Reverts and Saints

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Do we know of any Saints that have done apostasy like described in Hebrews and then reverted back?
“For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt.”
So do we have any revert saints to say” Hey bro come on back to our Church even if you left to another religion God is still waiting for you!"
Thank you for giving me any time you give me!
Thank you and
God Bless.
 
StephenL said:
Do we know of any Saints that have done apostasy like described in Hebrews and then reverted back?
“For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt.”
So do we have any revert saints to say” Hey bro come on back to our Church even if you left to another religion God is still waiting for you!"
Thank you for giving me any time you give me!
Thank you and
God Bless./QUOTE

Have you? “revert saints” mmm, that is something. I have never heard of any “revert saints” only real saints.
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Blessed Anthony Neyrot

To briefly summarize. Blessed Anthony Neyrot was a Dominican Priest who lived in the 1400’s. He studied under St Antonius of Florence. While on a ship which was captured by Moorish pirates he was made a prisoner, in order to regain his freedom he renounced Catholicism, became a Muslim and even got married.

Upon hearing of the death of St Antonius of Florence he had a dream of the Saint. Which helped him to renounce Islam, confess his sins, return to the church. He was martyred for his faith.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Neyrot
 
I actually posted this same topic on Sacred Scripture and I got a bunch of results!):eek:
 
Doesn’t that mean something else besides just a person who falls away from the faith? I mean… it seems to describe a person who has directly experienced the Holy Spirit and some measure of the Beatific Vision. To turn away from that would be like the unforgivable sin.

I might be wrong about that. I am not sure what the official teaching is, but I am pretty sure that, if God grants you graces like that, then his expectations of you will increase a great deal, possibly to the point where you will have absolutely no excuse for turning away from the Holy Spirit.
 
I got to be honest there is an official Church teaching and James Akin describes this in ewtn.com/library/ANSWERS/UNFORGIV.HTM He describes this point exactly! I am just a teenager so I don’t get a lot of it but, I do know that God is merciful and James Akin is Smart extremely smart. Check out that page if you want.
Here is the Church teaching
Catechism:

1864 “Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.” There are no limits to the mercy of God, but anyone who deliberately refuses to accept his mercy by repenting, rejects the forgiveness of his sins and the salvation offered by the Holy Spirit. Such hardness of heart can lead to final impenitence and eternal loss.

982 There is no offense, however serious, that the Church cannot forgive. "There is no one, however wicked and guilty, who may not confidently hope for forgiveness, provided his repentance is honest. Christ who died for all men desires that in his Church the gates of forgiveness should always be open to anyone who turns away from sin.
God Bless you
 
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