When religion becomes torture

[Convert_in_99]

I’m still having a major crisis of faith. So lately all things religious cause me pain and torture. Priests don’t wish to work with me since I have mental illness, few are willing to even try. Therapists wonder why I keep practicing religion if it’s torturous, or practice such a strict faith as Catholicism if they are Protestant. I can’t afford the local Catholic therapist, they take no insurance whatsoever. I’m having to practice all alone. No Catholics in my family. I can’t keep friends long with my mental illness, they eventually just can’t take me anymore. Why did God lead me to this faith only for it to cause such loneliness and torture. God hates me I can never do right and I really wish he didn’t make me at all. Better to not exist then be damned later. Ugh I’m so totally miserable being Catholic. It’s a horrible nightmare, and on top of it all the Church on earth is having her own crisis of faith. It’s just absolutely horrid. :crying:

 

[Reuben_J]

Bottom line is our problems exist whether we have religion or not. It should be viewed as such and not the other way round.

 

[mVitus]

Are there any charities near you that you could benefit from to be able to afford the Catholic therapist? Or a GoFundMe?

I don’t know how to express my sympathy, but I can assure you that there will be people praying for you.

 

[Michael_Mayo]

What do you find so tortuous?

 

[esieffe]

Praying for you.

 

[tawny]

Praying to the Holy Spirit to give you guidance, direction, strength, fortitude & wisdom in your time of need.

 

[pianistclare]

Well dear one…faith is a source of comfort. Not torture.
How is your faith torturing you?
You should be experiencing peace, and a sense of belonging as a beloved child of God.
What are you struggling with?
Meditate, go to Adoration (ask someone for a ride) get some good inspirational books.

 

[Meagan34]

We’re almost on the same boat. Prayer is what helps me immensely, though. Although perhaps you might consider another therapist that does take insurance even if they’re not necessarily Catholic. Or there are also many Catholic Charities that do offer free counseling or for whatever donation you are able to make. Prayers.

 

[Tantum_ergo]

I’m still having a major crisis of faith. So lately all things religious cause me pain and torture. Priests don’t wish to work with me since I have mental illness, few are willing to even try. Therapists wonder why I keep practicing religion if it’s torturous, or practice such a strict faith as Catholicism if they are Protestant. I can’t afford the local Catholic therapist, they take no insurance whatsoever. I’m having to practice all alone. No Catholics in my family. I can’t keep friends long with my mental illness, they eventually just can’t take me anymore. Why did God lead me to this faith only for it to cause such loneliness and torture. God hates me I can never do right and I really wish he didn’t make me at all. Better to not exist then be damned later. Ugh I’m so totally miserable being Catholic. It’s a horrible nightmare, and on top of it all the Church on earth is having her own crisis of faith. It’s just absolutely horrid. :crying:

I’m so sorry you’re going through this right now. But don’t let the failings of us individual Catholics, whether they’re priests, therapists, people you interact with who may not always be understanding, or whatever, influence the Truth which is the Catholic faith.

Today is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The Blessed Mother had to deal with sorrow and pain and she knows your suffering and weeps with you. Turn to her for comfort and like her, be embraced in the arms of Jesus. They will never fail you. And I hope that they will also send you friends and helpers here, and send peace to your heart.

The Church will never fail. I know that all will be resolved, and that whatever is decided will be God’s will and will ultimately be for good and glory. Do not be afraid, do not let your heart be troubled, but cling to Jesus and Mary. And know that I will be praying for you.

 

[Anthony_Perlas]

I’m still having a major crisis of faith. So lately all things religious cause me pain and torture. Priests don’t wish to work with me since I have mental illness, few are willing to even try. Therapists wonder why I keep practicing religion if it’s torturous, or practice such a strict faith as Catholicism if they are Protestant. I can’t afford the local Catholic therapist, they take no insurance whatsoever. I’m having to practice all alone. No Catholics in my family. I can’t keep friends long with my mental illness, they eventually just can’t take me anymore. Why did God lead me to this faith only for it to cause such loneliness and torture. God hates me I can never do right and I really wish he didn’t make me at all. Better to not exist then be damned later. Ugh I’m so totally miserable being Catholic. It’s a horrible nightmare, and on top of it all the Church on earth is having her own crisis of faith. It’s just absolutely horrid. :crying:

Peace and blessings to you! I would pray the stations of the cross and convert these blows into love.

These pains and torture is a form of deprogramming that your Church is enforcing out of you. The main philosophy to follow is following the will of the Holy Ghost within you.

If it’s not true for you, it’s not true. It doesn’t matter what the Church says, the pastor says, the therapist says, the Catholic therapist says, the friends says. Listen to the voice of the Holy Ghost and allow Him to dominate all the strong men within you and from without.

Establish the hedge protection of Jesus Christ and follow Him. Listen to His voice.

Once you survive the deprogramming, allow the Eucharist to dominate your life.

Grab a notebook. And note down any instances you have committed the thing below. Remember, in order to be healed you must abide to the conscience. Make your flesh submit to the spirit.

AGAINST THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

The First Commandment

Have you doubted in matters of faith? Consulted fortune-tellers? Believed in dreams? Made use of superstitious practices? Gone to places of false worship and taken an active part in the religious services of a false church? Belonged to Masons, Communists, of some other forbidden society? Read anti-Catholic books or papers? Neglected religious instruction? Omitted religious duties through fear or ridicule? Murmured against God, or despaired of His mercy? Have you rashly presumed on His goodness in committing sin? Did you pray in time of temptation? For your family? Have you neglected your daily prayers? Have you recited them carelessly, without devotion, thoughtlessly? Have you missed spending a reasonable amount of time in thanksgiving after Holy Communion? Have you been irreverent toward God, sacred persons, places or things? Have you associated with people who might have a bad influence upon your life? Have you refused to place signs of faith in your home, such as a crucifix, picture of the Blessed Mother or the saints?

The Second Commandment

Have you taken the name of God in vain? Laughed at the profane use of the name of God or irreverent speech by others? Given bad example to children by such speech in their presence, or by neglecting to correct a child when irreverent or profane language was used? Spoken disrespectfully of the saints or holy things? Allowed others in your household to do the same? Sworn falsely, that is, called upon God to witness the truth of what you were saying, when you were in reality telling a lie? Sworn rashly, or in slight and trivial matters? Have you cursed persons, animals, or things? Have you blasphemed, that is, used insulting language expressing contempt for God, His saints or sacred things? Have you caused others to do so? Have you criticized God's mercy or justice, or murmured against His providence?

The Third Commandment
Have you assisted at Mass on Sundays and Holydays? Have you been late for Mass? Behaved properly in Church? Have you performed or commanded unnecessary servile work, bought or sold without necessity, or in any other way - gambling, drinking - profaned these holy days?

 

[Anthony_Perlas]

The Fourth Commandment

Have you shown due honor, love, gratitude and obedience to your parents? Have you shown due honor and obedience to your pastors and other lawful superiors? Have you asked their pardon when you hurt them? Have you been disrespectful to your parents by speaking angrily to them, saying unkind, harsh words to them and about them, or by being ashamed of them? If you are a parent, have you shown this lack of honor, love and gratitude to your parents in the presence of your children? Have you criticized them and rejected some of their orders? Have you corrected and punished your children for serious transgressions, or forbidden them to enter serious occasions of sin? Have you cooperated with teachers in the education of your children? Have you refused to send your children to Catholic school when you could have done so and had no permission from bishop or pastor to do otherwise? If there is no Catholic school in your vicinity, have you sent your children to catechism faithfully? Have you taken an interest in their catechism lessons? Have you cooperated with the Pastor and the Sisters in the projects sponsored by them to stimulate the children's interest in the faith? Have you trained and corrected your children in regard to chastity? Have you been disrespectful to aged persons? Have you had proper care for children and those dependent on you - both in physical and religious matters? Above all, have you given them a good example? If you are a child, have you refused to speak to your father or mother? Have you resented them? Have you disobeyed your parents when they gave you orders to avoid bad companions or dangerous occasions to sin? Have you obeyed the rules they made concerning persons to be brought into the house, the hours to be kept at night, or the conduct within the home? When earning money, while living at home or while still subject to your parents, have you refused them part of your earnings when they needed it or demanded it? As a citizen, have you obeyed laws of the city and country made for the safety and well-being of all?

The Fifth Commandment

The fifth commandment forbids: Murder, suicide, criminal neglect that might cause serious injury or death to another, serious anger and hatred, abortion, mercy killing, the use of narcotics, sterilization, drunkenness, help extended to another to commit a mortal sin, fighting, anger, hatred and revenge. 
Have you procured, desired, or hastened the death of any one? Have you been guilty of anger, hatred, quarreling, revenge? Used provoking language, insulting words, ridicule? Refused to speak to others? Caused enmities? Given scandal? Did you eat or drink too much? Have you been unkind, irritable, impatient? Have you provoked others to anger offended them, hurt them by anger or impatience? Have you entertained thoughts of jealousy, revenge, aversion, resentment or contempt of others? Have you kept company with those who drink to excess? Have you encouraged them to drink? Have you jested about their drunkenness? Have you neglected your health or endangered your life? Have you neglected to take care of the health of your children or those subject to you? Have you endangered the life of others by driving an automobile while intoxicated or caused real danger to the safety of others in any other way?

 

[Anthony_Perlas]

The Sixth and Ninth Commandments

These two commandments demand purity and modesty in our life: in our thoughts, words, and actions, whether alone or with others.
In general, these commandments forbid: adultery, fornication, self-abuse, indecent dressing, necking, impure kisses, impure dancing, impure talk, sins against nature, birth control, impure touches, petting, looking at impure pictures, dances, floor shows, movies, or reading impure books or magazines.
Have you been guilty of impure or immodest thoughts, words or actions - alone or with others? Have you spoken words or phrases of double meaning? Have you told suggestive stories? Have you encouraged others to do so? Have you taught others to do this? Have you avoided occasions of sin in this matter? Have you guarded your sight, or allowed your eyes to wander in curiosity over obviously dangerous objects? Have you put yourself in an occasion of sin by reading bad books, looking at indecent pictures, keeping bad company, attending immoral performances, watching indecent movies or television programs, singing lewd songs, and the like? Have you distributed obscene books or magazines? Have you informed others of places of distribution? Have you encouraged others to read them? Have you desired to do impure things? Have you been an occasion of sin to others, by your conversation, dress, appearance, or actions? Have you touched yourself impurely? If you are married, have you committed sins of impurity with another married or single person? Taken part in prolonged kisses and embraces with others beside your partner in marriage? Have you used contraceptive means in performing marriage duties? Have you, without good reason, refused or neglected to render the marriage obligation when seriously asked?

The Seventh and Tenth Commandments

These commandments forbid: robbery and burglary, graft, bribes, stealing and damaging the property of others. These commandments forbid not merely stealing but every type of dishonest dealing, such as, cheating, unjust keeping of what belongs to others, unjust damage to property of others, graft on the part of public officials. These commandments are also violated by merchants who use false weights, measures, who make exorbitant profits or lie about the essential qualities of their goods; by those who obtain money from others by persuading them to make unsound investments with the assurance of gain; by those who knowingly pass counterfeit money, or take undue advantage of the ignorance or necessity of another; by employers who defraud laborers; by employees who waste time during working hours, perform careless work or neglect to take reasonable care of the property of their employers; by employers who charge customers exorbitant prices; by those who do not return what they borrowed; by running up a charge account and not paying it; not returning found articles; selling articles with hidden defects for the usual price; not paying one's bills; by depriving one's family of necessities by gambling, drinking or foolish spending. 
Have you stolen or retained ill-gotten goods? Damaged or wasted the property of others? Accepted bribes? Neglected to make restitution, or to help the poor? Have you desired the goods of others? Squandered their goods? As a parent, have you taught your children a strict sense of honesty and justice, punishing any slight theft or deceit? Have you sinned in any way mentioned above?

The Eighth Commandment

This commandment forbids: lies, calumny, detraction, perjury, unjust and unnecessary criticism, fault-finding, gossip, backbiting, insults, rash judgment, the telling of secrets one is bound to keep, cheating, tale-bearing.
Have you borne false witness for or against another? Been guilty of detraction, flattery, hypocrisy, lying, rash judgment?
Have you entertained unkind thoughts of others? Have you harbored suspicions, nursed resentments, refused to forgive others when they expressed their contrition? Have you spread unkind remarks others make to you? Do you discuss the faults of your parents, wife, husband, children with others who have no business knowing anything about them? At home are you given to nagging, complaining, arguing, refusing to talk, calling names, petty quarreling?
Have you brought any harm to your neighbor and have you tried to repair it, as far as you were able? Have you tried to destroy the good work performed by another, or to hinder it seriously? Have you been sensitive, hurt, cool, thoughtless with others?

AGAINST THE PRECEPTS OF THE CHURCH

I. Have you observed all Sundays and Holydays as commanded by the Church?

II. Have you kept the fast? Eaten meat on prohibited days? Encouraged others to violate the precepts of the Church? Scandalized others by your failure to obey the Church in this matter? Have you nibbled between meals?

III. Have you gone to confession at least once a year? Received Holy Communion during Easter Time?

IV. Are you a member of any forbidden society? Are you a Communist?

V. Have you contributed to the support of the Church, school, pastor? Have you prevented others from fulfilling this obligation? Have you fomented rebellion against proper Church authority? Have you given bad example to your children by refusing to support the Church? Have you tried to teach your children to give their share for the support of the Church? Have you ridiculed those who are doing their share and often times more than their share for the support of the Church?

VI. Have you married contrary to the laws of the Catholic Church, or aided others in doing so? Are you keeping such company that may some day prove dangerous for you and lead you to a violation of this precept of the Church? Are you encouraging others to keep such company?

 

[Grandpafrancie]

Read Fr. Timothy Gallagher’ s book “Discernment of Spirits.” I believe it was written for you. I wouldn’t call it an easy read but it will help you to understand what’s going on.

 

[Anthony_Perlas]

Read Fr. Timothy Gallagher’ s book “Discernment of Spirits.” I believe it was written for you. I wouldn’t call it an easy read but it will help you to understand what’s going on.

Great!

 

[mVitus]

Anthony, in my opinion listing a bunch of things saying “Did you sin this way?” isn’t helpful in this case. Given their name Convert in '99 I’d assume they know the basics. Perhaps they’re dealing with scruples. Or if they’re having trouble knowing God loves them, bringing forth sins doesn’t help there by listing a huge block of them. Just my opinion.

 

[Anthony_Perlas]

Anthony, in my opinion listing a bunch of things saying “Did you sin this way?” isn’t helpful in this case. Given their name Convert in '99 I’d assume they know the basics. Perhaps they’re dealing with scruples. Or if they’re having trouble knowing God loves them, bringing forth sins doesn’t help there by listing a huge block of them. Just my opinion.

What he’s suffering is Jansenism en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism.

The counter is to acknowledge his weakness. And then deprogram the function of by first calling to mind his sins.

Then reading this: littleflower.org/therese/

 

[Edmundus1581]

What he’s suffering is Jansenism en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansenism.

The counter is to acknowledge his weakness. And then deprogram the function of by first calling to mind his sins.

Then reading this: littleflower.org/therese/

That’s the sort of advise which should, if it is appropriate, come from a priest who knows the individual.

The OP has already mentioned that priests want to refer these symptoms to medical specialists.

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In reply to Convert - I am surprised to hear that you have a psychiatric condition, even though you have mentioned it here previously. Your posts are always lucid and to the point, and charitable. Please hang around keep posting!

Catholics are increasingly isolated in the world today, and it’s only worse if you are the only one your family. It’s a double blow. It’s not surprising that it makes your Catholic faith seem like a trial. Community and fellowship is one of our most fundamental needs and if our Faith stands in the way of it, rather than bolsters it, then we are in for a long struggle.

Unfortunately, Catholic parishes often do not provide as much community as Protestant parishes do. This is well known.

My suggestion? See your Catholic faith, and your trials, as a privilege. I know it’s not easy, but these thoughts often help me when I’m feeling alone.

Many blessings, Convert, and keep coming back. We love you!

~ Edmundus

 

[josh987654321]

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I hope you don’t mind if I share the following which I believe may help.

Jesus to St. Faustina -
"It is in My Passion that you must seek light and strength." (Diary, 654)
Jesus to Catalina:

The Passion - loveandmercy.org/Eng-TP-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

**Contemplate My wounds and see if there is anyone who has suffered as much as I, to show their love…

Contemplate for a moment these bloodstained hands and feet… This naked body, covered with wounds, with urine, and blood. Dirty… This head punctured by sharp thorns, soaked in sweat, full of dust, and covered in Blood…

Contemplate your Jesus, hanging on the Cross, without being able to make the slightest movement… naked, without fame, without honor, without liberty…

Contemplate Me in the image of the Christ that weeps and bleeds. There and in this way the world has Me.**

http://s24.postimg.org/s91lh9u91/Crucifixion.jpg
Jesus to Catalina:

The Passion - loveandmercy.org/Eng-TP-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

9) Admire the silence, the patience, and the conformity with which I accept this suffering. Who is the One who suffers like this, a victim of such ignominy? He is the Son of God! The One who has made the heavens, the earth, the seas, and all that exists… The One who has created man; the One who sustains everything with His infinite power… He is there motionless, despised, stripped, and followed by a multitude of souls who will abandon worldly possessions, family, country, honors, well-being, glory and whatever may be necessary to give Him Glory and show Him the love owed Him…

Jesus to Catalina:

From Sinai to Calvary - loveandmercy.org/Eng-FSC-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

**4) "…In this profound pain which causes My sight to grow darker to the point that I can no longer see clearly those beings which I love and who remain at the foot of My agony, I know that Love has conquered, that it will conquer forever.

1. “It is precisely because of that boundless love which, in the midst of My unfathomable suffering, I did not lose confidence in My Father. But rather, I was being overcome by immense joy in knowing that I was fulfilling His Will and, thus, demonstrating My Love for Him and for all mankind.”
2. “…you can see and understand with greater ease, why human suffering makes sense when it is endured for love’s sake, desiring to fulfill the Divine Will. And it is that the greatest pain, as intense as it may be, does not diminish the joy in the heart of those who sweeten themselves with the greatest Love.”**

Jesus to Catalina:

I Have Given My Life for You - loveandmercy.org/Eng-IHG-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

**10) I assure you that those who meditate on My sorrowful Passion will derive many Graces, because it is a treasure chest of infinitely enormous benefits.

1. If you keep Me company while meditating on My Passion, I will make smooth your hardships, because as I have said, I always repay love with Love.**

“And I saw the river over which every soul must pass to reach the kingdom of Heaven. And the name of that river was suffering… And I saw the boat which carries souls across the river. And the name of that boat was Love.” - St John of the Cross

Jesus to St Fauatina
"There is but one price at which souls are brought, and that is suffering united to My suffering on the cross. Pure love understands these words; carnal love will never understand them." (Diary, 324)

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[josh987654321]

Jesus to Catalina:

From Sinai to Calvary - loveandmercy.org/Eng-FSC-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

Jesus said: **“Contemplate this scene, My beloved, and learn that My own cannot march through life without a cross. 4) “Go and tell the world what you are learning and, if they want to silence you, shout even louder. Do this for the sake of the power of the love that unites you to Me, which is as united as these two pieces of wood that form an instrument of salvation for all of humanity.

1. “Tell the consecrated souls that the cross that they wear, is not only to adorn their chests or identify them superficially with Me. First they must gird themselves with the cross and learn to “make themselves comfortable” on it instead of running away from it. Tell them they cannot long for Tabor, if they have not first passed through Golgotha. It is here on the Cross where they will learn charity, humility, poverty of spirit and temperance in all acts of their lives. 6) “Assure them that I give proof and testimony that, the devil can be easily defeated from the experience of the cross. Contemplate Me: I am a true Man, in whom the flesh manifests its limitations, and true God, in demonstrating the relentless force of Agape Love.
2. “Pray for those who do not know of sufferings, for it is certain that they are not among My own…Observe these two condemned ones who flank Me and meditate on the ways that men carry their crosses. 8) “Some carry it with rage, with bitterness, amidst much grief. He who carries a cross in similar circumstances and with those sentiments, carries for sure a cross, which has no sense because instead of drawing him closer, it pushes him away from Me. Usually that is the cross of those who refuse to understand the meaning of suffering, which takes on supernatural dimensions. That is the cross of the thief at My left, it is the cross which will always be heavy and will never be able to redeem.
3. “Dismas, on My right, accepts his cross with resignation and even with dignity; he assumes it at first because he has no other recourse. But suddenly, when he recognizes Me and knows that I Am the Son of God, he accepts that cross, acknowledging himself as a sinner, and asking that through it, Mercy remembers him. 10) “Finally, you have Me here in front of you, embracing My redeeming Cross to teach all of you to carry yours. I invite you to be co-redeemers with Me, making reparation for your own sins and those of all mankind. Know that this way of carrying the cross is reflected in your conduct, when before you are difficulties and pains and through them you draw closer to Me and you profit from them to give testimony before men. When you embrace your cross, you can feel that the only thing you desire is strength, because the thirst for souls consumes you."**

Jesus to Catalina:

The Passion - loveandmercy.org/Eng-TP-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

**17) My children, there are no glorious crosses on earth; they are all wrapped in mystery, in darkness, in exasperation: in mystery, because you do not understand it; in darkness, because they blind the mind; and in exasperation, because they strike blows in precisely those places where one does not wish to be struck.

1. …I tell you that not only did I carry the wooden cross that led Me to Glory, but, above all, that invisible but permanent Cross that was formed by the crosses of your sins. Yes, and of your sufferings. Everything that you suffer was the object of My sorrows, for I not only suffered to give you Redemption, but also for what you should suffer now. Look at the love that unites Me to you; in it have the confirmation of My Holy Will and unite yourselves to Me by observing how I behaved in the midst of unlimited bitterness.
2. I have taken as a symbol a piece of wood, a cross. I have carried it with great love, for the good of all. I have suffered real affliction so that all could rejoice in Me. But today, how many believe in the One who truly did love you and does love you? Contemplate Me in the image of the Christ that weeps and bleeds. There and in this way the world has Me.**

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[josh987654321]

Jesus to Catalina:

Divine Providence - loveandmercy.org/Eng-DP-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

On the 29th day the Lord told me: **“Gold is tested in the burning crucible. Everything that all of you are living is necessary for growth… I love you very much. Believe it and love Me more. Even if you think that you are incapable of loving more, continue to exert yourself in that for love is like a rubber container that expands, with the only difference being that the container never explodes, it is refined until it becomes noble material.” **

1. Later He continued: **4) “My desire is for every soul to be holy so it may come to Me at the moment of its death and remain in the Kingdom that the Father has prepared for it from all eternity. However, I desire to purify that soul even on earth, so that, as much as possible, it not be necessary to purge that which remained to be cleansed in life. That is why when a person is well disposed and desires to know Me, to love Me, to make Me known and to be purified on earth, I do my work as a potter and shape that clay, sometimes adding some more water to refine the mass, other times hitting or squeezing the mass to soften it, and when it is ready, I cook it in the burning oven of the virtues, in order to make that piece soft to the touch, shiny and worthy to be presented and offered to a King.” **
2. Even though I was certain of having seen my mother’s journey towards the Throne of the Lord, I kept wondering if her soul had to expiate for a time in Purgatory… It was then that the Lord told me:** 6) “Why do you allow the devil to sow doubts in your mind? Trust and pray… None of you will understand until you are on this side, but even if you are almost certain (as I have revealed to certain souls) that your deceased ones are already enjoying Paradise, continue praying for them because in this way you complete what they lacked or increase what the souls of other persons close to you presented in their hands when they appeared before Me. 7) “When I said, ‘Come to Me all you who are burdened or tired…’ I also said it to you. Many things, which I allow or send, you sometimes find silly or unjust. Faith has to teach all of you that I plan everything for good. Remember that the soul, who maintains its peace and faith in the face of adversity, has the right to expect My Love and its benefits.” **

Jesus to Catalina:

Divine Providence - loveandmercy.org/Eng-DP-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

During my prayers on the 23rd, the Lord, knowing that I was feeling very much alone, spoke to me and said: **2) “My beloved, here I am, responding to your call. However, not even for an instant have I abandoned you… You are seemingly alone but I am with you. 3) “Think of My anguish in the garden; I felt alone. 4) “Are you afraid? So was I. 5) “Do you need to talk to someone? Talk to Me. 6) “Do you need a hand to caress you? Here are Mine. 7) “Do you need a shoulder on which to cry? Do so on Mine and I will dry your tears with My kisses… Your tears will blend with Mine. I am not indifferent to your sufferings.

1. “Do you need someone’s company to pray with you? Here you have My Saints and My Angels… Offer Me your patience in this life of exile and, thus, each time that I come looking for you, you will be free of grief and able to enjoy great interior peace.**

http://s27.postimg.org/x7ui1kgn7/Agony_In_Garden.jpg
Jesus to Catalina:

The Passion - loveandmercy.org/Eng-TP-Reg.pdf
(Roman Catholic Imprimatur)

24) I said: My Father; I did not say: My God. And what I want to teach you when your heart suffers most is that you should say “My Father” and ask Him comfort. Show Him your sufferings, your fears, and with moaning, remind Him that you are His children. Tell Him that your soul can bear no more! Ask trustingly like children and wait, for your Father will help you; He will give you and the souls entrusted to you, the necessary strength to go through this your tribulation.

“Satan may appear in many disguises like Christ, but Satan never has and never will appear with scars. Only Heaven’s Love can show the marks of love’s greatest gift.” - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

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