St Therese and the smell of roses

[THutch04]

Hmm, maybe this post was resurrected as a sign not to give up.

I am still single, but still live with hope. With God, everything is possible.

I’ve prayed for my own situation with an ex…I haven’t received any physical signs of roses, but I know my prayers have been heard. I think the important thing to remember is that prayer changes US…in the time since we broke up, I’ve changed from saying “please let us get back together” to “please help us both be able to heal and find what it is we need to be happy.” And I can see where my prayers have definitely been heard. You’re right, with God, anything is possible; even healing is possible. Just don’t become so tied to one thing that you end up missing what God’s will really is…

I hope everything works out for you! I love St. Therese! She really is amazing, and she has helped me through every obstacle.

 

[sacredcello]

I’ve prayed for my own situation with an ex…I haven’t received any physical signs of roses, but I know my prayers have been heard. I think the important thing to remember is that prayer changes US…in the time since we broke up, I’ve changed from saying “please let us get back together” to “please help us both be able to heal and find what it is we need to be happy.” And I can see where my prayers have definitely been heard. You’re right, with God, anything is possible; even healing is possible. Just don’t become so tied to one thing that you end up missing what God’s will really is…

I hope everything works out for you! I love St. Therese! She really is amazing, and she has helped me through every obstacle.

Thanks for your insight about St. Therese. She is really amazing. I think that all the roses she gave me were a sign of her love for me and of heavenly support. But, they were not a sign that my prayer was going to be answered. It is hard, but I will take note of your prayer for healing.

Thanks!

 

[Myrrh23]

Hey!

I never smelled roses or saw roses the first time I really prayed to St. Therese. A friend of mine, John, had died recently, after being hit by a truck. He was walking across the crosswalk, and the driver wasn’t paying attention…he was searching for something he had dropped on the floor! Anyways, I wanted to know where John was in the Afterlife, so I prayed to St. Therese in the Cathedral here in Springfield, Illinois. I went to Confession immediately after, and an old priest I’d never seen before gave me a certain penance: pray for the souls in Purgatory…wow.
We only have two priests that I know of here at the Cathedral, and he wasn’t one of them.

Myrrh :juggle:

 

[holly_potter]

You know…(my memory’s kinda hazy, so I don’t remember the details) But I prayed to St. Therese once, a couple of years ago, I forget about what. And shortly after, I smelled roses. At the time, I didn’t really understand why I smelled roses, I didn’t make the connection. I just thought that was odd. Now, I realize, it must have been some sort of sign!

I rarely get signs. Just at times of great need or sorrow, or after a long period of conteplation, which I haven’t had much time for lately But even if I got one sign once, that is enough for me, so I feel blessed for each time God makes Himself known to me