Posted on 08/08/2016 2:14:55 PM PDT by NYer
U.S. Olympian Katie Ledecky is the world record holder in the 400-, 800- and 1500-meter freestyles, and the American record holder in the 500-, 1000- and 1650-yard freestyles.
In the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she will compete in the 200-, 400-, and 800-meter freestyle. She has won Gold medals in the 2012 London Olympics and again in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
But before every race Ledecky, a faithful Catholic, offers a Hail Mary. “I do say a prayer – or two – before any race. The Hail Mary is a beautiful prayer and I find that it calms me.” she said.
In an interview with the Catholic Standard Ledecky said “My Catholic faith is very important to me. It always has been and it always will be. It is part of who I am and I feel comfortable practicing my faith. It helps me put things in perspective.”
"Holy Mary; Mother of GOD. Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death."
You/we have no idea who's in heaven...What if they can't hear you??? What if they're not there??? What if they are in purgatory??? Or what if they are in hell??? You think God still hears your prayer???
” You think God still hears your prayer??? “
Really, Such a question from one whom think he know all and is the Authority, yet rejects Gods Authority.
Tell you what how about You answer this question.
” You think God still hears your prayer??? “
Psst, remember God Know what we will do before we do it...
Yes if they are a Saint They Are in Heaven, I for one do not wish to be in the Heaven you and your mentality promote.
From a previous post but Critical for your mindset
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For those whom struggle with the prays for intersession from Saints in Heaven with our Lord.
Do you understand the Hell you are aspiring to? The Heaven I am aspiring to, will have the Saints present with the Lord of the Living. They are in Communion with Our Lord and we are in Communion with them both or so we should be striving to be. Do you really think the Lord of the living, whom has assigned special missions and function to his Children would Ignore their wishes? Do you think those Saints would ask for things of our Lord that would hurt Him? No they are as if One with the Lord which is why it is call Communion with him. How is it you visualize a Heaven where your Lord is a Dictator caring not for his Children wishes and doing everything himself, which is contrary to the Scriptures you read, for his Angels and Saint do have functions, missions, and authority he assigns them? Know then the heaven you contemplate and ascribe to is actually a description of Hell. As for me and My family, the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church, we will continue to do our best to be in Communion (Unity) with Our Lord and his Saints in Heaven. Please before your time is up in this world is up, return to Our Lord and his Children, your brethren.
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God Bless
Yep...Because I pray directly and only to God as he instructs us to do in the scriptures...
Do you understand the Hell you are aspiring to?
I am aspiring to hell because I pray only to God???
The Heaven I am aspiring to, will have the Saints present with the Lord of the Living. They are in Communion with Our Lord and we are in Communion with them both or so we should be striving to be.
There of course are countless numbers of saints with the Lord but no one alive on earth has a clue to who they are...Only God knows...And he didn't tell us...
I am in communion with God...My communication line goes right to the top...
How is it you visualize a Heaven where your Lord is a Dictator caring not for his Children wishes and doing everything himself,
Now you are making things up...I didn't say anything like that, did I...Of course God cares for his children's wishes...That's why he told us to come directly to his throne in our time of need...
for his Angels and Saint do have functions, missions, and authority he assigns them...
And your information for this comes from where??? And don't say the scriptures because that would not be true...
Know then the heaven you contemplate and ascribe to is actually a description of Hell
So your hell is my heaven...I can comfortably live with that...Fact still remains...You have no idea whether the people you pray to are even in heaven any where near God...And you pope doesn't have a clue either...
Thanks for making my point...
“So your hell is my heaven...I can comfortably live with that...Fact still remains...You have no idea whether the people you pray to are even in heaven any where near God...And you pope doesn’t have a clue either...”
While you continue to say there is no Authority and that the Pope(Church, Bishops...) has none for sure, you continue to speak as though You have authority... Might want to rethink that, but I fear you will not, Never the Less I will Continue to Pray for your soul and those in error like you.
My Lord is the Lord of Order and in such to believe he Left Chaos here is a huge error on your part, for the one whom Chaos comes from is Satan. Recommend you break ways with him and return to the Authority of the Church, The One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.
God Bless and my he help you on your journey before its too late for your soul.
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