Posted on 05/03/2023 7:21:06 PM PDT by marshmallow
Saint Francis Health System in Oklahoma told to remove chapel candle or stop serving those in need
WASHINGTON – The federal government recently told a Catholic hospital in Oklahoma to either blow out a small candle or stop serving elderly, disabled, and low-income patients. Saint Francis Health System, the twelfth largest hospital in the nation, keeps, with many prudent safeguards, a sacred candle always lit inside its hospital chapels, in accordance with its Catholic faith. After a hospital inspection in February, the government said a single candle was too dangerous and now threatens to strip the hospital of the ability to accept Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP if it does not extinguish the flame. Becket sent a letter to the Biden administration reminding it that Saint Francis has the right to religious freedom and warning federal bureaucrats to leave the candle alone.
Saint Francis Health System is a premiere health system with five hospitals in Eastern Oklahoma. The health system cares for nearly 400,000 patients each year, has given away more than $650 million dollars in free medical care in the past five years, and employs more than 11,000 Oklahomans. Saint Francis’s mission is to extend the presence and healing ministry of Christ. In addition to providing compassionate and top-notch care to its patients, Saint Francis lives out its religious mission by maintaining multiple chapels throughout its hospitals, each of which has been blessed by the local Bishop.
Since Saint Francis opened its doors in 1960, the health system has had a sanctuary candle with a living flame as an act of worship. The flame, far removed from medical equipment and patients, is shielded by two glass holders, sits on a brass basin, is affixed to a wall and has a brass top covering it, with many sprinkler heads above......
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This is what a collapsing failed state/society look like.
Maybe the Catholic Church should grow a set and tell em to pound!
Amen!
And refuse service to the inspectors
The locals should stand a vigil 24/7 to keep the flame burning. Shoulder to shoulder ten deep if they have to. Send a message.
If anyone will, this is likely to be the group that does it.
The Sisters are pretty hard core and not to be messed with. Perhaps my brightest student ever joined them a few years ago—she is following in the path of an older sister of hers who joined after becoming a full-blown M.D.
Covid mandates encourage the federales to think the masses will comply with anything they command. A different God. Don’t worship it. It’s evil.
Sounds like the candle works to expel evil spirits.
The hospital should reject any government money — period. If it can’t stay open without it, then it should close its doors.
The Catholic hospitals I have been in have the Angelus prayed over the sound system, for one and all to hear. I wonder if the federal thugs have a problem with that too?
The hospital has been burning such a candle since it opened in 1960, and not once, has the candle turned the hospital into a gigantic, flaming inferno. Now, all of a sudden it’s a problem? Hmmm. Says who?
That tiny flame hanging on the wall in photo in this article?
It does indeed. Fear and bureaucratic tyranny are everywhere.
And this is where a brave person takes a stand and says "NO" and publicly dares them to shut the hospital.
The Sanctuary "lamp" is a carryover tradition from the Jews,
where God commanded the Israelites in Exodus to do this.
The purpose was to show that God is with them,
and that they would keep this light for generations to come .
And, so the Incarnation of Emmanuel,
in the Body and Blood of Christ,
a light should always burn to comfort us, to this very day.
(And so, I would think then, those evil spirits would stay clear.)
Ex 27
20 “And you shall command the people of Israel
that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light,
that a lamp may be set up to burn continually.
Although this post is about a candle, a small thing, it points out the larger problem in that we have a government that imposes itself with impunity whenever it chooses. Eg., treatment of J6 prisoners, persecution of Christians and conservatives in government and institutions, etc.
It shouldn't surprise anyone that the godless and immoral laws our government embraces will be forced on any institution or person receiving government $$ or benefit. This is the real problem that we're seeing! The candle issue is a microcosm.
God fearing Americans with Judeo-Christian morality continue to be subjugated by godless anti-Christian laws.
This must change!
It’s what a people under assault from its government looks like.
I know the black pill is so very appealing but … the left media runs propaganda to discourage us (make us feel like outliers) while the alt media runs scare propaganda to demoralize us. Ok, maybe these have good intent and want to rally good folk to the defense, but you rarely see articles touting the many local and state MAGA victories.
Since Saint Francis opened its doors in 1960, the health system has had a sanctuary candle with a living flame as an act of worship. The flame, far removed from medical equipment and patients, is shielded by two glass holders, sits on a brass basin, is affixed to a wall and has a brass top covering it, with many sprinkler heads above it. For Catholics, the living flame is a sign of the living presence of Jesus. The federal government now threatens to tell all patients who rely on Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP that they can no longer receive care at Saint Francis—all over a candle.
The FedMob is pure evil.
I also heard they used a black pen to fill out government forms..... everyone knows the law requires a blue pen..... unless it a conservative voter....
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