it just coincidence.

Another dream I had a week ago, a girl came up to a priest and asked for a blessing and he wanted me to do it. I was willing so I read out of a book of prayers. I started giving her a blessing and he said I wasn’t doing it right, I kept trying anyway. Then later on in that dream the priest was walking in a parking lot with a something gold around his neck and people would throw Rosaries at it and other objects and when the object would touch the gold it would be blessed.

Crazy dreams I know but that’s why they are dreams. LOL

So can anyone help me? Any suggestions what to do with these dreams, or do they not mean anything?

 

[SwizzleStick]

I don’t think they mean anything. They are just dreams. I don’t think it is any more complicated than that.

 

[kmuestwin]

It’s neat that you are even concerned about the state of your soul in your dreams!

I wouldn’t read much into them. If these dreams bother you, try saying a rosary before bed. I started this after I had a few repetitive nightmares. It’s worked and it’s always nice to be rocked to sleep by prayers to Our Lady.

 

[philial]

Dreams can be an insight to the self, but too much ‘navel gazing’ is unhelpful. St Jospeh was a man of dreams, and changed because of it. But mostly, dreams are a way the mind has of coping with the experiences of life, and filtering them through the wierd, surreal dramas we call dreams. I would have thought that if God is communicating with us via our dreams then either the dream will make sense, or God has too much faith in our dreams!

 

[Julia_Mae]

Yes, your dreams mean something. All of our dreams do. They are ourselves talking to ourselves. Our subconscious working things out.

Sometimes dreams are more than dreams, for some people. But I think yours are about issues you have, and that only you can really figure out. My suggestion is to not let it worry you, too much, your mind is pretty smart about using dreams to work through issues, and also, pray for whatever enlightenment you need.

 

[SwizzleStick]

Yes, your dreams mean something. All of our dreams do. They are ourselves talking to ourselves. Our subconscious working things out.

Sometimes dreams are more than dreams, for some people. But I think yours are about issues you have, and that only you can really figure out. My suggestion is to not let it worry you, too much, your mind is pretty smart about using dreams to work through issues, and also, pray for whatever enlightenment you need.

That’s interesting. Guess I have nothing to say to myself. I have read that everyone dreams, but I don’t remember mine anymore. I used to remember dreams, years ago, but I haven’t remembered them now for a long time. It is like I am just unconscious when I sleep and then I wake up refreshed. I sleep much more soundly now too, whereas light and sound used to awaken me pretty easily. Now it is like I’m just out until morning and that’s that. Sometimes something WILL awaken me now, a storm or something, the cat rattling around, etc., but I used to hear every little thing and even woke up when my children turned over in their beds across the hall in their rooms, or got up, or coughed, etc. and I think I didn’t sleep well for years. Not anymore. Now I’m just . Maybe I’m just making up for those years when I was awakened by every little thing and now I’m just unconscious at night to make up for lost sleep.

 

[puzzleannie]

I recently converted to Catholicism this Easter. I love being Catholic, the prayers, Rosary, Pieta, Mass, Confession. I feel Gods love, compared to the emptiness I once had.

2 to 3 times a week I will have a dream about something related to Church or a priest.
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Crazy dreams I know but that’s why they are dreams. LOL

So can anyone help me? Any suggestions what to do with these dreams, or do they not mean anything?

actually I bet this is pretty common, as you are a relatively new Catholic, your unconscious is still processing what you learned before Easter, and what you have experienced “practicing” the faith “for real” since then.

If you replay the stories in your mind they might point to concerns and questions you still have. You could call your sponsor, catechist, RCIA director or the priest and ask for guidance, more info, something to read etc.

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