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These days, I try not to brush aside anything that the Church approves under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It would be terrible if the Holy Spirit abandons the Church when she is making such important acts of discernment, we would be lost then.The Divine mercy was condemned by the Church. Also it contradicts Church teaches meaning it is false.
Let me find out from my godparent from RCIA and get back to you on this. I really have no ideaThis post tells us that you were baptised in the New Order (abbrev NO here) and not according to the traditional way.
The Divine Mercy is a false devotion. Change this to the Rosary.These days, I try not to brush aside anything that the Church approves under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It would be terrible if the Holy Spirit abandons the Church when she is making such important acts of discernment, we would be lost then.
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3 O'clock Divine Mercy ChapletThe Divine Mercy is a false devotion. Change this to the Rosary.
Were you baptized using the Traditional Rite of Baptism or the New Rite? Was the minister a validly-ordained priest using the Traditional Rite or someone else?Let me find out from my godparent from RCIA and get back to you on this. I really have no idea
The reason I ask is that the New Rite of Baptism removes certain exorcisms and anointings that St. Thomas Aquinas says are critical to remove the obstacles to divine grace:
https://aquinas.cc/la/en/~ST.III.Q71.A3
If you were not baptized using the Traditional Rite, you can have a traditional priest provide the "Supplying Ceremonies of Baptism" The process takes approximately 15 minutes.
ANY struggle you have, you can be certain many other Catholics have the same struggles even if they have been in the faith for many years.I appreciate this. I kept assuming that there is something wrong with me or that I did not put myself in a proper state of mind before baptism and expected something splendous to happen. You just reminded me when we as catechumens were taught during RCIA that even after baptism, we were not excused from spiritual struggles and hardships, and it only intensifies if we intend to really carry the cross. Ugh...I see the immaturity in my expectations now.
Remember these basic ordinary daily struggles are your cross. All you have to do is carry it. Even Jesus needed help carrying his cross, so heavy was the burden of our sins. It wouldn't be quite so difficult if Catholics would help each other carry their cross, but we are too spread out and careless to do that, or we won't accept help from others. "Bear one another's burdens, everyone shall carry his own burden." "No greater love does a man have than to lay down his life for his friends." That doesn't mean we have to take a bullet for them, but give up what you want to do with your life, even if it's just a part of the day or week you would rather be doing something else for yourself, to help someone else carry their burden. You don't make a campfire with 1 piece of wood, it takes a few to share the heat between them so they burn all the hotter in this cold world.
I have added these prayers among my list of My Prayer in my Laudate app. Thank you, RosaryTrad!PETITIONS OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOMTWELVE PRAYERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY
- O Lord, do not deprive me of Thy heavenly blessing.
- O Lord, deliver me from eternal torment.
- O Lord, if I sinned in thought, word, or deed, forgive me.
- O Lord, free me from all ignorance, the pettiness of soul, and hardness of heart.
- O Lord, save me from all temptation.
- O Lord, enlighten my heart darkened by evil desires.
- O Lord, because I am a human being, I am a sinner; because Thou art the Lord God, forgive me in Thy love, for Thou knowest that my soul is weak.
- O Lord, send Thy grace to aid me so that I may glorify Thy Holy Name.
- O Lord Jesus Christ, inscribe me, Thy faithful servant, in the Book of Life, and give me a good end.
- O Lord my God, although I have not done any good before Thee, nevertheless, grant me, with the help of Thy grace, to be able to begin to do so.
- O Lord, freshen my heart with Thy grace.
- O Lord of Heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, impure and cold of heart, in Thy Kingdom.
TWELVE PRAYERS AT THE END OF THE DAY
- O Lord, accept my repentance.
- O Lord, do not forsake me.
- O Lord, save me from temptation.
- O Lord, grant me pure thoughts.
- O Lord, grant me tears of repentance, the remembrance of death, and a healthy sense of my guilt.
- O Lord, grant me humility, charity, and obedience.
- O Lord, grant me the confession of my sins.
- O Lord, grant me tolerance, kindness, and gentleness.
- O Lord, place in me the source of all blessings: the fear of Thee in my heart.
- O Lord, grant that I may love Thee with all my heart and all my soul, and that I may always obey Thy will.
- O Lord, defend me from certain people and also from the demons and all errors.
- O Lord, Thou knowest that there always exists agreement between Thee and Thy Will; may such also exist between us, for Thou art blessed forever and ever. Amen.