Posted on 12/12/2017 5:34:21 PM PST by marshmallow
This is certainly surprising!
During a recent Friday night service, a pastor at New Life Church, an evangelical Protestant megachurch in Colorado Springs, CO, reportedly led the congregation in something you wouldnt normally expect: the Sign of the Cross and a prayer of a consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Redditer /u/MarvelDCgoodwithme, who is Catholic, explained on the /r/Catholicism subreddit that his Protestant mother attends the church and thought the prayer sounded Catholic. So she took pictures of a few of the slides with the prayer, which you can see at the bottom of this article.
And sure enough, its a prayer for consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus composed by Pope Leo XIII in 1899! The slides also have a picture of the statue of St. Peter in St. Peters Square at the Vatican.
She said it happened after the sermon, the redditer explained in a private message, the pastor presented the slides and asked the congregation to read the prayer and if they agreed with it to pray it with him. The pastor also closed his prayers with the sign of the cross.
Weve reached out to New Life Church to learn more about their thinking in using the prayer but havent yet received a response.
New Life Church was founded in 1984 and has about 10,000 members. It was in the news in the early 2000s when its founding pastor Ted Haggard admitted to using drugs and regularly visiting a male escort. He was also later accused of making unwanted sexual advances on a young man in his 20s at the church. After Haggard was dismissed from his position, the church appointed a new pastor Brady Boyd who has since greatly expand the churchs reach.
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+ Alleluia!
This is very sweet.
Can’t wait to hear then sing “Ave Maria”
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.
Efficacious Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
I. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...... (here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
II. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you." Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of.......(here name your request) Our Father...Hail Mary....Glory Be To the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
III. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of.....(here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours. Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
-- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
The pope met with a well-known evangelical and other religious heads to “come together” (make other religions more like catholics - no reverse adoption of faith happening). Sadly, for evangelicals, this is most likely the start of the “one world religion” prophesied in the bible that will hold sway during the tribulation. Fortunately, the evangelicals can act independently so not all faith will be lost and the one world religion will not net everyone.
What is underhanded is that, while some pastors told their flocks what they were going to do (morph into catholicism), others are in stealth mode in order to avoid
“upsetting” anyone.
The people who want Protestants to "come home" are Catholics who actually believe in Catholicism.
On the other hand, there's plenty of evidence that Francis thinks Protestants are better Christians than Catholics are. In fact, there's plenty of evidence that faithful Catholics are the only people for which Francis has real disdain.
You left the Catholic Church. Francis is busily destroying it from the inside out.
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Not knowing what *kind* of Catholic you are/were, but a question is: just how much Catholic education/knowledge did you have? Makes a difference in one’s viewpoint.
[ I came over from Protestant. How little did I know.
I wasn’t an automatic Catholic by birth.
It was wonderful to learn and gain faith and learn and gain faith. Nothing like it !
PRAISE THE LORD +
If any of that was in the last 50 years, it means nothing in terms of what you actually know. You’ve proven this on multiple occasions.
No, I wasnt alive in the 50s. What specifically dont I know?
It is as clear as a bell that you are right. It is prophesized, so it must come to past, but it is awful to see. I wonder if these pastors are globalist plants to begin with? So much of the Church has become dumbed down with feel goodism it is a wonder that there are so many true Christians. It is only by God's grace.
Bless you. Welcome home.
“No, I wasnt alive in the 50s. What specifically dont I know?”
I don’t keep a list, but I could have.
So you make a charge, and then cant back it up. I figured as much.
“...many mainline denominations have bought into it.”
And therein lies the problem. These denominations tend to be very liberal theologically. As in thinking it is okay to be gay, for example. That said, why would anyone want to adhere to Catholicism when it is so anti-biblical with its teachings and traditions? It’s a mystery to me.
As a former Catholic, you will always be a Catholic. The mark of your baptism does not leave your soul.
You are just an in active Catholic at this time in your life. All you need to do is to sit down with a priest and get your questions answered.
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