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disturbed...	mike	Saturday, January 19, 2008
Question: i don't know if i'm being scrupulous, bro. ignatius. it's just that whenever i sleep at night, i dream of impure dreams....and when i am half-awake, i think i also may have thought of impure things... when i wake up, i am thankful that all my dreams (which i would rather call nightmares) are only dreams becase i really am struggling to live purely... however, after i am fully awake and remember my dreams (from sleep or when i'm half-awake), i feel that i should confess...but then again i will think that God knows that i cannot fully control my dreams and my thoughts (specially when i am not fully conscious) what do you think i should do?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Mike: There is no sin in dreams. We have no control over our dreams. We are also not responsible for our thoughts in the "half-awake" state; we have no control over that either. We cannot be held responsible for that which we have no control. If you are struggling to live purely that is probably the reason for the dreams. It will likely pass in time. If you wish you might add a bedtime prayer: In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints and Angels of Heaven, and powerful in the holy authority of the name His Name, I subject my mind and my dreams only to the work of the Holy Spirit. I ask you Lord to bind up all powers of darkness and forbid them to work in my dreams or any part of my subconscious while I sleep. Amen. 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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mike

Saturday, January 19, 2008

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i don't know if i'm being scrupulous, bro. ignatius.

it's just that whenever i sleep at night, i dream of impure dreams....and when i am half-awake, i think i also may have thought of impure things...

when i wake up, i am thankful that all my dreams (which i would rather call nightmares) are only dreams becase i really am struggling to live purely...

however, after i am fully awake and remember my dreams (from sleep or when i'm half-awake), i feel that i should confess...but then again i will think that God knows that i cannot fully control my dreams and my thoughts (specially when i am not fully conscious)

what do you think i should do?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Mike:

There is no sin in dreams. We have no control over our dreams. We are also not responsible for our thoughts in the "half-awake" state; we have no control over that either.

We cannot be held responsible for that which we have no control.

If you are struggling to live purely that is probably the reason for the dreams. It will likely pass in time.

If you wish you might add a bedtime prayer:

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, strengthened by the intercession of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Blessed Michael the Archangel, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and all the Saints and Angels of Heaven, and powerful in the holy authority of the name His Name, I subject my mind and my dreams only to the work of the Holy Spirit. I ask you Lord to bind up all powers of darkness and forbid them to work in my dreams or any part of my subconscious while I sleep. Amen.

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