Sprinkled with holy water, against one's will?

[TOP]

Did you ever not fall asleep on someone without being in a bedroom?! I fall asleep on folks, mainly family and friends, all the time and no-one shares me or my bed. Last time was last week I fell asleep on a rowdy coach trip from the coast.

My grandparents fall asleep on me all the time, just this weekend my mother fell asleep on me and my best friend regularly takes a nap in my presence (I usually do some chores for her when she nods off like that), it happens you know when you’re comfortable around a person.

Sheesh the mind’s of some people!!!

In the Living Prayer of my life.

That reminds me. When I die , I want to go silently in my sleep like my grandpa, not yelling and screaming like the rest of the people in the car.

 

[baltobetsy]

I never fall asleep in public because I don’t trust people - who knows what “funny trick” they might try to do to you while you are asleep.

Like sprinkling you with holy water?

Betsy

 

[jmcrae]

Like sprinkling you with holy water?

Betsy

Or worse.

 

[blessedstar]

They are safest when their boyfriends asleep -that is unless they’re driving .

In the Living Prayer of my life

 

[blessedstar]

You must be the life of the party! Just kidding

My dh falls asleep easy I don’t, so when we vacation I come home with red eyes from not sleeping well at other places.
Dessert

Not really a holiday then but more like a week of sleep deprivation!

Oh I’m the life and soul of the party it’s just I burn out quickly!

In the Living Prayer of my life

 

[blessedstar]

You must feel very safe.

I never fall asleep in public because I don’t trust people - who knows what “funny trick” they might try to do to you while you are asleep.

I feel safe all the time I am in God’s Presence and Providence whatever is happening.

I have a Guardian Angel and Jesus is always with me so whatever happens will happen and I don’t worry about it, I just sleep.

In the Living Prayer of my life.

 

[blessedstar]

That reminds me. When I die , I want to go silently in my sleep like my grandpa, not yelling and screaming like the rest of the people in the car.

I am sorry for the loss of your Grandpa, it is a peaceful way to go during sleep.

I don’t care or worry how I go, just so long as I go home to Jesus.

In the Living Prayer of my life

 

[blessedstar]

Like sprinkling you with holy water?

Betsy

In the Living Prayer of my life

 

[TOP]

I am sorry for the loss of your Grandpa, it is a peaceful way to go during sleep.

I don’t care or worry how I go, just so long as I go home to Jesus.

In the Living Prayer of my life

No, Blessedstar. It was a joke. He was asleep at the wheel. Get it. Hospital humor, Sorry if I offended anyone. Next time I’ll include a smilie. Sorry again. Tim

 

[Contarini]

I can assure you that this does not happen any more than brewers saying ‘satanic devil blessings’ over their beers and liquors so people get drunker.

How do you know this? Are you a drug dealer?

I seriously doubt that this happens either, but I am in no position to “assure” anyone, since I have no personal experience with that particular profession. Indeed, one would have to have hung out on a regular basis with at least half the drug dealers in the world to be sure that this was not a pretty common practice. . . .

The more effective response would be to ask dessert where he/she gets this astonishing information. The burden of proof is always on the one asserting–it’s almost impossible to prove a negative.

Edwin

 

[Nepenthe]

How do you know this? Are you a drug dealer?

I seriously doubt that this happens either, but I am in no position to “assure” anyone, since I have no personal experience with that particular profession. Indeed, one would have to have hung out on a regular basis with at least half the drug dealers in the world to be sure that this was not a pretty common practice. . . .

The more effective response would be to ask dessert where he/she gets this astonishing information. The burden of proof is always on the one asserting–it’s almost impossible to prove a negative.

Edwin

Certainly, but between Nepenthe and me we have a wide range of personal experience. More dealers are regular churchgoers than you probably suspect – they’re breaking the law, but it’s the state’s law. God’s law doesn’t say anything about selling plants or chemicals.

 

[Mirdath]

How do you know this? Are you a drug dealer?

I seriously doubt that this happens either, but I am in no position to “assure” anyone, since I have no personal experience with that particular profession. Indeed, one would have to have hung out on a regular basis with at least half the drug dealers in the world to be sure that this was not a pretty common practice. . . .

The more effective response would be to ask dessert where he/she gets this astonishing information. The burden of proof is always on the one asserting–it’s almost impossible to prove a negative.

Edwin

Certainly, but between Nepenthe and me we have a wide range of personal experience, and this isn’t a debate (yet). More dealers are regular churchgoers than you probably suspect – they’re breaking the law, but it’s the state’s law. God’s law doesn’t say anything about selling plants or chemicals.

Sure, it’s probably still a sin by Catholic standards, and definitely legally culpable, but they’re people just like anyone else. They have spouses, children, mortgages; they lose their cell phones like anyone else, and put their pants on one leg at a time. There’s no call for someone to outright demonize them as dessert did with that entertainingly surreal post.

 

[TOP]

How do you know this? Are you a drug dealer?

I seriously doubt that this happens either, but I am in no position to “assure” anyone, since I have no personal experience with that particular profession. Indeed, one would have to have hung out on a regular basis with at least half the drug dealers in the world to be sure that this was not a pretty common practice. . . .

The more effective response would be to ask dessert where he/she gets this astonishing information. The burden of proof is always on the one asserting–it’s almost impossible to prove a negative.

Edwin

As dessert explained, it was a personal and public testimony of Fr. John Corapi who was very familair with the traffic of narcotics on the west coast of the U.S. as he was one of the offenders. Tim

 

[TOP]

Certainly, but between Nepenthe and me we have a wide range of personal experience, and this isn’t a debate (yet). More dealers are regular churchgoers than you probably suspect – they’re breaking the law, but it’s the state’s law. God’s law doesn’t say anything about selling plants or chemicals.

Sure, it’s probably still a sin by Catholic standards, and definitely legally culpable, but they’re people just like anyone else. They have spouses, children, mortgages; they lose their cell phones like anyone else, and put their pants on one leg at a time. There’s no call for someone to outright demonize them as dessert did with that entertainingly surreal post.

Yeah , the salt of the earth.

 

[Mirdath]

Yeah , the salt of the earth.

Many are. Others are slightly different chemicals of the earth

You can claim anyone’s a satanist, works black magic, or sacrifices babies for that matter. Unless you show it to be true, all you’ve got is blood libel.

 

[dessert]

I feel safe all the time I am in God’s Presence and Providence whatever is happening.

I have a Guardian Angel and Jesus is always with me so whatever happens will happen and I don’t worry about it, I just sleep.

In the Living Prayer of my life.

This is a good response I am still seeking the peace but have been growing in this through prayer, lately morning and evening the last thought of the day.
Dessert

 

[CatholicSam]

Try hiding a green scapular in their room and praying for their conversion.

If she really feels called to use the holy water, she could sprinkle some in his drink or on his food (without him seeing).

 

[dessert]

As dessert explained, it was a personal and public testimony of Fr. John Corapi who was very familair with the traffic of narcotics on the west coast of the U.S. as he was one of the offenders. Tim

Yes he was and I am not , sorry to offend anyone and I suppose if anyone was here they would not tell it all like he does. I don’t blame anyone if they didn’t, I don’t know of any who do but just realize that it is out there.

The OP does have a point , but you can drink blessed water put it in your food same with blessed salt and I know some who do which I don’t care to go that far but used as a sacramental should be more respected. I don’t have a rabbits foot hanging in my house ither, or have a hundred frogs like I know someone who does this, but feel that when prayer is applied we are become united with God and increase our faith for fruits not fear. Some people have told me to put the fear of God in others but this is not a loving God.
Dessert

 

[CatholicSam]

The OP does have a point , but you can drink blessed water put it in your food same with blessed salt and I know some who do which **I don’t care to go that far but used as a sacramental should be more respected. I don’t have a rabbits foot hanging in my house ither, or have a hundred frogs **like I know someone who does this, but feel that when prayer is applied we are become united with God and increase our faith for fruits not fear. Some people have told me to put the fear of God in others but this is not a loving God.
Dessert

I hope you’re not equating drinking holy water and eating blessed salt with the superstitious practices of carrying a rabbit’s foot and “having a hundred frogs” ( ). That’s the way your post is coming across.

 

[dessert]

Actually the spells are put on Liquor-thats why they call them spririts. Augie Busch had a spell over me for many years-such a big spell in fact when i quit drinking the had to put one of the Clysdales down…