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Offline rosarytrad

Re: Newly Baptised and Struggling
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2024, 10:23:36 AM »

PETITIONS OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
TWELVE 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.

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Offline St Giles

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Re: Newly Baptised and Struggling
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2024, 01:24:21 PM »
Quote from: StrivingCatholic on April 18, 2024, 01:37:39 AM
I am newly baptised and confirmed on the same day, as of 15th April 2024 and I am already struggling with praying fervently and reading the scriptures diligently daily. I also struggle with keeping the Lord in my mind throughout the day while tending to procrastinate spending time with him in prayer. All too often, the past couple of days I find myself having doubts eg., "See? There is no special incidents after baptism and I am making my life harder now than before, and for what?"

At other times, I worry about the things that I may need to confess. Not sure if I am being overly scrupulous at all either. While it may not seem a big deal to some, the beginning couple days of my new journey has not been entirely easy and I ask for any prayers that could come my way since I am not sure what I should request for.

I have unsubscribe most of the channels on Youtube and left those that can help in my journey. If there are any advice or channels that the members here can point me to, that would be greatly appreciated too.

Thank you all kind souls in advance!
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.

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.
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Offline Angelus

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Re: Newly Baptised and Struggling
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2024, 01:25:07 PM »
Quote from: StrivingCatholic on April 18, 2024, 01:37:39 AM
I am newly baptised and confirmed on the same day, as of 15th April 2024 and I am already struggling with praying fervently and reading the scriptures diligently daily. I also struggle with keeping the Lord in my mind throughout the day while tending to procrastinate spending time with him in prayer. All too often, the past couple of days I find myself having doubts eg., "See? There is no special incidents after baptism and I am making my life harder now than before, and for what?"

At other times, I worry about the things that I may need to confess. Not sure if I am being overly scrupulous at all either. While it may not seem a big deal to some, the beginning couple days of my new journey has not been entirely easy and I ask for any prayers that could come my way since I am not sure what I should request for.

I have unsubscribe most of the channels on Youtube and left those that can help in my journey. If there are any advice or channels that the members here can point me to, that would be greatly appreciated too.

Thank you all kind souls in advance!

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?

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. 
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Offline StrivingCatholic

Re: Newly Baptised and Struggling
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2024, 10:01:36 PM »
Quote from: Stubborn on April 18, 2024, 05:02:13 AM
Might be you need to nourish your faith, which comes from hearing as St. Paul tells us. His channel has many great sermons:


Here is another good one.
Thanks for the resources! I will definitely subscribe and explore them.
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Offline StrivingCatholic

Re: Newly Baptised and Struggling
« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2024, 10:05:43 PM »
Quote from: AMDGJMJ on April 18, 2024, 05:35:58 AM
Welcome to the Faith!

Try not to give yourself too hard of a time.  "Rome was not built in a day".  Perfection takes time.

I highly recommend the book "Patience" by Father Lasance:

https://truerestoration.org/press/patience/

Thanks for the recommendation, AMDGJMJ! :smirk:
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