Amen. That will be me. I won't even be able to look up. He will have to raise my chin or take my hand first, only then would I be worthy to look at His perfect face.
Don't take my comment out of context, Padraig is anything but boastful. I meant he can say he defended what our Lady hold dearest.
The problem with "social media sites" is they lead to "unsocial behavior " ,because of the poster's hidden identity. "Anonymity leads to Nonresponsibility " !
I agree Padraig isn't boastful, and as such I don't believe he would ever speak of his own merits before the Lord Almighty. I can't imagine him saying "I did this" or "I did that"......no....never.
If we went to picture and name I would have to leave...good for some bad for others. There is a humility factor...not sure I can be spiritually as open. But that is just me. Whatever is best for the site.
People get a grip ! I speaking figuratively NOT Literally . We all know Padraig is not boasting before God, I was trying to make a point. Some of us might be asked if we defended our faith when attacked, he certainly could IF ASKED .
"Words are the source of misunderstanding" The Little Prince Let us examine our words in the light of the Gospel. An old monastic axiom goes, for every moment you speak, first spend ten moments in prayer. This applies to all forms of communication. Praying first helps to empty the soul of vanity and leads to less arguments. Then, God can fill the void left behind. This is called Kenosis - or making space for God For those of you who have been banned from the site (if you are still reading): I ask for your prayers for me and I will pray for you. Padraig was right in what he did but I tell you that you have been given a great gift. If you take the brotherly correction and turn to God in prayer he will increase you spiritually. Whether you were right or wrong makes no difference. When we accept a minor correction without lashing out but rather say "have mercy on me Lord" (even if we are justified) the Lord grants us great graces. I speak to you as a friend speaks to a friend and not in theoretical terms, but rather in lived experience. We don't have much time left. Let us put away minor squabbles and approach each other in humility. We will all be tested soon
You have a good point FS. It has been said that the spirit of sacrifice is anonymity. "He did not cling to His divinity but humbled Himself even to death on a cross." Do I sacrifice anything in my comment? Do I try to contribute to the faith, hope and love of my brothers and sisters in Christ? Are my comments made to ease understanding and forgiveness? Do they add to or take away from the life of this forum? Am I really thinking of others or is it more that I want them to see what I know? Are my comments based more in opinion than experience, in assumption rather than truth? "Knowledge puffs up, love builds up." Is what I intend to say surrendered to God's will? Have I said even a short prayer for guidance that I may help rather then hinder, that I may be a stepping stone rather than a stubbing stone, a building block rather than a stumbling block? Am I more ready to criticise than to make allowance, to find a way than to find a fault? I am sure that you guys are all miles ahead of me and most of these considerations are second nature to you but I have to think of these things and oftenI have done so after I presss the 'Post' button. I am sure you can think of many more similar questions but these are some of mine to me.
I don't think that would fare well at my parish's Sunday Mass, though it would be better if some of our parishioners were a little bit more emotionally connected! Safe in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary!
Hello Padraig, I think I’ve sent you a private email yesterday but I’m not sure that you have received it. Basically it was just to ask you to delete my account because I couldn’t find a button to do it by myself when I left. So I’m here now to ask you to do it so. Thank you and thanks for the opportunity. I’ll be with you in prayers and as a reader. God bless you and the forum. PS - Congratulations for your baby Mac. View attachment 3669 “In Portugal the dogma of the Faith will always be preserved etc. [3rd secret] Do not tell this to anybody. Francisco, yes, you [plural in Portuguese] may tell him.” (Our Lady of Fatima, 1917) “I didn’t hear anything. I can only say yes, I did see.” (Francisco, 1917, after the apparitions) From the 4th Memoire of Lúcia dos Santos, handwritten at Tuy, Spain, in 1941. Francisco, for some reason, couldn’t hear Our Lady's voice in the apparitions like the two girls did, but he could see as much as them. So why would Our Lady needed to say to the girls that they could tell Francisco? She said “you may tell him”, but tell him what? We can just guess or, instead we can watch the circus going on inside the Holy Roman Catholic Church. For those bishops, priests and laity who are trying to undermine the everlasting Truth revealed by the blood of Jesus Christ and His martyrs I only have this few words from Saint Paul: [16] Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? [17] But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are. [18] Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. [19] For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: I will catch the wise in their own craftiness. [20] And again: The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. 1 Corinthians 3
No account deleted... Ok, I'm coming back , I’m sorry! I have never really understood if that Our Lady’s sentence about the “dogma of faith” was just a prophecy or also an order!
Hi Basto. I don't think you were deleted. You left on your own. What exact sentence are you talking about? This one? "In Portugal, the dogma of the Faith will always be preserved etc."
It could be both. Though I think the idea that the dogma of the faith being preserved is what the Church is all about. The Church is not by it's nature a "liberal" or "progressive" institution. It was created in part to preserve the dogmas of the faith that God sent us.
