Posted on 11/30/2004 9:13:08 AM PST by greatful student
BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF THE GRACES GIVEN TO ST. JUDE!!! I am graduating college in three weeks and helplessly began my novena asking for help with a job, someone to sublease my apartment, and help to find a place to live. I had sent my resume out to any place that sounded remotely appealing and only was able to get 2 interviews-one was canceled bc they hired someone before my interview, and the other decided not to hire anyone for another 3 months. I was frustrated...I began my novena and asked for help. one week later I got offered my DREAM JOB for an unexpected salary in the #1 location of my choice. the company said they had been looking for the perfect person to fill this position for 5 months and this was the first offer! that same day I received 2 calls interested in my working for them. 3 days later, a girl whom my present roommates get along with, decided to sublease my apartment! (almost impossible to find anyone to take your lease over because of all the December graduates). now I had an issue of where and who to live with. I had two options of places I found online with girls I had not met. (a few of my friends are moving up there after their graduation-but that wasn't until may) 4 days later I found out that one of my good friends from school had a townhouse built in the area and is looking for a roommate!!!! (St. Jude added a bonus by making it the cheapest rent I could find!) How can my life get in any more order? I have absolutely no clue-but I do know that when it isn't in order, who to turn to. what I am most happy about is that I let go of my will and told St. Jude to help me be where God wants me to be-so I feel that I am in accordance to Gods will. I prayed that what he wanted for me, to "put that desire in my heart." I am just so thrilled! "work like it depends all on you and pray like it depends all on God" THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ST. JUDE!!!
No one in this thread ever claimed that the phrase "Communion of Saints" was the original copyright of the Roman Church. Nor was it ever stated that the Roman Church was the only Church. The Creed references a Catholic church, but that only means a universal Christian church. What I stated was that the Council of Trent added the phrase into the revision of the original Roman Creed and that they did this in response to Anglican and Lutheran reformations.
best, ampu
As a saint, I agree!
Purgatory?
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Pray to the Sacred Heart.
He has NEVER let me down.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place ALL my trust in Thee!
What proof do you offer for this bizarre claim?
SD
Don't see a way to reply to your private email, but I did want to respond...
Your argument that there are many things Christ said that weren't recorded is true as far as it goes. To extend it to say that we can therefore believe whatever we wish beyond scripture is taking it to another whole level, which I don't agree with.
Once you leave the written Word of God and believe whatever you like because it feels good, well, you may be right or you may be absolutely wrong.
To make that the basis of your whole argument that physically dead saints CAN hear us is at best an argument from silence. Those are not convincing.
Wishing you the best, AMPU
THE OLD ROMAN CREED
AS QUOTED BY TERTULLIAN (c. 200)
De Virg. Vel.
Believing in one God Almighty, maker of the world,
and His Son, Jesus Christ, born of the Virgin Mary,
crucified under Pontius Pilate, on the third day brought to life from the dead, received in heaven, sitting now at the right hand of the Father, will come to judge the living and the dead who has sent from the Father the Holy Ghost. to govern believers through resurrection of the flesh.
Latin Text (ca. A.D. 700)
Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem; Creatorem coeli et terrae.
Et in Jesum Christum, Filium ejus unicum, Dominum nostrum; qui conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria virgine; passus sub Pontio Pilato, crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus; descendit ad inferna; tertia die resurrexit a mortuis; ascendit ad coelos; sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis; inde venturus (est) judicare vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum; sanctam ecclesiam catholicam; sanctorum communionem; remissionem peccatorum; carnis resurrectionem; vitam oeternam. Amen.
The reference to Saints is in neither so it had to have been added later.
By the way, the definition of a Saint is a human soul who now resides in Heaven. All believers are destined to become Saints, eventually, but I still don't believe that they have better access to God's ear or hold more sway than I do.
I do not doubt that God has often chosen to act through special people and that these people are somewhat blessed. I do not accept that they continue to act from Heaven with the powers of God.
Do you ask your fellow parishoners to pray for you?
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum; sanctam ecclesiam catholicam; sanctorum communionem; remissionem peccatorum; carnis resurrectionem; vitam oeternam. Amen.
The reference to Saints is in neither so it had to have been added later.
Perhaps your Latin is rusty, but "sanctorum communionem" means "communion of saints."
SD
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