Supernatural experiences

[Matt_707]

Assuming your rosary was only “blessed” by an unapproved apparition I would suggest going to a priest and getting a sacramental blessing from him. This is the only way that we know for sure that something is granted the status of a sacramental. Otherwise, it is just a pretty strand of beads with a cross that possibly could have been “blessed” by an unknown entity.

On the subject of the supernatural - I wouldn’t consider someone giving you a rosary supernatural. That just falls within the normal workings of the Holy Spirit to prompt someone to give you something like that. I have given books and rosaries to people I didn’t really know either. I don’t question why. I just do it. My advice would be not to get so caught up in who or where it came from, but instead concentrated on the fact that God is with you and working in your life.

Just remember, with God, all things are possible, but the key is discerning what comes from God and what does not.

 I think you misunderstood me and my intentions, amigo.  As I said in my last post, I am not in awe of the Rosary.  Rather, I am in awe of how the Holy Spirit has been working in my life as of late.  

 I recognize this was not a supernatural event… If or when the Rosary was blessed by our Dear Mother, that was indeed a supernatural event.  There’s no doubt about that.  The man I didn’t even know giving me a Rosary was not supernatural.  Trust me, I know this.  I just believe that God had His Hand in the whole situation and it was awesome to see.

Sorry if my original post had misled you. Peace of Christ,

-Matt

 

[Matt_707]

Lourdes …

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Yes, thank you!

 

[jpk1313]

Someone (I had never even met this man before) just gave me a Rosary that was blessed by the Blessed Mother during an apparition at Medjugorje. He then also had it blessed by Venerable Pope John Paul II. I was beside myself and could not believe he would want to give something such as that to me. It is my most prized possession. :yeah_me:

My question is this: Have any of you ever had experiences like this? Have you been to sacred grounds such as Fatima, Medjugorje, Lourdes, etc… I am extremely interested in this stuff. Maybe you believe this kind of stuff is false… I would love to hear your opinion either way.

Thanks. PAX CHRISTI

-Matt

I have in the past had visions/locutions whatever you want to call them but I do not place any real value on them (exept one or two of them which had caused a major change in my life and aided in my conversion) becuse if I were to place value on them I would be turning these visions into mental graven images. It is better to not see and belive than to see and have trouble beliving when you can not see. The mystical experience is of little value compared to getting out there and doing the work of the gosple. Like jesus said to thomas “blessed are those who have never seen and yet still belive”.

 

[Matt_707]

I have in the past had visions/locutions whatever you want to call them but I do not place any real value on them (exept one or two of them which had caused a major change in my life and aided in my conversion) becuse if I were to place value on them I would be turning these visions into mental graven images. It is better to not see and belive than to see and have trouble beliving when you can not see. The mystical experience is of little value compared to getting out there and doing the work of the gosple. Like jesus said to thomas “blessed are those who have never seen and yet still belive”.

Cool, thanks for sharing. Yes, I have “friends” who recieve visions of miraculous things, but I ask God(as long as it’s His will) that I will never see them. Because I know there are special graces that go along with fully believing in Him(which is a blessin in itself) and I would rather follow him in that manner.

Let me just say that the most amazing miracle ever to happen in this world can be found in the tabernacle.

Thanks.

 

[admonsta]

I believe that the spiritual and the physical are intertwined. I believe there is a monumental amount of supernatural stuff happening all the time that we don’t see or recognise.

There have been many little incidents in my life that might have been supernatural. Mostly the finding of lost things after asking the angels for help. I can’t say for sure that they weren’t just coincidence, but I believe that God is looking after me. The most recent one was when we were looking to buy a new house. We put offers on many houses, often above what we were comfortable with paying, but we didn’t get one of them. I tried to trust that God would provide, and reminded myself often to leave it with him. We needed a place that was big enough to house our large-ish family, and my husband wanted a lot of land. The houses we looked at were okay, but not ideal.

Then my husband accepted a job in a rural area, so we started to look for a place near there. Very quickly we found a house on a 5 acre block with fruit trees, ornamental trees, beautiful flowers and cows next door. We paid less than any other house we had looked at, and it’s beautiful. It suits every person in the family, and I believe it was a gift from God. That we didn’t deserve.

I would never have considered moving to the country, but now that I’m here I love it. Is that supernatural? It’s Divine Intervention.

I like to remind myself, as you stated that “Blessed is he who believes and has not seen”.

 

[Matt_707]

I believe that the spiritual and the physical are intertwined. I believe there is a monumental amount of supernatural stuff happening all the time that we don’t see or recognise.".

I definitely agree with that statement.

There have been many little incidents in my life that might have been supernatural. Mostly the finding of lost things after asking the angels for help. I can’t say for sure that they weren’t just coincidence, but I believe that God is looking after me. The most recent one was when we were looking to buy a new house. We put offers on many houses, often above what we were comfortable with paying, but we didn’t get one of them. I tried to trust that God would provide, and reminded myself often to leave it with him. We needed a place that was big enough to house our large-ish family, and my husband wanted a lot of land. The houses we looked at were okay, but not ideal.

Then my husband accepted a job in a rural area, so we started to look for a place near there. Very quickly we found a house on a 5 acre block with fruit trees, ornamental trees, beautiful flowers and cows next door. We paid less than any other house we had looked at, and it’s beautiful. It suits every person in the family, and I believe it was a gift from God. That we didn’t deserve.

I would never have considered moving to the country, but now that I’m here I love it. Is that supernatural? It’s Divine Intervention.

I like to remind myself, as you stated that “Blessed is he who believes and has not seen”.

That’s awesome. No doubt, God was looking out for you and your family. Funny you mentioned that… My large-ish family lives out in the country with fruit trees, acres, etc… Funny stuff.

God Bless you and your family in your new home!

 

[doanli]

I believe that the spiritual and the physical are intertwined. I believe there is a monumental amount of supernatural stuff happening all the time that we don’t see or recognise.

There have been many little incidents in my life that might have been supernatural. Mostly the finding of lost things after asking the angels for help. I can’t say for sure that they weren’t just coincidence, but I believe that God is looking after me. The most recent one was when we were looking to buy a new house. We put offers on many houses, often above what we were comfortable with paying, but we didn’t get one of them. I tried to trust that God would provide, and reminded myself often to leave it with him. We needed a place that was big enough to house our large-ish family, and my husband wanted a lot of land. The houses we looked at were okay, but not ideal.

Then my husband accepted a job in a rural area, so we started to look for a place near there. Very quickly we found a house on a 5 acre block with fruit trees, ornamental trees, beautiful flowers and cows next door. We paid less than any other house we had looked at, and it’s beautiful. It suits every person in the family, and I believe it was a gift from God. That we didn’t deserve.

I would never have considered moving to the country, but now that I’m here I love it. Is that supernatural? It’s Divine Intervention.

I like to remind myself, as you stated that “Blessed is he who believes and has not seen”.

Good for you and your family!

 

[crazydyl]

My mother was in her early twenties and God came to her when she asked for proofs of His existence and my mum says that she sees stuff when she prays

I have not seen anything, but God knows that I am smart and worked things out from scientific evidence I thought that my mum was crazy and I could not believe just because of faith as I thought that I could be making things up in my head Now I make sense of what we are through scientific evidence after becoming depressed without God and hating life without Him in my life

At our church the priest swapped two statues of Jesus around because the ‘risen’ Jesus statue was above the tabernacle, but he swapped it for Jesus on the cross because that is the Jesus that we go to see. The head of Jesus has apparently bent forward since this has happened and it is solid stature, so I am excited to see for myself on Sunday if I notice much of difference Kinda cool if it has happened!

Oh, I forgot I have confession tomorrow so I will see it then!

 

[Dorothy]

Sometimes the Lord allows special things to happen to us in order to draw us closer to Him. We need to be thankful for that, and then move on.

The important thing is to stay close to the Sacraments, prayer, and your faith in Him, whether you are going through good times or bad.

Private revelations can be inspiring and help to lead someone closer to the Lord, but we are not required to focus on them because all we need to know is contained in the teachings of the Church.