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How did it happen?	Anne	Monday, September 26, 2016
Question: My sister was/is a Catholic, but she has not been going to church. The last time I visited her, I did not rent a car since transportation was provided by my daughter, who had many different plans. I told my sister I wanted to go to the 4 PM mass at her church for Sunday Vigil. She dilly-dallied around until the last minute; we got to the church, but just made it. She obviously did not want to go. She said the Mass was "redundant", whatever that meant. She is prone to seeing paranormal things and I am surprised she would not want to go to church anymore, since I would think that weird stuff like that would be a little threatening. She doesn't know what it is and considers it OK. How could she have dumped her religious faith this way?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD Dear Anne: I cannot answer your question as the reasons why people abandon the faith are an numerous as there are people who do it. Sometimes people find themselves derailed for some reason. That reason may be a tragedy, a disappointment, disagreement with Church teachings, influences of friends or teachers, involvement in new age or occult, or something like depression. Whatever the reason is for your sister, pray for her. Ask St. Monica for help. She prayed and prayed for her wayward son. Shortly before her death her son finally came back to the Church. Her son, of course, was the great Saint Augustine. Concerning the paranormal issues, I advise that you pray the following prayers: Hedge Prayer for Return of Wayward Catholics Hedge Prayer for Protection of Others Proxy Deliverance Prayer for a Friend or Relative Persevere in prayers for her and we will too. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Anne

Monday, September 26, 2016

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My sister was/is a Catholic, but she has not been going to church. The last time I visited her, I did not rent a car since transportation was provided by my daughter, who had many different plans.

I told my sister I wanted to go to the 4 PM mass at her church for Sunday Vigil. She dilly-dallied around until the last minute; we got to the church, but just made it. She obviously did not want to go.

She said the Mass was "redundant", whatever that meant. She is prone to seeing paranormal things and I am surprised she would not want to go to church anymore, since I would think that weird stuff like that would be a little threatening. She doesn't know what it is and considers it OK. How could she have dumped her religious faith this way?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OMSM(r), LTh, DD

Dear Anne:

I cannot answer your question as the reasons why people abandon the faith are an numerous as there are people who do it.

Sometimes people find themselves derailed for some reason. That reason may be a tragedy, a disappointment, disagreement with Church teachings, influences of friends or teachers, involvement in new age or occult, or something like depression.

Whatever the reason is for your sister, pray for her. Ask St. Monica for help. She prayed and prayed for her wayward son. Shortly before her death her son finally came back to the Church. Her son, of course, was the great Saint Augustine.

Concerning the paranormal issues, I advise that you pray the following prayers:

Hedge Prayer for Return of Wayward Catholics

Hedge Prayer for Protection of Others

Proxy Deliverance Prayer for a Friend or Relative

Persevere in prayers for her and we will too.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum