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Offline littlerose

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« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2009, 05:11:26 PM »
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  • Spouse, may I ask how old you are? These kinds of temptations can come very strongly on women at certain times. It is never a sin to be tempted, and since you are upset, it seems clear to me that you are not indulging the temptation. It is in giving in that temptation becomes sin and if that happens, you can confess and be forgiven.

    If no priest is available, saying the Act of Contrition sincerely while resolving to confess to a priest at the first opportunity is certainly all you could do and God recognizes that, and he loves us.

    I do believe it is a Satanic oppression and you do have the same protection as a baptized Catholic because I remmeber you telling us in another thread how you have asked for baptism and been refused because of the priest's fear of the Muslim laws against baptizing adults. Don't listen to the fanatics who claim there is no "Baptism of Desire", a case like yours is most certainly the classic case in which God does grant the same grace to your soul, especially if you continue to seek Baptism.

    Our Blessed Virgin Mother is very very real and nearby with her cloak of protection, too. I do believe I would have fallen away if I had not completed Novenas to her. She certainly understands our weaknesses as women and can comfort you and protect you from those temptations.

    The images you describe seem to me to  be very similar to a lot of the blasphemous hollywood stuff that permeates American culture.  Even just a glimpse of them can enter the subconscious and be brought up by Satan when he wants to torment a saintly soul.

    Spouse, I keep you in my Rosary prayers.

    Offline Raoul76

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    « Reply #16 on: December 28, 2009, 05:54:55 PM »
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  • She doesn't need baptism of desire, and that is not something to count on as if it's a sure thing.  Part of qualifying for baptism of desire is that you must do everything in your power to actually be baptized.

    Not to worry.  She can have anyone, absolutely anyone, baptize her, saying the proper words.
    She can go to someone on the street and say "I'll pay you $100 dollars to say 'I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,' while pouring water over my head."

    As for her temptations, no, they aren't a sin.  I have had some disgusting images flash across my cranium while praying, not to mention at other times.  The devil likes to do that.  But I think what spouse is saying is that she had previously desired to remain a virgin and now she is realizing that is not her calling.  

    Spouse, I am glad you are opening your mind and listening to what God wants for you, but how will you find a Catholic husband in Iran?  I strongly doubt I'd be able to find a girl even in America who believes as I do.  There are a handful of sedevacantists and they all seem to believe in NFP -- I'm not going that route.  However, I have no desire to be married.  

    Although your marriage would presumably be Catholic, though I still don't know if you are Novus Ordo or what you believe about the crisis today, be aware that it may not be a bed of roses.  It may not even remove your lustful thoughts or temptations.  Don't look at it as a solution to all your problems.  Just look at it as your particular challenge to rise up to.
    Readers: Please IGNORE all my postings here. I was a recent convert and fell into errors, even heresy for which hopefully my ignorance excuses. These include rejecting the "rhythm method," rejecting the idea of "implicit faith," and being brieflfy quasi-Jansenist. I also posted occasions of sins and links to occasions of sin, not understanding the concept much at the time, so do not follow my links.