Stepping away from paganism

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I would be really grateful to anyone who had a moment to pray for me. At this time of my inquiry into the Church I am trying to step away from all my pagan practices and those who are involved in it. Paganism had been a huge part of my life for over 10 years and so moving away from it is really difficult. Its even harder now that for some reason the 1 catholic friend I did have,and who did offer to take me to RCIA this year, has stopped talking to me and now I feel so alone and frightened of what will come. Such a big change and to do it alone I feel so distant from life and feel a sort of depressed until I go to Mass and watch the miracle of Jesus uniting with us in the eucharist and I know then that I believe and see the miracle and know i can’t go back to my old life the same again. I have been praying to Mary Magdalene to help me as well as the Blessed Mother too.

Please pray for me to be strong and feel God’s love, that I will find friends in the Church who will help me and perhaps fir my old catholic friend to come back and help me too.
 
Father Almighty, thank You for bringing MirandaRiver into the loving embrace of the church. I commend to you her petitions, needs, and intentions as she journeys towards You. Please bless her with the graces she needs, strengthen her during this challenging time, and fill her heart with trust and true faith in You. I pray that she is surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones who can be a source of support and strength for her as she practices her newfound faith. Bless her with new friends who are supportive. Please let her feel Your love for her in all the she does and through the people she meets. All these I ask in the name of Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Amen.

St. Augustine, pray for her
St. Paul, pray for her
St. Monica, pray for her
Blessed John Paul II, pray for her
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, pray for her
 
MirandaRiver said:
Hi everyone

I would be really grateful to anyone who had a moment to pray for me. At this time of my inquiry into the Church I am trying to step away from all my pagan practices and those who are involved in it. Paganism had been a huge part of my life for over 10 years and so moving away from it is really difficult. Its even harder now that for some reason the 1 catholic friend I did have,and who did offer to take me to RCIA this year, has stopped talking to me and now I feel so alone and frightened of what will come. Such a big change and to do it alone I feel so distant from life and feel a sort of depressed until I go to Mass and watch the miracle of Jesus uniting with us in the eucharist and I know then that I believe and see the miracle and know i can’t go back to my old life the same again. I have been praying to Mary Magdalene to help me as well as the Blessed Mother too.

Please pray for me to be strong and feel God’s love, that I will find friends in the Church who will help me and perhaps fir my old catholic friend to come back and help me too.
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Lord please hear our prayers for our friend.Please may she feel Your love and may it strengthen her to come to know You.Please bless her and guide her so she may know the right path to take Amen
 
Miranda, I am so sorry that your friend stopped talking to you. I pray that changes.

You are on the right track to pray to Our Lady.

Dear Blessed Mother,

Wrap your arms around Miranda and keep her safe. Intercede for her to the Holy Spirit to grant her the guidance and the gifts she needs right now.

Lord Jesus, I place Miranda in your Sacred Heart.
 
Please know that you are in my prayers! As someone who was pagan for many, many years before becoming Catholic, I just want to extend my support to you. If you need someone to talk to, please drop me a message anytime!
 
As someone also recovering from decades of being deceived by Satan into following pagan beliefs and practices, my heart goes out to you Miranda and I pray that your path into the Catholic Church and thus to salvation for your soul is made easier and that none oppressing or tempting you succeed in dissuading you from the ways of righteousness. I have personally found it to be a good idea to see about becoming part of groups in your local parish, such as rosary prayer groups or study groups. You will find tremendous support once your sincerity and desire to change is evident to the rest of the group. I am so happy to hear of another pagan on the way to our Lord’s table! Any time you need an ear to listen, please feel free to PM me if you wish. 😃 👍 Oh and I highly recommend looking into St. Faustina’s diary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet of our Lord.
 
Praying for you too. You have mentioned some great Saints to help, I will pray that they provide you with strength and guidance too.
 
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be
done, on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil. Amen

Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee
blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus
Holy Mary mother of God pray for us
sinners now and at the hour of our death
Amen.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning is now ever shall be world without end Amen
 
Thank you everyone for your prayers and support, and the offer of pm-ing you too. To know others have gone through the same thing is really encouraging that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

And our prayers have been answered in that I heard from my old catholic friend today. Feels good to know my prayers are being heard and I am not alone and not ignored.

Thank you so much
MR
 
Mother Mary, I commend MirandaRiver to you. Please guide her and protect her under your mantle of love and purity. Enlighten her whenever she prays the Rosary and inspire her to imitate you and your Son at every moment. Please shower down graces upon her and help her to become the most faithul Catholic possible. May she live the life of a saint and die the life of a saint with the help of your powerful mediation. May she have only the holiest of friends, friends who will help her to live a most faithful life. Amen.
 
Miranda, so glad you heard from your friend! I will keep you in prayer.
 
Thanks all for your prayers.

For those who used to be pagan, do you find that when praying or reading scripture do you get a headache or a sort of 'psychic attack ’ type feeling? Its something I’ve never felt when working in pagan circles or reading pagan books etc. Should i be worried? Is this rain and tension a good thing?

Thanks all
MR
 
O Holy Spirit, guide Miranda’s steps and lead her to truth.

REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me.

Amen.
 
MirandaRiver said:
Thanks all for your prayers.

For those who used to be pagan, do you find that when praying or reading scripture do you get a headache or a sort of 'psychic attack ’ type feeling? Its something I’ve never felt when working in pagan circles or reading pagan books etc. Should i be worried? Is this rain and tension a good thing?

Thanks all
MR
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First, I am sorry for having taken so long to get back with you. Family illness has eaten a good bit of time the past while. But things seem on the upward swing, Thank the good Lord. 👍

I think that this can happen from time to time. There are two reasons for it, one mundane and the other more paranormal.

The first one is that you have internalized a lot of pagan and secular ideas which means coming to Catholicism now means that you are experiencing a radical shift in your worldview aka culture shock.

The second one is just as real and should be taken with the utmost seriousness. When someone is in the process of coming into the church from a background of, shall we say, the wrong paths, they often find that there are influences in their lives which can have a negative impact on their efforts to come into communion with the Church.

For right now, I’d say take it easy on yourself. Read more than act, pray more than act physically. Speak with those who are validly in agreement and adherence with the Church and remember that God loves you. I sincerely recommend starting to learn and pray the rosary, but take it easy on that too. A single decade with the opening and closing prayers at first is quite alright. I think that anxiety will melt away as you learn how to meditate on the mysteries via the rosary and this will extend to other sorts of prayer also! Remember, a child learning to walk must take baby steps first before they can enter a marathon. -chuckles-

👍
 
Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with thee
blessed art thou among women and
blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus
Holy Mary mother of God pray for us
sinners now and at the hour of our death

Amen
 
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