Becoming A Saint

[Delightful Life]

i guess its good, but really its too bad that not too many become a saint
i can imagine people collecting these pleasant-smelling, never corrupting
saints and building a nice garden around them
putting up signs like 'please walk on the grass'
maybe take off bits of the saint and put them in always air fresheners?

 

[Hermann]

Catholics have a saint for every purpose, just like Hindus have a deity for every purpose. Very handy!

There is a saint slumbering in every one of us, waiting to be awakened. Wake them!


Sleepers, wake! the watch are calling,
From Zion's towers the notes are falling,
Awake, awake, Jerusalem! ~ ~ ~

 

[Mendalla]

Catholics have a saint for every purpose, just like Hindus have a deity for every purpose. Very handy!

Then you have voodoo which merges Catholic saints with African spirit religion so that the saints literally do become deities of a sort.

 

[Hermann]

I grew up in a very Catholic area of rural Bavaria, where the saints were regarded deities of sorts, able to intercede on behalf of the faithful before God. Intermediaries between the people and God.

 

[Waterfall]

Are we expected to pray to the saints?

 

[Jaebius]

Are we expected to pray to the saints?

That would depend on just who the "we" are. Praying /\ to saints is not a part of my belief system.

 

[Graeme Decarie]

I think we all are. the idea of a God who would create people who are deeply flawed, then punish them for it, makes no sense to me. Nor do I fully accept the Bible as the word of God. If it is, why isn't the church out there urging to publicly stone disobedient children? And instead of those awful pancake breakfasts, why doesn't some church sponsor an oxen roast?

 

[Jaebius]

I think we all are. the idea of a God who would create people who are deeply flawed, then punish them for it, makes no sense to me. Nor do I fully accept the Bible as the word of God. If it is, why isn't the church out there urging to publicly stone disobedient children? And instead of those awful pancake breakfasts, why doesn't some church sponsor an oxen roast?

We put on a lovely barbeque every summer. Why not drop by.

 

[Waterfall]

An Oxen roast you say? It could even carry the firewood before supper. Pancakes aren't nearly so versatile.

 

[Graeme Decarie]

It's gotta be an oxen. the smell is pleasing to the Lord, I am told.

 

[Jaebius]

It's gotta be an oxen. the smell is pleasing to the Lord, I am told.

We'll have the barbeque fired up ^. Feel free to bring by your oxen.

 

[Waterfall]

It's gotta be an oxen. the smell is pleasing to the Lord, I am told.

That does put a ridiculous slant to it doesn't it?

 

[Mendalla]

"Damn, you're making hungry!" - God

 

[revjohn]

That would depend on just who the "we" are. Praying /\ to saints is not a part of my belief system.

I think you meant "S" Saints is not part of your belief system. If "s" saints is not a part of your belief system you are ignoring scripture.

 

[Hermann]

Are we expected to pray to the saints?

Roman Catholics pray to their Saints. They are regarded as intercessors or intermediaries between ordinary people and God.

At least, in a Saint cult, one revers people who have led exemplary lives. We moderns revere film stars or royalty or other other famous people whose claim to fame is mere (in)fame, and who lead less than exemplary lives.

 

[Luce NDs]

Is hell a place of light barbe que'n? Thus the heated ass-ain't ... when faced hea Don ... you may see Re Pete performances ...

When warmed the essence floats ... as Black Odessa ... in dark Greek form Godessence that feeling of absence ... tinge of lonely Ness? You just know there's something in 'ere to cos worry and fret ... as something is churned out of nut'n ... the crazy world we live in ...

 

[Luce NDs]

What do you do to entertain things that haunt you as ghosts of the past ... perform in proper stages as driven ...

Allows for that wooden stake that nails amon in intent ... Jaered?

 

[Jaebius]

I think you meant "S" Saints is not part of your belief system. If "s" saints is not a part of your belief system you are ignoring scripture.

I think you meant "S" Saints is not part of your belief system. If "s" saints is not a part of your belief system you are ignoring scripture.

RevJohn, I said that _praying_ to saints is not a part of my belief system.

 

[Luce NDs]

Do crazy people often beg for what isn't as in incarnate desire? Research "incarnate" ... it's a weird manifestation!

Such things can fascinate the devious or those attracted to spectres beyond the book as prescribed by some past numb authority!

 

[Luce NDs]

"Numb" authority? He hoo is not quite there because of emotional content in which case you may have a netted yah hoo ... small potatoes in the big Pix Ur ... composed of wee dots ... quanta's?