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my very devout catholic 91 year old grandma just passed away, of course right in the middle of holy week. she passed away while holding a crucifix and i was there with her. just sitting here and really hoping shes in heaven with jesus right now. could use some reassurance because im trying to imagin
My daughter has a friend (8 years old) that really wants to go to church. This friends parents don’t go to church and I’m not sure what their stance is on it but it seems like they’re pretty indifferent to church in general. This friend has only been to church once in her life, with her grandparents
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I converted from anglican last year. My family was supportive of my conversion and there was 0 problems. They are Anglican but very 'mere Christianity' type (which is very good, not hating). They basically see catholicism as just another denomination and they basically think I converted becau
A local church is doing outdoor stations of the cross, I have never been to any, no idea what goes on really. Anything I should be aware of? Do I just show up and we walk to each station as a group and the priest says something at each?
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I've been thinking about going to my first mass this Sunday but I'm unsure if that would be too overwhelming as it is Easter. I was thinking that it'd be lovely bc I've been getting closer to the Lord for a while now and I finally decided to go but people keep discouraging me saying that the church
I feel amazing.
At first we and my best friend queued in the nearest line, but got cut off since the Priest was already tired.
Queued to the next nearest one, but decided to move to the next as it seemed a tad too long.
Ended up in the queue to our own Bishop of the Minor Basilica.
Hope everyone
Hello.
I want to hear suggestions on how can i meditate/reflect over the passion of Christ, i plan on going through the whole Friday under rigorous penance and reflection.
Have a good holy week!
Bonus more emotionally heartbreaking; The Women's Dayenu: https://youtu.be/keCybX8teZ4
Hello I’m trying to figure out this rosary my mother gave me. One of the decades has only 8 beads while the others have 10, maybe a poor repair. It has 7 decades so I thought it might be Franciscan.
What is some fun things you can do when you’re alone on Easter? (Convert)
I am going to mass and I’ll dress up and such but after that what is traditions that can be fun for me to do at home to just feel in spirit?
I’m not Catholic, I’m non denominational Christian, but I enjoy the Catholic Church far more than any Protestant churches I’ve been to. I love how you guys take your faith so seriously, too. Not only that, but the Catholic Churches are gorgeous and the fact that they’re all the same no matter wher
So my confirmation is Saturday ( so excited ) my friend is not Catholic but she is trying to find a home church for her.
We were having a conversation and I asked her if she went to church on Sunday because earlier last week she said she would. She says yes she went to a bible following church..
I wanted to maintain the silence from 12-3pm for Good Friday but my parish (it’s the only one for miles) is doing Stations of the Cross at 2pm which definitely involves talking/singing followed by Liturgy at 3pm. Which should take precedence? Of course I would like to uphold both but they happen to
I hope this question does not seem disrespectful and if it is I apologize. But I have a very special Rosary that was gifted to me by my Confirmation Sponsor, who was also my chosen dad (not legally or biologically related, but he did raise me as his own). He passed away in 2020 and the Rosary, a Bib
Hello everybody! I saw a TikTok of a woman who works as a mortician making a (respectful) joke about how she always chokes on the amount of incense burning at Catholic funerals. In the background is a beautiful Gregorian chant playing. Would anybody consider themselves experts enough to help me iden
Out of respect for the solemn commemoration of the Lord's Passion & Death, we are now locking down the subreddit on the evening of Holy Thursday. It will remain this way for all of Good Friday, and will re-open on the evening of Holy Saturday.
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so, in this very moment I'm watching the movie "Son of God" and i got interested in Pontius pilate, this led me to this question, do we have any source being secular or religious that he converted to Catholicism? like, he literally saw the messiah by himself, and i think he knew about the miracles o
TLDR: I think Catholicism might be true, but I’m afraid of the relational consequences and don’t know how to take a first step without blowing up my life and marriage.
I am a 24 year old married man and first time father. I have grown up in a nondenominational, reformed Calvinist church, with my da
In Matthew, we are told that marriage in Heaven does not exist. What is confusing me is if married people in Earth will still be united in Heaven and still love one another but just greater, and still be “exclusive” meaning that we have a special bond with one another like no one else in Heaven. I k
Cradle Catholic here. I never left the faith, never had any reason to, I do go to Mass regularly, and for the past 30 or so years, have been an active participant in my parish(es).
I know we're encouraged to go to Confession regularly, especially during this solemn season. The last time I went, I
Hey everyone,
I understand it’s in the Bible that we obey our parents but what if you are a grown married adult with children? Yesterday my mum and I had an argument. She was over my house and my daughter was having a tantrum because she wanted her way with something and I wasn’t giving in. I have
I know that your answer is of course everyone should but I have some problems. The main one is that your rules are so strict that I'm likely going to Hell whether I'm Catholic or not. I'm not 100% sure if I even believe in Hell or God but I usually do at least a little bit and some years ago started
Teen catholic here! My little brother is 5, and we’ve started reading yk the basic kids bible, but as we know it’s almost Easter! Easter is more than the rabbit and chocolate, I want to teach him the Easter story but I don’t know how to do that without it sounding scary, the topic of death is sensit
I am getting baptized and confirmed this Saturday. I have been drawn to veiling, but am unsure if I am allowed to do it yet, or during the ceremony. is this allowed?
A blessed Paschal Triduum!
I'm trying to find some Catholic materials regarding the supernatural phenomena during the Cruxifixion ie. whether there are historical accounts from Jesus’ contemporaries about the earthquake and the darkness during the crucifixion. I mean, such publicly visible phenomen
so i did my first confesion a couple wks ago. my father said i also need to do an act of contrition prayer, which i prayed because i had mortal sins within my life before i became catholic. But i was wondering how many acts of contritions are too much? Because ive been talking to this guy and i tol
Last night after mass, my parish did an anointing of the sick for all in attendance. I spent some time in the church after I was anointed and did some praying before leaving. I stopped at a grocery store on the way home...and for some odd reason...I would randomly catch the scent of a foul order of
Gonna do my best without getting too deep into my personal life.
I work two jobs M–F:
• 7AM–1PM then
• 3PM–11PM
By the time I get home from my second job, I’m pretty much burnt out. I’m doing this to support my wife and kid, and both jobs have good educational benefits for my daughter, decent pa
So I've been on here long enough to have been downvoted for saying that you have to go to confessions and downvoted for saying that you don't always need to go to confession to be forgiven. what is the official stance?
Now I would say that you need to go to confession if you are an able bodied cat
In my bible which for context is a NABRE it says “ he who believes in him MIGHT not perish and MIGHT have eternal life.
Being one of the most popular verses from the bible as a whole I’ve seen this quote many times and it never says “might” but rather will, why is this?
I do believe in Jesus and h
I've recently been on an ADHD-driven journey to find all the greatest formerly-protestant converts to Catholicism and their reasons for converting. Among my favorites so far are the English intellectuals (Chesterton, St Newman, Manning, etc) and the former-Lutherans (Johann Sheffler, Christina of Sw
Went to Holy Thursday mass tonight. I would assume in most catholic churches it's the only mass of the day.So it was jam packed. I ended up sitting in a chair next to the wall separate from the pew people. As mass got closer to starting I noticed a woman standing against the wall a few feet in fro
The gospels tell us that Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. What is a rough estimate that that would be worth in USD? I believe Judas bought the field in which he killed himself with that money (though I might be mistaken on that) so it must have been a substantial sum. 30 pieces just see
So if I'm correct, Eastern Orthodoxy has proper sacrament. But isn't it also true that the church rejects the "sacraments" that would happen in an Anglo-Catholic church? Was wondering since before I was Catholic, I went to an Anglo-Catholic church, and I promised I would come back in half a year; I
How can some Protestants just absolutely reject that baptism saves? It says it so many times in the Bible, yet they just don't want to admit it. How can they just reject the most fundamental things that Christianity teaches?
Due to extreme financial problems, I sold all of my valuables except a pendant that has the image of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is made of gold which I bought it many years ago for $50.
I just want to share this.
As the post says, I lied and embellished my experience in an interview. It’s for a sales position (and I have sales experience), but when they asked me two scenario-based questions about overcoming objections with an upset customer, and “adapting to a company change”, I came up with two scenarios th
How do you cope/ keep your spirituality when you struggle?
I have GAD, depression and PTSD. Usually I am alright, but I do struggle with things in life. My anxiety makes driving extremely hard to do, I've been battling with that for a couple years.
My depression is mainly just a lack of satisfact
so as a context this is a tradition in our country every holy week. in which we do yearly sacrifices for the week.
Last year we did the Visita Iglesia while for this year we decided to do the local pilgrimage of crossing the nine rivers to reach the our lady of guadalupe shrine while doing the stat
"At my Son’s death I was like a woman whose heart had been pierced by five spears. The first spear was his shameful and blameworthy nakedness, for I saw my most beloved and mighty Son stand naked at the pillar without any clothing to cover him at all.
"The second spear was the accusation against hi
Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening, depending where you are Brother’s & Sister’s.
I pray you are all well.
I’m just sharing yesterday’s service from Westminister Abbey, London for any interested souls.
And the Abbey’s programme for all services during Holy Week which will be streamed online too:
Hi as it’s leading up to Easter week, I’m interested to know how different cultures/communities celebrate Easter/Holy week?
I’m Syro Malabar Knanaya Catholic and we have very specific celebrations during Holy Week such as Oshana Njayar (Psalm Sunday) where we bless psalm leaves and do processions t
There is a tradition of praying the steps at Holy Cross Immaculata in the Mt Adam’s community of Cincinnati, but I am sure this is common elsewhere.
Hi all,
This might sound like silly question but I’m a bit clueless! I’m about to received into the Catholic Church. I’ve noticed that a few women in the congregation wear a veil in my church but most don’t. I understand the reasons behind it, but I don’t feel the need to. I was wondering…are t
