Catholic General:1st Sunday of Lent Edition

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Saint of the Day: Saint Jean-François-Régis Clet

Tenth of fifteen children; his father was a farmer and merchant, and the boy was named after Saint John Francis Regis. He was raised in a pious family; one brother became a priest, one sister a nun. Studied at the Jesuit Royal College at Grenoble, France. Joined the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians) in Lyons, France on 6 March 1769, making his final vows in 1771. Ordained in 1773. Professor of moral theology at the Vincentian seminary in Annecy, France. Nicknamed “the walking library” due to his encyclopedic knowledge. Rector of Annecy in 1786. Director of novices in Paris in 1788. Director of the internal seminary at mother-house of the Congregation of the Lazarists in Paris, France. His community was disbanded, and their house destroyed by the French Revolutionists. Missionary to China in 1791. Assigned to Kiang-si in October 1792, the only European in the area; in 28 years of work, he never mastered the language. In 1793 Clet moved to Hou-Kouang in the Hopei Province where he served as superior of an international group of Vincentian missioners scattered over a very large territory; his pastoral area covered 270,000 square miles. In 1811 government anti–Christian persecutions intensified; the missionaries were accused of inciting rebellion, and had to pursue their work while on the run, often hiding in the mountains. On 16 June 1819, with a bounty on his head, Francis was betrayed by a Christian schoolmaster whose behavior the missionary had tried to correct. Force marched hundreds of miles in chains to trial. On 1 January 1820 he was found guilty of deceiving the Chinese people by preaching Christianity. Martyr.

I want to become a Catholic (raised by a Catholic father who left the church when I was born and a non-religious mother), and I'm planning on starting RCIA classes in the fall when college begins, but as of right now I can't go to mass on Sundays because of work, unfortunately.

Does your parish offer a Saturday Afternoon/Evening Mass?

I work on the weekends and just don't have time for church, unfortunately.

If you pray and ask for the time, the Lord will provide it. I know where you are coming from. I often thought I had no time for Him.

I can't do it Sup Forums

The whole no fun allowed thing is getting to me. Especially the no sex, no fap, no nothing before marriage. It might have worked at a time where you got married at 19 and then had no time to think because you needed to work. Not now. I'm not a virgin, I've banged a few girls and the idea of not doing anything before marriage is just off the charts for me. If on top of that I can't fap when thinking about a loving gf, fuck this shit.

Don't I have to go through RCIA classes first?

If I'm asking dumb questions, it's because I have a lot of misconceptions about the Church I'm still trying to correct in my own mind. My ex-Catholic father always describes the Church as a cult.

No question is dumb if it brings you closer to His Church.

You are under no obligation to go to Mass unless you have been through RCIA classes, but I would talk to a priest to be sure.

>Especially the no sex, no fap, no nothing before marriage.
You speak of these things as though doing them is freedom. But in truth it's slavery to your passion. When the urge hits, pray the Rosary. It's helped me.

Forgot to link you in

there is no god

>it's slavery to your passion
I'm more obsessed if I can't have something.

I tell myself I can't have sex and I won't stop thinking about it.

Went to a Latin Mass this morning for the first Sunday of Lent. It was awesome. God is great desu

You have to understand what sex is to a Christian, though. Sex doesn't exist for pleasure. Nothing in your body exists to amuse you or just make you happy. Your body rewards you with an orgasm when you have sex to reward you for reproducing, your primary biological goal. Sex is for reproduction, not amusement, and using it solely for amusement makes no sense. It's like eating solely for taste and not eating healthy food, which is something else a lot of people do.

Sex is the synthesis of man and woman in the creation of something new. Masturbation is reproducing the feeling of an orgasm cheaply without the other half! How does that make sense? It's like the people in Africa who eat clay because it removes their hunger, but they're still eating clay at the end of the day. Masturbating is like that. You're getting a cheap imitation of the feeling, not the real feeling of bringing a child into this world. How amazing is that? You can create something that wasn't even there before when you have sex! That's intensely special, and it has to be protected from being cheapened by non-reproductive sex.

Christians aren't opposed to fun. Catholic morality is walls, but they are the walls of a playground. Catholics are definitely more fun than Protestants, who are usually either absolutely insane tyrannical anti-fun puritans, or cheap non-religious deists.

Galatians 1:6-9, "I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed."


The Bible tells us to expose error
(Ephesians 5:11, "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.").
And to expose error we must make righteous judgments. Christians must judge in order to: 1. Try the spirits to see if they are from God, for many false prophets are in the world. (1 John 4:1). 2. Mark & avoid false teachers, slaves of their own bellies, deceiving many with their smooth & flattering speech (Romans 16:17-18). 3. Rebuke false teachers, rebellious men, & deceivers who subvert whole families with their false doctrine. (Titus 1:9-16) 4. Have no fellowship with immoral, impure, or covetous men. (Ephesians 5:5-7) 5. Receive not deceivers who do not abide in the teaching of Christ into our homes, nor giving them any greeting. (2 John 7-11) 6. Be wary of those who preach another gospel. (2 Corinthians 11:4, Galatians 1:6-9)

Get out of the false church of Vatican II
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>a fucking wheel

I am sorry you feel this way. Perhaps in time you will see the truth. But as the OP says, Atheists: OUT!

I would consult a priest.

God is great! Go with him, Brother!

Are you sure about that, Raj?

POO

Thank you. I've currently stopped pornography and masturbation - realizing that God doesn't want me to do that has helped me to stop - but I want to attend RCIA classes and learn more about the faith before I attend Mass. Thank you for your help.

Don't be afraid to attend Mass even before you are Baptized. Just refrain from receiving Communion.

Thanks for the answer user.

The thing is, if you allow me to take you up on the image of eating clay, when you have nothing to eat and are starving, you'll end up eating clay, or dirt cookies because it's a primal urge that needs to be dealt with.
Sure you can tell people that are really hungry not to eat the dirt, but only very few will be able to not do it "just because it makes no sense". Same for masturbation. I think it's a natural, primal urge that you already see in kids 3-4 years old. I try to refrain from porn as much as I can because I know how harmful that is to society is a whole, but if I fantasize about making love to the person I'm on love with and rub one out, I still don't agree that it's a bad thing.

A man has as many masters as he has vices. It is not easy to overcome the desire to masturbate, but ultimately, you have to recognize that you are stronger than your desires.

Did Adam have a belly button?

Remember, even those prone to degeneracy can create beautiful things for the Glory of God!

youtu.be/Zi8vJ_lMxQI

Aren't we all prone to degeneracy?

And if I just go "well fuck it I'd rather not mind"?

That's the joke, but Mozart was supposed to be extra prone.

Then you will disappoint God.

For those returning to the Church, and those who have trouble remembering prayers, try out the Laudate app. It's a great resource!

My life was easier when I thought the old fucker didn't exist.

So was mine. I spent most of my teenage years in my bedroom, watching shows and playing games and masturbating to online sex chat rooms.

And it was awful. It was easy, but it was awful. Living a life in accordance with God's will is harder, but I'll be damned if I'm not happier now that I've actually started trying.

Not a paedophile cult. I repeat, not a paedophile cult.

Though I am not a fan of the modernist designs, I am not sure that a picture of the Swiss Guard implies pedophilia. Which by the way is a mortal sin in the Church.

stop being a pussy and making excuses masstimes.org I'm sure your weekend isn't so busy you can're spare an hour for Jesus. You're posting here after all. You know how many hours Jesus was on the cross for you?

Is there a complete list of mortal sins?

I don't think there is a list, but vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM will help you. I would also talk to a priest for any major clarifications.

10 commandments, Sermon on the Mount.

What do you make of all the snake symbology too?

How do catlicks defend the fact that their church is working with governments across the west to subsidize migrant invaders and bring them into our countries?

Church was pretty good today. One thing that bothers me is that the priest tends to get political a lot in his homilies, and he tends to be very left leaning. Other than that he's cool, and he's getting replaced soon. I'm kinda praying that we get a more conservative priest to replace him, or at the very least a less political one.

One of those pictures is with a Fish eye lens which makes it look more curved. Are you not seeing the face in the carving of Jesus?

Watch out for the toilet witch
She's coming for you

I'm seeing a lot of snake symbology.

This has been pointed out several times and they continue to post it unironically, it's almost like they're intentionally trying to deceive people...

Am I doin it rite fatheranon?

I haven't confessed in about a decade but I'm coming back to the church, should I refrain from taking communion until I can go to confession?

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Those look like Anglican vestments. Who is that Cardinal?

Not sure what you're talking about. Provide a non-fisheye version.

I'm not a priest, though I want to be. But yes Ash Wednesday is a great devotional for the Lenten season.

Sounds like a question for a priest lad

I visited the Vatican once. Beautiful place. Those Swiss guards, man. They’re unfazed.

100% absolutely.

oh, gee I don't know, have you sinned in the past 10 years?

Okay I was wrong, who is that Cardinal?

10/10, would pray together with

Cardinal Keith O'Brien.

I think it's a half measured solution that will cause a greater deal of problems, as all half measures do.

Well, I am not the Pope, but were I he'd be defrocked and excommunicated. It's no secret our Church is in pain right now, but not as bad as it has been in the past. The Gate of Hell shall not prevail against it. The next generation of clergy will set things right.

ask your boss if you can do this (as was done in exodus)
if you can work twice the quota on saturday then go home sunday
in exodus, god had made edible dew which the israelites were supposed to only take enough each day for that day
and then enough for 2 days on the 6th day
and on the 7th day the dew was not there for they were to rest on said day
and that is why it is the sabbath day
you dont have to be so lazy that you cant get out of bed, just dont commit to any strenuous work (unless its to get to church)

You wouldn't make a very good Pope then.

>The next generation of clergy will set things right.

You think so, huh?

fuck off catholic niggers

the pope is a fraud, your whole religion is just an empire built on lies

I don't see how having no tolerance for child molesters would make one a bad pope. But I'm not the pope, so maybe that's why.

And I do think so. I have a lot of faith in the young priests. I knew a good number of them back in the day.

and on Peter.

Pic related. It's you.

unless youre part of 17th century massachussetts puritans, you can have fun
but sex isnt fun, it just feels good
so think about it: is your fun full or empty?
even the amish have fun

It's (((weird))) that Catholics don't just do mission trips, but instead pay for invaders to come here. There was a """"refugee""" that was brought here by a Catholic charity and he raped a 5 yearold white girl. It seems like the Church isn't defending Christendom, but actively working to destroy it.

Catholics do mission trips. We did plenty in youth group in the early 2000s and still do. What are you even talking about?

The Pope's main job is keeping his cult of paedophiles safe. Your religion has been infiltrated by satanists and you do nothing about it.

>don't JUST do mission trips
I'm saying they should evangelize in those countries, not bring the savages here.

I think I came back to the faith today?

About a year ago something particularly humiliating, that I know God could have stopped but didn't, happened to me. When that happened I basically said "Fuck you" to God and went my own way.

It's been a very meh experience.

There were too many philosophical questions that a life without God couldn't answer. My brain and heart were both saying "This is a bad idea." It makes the most sense to be Christian.

I believe everything the Bible says. I believe in the theology of my denomination (LCMS). I believe that God is good and loving and stuff. I believe that, for the most part anyway, the Christian moral and value system is the optimal one.

But I'm skeptical of God. Skeptical of how trustworthy he is. He's made it plenty clear he has no problem allowing awful things to happen to me (not to mention others). He's also made it plenty clear he has no intention of answering 99% of my prayers. It's like I'm talking to the air. It's so emotionally draining. How am I supposed to trust a god like that? I'm not convinced I can. I have a lot of emotional pain and skepticism to work through. And the typical BS answers that lay Christians give just don't work for me. I need something deeper than insincere sentiments.

Yet it's as Peter asked, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." So here I am, I guess.

Fair enough.

It makes me happy you've found comfort in Peter's words. He's my patron Saint!

What do you think the red is supposed to represent? They're fucking satanists.

What ever could red represent on a Cardinal? I haven't the foggiest!?

It represents the blood of white people Catholics help to murder

Blood does represent martyrs. So, partially correct.

You're just a piece of marble, and you should feel glad God chips away at you sometimes.

If you're embarassed, let go of pride.
What do you pray for?

God is not for everyone, only those who can. You better start making sure you can.

>God is not for everyone
Yikes.

I think he's under the thought that if God helps those who helps themselves, he will ignore those who don't try to help themselves
We ALL need guidance

That's true. I can go with that.

Yeah you're off by like a hundred miles there, I have no clue what you're talking about o.o

It's not comfort, it's reality

So clarify what you mean? How is God not for everyone?

That's still fucked up
An omniscient, omnipresent deity that doesn't help those who can't help themselves? If you really are a priest why would you support this?
Yeah, wasn't talking about your post, I was referring to the portuguese

Amen, brother!

I'm not. Who said I was?

I didn't say that, it was that who said it

You
>That's true, I can go with that

You shit on Mozart and then you tell people to download an app.

The biography is Mozart is self-explanatory.
You're a fucking clown. All these fake christian threads are fucking jokes made by subversive punks.

>If you really are a priest why would you support this?
I never said I was a priest, user. In fact I keep
p telling people to talk to one.

*drinks*
*fellates boy*

Clam down lads.

I don't think God ignores anyone. Everyone is assigned something.
I just know Jesus asked people to follow him to be granted eternal life. Those who can't follow Jesus, had better start chaning that.

(You)

Mozart was supposed a degenerate though he made glorious music. This is a petty well known fact.

You made a mistake meme priest. The ones who know the biography of Mozart know what happened to him at the end of his life.

You confirmed what i thought about who makes these threads.

Why do you hide behind a memeflag?

So if he wasn't then all the better. I don't see what point you're trying to make?