Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 Left side is the cloistered chapel and the right side is the public chapel... [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/LausTibiChriste/chapels.jpg[/img] And just because this is awesome: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/LausTibiChriste/poorclareinprayer.jpg[/img]
MilesChristi Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 Absolutely beautiful. [quote]a hidden heroine beseeching Our Divine Lord on behalf of suffering, misguided humanity. Only in Heaven will we realize the good done by such contemplative nuns secreted in the cloistered monasteries of the world.[/quote] Amen! I truly believe that the prayers and sacrifices of contemplative nuns and monks hold back the hand of the Lord from delivering just punishment upon the world. They do such wonderful good for all mankind by their lives of prayer.
photosynthesis Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 are those the Dominican Nuns in Summit? I was in the public part of the chapel like, 2 weeks ago!!!
photosynthesis Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 oh, wait... those are Poor Clares, never mind.
reelguy227 Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 (edited) [quote name='MilesChristi' date='Jul 16 2005, 10:25 PM']Absolutely beautiful. Amen! I truly believe that the prayers and sacrifices of contemplative nuns and monks hold back the hand of the Lord from delivering just punishment upon the world. They do such wonderful good for all mankind by their lives of prayer. [right][snapback]646043[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Thats awesome !!! I agree with miles on that one ,big time. No offense to God ,but I dont understand why God gets angry with the world ,if He knew it was going to happen anyway ,can someone help me out with this question ? Edited July 17, 2005 by reelguy227
ForHimAlone Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 Wow, Angela! How beautiful is that?! The Poor Clares are so great!
MilesChristi Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 [quote]No offense to God ,but I dont understand why God gets angry with the world ,if He knew it was going to happen anyway ,can someone help me out with this question ?[/quote] God is Justice and Truth. As such, sin is infinitely abhorrent and offensive to Him. God knew from all time that we would sin, and He allows the possibility of sin as a necessary consequence of free will, the means by which we can choose to love Him or reject Him. In His paternal love for mankind, He chastises the world to draw us away from our sins and back to Him (see Hebrews 12:6-11). Contemplatives, having given their lives to a hidden existence of sustained prayer and sacrifice, offer to God reparation for the sins of mankind. Even though they do not know us personally, they pray for our souls that we may turn from sin and walk in the way of the Lord.
reelguy227 Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 Why does He draw us to HIm ,is it because he believes thats the best thing for us ? Maybe Im just ignorant ,but am curious as to all these questions .
MilesChristi Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 [quote]Why does He draw us to HIm ,is it because he believes thats the best thing for us ? Maybe Im just ignorant ,but am curious as to all these questions .[/quote] God draws us to Himself because He loves us and ultimately wants us to spend eternity with him. This is definitely the best thing for us. In the very depths of our beings, there is a profound yearning for the Eternal. Nothing will truly satisfy our souls but God. Our life on this earth is really a pilgrimage, a gradual process of drawing closer to God or growing further away from Him, depending on our choices. In ways we will never fully understand in this life, God does all He can to lead us toward Heaven, while respecting our free will.
Ave Maria Totus Tuus Posted July 17, 2005 Posted July 17, 2005 Thanks for posting those pictures! I love seeing things like that, it makes my heart smile.
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