She began seeing a married man when she left her own marriage. Her husband was a very bad man so I can’t blame her for getting out but she fell for this other guy’s lies and began to see him and even had a baby with him. Well he’s married and hasns’t left the wife or told her anything (not even about the baby). My friend claims she gave him a few more days more to tell her of she’s kicking him out (he’s got a job where he travels so he lives with the wife and my friend). I don’t like the guy and I think he’s a user and a loser. I don’t want her hurt but I really hope he doesn’t end it with the wife and that my friend finally gets rid of this loser. Either way I think she needs the prayers - in my opinion it would be worse for her to stay with him. He’s a liar. But if it ends, she’s going to be really hurt.
Hear, Lord, the prayers we offer from contrite hearts.
Have pity on us as we acknowledge our sins.
Lead us back to the way of holiness.
Protect us now and always from the wounds of sin.
May we ever keep safe in all its fullness
the gift your love once gave us
and your mercy now restores.
forest1970, you have an obligation to tell your friend she’s living in sin. With the utmost charity, of course. Because by your silence (if that is the case), you can participate in he sin. We can participate in the sin of another in nine ways:
By counsel. i.e., “I think you should have an abortion; go ahead and have the abortion. It will help preserve your lifestyle.”
By command. i.e., Telling your child, your friend, or your co-worker, “Have an abortion, you may lose your job if you don’t.”
By consent. i.e., “If you and your partner feel it’s the best thing, go ahead and have a sexual relationship, get married. even if you’re both of the same sex, etc. It’s nobody’s business.”
By provocation. i.e., “Have the abortion! Aren’t you in charge of your own life? The Pope is old and out of touch, who cares what he says.
By praise or flattery. i.e., “Oh, Senator, you are so courageous and kind in defending a woman’s ‘right’ to an abortion.”
By concealment. i.e., The pastor allows the senator, judge, president, etc. who has voted for, or otherwise promoted, abortion, euthanasia, human cloning, same-sex marriage, etc. to appear to be in good standing, when, in fact, they have caused grave public scandal by their actions. When the sin is public, the redress must be public. Although, I don’t disagree with the courageous bishops who would deny such persons Communion, I do believe that the “confrontation” should take place, without question, long before they arrive at the altar rail.
By participation. i.e., “I’ll drive you to the clinic. You need that abortion to be able to continue your lifestyle.”
By silence. i.e., You refuse to speak out against what is a clear violation of human rights, an incredible persecution and prejudice against a class of human beings (the unborn). You hide behind the Supreme Court’s unjust and inherently illicit decision on abortion, saying it’s the law of the land, when in fact it is the subversion and perversion of authentic law. The Nazi SS officers tried for war crimes used a similar defense, saying they were only following orders. They hung them, guilty as charged!
By defense of the evil. i.e., “It prevents child abuse by eliminating unwanted children; Women are more in charge of their lives, more liberated; it’s so much more sophisticated and educated a thing to do., “etc. etc.
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