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I do believe he brought an altar stone, I'd hope a Monsignor knows his stuff. He celebrated 35 years the day before.
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As to Takhisis an altar stone is required for mass on the go, fortunately they are highly portable and so it is possible even in the direst circumstances, such as war or persecution. The usual dimesions are nine by six inches and one inch think for an altar stone incidentally.
Indeed during war the priests would (and do) carry altar stones with them on campaign, and during persecutions they would be smuggled in with priests and be surreptitiously implanted in regular looking tables or alcoves in Catholic dwellings or other hidden places (as in England) to enable mass to be said in an otherwise ordinary looking location free from observation from hostile authorities.
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Does the church offer councilling services for regular people? Is there a cost to it?
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Some do, if they're qualified. Cost varies - but usually you offer a donation at the end of the session. Some will charge a fee, however.
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basically it depends on where you go. There is no general policy for specialised councilling services in the Catholic Church.
However if you wish to go to a priest and discuss your problems with him then there is of course no cost to that. A priest is also much more qualified to discuss spiritual matters with you than a counsellor, and they are trained to a degree in that sort of area as well considering their role as pastors of their communities.
However if you wish to go to a priest and discuss your problems with him then there is of course no cost to that. A priest is also much more qualified to discuss spiritual matters with you than a counsellor, and they are trained to a degree in that sort of area as well considering their role as pastors of their communities.
My experience is that counseling is one of the stages of priest apprenticeship, no? It's been awhile, but I thought the stages were: Masters of Divinity -> Counseling -> Other career (including priests).
So, that meant if you're talking to a priest, you're talking to someone with a graduate degree in theology as well as a trained counselor.
So, that meant if you're talking to a priest, you're talking to someone with a graduate degree in theology as well as a trained counselor.
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Priests do have training in counselling. but I think that is simply a part of their training instead of a specific degree such as a regular counsellor may posess. That said I am not a priest and haven't thought to ask one what the process is prior to eventual ordination in terms of degrees and such.
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Do I need to go to confession on Sunday or any time of the week?
Isn't pride a sin?
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I think pride in the sense where it is a sin is pride in self, not pride in other things
You can go at anytime. Usually most churches have it on Saturday.
GhostWriter16
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Can someone CLEARLY define the difference between Perfect and Imperfect Contrition (As far as I recall, imperfect contrition isn't good enough unless you repent to a priest.) How can I know for sure if I had full knowledge of the sins I committed when I committed them (If not, then they'd be venial, correct?) And what are my chances of Salvation being outside the Catholic Church?
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The times for reconciliation are listed in the church bulletin (if you don't have one, check the parish's website - assuming they have one). Besides that, you can also call the parish office and make an appointment for a confession.
Sometime before receiving communion and ASAP is best
a tl;dr is "Pride is the excessive love of one's own excellence."Isn't pride a sin?
for the long version see The Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Pride
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Perfect contrition is when in truth the person is totally absolutely repentant of his sin purely out of love of God.
Imperfect contrition is when the person is repentant, but not purely out of love of God.
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As to having full knowledge of your sins thats up to your personal discernment.
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As to your chances of salvation outside the Church the chances are absolutely 0.
Because to end up in heaven and thus be saved you would be Catholic by the time you got there, thus if you are not a catholic by baptism and confirmation already the way is either by invincible ignorance which would require not knowing of the Church Militant on Earth, but that in knowledge you would of joined the earthly Church if you had the opportunity because your soul as far as possible is converted to the will of God. In this case the person would be converted spiritually in the knowledge of the truth gained at the particular judgement before God. This also requires perfect contrition on the part of the invincibally ignorant soul.
Thus in your case lets hope you are ignorant of what the Church actually teaches and would convert if you knew. Otherwise if that is not the case the way for you to be saved would be to become perfectly contrite for your sins, one of which would be your separation from the Church. This would necessitate that you would immediately go to RCIA and become that practicing baptised and confirmed Catholic that is the charism and duty of all mankind.
God isn't cruel, he won't deny salvation to anyone who deserves it.
True, but to deserve it there are conditions which he described
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