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DJgang
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LOL - you REALLY should get some grace for that emergency prayer huh?
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ReturningHome
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Several years ago I prayed very hard for one of my boyfriends to convert. At the same time, I tried to talk to him about the Catholic faith, and his response was fierce and stubborn opposition. My own faith was not very strong, and I began to lose my faith in trying to convert him. During the time that I was away from the Church, I made some serious mistakes, but perhaps it was all a part of God’s plan for me.
I think that praying for someone to convert is the most effective thing that we can try to do, but we must be very strong in our faith. My mistake was that I did not have enough patience and I lost hope too easily. I feel that it is only through the power of God’s love and other people’s prayers that I found my way back to the Church.
I think that praying for someone to convert is the most effective thing that we can try to do, but we must be very strong in our faith. My mistake was that I did not have enough patience and I lost hope too easily. I feel that it is only through the power of God’s love and other people’s prayers that I found my way back to the Church.
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John1360
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My Parents prayed for my return to the Church - I went from refusing the Sacrament of the sick after a serious car accident to saying the Rosary every day. It took along time and they weren’t alive to see it happen but they must have prayed to the Virgin Mary.
After their deaths five months apart from each other, I lost all hope and didn’t have much to begin with. I moved into a new apartment & found a small medal with a picture of a lady on it with latin writing - it was the Miraculous Medal.
I wish they could see me now cause I caused them so much pain…
Now I’m praying for my Brother’s return.
By the way that medal never leaves my neck.
After their deaths five months apart from each other, I lost all hope and didn’t have much to begin with. I moved into a new apartment & found a small medal with a picture of a lady on it with latin writing - it was the Miraculous Medal.
I wish they could see me now cause I caused them so much pain…
Now I’m praying for my Brother’s return.
By the way that medal never leaves my neck.
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teresa_mrg
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i want to pray for my Protestant boyfriend, but there’s doubt in my mind… am i selfish if i pray like that? isn’t it better to pray for the best way God has for him, and for everyone?
what if his heart is more touched and he can be a better person through his Protestantism?
so i can only pray that his family will be able to accept me as a Catholic, not try to convert me to Protestant. i pray that they will be able to see that we still have one and the same faith, that is God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, above all our differences.
it hasn’t happened yet, so right now i’m still struggling, still praying. if it is God’s will then nothing is impossible. He will give it in His way and in His time.
what if his heart is more touched and he can be a better person through his Protestantism?
so i can only pray that his family will be able to accept me as a Catholic, not try to convert me to Protestant. i pray that they will be able to see that we still have one and the same faith, that is God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, above all our differences.
it hasn’t happened yet, so right now i’m still struggling, still praying. if it is God’s will then nothing is impossible. He will give it in His way and in His time.
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Claire_from_DE
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I prayed for a Presbyterian friend. She was a lifelong and very sincere Presbyterian who read the Bible every day. She got together a bible sharing group of several friends and we met at her house for a couple years. She personally believed a lot of what Catholics believe and we used to have some long talks about our faith, things like abortion and how we understood the Eucharist and was the Catholic church a ‘cult’. I was inspired by her commitment to prayer and to doing God’s will.
When she moved to another state I asked her if there was a Presbyterian church nearby. She said there was a Catholic church and she was going to become Catholic. And she went through RCIA and did! I was so surprised. And happy for her!
She said she was influenced by myself and two of her relatives who are Catholic. That surprised me too. Of course, it was God who was drawing her and put us in her life. Personally, I think God loved her for her faithfulness wanted to reward her with the Eucharist.
I’ve prayed for other friends and my brothers and their families. They haven’t come into the church so far. But it’s in God’s hands and He loves them best and knows best.
When she moved to another state I asked her if there was a Presbyterian church nearby. She said there was a Catholic church and she was going to become Catholic. And she went through RCIA and did! I was so surprised. And happy for her!
She said she was influenced by myself and two of her relatives who are Catholic. That surprised me too. Of course, it was God who was drawing her and put us in her life. Personally, I think God loved her for her faithfulness wanted to reward her with the Eucharist.
I’ve prayed for other friends and my brothers and their families. They haven’t come into the church so far. But it’s in God’s hands and He loves them best and knows best.
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leonie
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After Divine Mercy Sunday last year, I prayed a chaplet for each of my fallen away cousins. In July, my 26 year old cousin died from an unintentional drug overdose. While she was on life support, she was conditionally baptised. I was pretty upset, but while in prayer, I was shown that my divine mercy chaplet let her live so she could be baptised. (I hope that this was from God and not my imagination).
Now, my cousin who is a Methodist wants to adopt her. I’m praying for this outcome because then the little girl will be reared in a Christian home by very good parents. The mentally unstable (but functional), “spiritual, but not into organized religion” grandmother is opposing the adoption. It’s hard for both grandparents, but I think God is turning this whole tragedy into a chance for my deceased cousin to gain Heaven and her daughter to be reared in a Christian home.
praying!
Now, my cousin who is a Methodist wants to adopt her. I’m praying for this outcome because then the little girl will be reared in a Christian home by very good parents. The mentally unstable (but functional), “spiritual, but not into organized religion” grandmother is opposing the adoption. It’s hard for both grandparents, but I think God is turning this whole tragedy into a chance for my deceased cousin to gain Heaven and her daughter to be reared in a Christian home.
praying!
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