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I’m in my Third Year as a baptised Catholic. I’m devoted to the Faith and attend Confession and Mass weekly. I am in love with the Faith and yet I am struggling so much.

I struggle enormously with sins of a sexual nature, and even though I hate the sins and know them to corrupt the soul I feel like I cannot fight against them.

I struggle with deep loneliness and feel that I have no real contact with any other male Catholics throughout the week. I want to make new Catholic friends, preferably male/ my own age but I don’t know how to and I seem permanently unable to actually make friendships work (i.e other men just don’t bother with me…).

I struggle with my Parish in that I have been eager to help out more in serving Mass and in joining the parish council but I feel like my Priest just isn’t interested in me being apart of the Parish as he rarely ever replies to e-mails and seems uninterested in helping me grow into the Parish which upsets me as I have an enormous amount of respect for him; he’s a wonderfully holy Priest.

I also struggle with doubts and despair. I want to abandon myself to the Faith and I see lots of other men my age who seem blissfully able to unquestionably accept God and the Church and yet I seem plagued by doubts, constantly, unable even to pray often. Sometimes I “feel” like an Atheist because I just don’t feel/ acknowledge/ know God to be in my life.

I honestly don’t know what to do, who to turn to, or how to ask God for help. I feel like even if I ask Him for help he’s not there or if He is there I feel like He won’t respond. Perhaps because I’m in sin.

If you’ve read this, thank-you. Please pray for me as I don’t know what else to do. I know that I could never live my life “outside” of the Church even though I often feel like I have no other choice. I just want God’s reassurance that He’s there and that He’s with me…If I had that I could accept anything I think.

Please pray for me a sinner.

My name’s Aaron. I’m 27 and live in England. My patron saint is St. Stephen.
 
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen

St. Stephen, pray for Aaron.
 
tradcathconvert said:
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen

St. Stephen, pray for Aaron.
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Praying this prayer for you Aaron. Please don’t despair or give up. You sound like the good and caring Catholic the church so desperately needs. Peace to you know that you are touching and inspiring lives.
 
Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death
Amen.

St. Jude, pray for him!
St. Stephen, pray for him!
 
For Aaron in England:

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion in exhaustable, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us that in difficult moments, we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to your Holy Will, which is love and mercy itself. AMEN!

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Obedient Heart of St. Joseph, guide us and protect us.
 
Aaron, know that God is there with you, beside hot and lovign you even of you don’t feel that he is there. Know that Jesus suffered the ultimate shame and sufering so that our suffering in the worlds will have a purpose, Nd that through bus suffering we are redeemed.

My wife and I are praying for you.
 
Remembering you in my daily prayers, Aaron, and I will bring your trials to the Blessed Sacrament at adoration on Fridays. God bless!
 
***Hail Mary,
Full of Grace,
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of death.

Amen***
 
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession, was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you do I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in your mercy, hear and answer me. Amen

St. Stephen, pray for Aaron.
 
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