Prayers please

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I don’t normally post public prayer intentions, but feel like this situation could use some extra intercession, so here it goes:

I have a friend, for various reasons, while he is very faithful in practice as a Catholic, he is very “I don’t need feelings and emotions, I have intellect and will” and has tended to not get close to anyone–especially not a woman. Over the last year we have become close, do a lot together, I can tell he trusts me and even the priest has commented to me that he’s never seen this man as close to anyone as he is me. He tends to think ALL desire is evil–you feel something, it’s automatically a vice and sin and evil. Lately, he seems to be learning that we are supposed to care about others, that feelings are ok and while his words do not show this, his actions do. However, and here’s the prayer request…last night our priest gave a homily that “temptation can be beautiful, be our best friend, say it has our best interests at heart, but it’s the devil.” Thanks a lot Father.

If my friend heard this (was paying attention instead of focusing on what he had to play next, he’s the organist), this backs up his thoughts he has had for many more years than he has known me—“no one is supposed to care about me, all desire is evil, I’ll just be alone, women are especially bad to have around”

Regardless of my own feelings (we are both single) and the answers I believe (along with my spiritual advisor, a Dominican priest, not my parish priest) I have received, I would hate to see him go back to the lonely and distant and well, Spock-like person that he was starting to move away from and heal from some of his past rather than just ignoring it. I also should not want to strangle my priest…😦

I guess just pray that my friend receives some strong guidance from God, something he cannot ignore and will be able to tell is truely God’s voice in his heart and does not think I’m the devil…I promise I am just a very naturally giving and warm person that loves all of her friends and tries to love the rest of the world too!
 
Prayers for you both.

Do you know anything in his past that may have caused him to react with this attitude? Or was he raised that way? I find it hard to believe that someone just naturally thinks those things.
 
Equites_Christi said:
Prayers for you both.

Do you know anything in his past that may have caused him to react with this attitude? Or was he raised that way? I find it hard to believe that someone just naturally thinks those things.
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Thank you for praying, Equites Christi, I know we need them!

A little of both. I know, several months ago when he first came out with “no one is supposed to care about me” and the “I don’t need feelings” I was so stunned, I couldn’t respond.

He’s told me enough of his childhood and parents that I know there was a complete void where love and compassion should have been. I’ve met his mother, who is now elderly and requires him to help with her once a week–which is fine, I help with my elderly mom, but when he’s spent time with her, he comes back more negative. I don’t know for sure, but some of his comments and behaviours have led me to think there is more than cold parents and being alone as an adult, that something did in fact happen to him, his brothers seem well adjusted and have affectionate wives and children. Unless he comes out and says so though, I can’t know for sure. He tends to get close and then back off or do things that seem to be attempts at putting distance between us, I know he does it so I just try to be understanding and pray because I know he has a relationship fear.
 
I recommend you both to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mother Mary, please make your intentions in this matter come true. Amen.
 
Lord Jesus, You have said, “Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart.” With confidence in Your loving heart which offers rest to weary souls, we come to You in this time of special need. In Your unfailing love, read the prayer that is written on our hearts, and grant the grace that we ask of You, in accordance with Your holy will. In Your name we pray. Amen.

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