Is St. Francis being imprudent in not accepting help from the sisters?Think about the sisters visiting the poor sick throughout the town. How is this like Christ healing the sick during his days on earth?How is nursing analogous to the work a priest does for our souls?We still use the title “Father” for priests today, but have we lost touch with the deeper meaning? Do we see our bishops this way?How can we better pray for and support our priests and bishops? Especially for their offices and what they repres
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SrSusan (Guest): represent?St. Francis calls heaven the “eternal liberty.” Discuss this. What exactly does it mean?
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Newsletter for Sunday Chat Sept 24 | Visitation Spirit
ep 24, 7:42 PM
SrSusan (Guest): from newsletter s St. Francis being imprudent in not accepting help from the sisters?
Sep 24, 7:43 PM
Paula (Guest): yep…but Jesus is right in you just like He was in Mary
ep 24, 7:44 PM
SrSusan (Guest): St Francis I think did not want personal attention to himself or to take away from the Srs focus on the poor
Sep 24, 7:44 PM
Paula (Guest): I thought that this question was a bit off…it seems from the text…St. Francis did visit the Sisters but at the Visitation
Sep 24, 7:44 PMSrSusan (Guest): yes he probably did not want them coming to himself that way
ep 24, 7:45 PMPaula (Guest): too much consulation
ep 24, 7:45 PM
Paula (Guest): too much special attention
Sep 24, 7:46 PM
SrSusan (Guest): exactly
Sep 24, 7:46 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Think about the sisters visiting the poor sick throughout the town. How is this like Christ healing the sick during his days on earth?
Sep 24, 7:46 PM
Paula (Guest): Please join in the chat
ep 24, 7:48 PMPaula (Guest): Well, it’s like the great commission when He was here and he sent out the apostles two by two
Sep 24, 7:49 PM
Paula (Guest): it is having compassion and mercy and care for others
Sep 24, 7:49 PM
SrSusan (Guest): and the Srs did go out 2 by 2
Sep 24, 7:49 PMPaula (Guest): without cost you have received without cost you are to give
ep 24, 7:50 PM
Ruth (Guest): Hello Sister, hello Paula, I tried signing in about six times it. It kept telling me that my name had to include just numb, letters and numbers. And it had just the same letters.
Sep 24, 7:50 PM
SrSusan (Guest): maybe everyone is having that problem tonite
ep 24, 7:51 PM
Paula (Guest): it’s the hurricane by-product
Sep 24, 7:51 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Probably
p 24, 7:51 PMSrSusan (Guest): q How is nursing analogous to the work a priest does for our souls?
ep 24, 7:52 PMRuth (Guest): Are and healing
p 24, 7:53 PMPaula (Guest): nursing heals the body but also calms the soul by healing the body
ep 24, 7:54 PMSrSusan (Guest): it is an interesting thought a priest as nurse for souls
Sep 24, 7:55 PM
Ruth (Guest): Godheads the whole person. Priest and nurse help.
Sep 24, 7:55 PM
SrSusan (Guest): or a doctor- but there’s a difference
Sep 24, 7:55 PM
Paula (Guest): i think nurses can heal a soul too…but by reassurance
Sep 24, 7:55 PMSrSusan (Guest): like that thought
Sep 24, 7:56 PMPaula (Guest): nurse and doctors more physical/social/psycho causes treatment
Sep 24, 7:56 PMRuth (Guest): God heals. Sorry for the typos.
ep 24, 7:57 PMPaula (Guest): Priest ….spiritual/soul/psycho healing
Sep 24, 7:58 PMSrSusan (Guest): The Sisters I am sure meant to touch the souls too, in their nursing- maybe went with special devotions to pray
ep 24, 7:58 PMPaula (Guest): yep…i bet the nursing sisters were great…body and soul
p 24, 7:59 PMSrSusan (Guest): q We still use the title “Father” for priests today, but have we lost touch with the deeper meaning? Do we see our bishops this way?
p 24, 8:00 PM
Paula (Guest): yep…we need the show “Father knows best” on again
Sep 24, 8:00 PMRuth (Guest): smile
Sep 24, 8:01 PMSrSusan (Guest): depends on the Bishop
Sep 24, 8:01 PM
SrSusan (Guest): depends on the Bishop
Sep 24, 8:02 PM
SrSusan (Guest): I see priests as Father for the most part
Sep 24, 8:02 PM
Paula (Guest): I think Dad’s need to go back to the use of Father as well…maybe?…more respect
Sep 24, 8:02 PM
SrSusan (Guest): good point
Sep 24, 8:02 PM
Ruth (Guest): When I had my lung surgery, they were nursing sisters of Mercy there and one of them used to make me laugh so much that it hurt and I have to hold my side.
ep 24, 8:03 PMPaula (Guest): laughter is supposed to be the best medicine
ep 24, 8:04 PMPaula (Guest): probably trying to keep you at ease
ep 24, 8:05 PMSrSusan (Guest): A Father is one who gives life so that can be the deeper meaning of a priest gving us Christ’s Life, in Holy Communion as well
Sep 24, 8:06 PMSrSusan (Guest): and Bishops give life to a whole Diocese, or should or could
p 24, 8:06 PM
Ruth (Guest): I wrote a Ather’s Day card to my oncologist. After all he helped give me life.
Sep 24, 8:07 PM
Paula (Guest): in the olden times….everything went through the Father….you got permission…for everything
Sep 24, 8:09 PMSrSusan (Guest): How can we better pray for and support our priests and bishops? Especially for their offices and what they represent
ep 24, 8:10 PM
Ruth (Guest): Some Christians take issue with our calling a priest “Father” because of the Scripture “Call no man “Father” You have one Father in heaven.
Sep 24, 8:10 PM
Paula (Guest): there is this organization called Seven Sisters and they pray for Priests
p 24, 8:11 PM
SrSusan (Guest): never heard of them
Sep 24, 8:11 PM
Dawn (Guest): Hi Sr and everyone. this is important question, how we can pray for Bishops and priests
Sep 24, 8:11 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Hi dawn
Sep 24, 8:11 PM
SrSusan (Guest): Dawn
Sep 24, 8:11 PMPaula (Guest): it’s a lay group and thy pick a Priest in the Diocese to pray for
ep 24, 8:12 PMDawn (Guest): We can pray for conversions, enlightenment, and for them to do Gods will. I pray Rosaires mostly
ep 24, 8:12 PM
Ruth (Guest): I keep a picture of each of our local priests on my refrigerator door as a reminder to pray for them as often as I eat, at least.
Sep 24, 8:12 PM
SrSusan (Guest): very good ideas
ep 24, 8:13 PMDawn (Guest): hi Paula. I just got home . wanted to stop in for last few minutes, thank you. this is a very good idea Ruth
ep 24, 8:14 PMPaula (Guest): I pray for each Priest at Mass that he will be a perfect Priest on the altar and off of the altar
ep 24, 8:14 PMDawn (Guest): good prayer!
ep 24, 8:15 PMPaula (Guest): If a Priest starts to faulter at Mass in his words…I started repeating Jesus’ name over and over…and it helps him
ep 24, 8:16 PM
Paula (Guest): We can pray that Priests and Bishop’s know and love what they hold when they consecrate Jesus
Sep 24, 8:17 PM
SrSusan (Guest): we can support that which our Bishops propose- like the Eucharistic revival
Sep 24, 8:17 PM
Dawn (Guest): Abp Fulton Sheen just came to mind. we can also pray for him to be canonized. I think he alreadyhad one miracle?
Sep 24, 8:17 PM
Ruth (Guest): We sometimes laugh or supplythe word or phrase he is looking for. He is so humble that he never takes offense.
ep 24, 8:18 PMDawn (Guest): Eurcharist Revival is good cause to pray for them
ep 24, 8:19 PMRuth (Guest): I figure that it is because his thoughts are lingering with the words he has just spoken.
ep 24, 8:19 PMPaula (Guest): We can respect…how they say Mass….some people don’t do that and start saying the St. Michael Prayer or singing the Salve Regina…and sometimes Father just has to get going
ep 24, 8:19 PM
Paula (Guest): We can respect…how they say Mass….some people don’t do that and start saying the St. Michael Prayer or singing the Salve Regina…and sometimes Father just has to get going
Sep 24, 8:21 PM
Ruth (Guest): But today it was a little more prominent at one point. Afterward he said he’d been distracted by the smell of the hamburgers cooking. We had a picnic.
ep 24, 8:22 PMSrSusan (Guest): q St. Francis calls heaven the “eternal liberty.” Discuss this. What exactly does it mean?
Sep 24, 8:22 PM
Paula (Guest): we have to be considerate Priests are human too and they get distracted
Sep 24, 8:24 PM
Paula (Guest): liberty…I assume his is referring to almost like military liberty….go and do what you want and have a good time..within reason
Sep 24, 8:25 PM
Ruth (Guest): A Russian orthodox friend was with us. I wonder if we’ll be able to talk about the experience more deeply when he comes Tuesdayto help me prepare for getting better insulation.
p 24, 8:27 PMPaula (Guest): maybe St. Francis means …worrying about appearances or how your actions may look to others
ep 24, 8:27 PMRuth (Guest): Paula, I think it is more like being clear in worshipping God together.
p 24, 8:29 PMRuth (Guest): Mass is a kind of for taste of Heaven.
p 24, 8:30 PMSrSusan (Guest): Beautiful phrase to end with- I need to leave now Have a blessed week!
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