Is your faith increasing due to this current pandemic crisis?

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This is what I’m experiencing as well. My Spiritual director suggested that this is a sign of the charism of intercessory prayer. It is fruitful in the way that who you pray for you become bonded to and part of their future wellbeing in some way or another. That inspires a real sense of purpose. There is a quote from Corrie ten Boom that I always remember.

“We never know how God will answer our prayers, but we can expect that He will get us involved in His plan for the answer. If we are true intercessors, we must be ready to take part in God’s work on behalf of the people for whom we pray.”
 
My faith has been getting stronger and my spiritual life is finally getting in order. I’ve been praying the Rosary and the Seven Sorrows daily. Overall, I’m a better disciple of Christ because of it.
 
No, unfortunately. I haven’t prayed or watched mass (masses are cancelled here). I find myself somewhat chaffing at feel-good faith memes. Not that I feel bad or bitter, idk, I just feel my faith is pretty detached. Unfortunately. Not really sure how to get on the right road.
 
My faith In Christ is as strong as ever because I’m reading the Bible, including the daily Mass readings, every day as always. But I understand about feeling detached from the Church. I know there are Masses and other activities we can watch and engage in online, but in another thread I explained the various reasons why they don’t do much for me and don’t want to keep repeating myself. However I did watch the palm Sunday Mass from Washington DC on EWTN. It was the first Mass I’ve seen since the Church closed to parishioners. It helped ease the detached feeling. I plan to watch the various Masses this week on EWTN.
 
I think I will too. I was thinking last night that even if I’m just “going through the motions” there is some merit in that. I can’t control how I feel, but I can still take positive action.
 
Yes, in a way, a different way. I spent all my time depending on the sacraments before now I am depending on God directly. I don’t know if that makes sense cos I haven’t figured it out yet. I live alone too and yes there’s definitely something going on. I am just going with it, I believe its about trust.
 
@Bluebright, yes I can agree with you on the letting go and just trusting as we draw closer and closer in prayer to Him. I love your profile image. Is that your drawing of you in prayer?

@Lucy_1 are you inferring that we should act on principle and not on emotion? I’ve been a very emotional girl my whole life, have you as well?

I’m tasked with relearning that action and developing hope based upon the truth alone not how I feel

@Zach it’s inspiring to know that you keep the faith by reading holy scripture every day! This is an ongoing goal of mine. How did you develop the habit of daily scripture and did you ever feel any resistance?

@Limoncello4021 So good to hear that you have felt called to more prayer this year in general. Did you already sense something different about 2020 in general? What do you think is the reason for the call?

@Maccabaeus2165 I’m so happy to hear that you are finding yourself increasing your faith and becoming a better disciple of Christ!
 
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Through separation from the Mass, I am reminded how much I miss our Lord’s presence in the Eucharist. And I am all the more grateful.
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@njlisa can you just imagine what it will be like for us when we take it for the first time…again…like as if it were our first communion?
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Yes, I agree.
 
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@njlisa can you just imagine what it will be like for us when we take it for the first time…again…like as if it were our first communion?
 
Faith has increased tremendously , God healed me my mental torments after i did lotsa sincere penance. Even though i lost my job i still donated money to monasteries because i knew God was in control of everything and because he was so generous to me this period , i ought to be generous to others.
 
On the one hand, I really miss going to Mass. On the other, I’m streaming masses from my church and am having really intense moments of spiritual communion.
God’s grace is so powerful and I think that the act of reaching out to Him from our places of quarantine predisposes us to receive that grace.
 
@jeannetherese Thats a precious thought. I really hope that we are receiving graces just for being “there” on the live stream.

Are you watching other masses as well, hungry for more fellowship?
 
I’ve streamed Masses from several of the churches which I frequent and am working on a virtual meet-up for Mass this week with several people agreeing to all stream the same Mass.

We won’t be able to see each other-but then, the focus is on God and we’ll know that we are praying together, each from our own homes.
 
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Thank you, about the comment of the art work. Its actually Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and a very fine painting. Its probably too small to see blood on the forehead also I am a girl which is not obvious by my user name.
 
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You asked what type of candles I’m using. I recently bought a tall glass votive type candle with what is probably a decal in a very nicely painted Sacred Heart at a Sav-A-Lot store. Later, i saw similar ones with both the Sacred Heart and Mary, but was distracted and forgot to put them into my cart at a Kroger store.

I have a huge drawer full of old candles and decided that now is a fine time to get into the habit of praying with them until I can no longer salvage the stubs.

Because I live alone and am concerned about safety and possibly forgetting them, I’m using metal under any of the glass holders, and all are atop a low marble-topped dresser in my living room. I’m wanting to establish both a morning and evening routine with them, but haven’t yet accomplished that.

If parents can find candlewicking, parrafin is available at many groceries and making candles would be a great project with your children if you supervise carefully. You can also utilize broken and partially burned candles in making new ones. Your kids will remember it for years, probably for the rest of their lives. We made them for Christmas and again as Mother’s Day gifts. They can even carve designs into their finished candles.

Instructions can be found online. If weather permits and you have an electric hot plate, doing it outside avoids much cleanup. However, I did that about a thousand years ago (:roll_eyes:) with my Cub Scout den of ten little boys in my fairly small kitchen with no problems that I recall, and they were so tickled with their accomplishments! Just be SURE to stress how you’re going to observe safety rules, then be vigilant; hot candle wax can leave a third-degree burn. It would definitely be a great family project. ❤️
 
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Is anyone here finding that the current pandemic crisis has actually led them to seek God even more than usual and devote more and more love and devotion to HIm?
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Yes. I am praying more and doing more spiritual reading. I also make more of a conscious effort to not lapse into my habitual sins.
 
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Driven to a monastic type lifestyle, and finding the yearning to just pray all night long more and more, with tears and prayers for the world…
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I find myself crying pretty often during the Passiontide Lauds hymn.
 
Yes. The crisis has inspired me to pray novena’s in addition to the rosary.
Also, just to talk to Him more, as a daughter to her father.
These weren’t deliberate choices I made bc of the crisis, but that’s what I’ve been doing.
 
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