This thread is a Cyber Prayer Circle for Momcat. Catholics will say the rosary at 9:00 PM EST. Non Catholics are welcome to do the prayers of their faith as well! May God bless Momcat.
Almighty and Eternal God,
You are the everlasting health of those who believe in You.
Hear us for Your sick servant (N…)
for whom we implore the aid of Your tender mercy,
that being restored to bodily health,
he (she) may give thanks to You in Your Church.
Through Christ our Lord.
May God help hear our prayers and help Momcat recover.
Tags: Catholic Prayer Circle, Momcat
God be with her!
I think I might cry. Everyone who is willing to join with us….it warms my heart. May God hear our plea.
May the Lord help her!
One minor thing..could you remove the Catholic from the post title? I don’t want anyone to feel unwelcome. Maybe change it to Cyber Prayer Circle. That way believers and non believers of all faiths are included. Thanks
@ NoThreat2U:
Yeah I agree and maybe just a note and those who are Catholic the Rosary will be said.
/what about that?
@ Lily:
That works for me. I would hate for someone to feel left out. Right now, we need all they prayers we can get for Mom and Rain.
@ NoThreat2U:
Changed!
@ Rodan:
Cool! Thank much kind sir
So Say We All!
Already warming up.
Hey, we have Princess Natasha saying a prayer too…and she is an atheist! Lotta support here for friends in need. I like to think that we would all do the same for each other if one of us were ailing.
My prayers for momcat.
You did good Rodan on the change…perfect!!!
NoThreat2U wrote:
WoW! We maybe helping more than just one family!!!
NoThreat2U wrote:
Yep!!! GOTC would be proud of us!
@ Lily:
This will have a major impact on others, one way or another. I am still inviting people. My kid’s music teacher from school is a facebook friend. She is Pentecostal so we know she prays intensley! This is gonna be a good thing.
hey ya’ll
I do believe in the power of prayer
momcat had a good day today
she was actually able to breathe some room air and her o2 numbers
stayed stable
a good day
thanks for all your love and support
there will be a post from momcat in a bit
@ rain of lead:
YAY!!!!!!! We are still gonna be praying for yinz! Glad to know she is stable. You hang in there, we got your back on this.
hi everyone
rain told me what you were doing and I asked him to post this for
me
thank you so much, being stuck here in this hospital bed, it helps
knowing there are so many people praying for me
I know I don’t post much but I lurk all the time and I feel like I know most of you
again thank you.
if you are on nt2u’s FB friend list and want to keep up with how
momcat is she can let you who to send a friend request to
and I will approve it so you follow how she is
again
thanks again from myself, the girl
and most of all momcat
@ momcat:
We are all here for you and the family. Take it easy, follow the doctors orders. Lurking is fine, but whenever you feel like posting, do so. It is good to hear from you. All the prayers and positive energy are heading your way so hang on for the ride!
@ rain of lead:
I will send out the suggestions to friends….
@ momcat:
Dum spiro, soero -- Whilst I breathe, I hope
PIMF- spero not soero
@ momcat:
Good luck to you Momcat! My cat Benedict says meow!
This is a great thing you all are doing. I’m going to be at happy hour at 6:00 PDT. It’s not blasphemous to pray over a margarita and chips and salsa, is it?
@ The Osprey:
raise a toast to momcat
she loves a good strawberry margarita
@ mtc:
well our big black panther merlins says meow back
rain of lead wrote:
That is such welcome good news.
God bless her.
Prayers for her quick recovery.
wow
momcats FB just blew up
I am approving as fast as I can
@ rain of lead:
Guilty *raises hand* lol lol
@ NoThreat2U:
thats ok
I think prayers are better when you can put a face to a name
@ rain of lead:
Yeah it does make you feel a little closer to a person.
The Osprey wrote:
it is not blasphemous unless they use cheap tequila.
@ NoThreat2U:
did you have any internet problems?
mine has been in and out all day.
A PRAYER FOR THE SICK
O holy Father, heavenly Physician of our souls and bodies, who hast sent thine Only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to heal all our ailments and deliver us from death: do thou visit and heal thy servant N., granting him/her release from pain and restoration to health and vigor, that he/she may give thanks unto thee and bless thy holy Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
@ coldwarrior:
hey, nothing wrong with cheap tequila
poor people got poor ways
@ coldwarrior:
Earlier it was in and out. I couldn’t get links to load. It seems OK now though. What I dont understand is if my internet was spotty, why wasn’t my cable?
coldwarrior wrote:
According to the Orthodox Christian Church, it is considered good to “pray without ceasing” -- meaning that you should pray so much that prayer will always be going through some part of your mind, even while you are asleep.
Yes, even when you are occupied in unpleasant tasks (driving a car in a traffic jam comes to mind)…probably especially in those circumstances.
Prayer for the sick
O holy Father, heavenly Physician of our souls and bodies, who hast sent thine Only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to heal all our ailments and deliver us from death: do thou visit and heal thy servant N., granting him release from pain and restoration to health and vigor, that he may give thanks unto thee and bless thy holy Name, of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
@ The Osprey:
I too shall be drinking.
rain of lead wrote:
saying a blessing before and/or after eating and drinking is considered a good thing to do
@ coldwarrior:
Amen
Also:
http://www.goarch.org/chapel/liturgical_texts/sick
Prayers for the Sick
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord have mercy.
O Lord Almighty, the Healer of our souls and bodies, You Who put down and raise up, Who chastise and heal also; do You now, in Your great mercy, visit our brother (sister) (Name), who is sick. Stretch forth Your hand that is full of healing and health, and get him (her) up from his (her) bed, and cure him (her) of his (her) illness. Put away from him (her) the spirit of disease and of every malady, pain and fever to which he (she) is bound; and if he (she) has sins and transgressions, grant to him (her) remission and forgiveness, in that You love mankind; yea, Lord my God, pity Your creation, through the compassions of Your Only-Begotten Son, together with Your All-Holy, Good and Life-creating Spirit, with Whom You are blessed, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Priest: Let us pray to the Lord.
People: Lord have mercy.
O Lord our God, Who by word alone did heal all diseases, Who did cure the kinswoman of Peter, You Who chastise with pity and heal according to Your goodness; Who are able to put aside every malady and infirmity, do You Yourself, the same Lord, grant aid to this Your servant (Name) and cure him (her) of every sickness of which he (she) is grieved; lift him (her) up from his (her) bed of pain, and send down upon him (her) Your great mercy, and if it be Your Will, give to him (her) health and a complete recovery; for You are the Physician of our souls and bodies, and to You do we send up Glory: to Father, and to Son, and to Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Liturgical Texts courtesy and copyright of Holy Cross Press, Brookline, MA
heh
the girl has discovered yoohoo
and she likes it
hmmmm
a girl liking chocolate….who knew
/
1389AD wrote:
we always say the blessing before we eat dinner together
I am ashamed to admit that I cannot remember the first part of the rosary. All I can remember are the ten Hail Marys followed by the Lord’s Prayer. Do you think God will hold it against me if I just say some other prayers at the beginning?
@ 1389AD:
Amen.
Not Catholic, but will be praying for momcat, lor and girl tonight with ya’all.
hey ya’ll
the girl is trying to drag me away
there is a HS football game across the street that she is really wanting to watch so I think we are gonna go for a bit
I will be back on later
again
thank you all
@ NoThreat2U:
http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm
Dolphin wrote:
All are welcome to join in.
Dolphin wrote:
that’s ok, neither am i or 1389!
@ Calo:
Thank you, but I cannot get the link to open. This has been a problem all day. I will make it up as I go…I think God will still appreciate the attempt.
@ momcat:
Oh, this is so great that momcat is receiving all of this!
coldwarrior wrote:
Or me.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Naw. I will hold it against you though. lol lol
Lord, hear our prayers…
@ yenta-fada:
LOL I am a bad Catholic. Although I never really remembered it while being taught it. lol I will still do my best and hope that God knows I am trying.
Okay I’m here!
1 Make the Sign of the Cross and say the “Apostles’ Creed.”
2 Say the “Our Father.”
3 Say three “Hail Marys.”
4 Say the “Glory be to the Father.”
5 Announce the First Mystery; then say the “Our Father.”
6 Say ten “Hail Marys,” while meditating on the Mystery.
7 Say the “Glory be to the Father.”
8 Announce the Second Mystery; then say the “Our Father.” Repeat 6 and 7 and continue with Third, Fourth and Fifth Mysteries in the same manner.
After the Rosary:
HAIL, HOLY QUEEN, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary!
V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray. O GOD, whose only begotten Son, by His life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech Thee, that meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
After each decade say the following prayer requested by the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima: “O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those who have most need of your mercy.”
As suggested by the Pope John Paul II the Joyful mysteries are said on Monday and Saturday, the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season -- The Joyful; Sundays of Lent -- Sorrowful)
Everybody almost ready?
@ NoThreat2U:
G-d knows what is in your heart.
NoThreat2U wrote:
The above was from the link, but it’s the spirit that counts, not the “letter of the law.”
Are we ready yet? I have blessed candles lit too!
@ 1389AD:
Thanks 1389
Lily wrote:
2 minutes and counting
coldwarrior wrote:
1 minute and counting
begin
Here, with my long-forgotten, but now dusted-off Orthodox prayers.
Oh Lord, we humbly beseech thee to bless our dear friend Momcat with thy healing providence, that she might overcome her affliction and easily breathe again the sweet breath of life, in Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
I said a Catholic prayer for the Holy Spirit to heal Momcat. I also did a prayer for the Virgin to intercede on her bahlf.
And I end with an Amen…..
Prayers for Momcat, that God’s mighty healing touch will be on her.
PrincessNatasha wrote:
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but maybe you deciding to pray along with us is a message from God to you also? Sometimes prayers spread to others in close proximity. Either way, glad to have you join us.
NoThreat2U wrote:
I want Momcat to get better. Prayer seems to work-- along with good doctors’ efforts. I hope that God, her own spirit, and her guardian angel work overtime to bring her back to health.
@ NoThreat2U:
In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Amen.
Prayers sent to momcat.
@ PrincessNatasha:
Lovely sentiment. Truly.
@ Calo:
Amen.
Heavenly Father, thank you for all the good days you have given us.
Thank you for our family and friends.
Please Bless Momcat and her loved ones and Nothreat and Calo, give them strength, grace and peace. Be with all the ones that especially need your help. Lord I know the strongest and most healthy need You as much as the rest of us.
Bless the posters on this blog and help us to love each other.
In Jesus name,
Amen
1389AD:
You are Orthodox, are you not?
I decided to go back to my Orthodoxy because atheism kicked my ass… CW and 1389, you guys got my e-mail, I think, I need a refresher crash-course…
May all our prayers go to momcat and her family,for healing and may the Light of God heal her. Amen.
That was a very easy Rosary to say! I felt all the other people praying propping me up ….
@ Calo:
Amen!!!!
@ Prebanned:
May God Bless you and yours as well. You are a kind person.
@ PrincessNatasha:
Pardon me for jumping in here but YAY! You will find strength in faith. This is wonderful news. God Bless you may silly crazy friend. lol
PrincessNatasha wrote:
It’ll all come back to you swiftly!
PrincessNatasha wrote:
Hey, you mean you can’t tell the rest of us?
@ Lily:
I actually tuned everything else out. With every bead, my prayer got louder and louder. I felt the power.
PrincessNatasha wrote:
YOU WIN!
Stick with God and no matter what happens to you in this life, you win.
@ NoThreat2U:
NoThreat2U wrote:
Mine was smooth and strong!!!! I felt it too so did my husband!!
@ Prebanned:
Thank you Prebanned, that brought tears to my eyes.
*I ain’t sentimental!*
@ Prebanned:
We have all come together here tonite, despite different ways of praying..and have done a wonderful thing. Thanks to all who participated. I have people who are on facebook that prayed along with us. THIS is what friendship is. Love you guys! Except Dorian…he is too passive aggressive. lol lol lol
@ Calo:
Hey {Calo}! Wasn’t this wonderful?
I think it worked. I felt the spirit when I prayed my little prayer.
@ Prebanned:
Beautiful Prebanned!
@ Lily:
I felt stronger with every Hail Mary!
Prebanned wrote:
Amen to that!
Prebanned wrote:
Amen.
How lovely.
I hope the power we generated here tonite blows Momcat’s hair back! Just a big wave of pure positive thought and prayer.
NoThreat2U wrote:
It was good. I told you the power that is in the Rosary….and in prayers….powerful stuff!
Rain will let us know how momcat is. Just knowing we were all praying for her health had to lift her spirits.
@ Lily:
Lily, it was. Used my grandmother’s Rosary -- felt her watching over my family while I prayed.
@ Lily:
It really is. I think somewhere along the line I lost sight of that fact. I will not make that mistake again. I have an old set of scapulars I wish I could send to Momcat. I keep those handy but am willing to part with them for a friend in need.
@ Calo:
I need to say my Rosary more often….this was a very good thing!
May God shine His Light on all who are sick, well and in need of hope.
Especially for momcat and her family.
@ NoThreat2U:
Like I said sometimes we have to learn the hard way…I know I did.
NoThreat2U wrote:
You can order more online and have your priest bless them.
@ Lily:
Our church used to have it’s own little store…years ago. I will gladly hand over my scapulars to someone in need. But I will check online how to get another set.
@ Lily:
Yes we do have to learn the hard way! I am seeing and understanding that more so now that I am older. Right now, I feel happy and upbeat. This has helped more than just Mom and Rain. It has spread out.
May God bless Momcat and her family.
Amen.
@ chickadee:
As did I. My skin tingled.
I prayed for healing of momct, strength for rol and understanding for girl.
@ NoThreat2U:
Oh indeed it has spread out! Here is a link for you …
http://www.leafletonline.com/
@ typicalwhitey:
Hey typicalwhitey!
Hope all is well with you.
@ NoThreat2U:
I’m so glad….now we each have to remind each other to pray our Rosary! Duh on my part!
@ Lily:
Very nice link! Saved for further perusal. Thank you.
@ Lily:
LOL I thought it would feel weird doing it with these giant wooden beads. lol Actually, it was easier to keep track of my Hail Marys. lol lol I do have to invest in another set though, these wooden ones are my son’s.
NoThreat2U wrote:
You would not believe how much religious items I buy and have and have blessed by my priest!
@ NoThreat2U:
Taken care of already NT2U.
I just has a brilliant thought…how Jeff Foxworthy has his You Might Be A Redneck shtick…You Might Be A Catholic if…
You hang crucifixes above every doorway in your house. lol
@ NoThreat2U:
I think of my fingers as Rosary beads if I don’t have one handy….
like in the dentist chair! LOL!
@ Lily:
We moved a lot when I was a kid and my parents split up. My Mother always had a priest come in to bless the new house.
@ Calo:
Awwwww you are too kind. I hope one day I can return the kindness to you.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Better with giant beads, you can remember stuff easier… We Orthodox have no beads, and I am keeping myself quite admirably away from making a very crude bead-joke, not addressed to you, just bead-related…
@ NoThreat2U:
I do that ….everywhere. LOL!
Lily wrote:
What? Moon people?!
Calo wrote:
You are a sweetheart…but I knew that already!
NoThreat2U wrote:
You might be a Russian Orthodox if: you chase your communion wine with vodka!
@ PrincessNatasha:
LOL!!! Hang crucifix’s over all the doors.
I want to pick a fight with Catholics over whose church wine tastes better.
@ PrincessNatasha:
LOL I know where you are going with that. lol lol But in all seriousness, the Orthodox don’t do the Rosary? Just asking because I like to learn.
(Jews are out of the contest because their wine was a start to ours, so no fair!!)
@ PrincessNatasha:
Forget the wine, I want the Orthodox chaser.
Many prayers for healing. Be strong.
PrincessNatasha wrote:
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Now it is obvious why I love you. lol lol lol
@ Lily:
My daughter hung crucifixes up at her boyfriends house. lol
Calo wrote:
See that is the difference! PN!!!
It’s the vodka.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Not that I know of. However, there are tons of prayers for all sorts of times of day and all sorts of daily events. Best thing is, you do not have to bend over, and time does not really matter. You just address God, when you can…
@ Calo:
Err, that would be the vodka, not Princess.
@ NoThreat2U:
I hang them everywhere.
@ PrincessNatasha:
I remember a phase the church went through. You would get the Host and a sip of wine. They don’t all do that though,,,in fact, I think it was only certain churches that did. I myself was never offered the wine.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Can I come by and make sure this “boyfriend” of hers is worth anything? The test will involve yelling at him like he is a bitch, making him do pushups, then carry very heavy things aimlessly up and down a steep hill? Then, I will make him cook….
NoThreat2U wrote:
It is done here all the time.
PrincessNatasha wrote:
Don’t forget to bring a little Holy Water too!
@ Lily:
If the church does not offer you wine, it is not a very good church.
For the record, Linoleum Knife prayed too.
PrincessNatasha wrote:
Yep….Body and Blood. Or as I think of White Light and Gold…
NoThreat2U wrote:
Yeah….and why hasn’t he been posting lately??
@ PrincessNatasha:
He works, but he is an ass. If she gets anything from him, she has to pay him back. That is the reason I wont send her over there with groceries. He makes over a grand per month, but she has to pay his electric. It is coming to a head….Imma have to kick his ass. When you come over this way, I will introduce him to you. Muahaahahahahahha
Prayers for Momcat, Dadcat, and especially for the Littlecats.
@ Lily:
I think he has an odd work schedule. He usually posts by phone on facebook.
Lily wrote:
Yeah. He’s great. Where is he?
@ NoThreat2U:
Oh that explains it….tell him hey for me!
Just added Momcat to the prayer list on a Christian site I’m on.
@ mfhorn:
Wonderful!
@ Lily:
Will do. He has a tendency to post pictures of giant bugs from Texas. lol lol Creeps me out. He a sweetie though.
@ chickadee:
LOL, he’s down the road from me now.
Imma gonna bear hug him one of these days.
I miss him on the OOT.
@ NoThreat2U:
We do have giant bugs even here in Louisiana!
/he is still young….so the bug thing fits.
@ Lily:
It is freaky though!! I’m like DUDE! What the hell kind of bug is THAT!!! He just laughs. lol
wow
just got back and read the entire thread
I am stunned
I have never seen such an outpouring of love and support
this blog has such a collection of some of the greatest people
I have ever known
I am gonna take my laptop to momcats room tomorrow and let her read this
it will blow her away
thank you all so very much
@ Lily:
Once he posted a picture of spiders…that were all over his yard! *shiver*
@ rain of lead:
May God be with you and your family….and let us know how she is doing!
@ rain of lead:
That’s what friends are for. Hopefully it will give her strength and courage to fight. And please let the Girl know there are people out their pulling for her Mommy.
@ NoThreat2U:
Spiders are bad, but the red ants, OMG!
The bite they leave…
NoThreat2U wrote:
Sounds like a young-un!!!
PrincessNatasha wrote:
Ours does.
It comes from Espana Y Italia!
PrincessNatasha wrote:
about time!
NoThreat2U wrote:
oh I have
she was very impressed when I told her there were 160 comments
on this thread
Calo wrote:
I bet the red ants are really bad with the dry weather you guys are having. We got some rain last night! Thankfully!
I think this is what it took to get her guardian angel off his(or her)
break and back to work
coldwarrior wrote:
The Orthodox says the Rosary doesn’t it?
rain of lead wrote:
Had to call on him!
@ Calo:
You mean those fire ants????
@ Lily:
LOL yeah he just takes it in stride while I cringe at the pictures. lol Brat.
Lily wrote:
nope.
that is straight up catholic
we have prayers for everything, where yinz would just do a rosary instead of a specific prayer.
@ NoThreat2U:
If you didn’t freak out he would quit posting them. Yeah it works like that.
@ coldwarrior:
Did not know that…….
PrincessNatasha wrote:
you might be russian orthodox if halfway through easter liturgy and you go downstairs for a shot and smoke
@ coldwarrior:
We have specific prayers too…..Novena’s….
To me we are all the same when we pray….
coldwarrior wrote:
Catholic’s do that too…..
Praying for momcat too. Am still having computer problems…
Lily wrote:
here are some of them
http://oca.org/orthodoxy/prayers
also, some eastern orthodox will use a prayer rope…greeks and the like
gulp
I just looked at momcats fb page
there are a few friend requests
I stopped counting after 300
be patient ya’ll this is gonna take awhile
@ rain of lead:
Well know this…we are here for you and Mom, and also for the Girl.
Fitting for this thread..
rain of lead wrote:
excellent!
@ Lily:
Yeah sometimes I think he gets a kick out of freaking me out. Although he redeemed himself by posting some pretty pictures. lol
@ coldwarrior:
All I knew is we Catholic’s are not too much different than Orthodox…
@ coldwarrior:
just wait until Momma has the twins…we will all be doing the breathing exercises while she is in labor. lol
@ Lily:
here is where ther is a differnece between catholic and orthodox, the question of the trinity
http://oca.org/OCIndex-TOC.asp?SID=2&book=Doctrine§ion=The%20Holy%20Trinity
where in orthodoxy “The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Holy Trinity, Who proceeds from the Father only.”
and in catholicism: The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and from the Son
subtle.
NoThreat2U wrote:
No kidding….we are a nice community here!!!
Lily wrote:
very close.
http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/charts/denominations_beliefs.htm
@ Lily:
I can just picture us collectively breathing and pushing. lol lol lol
@ NoThreat2U:
@ Lily:
she is hoping for a c-section
coldwarrior wrote:
That is subtle…..
@ coldwarrior:
I bet!!!
@ Lily:
I hate to bring something bad to this discussion, but honestly, can you picture the lizards gathering together regardless of faith or lack of, and doing what we did tonite for a friend? I think that speaks volumes for us.
this is the page i was looking for for the differnce between orthodox and catholic
http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/ortho_cath.html
@ coldwarrior:
Well we will still do something. lol lol And you have to have a laptop handy and let us know the minute they get here so we can say HI! I am so excited for yinz. Shannon is tickled too. Give Momma CW our best.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Oh no, no, no.
Mrs CW is all on her own that day.
CW better make friends with the nurses real quick -- better living though chemistry and all.
*AND, NSAID’s are crap in labor*
coldwarrior wrote:
Thanks….learned something new….yeah we are very close.
@ coldwarrior:
jeez, the friend requests are spinning as fast as the natl debt clock
facebook just yelled at me to slow down
rain of lead wrote:
*ahem*
let me try this:
GIT R DONE!
how’d i do?
Lily wrote:
you need to read this one as well
http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/reading/ortho_cath.html
NoThreat2U wrote:
Nope…it would not be allowed. Thought the same thing actually earlier.
Calo wrote:
she is giving birth in the hospital she works in…one floor up.
@ Calo:
LOL Well can we at least be there with him in spirit? Oh and CW, if it is a c-section and you get to pick the time, I would be more than happy to host the Puti while yinz are busy.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Now that’s the truth.
I keep thinking about what CW and the family are going to be doing night and day. We will have to send him lots of energy along with the prayers.
@ rain of lead:
It’s love, brother. Love and concern for your family. Find strength in that. The bigger we are, the stronger we are.
@ coldwarrior:
:LOL:
‘Nuff said.
@ NoThreat2U:
4 more weeks or so…
coldwarrior wrote:
Ah. Sounds reasonable to me!
@ yenta-fada:
all the house work is done, the bedrooms are remodeled, everything is ready. baaby-prep work has to stop anyway as i start my critical care rotation monday.
@ coldwarrior:
Vatican II widened the gap….let liberalism into the Church.
My understanding was the Church split into Roman Catholic and Orthodox.
Thanks for enlightening me …..
@ Lily:
I have been thinking that but didn’t want to ruin our evening. How sad is that? I prefer HERE rather than THERE. It is nice to know we can all count on one another in times of crisis.
coldwarrior wrote:
well the accent was terrible
but at least ya got the words right
yenta-fada wrote:
one of the twins is in a breach position, that tends to indicate a c-section
rain of lead wrote:
i said it just like bill buckley would have said it!
Are we a flash prayer mob now? In a gooood way, of course. Like the opera singers at the food hall. Surprised by joy.
@ yenta-fada:
Oh yeah, plenty of prayers. All they need is a good schedule and routine. Things will work out. He is a wonderful man, not afraid to take care of his own children and she is a tough lady who will do whatever needs done. They will be fine IMO.
@ yenta-fada:
that is an awesome description
Lily wrote:
by a thousand years ago the two churches had grown far enough apart that a split was inevitable.
yenta-fada wrote:
I like that…flash prayer mob. Yep, when any of us needs God’s help we will all be there to back them up.
yenta-fada wrote:
Yep!
coldwarrior wrote:
That’s pretty soon. You are going to have to find an extra hour in the day somehow.
@ NoThreat2U:
yup
just took the girl across the street to watch some HS football
just because she wanted to
dang, it’s tough having a girl that likes football and nascar
what’s a dad to do?
coldwarrior wrote:
I know. But I can honestly say I would feel comfortable in an Orthodox Church. Sad that happened…
rain of lead wrote:
Have fun!!!!!
NoThreat2U wrote:
Funny how something small starts and then collects momentum. Especially when it is based on respect and faith.
Lily wrote:
the orhtodox church liturgy does feel very different from post vatican 2 mass.
@ rain of lead:
Sounds like she is gonna be a tough chick when she grows up. That’s a good thing. All a Dad can do is sit back and watch…only step in when her feelings are being hurt. Such a sweet girl. Got brains and talent. She will do just fine in life. Having a strong Daddy behind her is important too…my Dad made me who I am.
yenta-fada wrote:
its gonna be tight for a while
rain of lead wrote:
Yar.
coldwarrior wrote:
I am sure it does …. the Vatican right now is trying to get back to basics …. with Latin Masses and such.
@ yenta-fada:
STOP!
I cannot stop laughing at that image Yenta.
Yikes.
@ yenta-fada:
It is great. I can even go so far as to say it makes ME feel better. I really think God is smiling on us all since we all came together and did this, regardless of our faith.
coldwarrior wrote:
Yeah! I’m gonna need to know where to send a little something. Preferably before Monday because it sounds like you’re going to be vewy vewy busy out of the gate.
Lily wrote:
hey have allowed the serbians and croatian parishes to use their vulgate for mass here in pittsburgh.
Calo wrote:
Now that you say it like that, it is pretty funny. lol.
@ coldwarrior:
Enjoy it. Find the case that interests you the most.
Plenty of learning to be done on that unit.
Also, jump in when someone else other than your patient is crashing….
Ok guys jess here ima sending good thoughts and prays gonna go do prayer painting gonna seemom inmorning:)
NoThreat2U wrote:
Didn’t matter what church we go to…..it was the fact we all believed in God. We all have faith in God. That is what happened.
We all sent prayers to God to heal momcat and that is wonderful.
@ NoThreat2U:
the girl and I are both logged in to momcats FB page
I popped back in to see what was going on
and saw she has been answering posts
jeez that hung me up
{huh, what,? who’s doing thaa…..
oh,ok hope she ….
yenta-fada wrote:
whatchya sending?
fortunately, the rotation is m-w so i am off from wednesady afternoon to monday morning.
there is studying and the like to do, but there are 96 hours to ‘get r done’. no time for procrastination
@ rain of lead:
Hang in there sweetie and know you are all in our prayers.
crap now she’s doing it to me here
coldwarrior wrote:
Is that good right?
@ rain of lead:
Please give the Girl a big cyber hug from me to her.
Calo wrote:
i am looking forward to this rotation.
its 2 days a week for 6 weeks then on to maternity…then mental health…peeds…you know the drill
Added momcat to a prayer list i work with.
@ Lily:
THIS was truly what interfaith means. The major premise is that our prayers all go to God. We are not differentiating ourselves from one another..Catholic or Orthodox or Jewish. In fact, I think this makes our prayer even stronger with us all coming together with a common goal.
@ orangecrush:
Wonderful!!!!!
Lily wrote:
it is, it reconnects the parishes back to their founding members through their language. i am working on a post about a croatian catholic church in pgh that does a mass a month in croatian. it is an architecture saturday lecture as well.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Amen!!!! That is what it is all about…because God loves us all not just certain ones!
@ 229 Calo: Flash prayer mob is a good concept. The internet is good for it. I think you will find people start to take that up now. Just watch the news the next few months.
coldwarrior wrote:
Wonderful! I knew the Vatican was getting back to basics….
Lily wrote:
you can thank pope benedict for that.
PrincessNatasha wrote:
We have prayer ropes with knots, that some people use for reciting the Jesus Prayer. I often recite that prayer, but I don’t use prayer ropes normally.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner.
orangecrush wrote:
And the Blogmocracy can say ‘we did that’.
yenta-fada wrote:
With all our hearts!!!!!
coldwarrior wrote:
Not telling.
coldwarrior wrote:
Yes it is him who is trying to move the Church back to it’s roots.
NoThreat2U wrote:
Flash prayer mob! That’d be a wonderful antidote, so to speak, for civil unrest and violence, or natural disasters. Whenever anything bad starts up, we get together online and pray!
Here’s a penitential prayer that I prayed along with, to ask forgiveness for my own sins.
@ 1389AD:
Yes it is. The world always needs more prayer! So does our country..
1389AD wrote:
That would scare people worse than the TEA party!
@ coldwarrior:
I eagerly await that post. Really, I do. I remember one Catholic Church in Beaver Falls did it’s service in Polish. That was interesting. If it were for all the sit down stand up kneel, I wouldn’t have known what was going on. lol I remember one priest we had when I was a teenager. A lot of the older folks didn’t like him because he was actually friendly, not stern. I credit him with making me believe in exorcism. He participated in a few of them when he served elsewhere. He was always willing to explain things to us in CCD classes.
@ Prebanned:
LOL!!!!!! Yeah it would. But only some.
@ yenta-fada:
hmmmm….
well rodan/m/ have my address…you can email the blog and get it form them
@ 1389AD:
Maybe each poster here, by Saturday night, can come up with a personal prayer for our Sunday reflections post. It doesn’t have to be a recognized prayer, just something from each of us, so inclined, can contribute to? In fact, I am willing to go first if anyone is interested.
@ NoThreat2U:
The video I posted….says …… HERE WE ARE LORD!!
coldwarrior wrote:
Just asked Rodan for it. (whenever he checks his mail)
yenta-fada wrote:
i’ll let him handle it, so it can be a surprise!
Very best wishes to Momcat and family.
Psalm 121.
thank you all from the bottom of our hearts
momcat is on a long road to recovery and we are blessed to have friends who are full of such love and support
again
thank you all