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As some of you may know I recently lost both my parents. Well we are in the process of clearing my family home and I uncovered some little books that I’d collected over the last few years and forgotten about which I had bought during some extremely bad times when I lived away from the family home . They were little ‘lives of the saints’ type things including Gemma Galgani, padre pio, Therese of liseux and massive book about John Paul 2. He’s my confirmation saint. Collected these books - get this - about 10 years before I converted and had forgotten all about them. I even started RCIA back then and managed one session then quit and I had all but forgotten about it. That’s how bad that time was. I feel like this was supposed to happen and God is looking over me
 
What treasures of books!
I’m so sorry to hear of the loss of your parents OP,
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Thank you for sharing,and God bless you on your journey :hugs:
 
Yes, Jesus and Mother Mary are looking out for you and helped you find those books so you would be reminded of all your friends in heaven.

Padre Pio and St. Therese are special friends of mine (and many other people on this forum) and they will be your good friends too if you ask them. I’ve also begun recently praying to Pope JPII for certain matters because he did my marriage blessing and he is also the only saint I have ever seen in person as of now, I was lucky to go to one of his Masses. Be sure to ask all those saints for help along with Mother Mary, she is happy to be the mother of anyone whose earthly mother has died. I adopted her for my mother after I read that St. Catherine Laboure did that after her mother died. St. Joseph can be your foster dad too if you want.
 
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A beautiful story…its amazing how we can look back sometimes and see how God was working on our soul. I really liked reading this. also it crossed my mind wondering if your parents were praying for you. God bless
 
They weren’t Catholic so I am now praying for them:) but my mother was a Methodist and came to faith at the same time as I did 🙂
 
This might be a good time to ask for Mary and Joseph to help me. I feel like I want to lean towards Joseph a little more at this time 🙂 thank you bear x
 
@Tis_Bearself I actually met with the relics of st Therese that year. I have a medal I touched against the casket containing the relics. And the bishop of the diocese prayed over me even though I didn’t realise it was him. Really I wonder if this didn’t kickstart it all
 
I am sure St. Therese helped. She is a very helpful and busy saint. She said before she died that she wanted to spend her heaven doing good on earth.
 
Before I went into the church I had an awful although typical row with my ex. He stormed off and I decided to go in anyway. I really remember wanting to be able to go to confession and I told one of the helpers that I can’t do confession so can I please have prayer instead? The helper went over to the priest, whispered in his ear and pointed at me. The priest waved me over, chatted a bit and prayed with me then blessed me. That priest was the newly invested bishop of the diocese . As a non Catholic I had no idea who he was or much about any of this I just wanted to be there and wanted confession
 
And bear I will pray for your mother too xx
 
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