Prayers for a healing of the mind

[fisherman_carl]

Here is an excert from Dr. Brant Pitre’s Mass Readings Explained that I alluded to earlier. I include it here so you can get a fuller sense of what he is saying.

This is the Good News from Paul.
Now, he continues here. He says:
While we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.
(Romans 5:6)
And he says most of us would not even die for a righteous man. Although perhaps
someone would die for him. But God shows his love—agape, same word here, his
love—and that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us.

Alright, so notice what Paul is saying here…that before justification takes place,
before we are baptized, we are both sinners—and not just sinners… , people who miss the mark. It’s that we were ungodly before that grace comes into our hearts. But it’s precisely at that point, while we were yet
sinners, that God sends His Son and God, through His love, which is manifested on
the cross, God dies for us so that we might be justified…so that we might receive
the grace of the Holy Spirit. So we might have His love poured into our hearts.
… God—through Paul here—is reminding us that our sin is not a barrier to God’s love. In fact, it’s precisely our sinfulness, when God saw us in that state, that moved His heart with love for us to send His Son so that He might redeem us.

And there’s a great interpretation of this in the living tradition from St. John
Chrysostom… [he] wrote:

“If then He hath brought us near to Himself, when we were far off, much more
will He keep us now that we are near…. What grace is this?.. . For it was not only that we might have simple
remission of sins, that we were reconciled; but that we might receive also
countless benefits.”

… In other words, what St. John
Chrysostom is saying here to his congregation as he’s preaching here is,
“Listen…if God did this for us, if He brought us near to Himself when we were so
far away through our sin, then how much more is He going to keep us near to Him
through His grace now that we are members of the Body of His Son?”

… [this] should give us hope… . Sometimes it can be overwhelming…, discouraging as we think of our own sinfulness,… And what Chrysostom says is, “Look, if God
loved you when you were in your ungodly state before you were baptized, why
should you doubt that He loves you now that you are in a state of grace and that
you are a part of the mystical Body of His Son?”

And the Catechism [similarly says in 604-605]:

“shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for
us” [Rom 5:8]… He affirms that he came “to give his life as a ransom for
many”; this last term is not restrictive, but contrasts the whole of humanity
with the unique person of the redeemer who hands himself over to save us.
The Church, following the apostles, teaches that Christ died for all men
without exception: “There is not, never has been, and never will be a single
human being for whom Christ did not suffer.”

… Think
about [your worst] sin…and realize that from all eternity, God saw you in
that moment. And while you were yet a sinner, He loved you and sent His Son for
you.

 

[Katherine438]

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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 our death, Amen.

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. x10

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

 

[yahwehsdaughter]

Thank you so much for answering me, and giving me all this encouragement! I needed it. The devil has been trying to make me think that God hates me and doesn’t want to save me lately, and I got caught up in terrible sins today (all day) that I just got out of, and it made me think that maybe God is still looking out for me after all. Thank you, Carl. I needed to hear so badly everything you just said. God bless you greatly

 

[Katherine438]

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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 our death, Amen.

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. x10

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

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[Katherine438]

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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 our death, Amen.

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. x10

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

 

[Katherine438]

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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 our death, Amen.

Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. x10

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

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