Penance...

[azaelia]

My priest likes to give out "fluffy" penances..."Reach out to someone and affirm them..." Usually when a priest does that, I ignore it and say a decade of the Rosary, focusing on the mystery I think relates best to the prevalent theme of my sins. Is that bad?

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='azaelia' date='Oct 2 2005, 06:39 PM']My priest likes to give out "fluffy" penances..."Reach out to someone and affirm them..."    Usually when a priest does that, I ignore it and say a decade of the Rosary, focusing on the mystery I think relates best to the prevalent theme of my sins. Is that bad?
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of course praying the rosary never hurts, but you should do the penance your priest assigns, no matter how "fluffy" it may seem. if the priest has deemed even the most remedial act as being the very act of charity that will undo what your sins have done to the Body, then that is what you must do. Jesus ratifies in heaven what the priest commits you to, even when its something like "affirming someone else."

so, do your penance and rest assured that it is effective. of course, anything u want to do after that is beneficial to the Body as well.

thanks for asking your question!!!! :

pax christi,
nick

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='phatcatholic' date='Oct 2 2005, 07:41 PM']of course praying the rosary never hurts, but you should do the penance your priest assigns, no matter how "fluffy" it may seem. if the priest has deemed even the most remedial act as being the very act of charity that will undo what your sins have done to the Body, then that is what you must do. Jesus ratifies in heaven what the priest commits you to, even when its something like "affirming someone else."

so, do your penance and rest assured that it is effective. of course, anything u want to do after that is beneficial to the Body as well.

thanks for asking your question!!!! :

pax christi,
nick
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Yeah... my last penannce was to pray for 5 minutes everyday that week... and at first I thought that he was being "light and fluffy" on me, but I realized that most of my problems rooted from a lack of prayer... Just an example

[azaelia]

Hmmm, turns out this guy gave out the same exact penance to my mom and sister too.

[phatcatholic]

[quote name='azaelia' date='Oct 3 2005, 06:24 AM']Hmmm, turns out this guy gave out the same exact penance to my mom and sister  too.
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haha, that's funny

ah well, don't worry, its still effective. plus, its amazing what a little affirming can do

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='azaelia' date='Oct 3 2005, 07:24 AM']Hmmm, turns out this guy gave out the same exact penance to my mom and sister  too.
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Azaelia, please call him "Father"...remember that he shares in the priesthood of Christ...and to call him "this guy" actually disrespects Christ, not just the priest.

In any event...do the penance he asks of you. Christ favors obedience far more than anything else you can give Him.

[Benedict]

[quote name='azaelia' date='Oct 3 2005, 05:24 AM']Hmmm, turns out this guy gave out the same exact penance to my mom and sister  too.
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Must be a problem endemic to your family, otherwise Father would not have given you all the same penance.