[Caravaggio]

Sorry all, I'm very confused. I think I'm out of the loop here and missing something. Is what I posted heretical? I'm sincerely asking because I thought it was very beautiful. I mean, dont we say in our devotions that the Blood of Christ purifies us? In the ANIMA CHRISTI prayer don't we say "Blood of Christ, purify us?"

And in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy we pray for Christ's sufferings to strengthen us and by His PASSION (which consisted of shedding His precious blood for us), for our Eternal Father to have mercy on us.

Are these types of prayer wrong? I thought there was great efficacy in pleading to Christ's sufferings?

Could you please fill me in if this is wrong? I would hate to be in ignorance of something that is sinful.

Thanks very much.

[Desdemona]

There's nothing wrong with what you posted. It is very beautiful and I truly enjoyed it.

[Aliska]

Are these types of prayer wrong?

No, I do not think so, although I will say that I was mindlessly reciting some catholic prayers when I really thought about the words, I wasn't sure they *all* were 100% in line with catholic teaching (or my personal intentions).

I will say this. I developed a determination to only recite prayers that had been officially approved by the church. Did you mention Medjugorje prayers? Some of them may be ok; they seem harmless enough, but I do not do anything that has anything to do with Medjugorje because there is an element of downright evil surrounding *some* of it. IMO, of course.

I think it *might* be heretical (back to the subject manner of praying), depending on the words and intention, and I really don't have any theology about it, when you use the blood of Christ as a mental or verbal spiritual magic charm and call it down on yourself, others and your property as I had been doing, as in "I plead the blood of Jesus over . . ." Maybe I am wrong. I've certainly been wrong before.

You are right to bring this up, as I thought about some of those prayers and how we are washed and sanctified by the blood, only usually isn't it from the inside out?

Surely it is good and proper to pray for protection, but I'm not sure now what is the best way of going about it.

Maybe you know somebody wise to ask about it. I confessed it to a priest because I really felt guilty about it, and I think maybe he thought I was being a little goofy or didn't understand where I was coming from. He was kindly about it all, so I don't know if he had any particular thoughts about it or not because he didn't say anything about that.

[dsc]

" In the ANIMA CHRISTI prayer don't we say "Blood of Christ, purify us?"

Oh, my friend, the Amchurchian poofters have tried to "translate" all the power out of our prayers.

Sanguis Christi, inebria me.

Inebriate me, make me drunk on love of You, drunk on Your love, drunk from contemplation of Your Mercy, Your Sacrifice, Your Pain, Your Glory, Your Sacred Heart, Your Precious Blood, Your Victory, Your Presence.

Don't feel bad. The wankers at the Church I just decided not to go back to translated it something like, "Blood of Christ, fill me with love."

They oughtta have liturgical-abuse-sick bags in the rack with the paperback collection of lame ditties they use instead of Church music.

[Litany]

Eternal Father I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of Our Lord Jesus Christ in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.


What you posted is beautiful.

Peace

[Litany]

correction....

Eternal Father I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.