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book called	Lynda	Saturday, April 19, 2008
Question: Dear Brother; You have said before how rare it is that people are chosen to bear the wounds of Jesus on their body. Here is a book from what seems to be a good priest, about a married man who bears the wounds of Christ. http://www.fatimafamily.org In their book section there is also a book that claims that there were messages from Jesus and an Icon of Soufanieh which exudes olive oil. This was in Damascus, Syria in 1982. The book is called "Light from the East" There seems to be many stigmatists these days. What do you think about this?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Lynda: No matter how humble this so-called stigmatist is, no matter how many allege healings take place we do not know if his stigmata is real. Whenever any phenomena like this occurs there are always four possibilities to explain it: 1) it is psychgenically produced (or of other psychological origin) 2) it is a hoax and a fraud perpetrated by the person 3) it is from the devil 4) it is genuinely supernatural and from God These same four possibilities go for the "healings" as well. The Church has not investigated this allege stigmatist that I can see. Thus, no one should presume that he is legit. Same with the messages from Jesus and some weeping Icon. Until they are investigated to determine validity they should not be considered legit. It is just too easy for Satan to produce these feats, and VERY easy for the mind to produce even stigmata, that we cannot accept these things unless they have been properly investigated. Genuine stigmata is VERY, VERY rare. There are a lot of people who "claim" stigmata, but few who really have it. 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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Lynda

Saturday, April 19, 2008

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Dear Brother;

You have said before how rare it is that people are chosen to bear the wounds of Jesus on their body.

Here is a book from what seems to be a good priest, about a married man who bears the wounds of Christ. http://www.fatimafamily.org

In their book section there is also a book that claims that there were messages from Jesus and an Icon of Soufanieh which exudes olive oil. This was in Damascus, Syria in 1982. The book is called "Light from the East"

There seems to be many stigmatists these days.

What do you think about this?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Lynda:

No matter how humble this so-called stigmatist is, no matter how many allege healings take place we do not know if his stigmata is real.

Whenever any phenomena like this occurs there are always four possibilities to explain it:

1) it is psychgenically produced (or of other psychological origin)
2) it is a hoax and a fraud perpetrated by the person
3) it is from the devil
4) it is genuinely supernatural and from God

These same four possibilities go for the "healings" as well.

The Church has not investigated this allege stigmatist that I can see. Thus, no one should presume that he is legit.

Same with the messages from Jesus and some weeping Icon. Until they are investigated to determine validity they should not be considered legit.

It is just too easy for Satan to produce these feats, and VERY easy for the mind to produce even stigmata, that we cannot accept these things unless they have been properly investigated.

Genuine stigmata is VERY, VERY rare. There are a lot of people who "claim" stigmata, but few who really have it.

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