Slain By the Spirit While Praying?

[quirkycanuck]

I had an experience in Church yesterday that really made my hair stand on end, but I’m not sure what to make of it. My daughter and I were praying the rosary together. We were both kneeling together. All of sudden my daughter fell backwards like someone hit her “Off” switch and landed on the floor with full force, hitting the back of her head on the floor. We were up on the balcony at the time so not everyone in the Church noticed but I was obviously very concerned. When I kneeled down next to her and said her name, her eyes were half closed as if she was having a seizure (She has never that I know of every had a seizure before) The second time I said her name, she opened her eyes, looked at me and asked “What happened?” because she didn’t remember falling. Other than her head being sore later, there has been no ill effects whatsoever.

The obvious spiritual question I’m dealing with is - Was this a medical occurrence or a spiritual one? I’ve had the experience of being slain by the spirit (though someone was standing behind me at the time) and I have seen others have the experience as well. I have also seen people have seizures not brought on by praying. Before anyone asks, yes I absolutely will be taking her to doctor to look for physical causes but I have a suspicion we may not find any. My faith tells me something else happened here.

When she got up after that experience yesterday, she just said “He talked back to me” My spiritual sense tells me a very special communication happened. She doesn’t remember much.

Has anyone ever experienced anything like this while praying a rosary?

P.S. My daughter is 13

QC

 

[phoenixrrt62]

I had an experience in Church yesterday that really made my hair stand on end, but I’m not sure what to make of it. My daughter and I were praying the rosary together. We were both kneeling together. All of sudden my daughter fell backwards like someone hit her “Off” switch and landed on the floor with full force, hitting the back of her head on the floor. We were up on the balcony at the time so not everyone in the Church noticed but I was obviously very concerned. When I kneeled down next to her and said her name, her eyes were half closed as if she was having a seizure (She has never that I know of every had a seizure before) The second time I said her name, she opened her eyes, looked at me and asked “What happened?” because she didn’t remember falling. Other than her head being sore later, there has been no ill effects whatsoever.

The obvious spiritual question I’m dealing with is - Was this a medical occurrence or a spiritual one? I’ve had the experience of being slain by the spirit (though someone was standing behind me at the time) and I have seen others have the experience as well. I have also seen people have seizures not brought on by praying. Before anyone asks, yes I absolutely will be taking her to doctor to look for physical causes but I have a suspicion we may not find any. My faith tells me something else happened here.

When she got up after that experience yesterday, she just said “He talked back to me” My spiritual sense tells me a very special communication happened. She doesn’t remember much.

Has anyone ever experienced anything like this while praying a rosary?

P.S. My daughter is 13

I’d get her checked by a doctor…just to make sure she’s OK…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atonic_seizure
Just sayin’

QC

 

[Student09]

Make sure the doctor evaluates her to see if she might have a brain injury. A CT scan might be a good idea.

I don’t really see why it matters whether or not it was spiritual. If it was, then God will use that experience for his purposes without your knowing how or why. It’s better not to focus on such things.

 

[Monica4316]

If your daughter said that Jesus spoke back to her in that experience, that suggests it might be more than psychological/medical, but there’s really no sure way to determine what it is if it only happened once and without more detail. If your daughter doesn’t have any medical conditions, then it’s probably a good idea to just not focus on it even if it was something very good from God… just accept it and move on if it happens repeatedly, it might be a good idea to talk to a knowledgeable priest

God bless

 

[GaryTaylor]

If your daughter said that Jesus spoke back to her in that experience, that suggests it might be more than psychological/medical, but there’s really no sure way to determine what it is if it only happened once and without more detail. If your daughter doesn’t have any medical conditions, then it’s probably a good idea to just not focus on it even if it was something very good from God… just accept it and move on if it happens repeatedly, it might be a good idea to talk to a knowledgeable priest

God bless

I agree Monica.

Its not the place to talk about personal experience. But let me assure you of this. Anything from Our Lord, the Holy Spirit or Our Lady, you will know for sure you’ve been touched. If you chose to believe something other than the truth “after” is another story. But you will know its Spiritual. But the message would pertain to the Soul or other Souls and would never go against Church teaching.

Could the hit on the head have lost the memory. Not sure but you could confront on what did happened in her mind “just” before the fall. Thats the area to probe.

The Rosary is very powerfull and its a Blessing not all receive because they chose to not believe in it.

God Bless., GT

 

[fhansen]

I had an experience in Church yesterday that really made my hair stand on end, but I’m not sure what to make of it. My daughter and I were praying the rosary together. We were both kneeling together. All of sudden my daughter fell backwards like someone hit her “Off” switch and landed on the floor with full force, hitting the back of her head on the floor. We were up on the balcony at the time so not everyone in the Church noticed but I was obviously very concerned. When I kneeled down next to her and said her name, her eyes were half closed as if she was having a seizure (She has never that I know of every had a seizure before) The second time I said her name, she opened her eyes, looked at me and asked “What happened?” because she didn’t remember falling. Other than her head being sore later, there has been no ill effects whatsoever.

The obvious spiritual question I’m dealing with is - Was this a medical occurrence or a spiritual one? I’ve had the experience of being slain by the spirit (though someone was standing behind me at the time) and I have seen others have the experience as well. I have also seen people have seizures not brought on by praying. Before anyone asks, yes I absolutely will be taking her to doctor to look for physical causes but I have a suspicion we may not find any. My faith tells me something else happened here.

When she got up after that experience yesterday, she just said “He talked back to me” My spiritual sense tells me a very special communication happened. She doesn’t remember much.

Has anyone ever experienced anything like this while praying a rosary?

P.S. My daughter is 13

QC

God does* not* throw people full force on the ground-and then have them come to unsure about what the heck happened, if anything. This is a non-Catholic, non-Christian experience.

 

[NJJMBVB]

God does* not* throw people full force on the ground-and then have them come to unsure about what the heck happened, if anything. This is a non-Catholic, non-Christian experience.

Yeah, people who have been “slain in the spirit” usually remember the experience, from my understanding.

 

[DebChris]

I would get her checked. You state that she had a sore head after the incident. In a true “Slain in the Spirit” experience, there are no ill effects. Yes, during healing Masses, there is generally somebody to guide the person to the floor if he/she should be slain while being prayed over. Even without a human helping, I have never heard of anybody hurt while being slain, if even the person fell from a distance. There is very much a sense of peace while “slain,” of knowing that you have been touched by God.

 

[m134e5]

I had an experience in Church yesterday that really made my hair stand on end, but I’m not sure what to make of it. My daughter and I were praying the rosary together. We were both kneeling together. All of sudden my daughter fell backwards like someone hit her “Off” switch and landed on the floor with full force, hitting the back of her head on the floor. We were up on the balcony at the time so not everyone in the Church noticed but I was obviously very concerned. When I kneeled down next to her and said her name, her eyes were half closed as if she was having a seizure (She has never that I know of every had a seizure before) The second time I said her name, she opened her eyes, looked at me and asked “What happened?” because she didn’t remember falling. Other than her head being sore later, there has been no ill effects whatsoever.

The obvious spiritual question I’m dealing with is - Was this a medical occurrence or a spiritual one? I’ve had the experience of being slain by the spirit (though someone was standing behind me at the time) and I have seen others have the experience as well. I have also seen people have seizures not brought on by praying. Before anyone asks, yes I absolutely will be taking her to doctor to look for physical causes but I have a suspicion we may not find any. My faith tells me something else happened here.

When she got up after that experience yesterday, she just said “He talked back to me” My spiritual sense tells me a very special communication happened. She doesn’t remember much.

Has anyone ever experienced anything like this while praying a rosary?

It sounds like she had a seizure or passed out (or maybe just threw herself back for a bit of attention). If it was a spiritual experience, she would be aware of it- God doesn’t just throw people around randomly without giving them understanding.