Thank you.Still canāt do what? Genuflect/bow? Like RebeccaJ said, donāt worry about itā¦ you are in RCIA, new to the church and just learningā¦ ironing out the kinks so to speak. Myself, I donāt have any problem with genuflecting, but I have problems in other areas. No oneās perfect. Everyoneās different, just continue to be as open to learning as you currently are and you will be fine. Iām happy for you and praying for you too!
Oh sorryā¦ I think I do have a bad habbit of making threads go off-topic. But if I do start a thread on it (which I wouldnāt dare) I will tell you.@Judith: If you read this, tomorrow (Tuesday the 4th) is your favorite saintās feast day. St. John Vianney, the āCure De Arsā.
Extra special now that heās the patron saint of ALL priests (who we should be praying for harder in this year of the priest.)
Zundrah, please make a new topic or a prayer intention for this if youāre having problems (but please donāt send this thread off-topic). If you do, send me a message to go over there.
Iāll be praying for you.
Thank you rebecca, this is reasuring.
I just had to post my two cents worth: one of my favorite priest-saints āalmost saintsā ā¦ he isnāt quite canonized yet] is Fr. Solanus Casey of Detroit, Michigan.
i heard a similar story, probably here on the forums, and the other priest was fr. groeschel?
Protestantism rests on the belief that eternal lifeāor being made right with God foreverāis found by believing in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins. At the moment of belief, we are welcomed into fellowship with God and given eternal life. We believe that this what the Bible teaches and that eternal life is not found in any church. As the Catholic Church does not hold this perspective on eternal life, youāat some levelāhave to say that the Protestant view is incorrect.
There is an almost endless supply of anecdotes about Fr. Solanus! Amazing. I hope the cause of his canonization moves forward quickly.
What Protestantism is depends on what type of Protestant you speak with. There are many variations or denominations that believe different and contradicting doctrines. But it is certainly true that the Catholic Church would say all of them are incorrect, or more precisely, false. Although all Protestants would not say the Church is unnecessary, and certainly the Bible does not, and the original Protestant reformers did not, most do ascribe to Lutherās doctrine that all that is necessary for salvation is faith, belief.
Yes, thatās more what I feel called to do.
Oh OK, thanks for information. Well maybe I wonāt do it then. I havenāt spoken to my priest about it yet, I wanted his opinion because I wasnāt sure I was ready. I also didnāt know if a catechumen could do it, as at the end you are supposed to go to confession and receive communion.
Yes it totally could be that, good point!
Yeah Iāve never had issues with being alone. I donāt struggle with being lonely much. I enjoy being around people but also crave some solitude. Initially after my one friend stopped speaking to me, I felt badly, butā¦ it subsided after I met a few people here. I think part of it was just the newness of being in a different country and surroundings and having no friends or family in the area.
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No I havenāt yet. I was planning to but forgot. Thanks for the reminder! I actually really appreciate you suggesting podcasts to meā¦ I didnāt know about the Catholic podcasts until you mentioned it, but I have been downloading and listening to them regularly since your recommendation. Mostly the Q&A ones with Fr. Serpa.
Thanks for the prayers, I am praying for you also! And everyone who posts in this thread, actually. There is a man who sits near me at mass, and he suggested I write down peopleās names and pray for their intentions at mass every morning. That is what he does. So Iāve started doing that as well. Iāve found it actually helps me to stay focused in mass, knowing that I am praying for othersā¦ helps ādistractā me from thinking about myself and my problems.Iāll stop ranting now and pray for you instead.
Oh no! What did I say. By all means do it.
Wouldnāt it be extra-cool if you completed it with First Confession and First Holy Communion?Thanks everyone for the book recommendations! More to add to my list!
Yes, thatās more what I feel called to do.
Oh OK, thanks for information. Well maybe I wonāt do it then. I havenāt spoken to my priest about it yet, I wanted his opinion because I wasnāt sure I was ready. I also didnāt know if a catechumen could do it, as at the end you are supposed to go to confession and receive communion.
Have specific intentions for them, and have them drop off your list when the situation is resolved - other than your parents, spouse, and children, of course - your immediate family members should stay on your list forever. But people you are only acquainted with, just keep them on while their situation is ongoing, and then when itās resolved (or if you never hear back, after a couple of months) have them drop off the list and be replaced with new people.
No donāt worry, you didnāt do anything. I always appreciate your (name removed by moderator)ut, more than you know. Iāve been wondering if I was ready to do it or notā¦ I still havenāt decided. I need to speak to my priest about it and see if its an appropriate thing for a catechumen to do. If I was already Catholic I would totally do it, but it does say at the end of the āinstructionsā to go to confession and receive communion, and I obviously canāt do that yet.
That would be pretty cool, but I was looking at the dates for when you can make the consecration, and none are anywhere near Easter.
There is one March 25, but Easter is April 4, so it just missesā¦ then the next date isnāt until July. There are way more dates in the summer and fall, like right now! Though I could do it March 25. Its not much longer until my conversion then. Iāll have to speak to my priest. Thanks for the idea! Thanks, this is a good explanation of how to do it! I usually just write down peopleās names on a sheet of paper, and fold it up in my purse. Then I take it out when I am saying the rosary or at mass. I donāt write down the intentions; I figured God knows what these peopleās intentions are better than me, so I just leave it. But Iāve noticed when my priest personally prays for people, he wants to have their full name, even when he prays privately for them. Is there any specific reason for this? Like I said, I am more inclined to just write down the name, whatever portion of it I have (even just a username) and trust that God knows who I am talking about, what is in the personās heart, etcā¦ but I want to do things the ācorrectā wayā¦ how Catholics do it generally.
