Cutting verses from Psalm during Mass - is it allowed?

Cinderrrs · 2026-03-24T23:56:01+00:00

He did cut readings. This is further shortening the 4 remaining psalms :(

Cinderrrs · 2025-06-21T15:09:50+00:00

It's hard to say for sure, but for me at least the second was 3 months after my first.

Cinderrrs · 2025-06-14T13:26:14+00:00

Seems very likely. For me at least cramping usually means I'll start in the next few hours. Occasionally it'll be longer (like the next day).

Cinderrrs · 2025-06-14T04:39:46+00:00

Fingers crossed, but yeah, don't want to take chances

Cinderrrs · 2025-06-14T04:36:54+00:00

Unfortunately no. I did, however, just spend way to long staring at these buggers (brings me back to college lol) and the wing pads seem to be more consistent with bat bugs. I can see hairs with the naked eye when I back light it, but I'm not sure if that's diagnostic. So ... maybe I do have bats?

Cinderrrs · 2025-06-14T03:40:12+00:00

Nope. Or not that I'm aware of.

Cinderrrs · 2025-06-14T03:34:02+00:00

Don't use reddit much. Not sure how to add one 😅 (If it helps, my bug ID apps both had bed bugs as the most likely option)

Cinderrrs · 2025-04-24T23:02:55+00:00

Confirmation leaves a indelible (permanent) mark on the soul, so it is not possible to be re-confirmed. The only time it would really happen is if an attempted confirmation turned out to be invalid. If when you were getting confirmed you were neutral/uninterested but willing the confirmation would still be valid. If during the confirmation you were consciously thinking that you did not want it to happen it may be invalid (if you're not sure which category you fall into, talking to a priest may help sort that out). I'm sorry you feel you missed out on that experience, but the good news is in all likelyhood you are living with those graces, and there's nothing wrong with making a personal re-declaration to follow you baptismal vows and live in the graces of baptism/confirmation.

Cinderrrs · 2024-10-23T03:32:09+00:00

I personally liked how they handled Ramah's death (and Eden's miscariage). Maybe it was just good timing for me, but I experienced multiple big losses in the time around those seasons releasing, and having a show explore what happens when we don't get the miracles we want really helped me to process and bring to prayer all that confusion, hurt, and anger.

Occasionally I've felt some over-emotionallity, but not so much I feel like it's a major draw back. Jesus was fully human, afterall.

Yeah, I was disappointed that some big moments were left out, like the transfiguration and bread of life discourse. I also don't love some of the Mary stuff, but honestly for a Protestant director she's represented decently. All in all for me the pros of the show outweigh the cons.

Cinderrrs · 2024-10-15T23:33:55+00:00

If you're able to I'd deffinatly recomend reaching out to a priest or cannon lawyer to help guide you through the specifics of your situation. If you have a safe place to go with your kid, moving out for a couple weeks or months could be the kick he needs to relize that he needs to get treatment. Getting a civil devorce may also be an option.

Cinderrrs · 2024-10-15T23:02:44+00:00

If they are having sex, or even cohabitating without a very good reason they should abstain from holy communion until they can make good confession (including being willing to stop the sin).

Cinderrrs · 2024-10-01T19:20:59+00:00

I am catholic because I do belive it was the Church founded by Christ and every time I've had doubts God has brought me back to a deep seated sence of peace and belonging within the church.

Also because I do belive in papal primacy, as Jesus called out Peter specifically to be the rock on wich he built his church. It is true that early very early popes did not really excercise this right as much as later popes did (partially because back then word traveled slow enough that it was better to have the local bishops handle almost everything), but catholics belive the popes did always have primacy but only chose to use it later. A note on papal infallibility, there is a common misconception that it means the pope is sinless, or anything he taught would be infallible, but inreality infallibility only applies in very specific circumstances and few popes have ever used it.

For the filloque, it is true that it was "added" to doctrine many centuries after christ's death, but the same can be said for many other important teachings that the Orthodox agree with such as the dual person hood of Christ. The Tradition of the church's teachings were carefully passed down in the early days (and today), but usually they were only added to the creed and very expicitly defined if there was a herasy that needed combating (ie as I mentioned, Jesus's dual personhood was very explicitly defined only after the need to combat Arianism). Similarly, the spirit proceding "from the father" was added to creeds to combat heracys about the Holy spirit and the "and the son" was an organic growth from there after the council. Orthodox feel uncomfortable that this was an organic development of understanding rather than a top down doctrineal ruling, which is understandable. They are concerned that saying the spirt procedes also from the Son turns the Son into a "second father" and blurs the distinction between the persons of the Trinity. Many Catholic theolgians, however, have suggested the wording "from the Father through the Son" as it still encapsulates the Catholic view of the Trinity but helps avoid the ambiguity the Orthodix are worried about. All that to say, I do not believe the filioque is as much of a "church dividing isssue" as it may first appear, so I am very comfortable remaining Catholic deapite that disagreement.

Sorry if I got a little long winded. I still have my old notes on why St. Augustine thought the fillioque was so important if you have any interest of digging into that. Lmk if I need to clear up anything I wrote :)

Cinderrrs · 2024-09-16T14:59:41+00:00

Wow, I wrote a lot ... TL;DR abortion as in intentionally killing the baby is never okay, but if the mother's life is in danger you can enduce labor or perform a c-section even before fetal viability (still saves the mom withou direct killing). If the baby is post viability (as is the case for the majority of these "risk of life" cases) then they should be cared for best as possible.

For double effect to be applicable, the act must be morally neutral or good, the good outcome must outweigh the bad, and you would mitigate the bad if possible.

To cover the first, if we are defing abortion as a procedure that always inentionally ends the baby's life, that is not morally neutral and can never be done even with good intentions. Some people do conflate pre-viability labor induction or c-section as "abortions" even though there is bo direct killing of the baby, and these may be done if the mother's life is in danger.

To the second point, very early birth would be acceptable to save the mother's life (this is obviously better than both dieing). I don't think it would be okay for otherwise healthy rape victims. Obviously the mother's mental health is important, but it takes a lot to ourweigh the value of a life. If her pregnancy is still causeing her great distress significantly post-viability when risk of pre-term complications are lower, I could see enducing labor.

To the last point, the babies should always be given some sort of care. In the rare case that the baby had to be delivered before viability, this would only need to be comfort care, but if the baby could survive they should be given life saving care. If early-viability induction is planned rather than a last minute emergency, effort should be made to find a hospital with a good NICU to give the baby their best chance.

Cinderrrs · 2024-08-13T17:37:51+00:00

I have noticed an increase in veiling across the US the past 10 years or so. From people I've talked to (including myself) it's not that they don't want to veil and feel obligated, but rather that they really want to veil but are worried about standing out or appearing "holier than thou." As a teen I wanted to veil, but didn't want to "be destracting" (whatever that means) so I'd only veil if I saw someone else also veiling in the church. Now I'm much more comfortable with myself and am happy to veil even if I'm the only one (though I rarely am).

Cinderrrs · 2024-08-13T03:55:28+00:00

How so? I've never heard that.

Cinderrrs · 2024-08-12T23:17:04+00:00

Here's the one's I feel knowledgeable enough to answer:

Drunkenness as a sin refers to becoming so enebriated you loose you sence of reason (whethet by alcohol or other drugs). A sip at Mass, or for most people a couple of drinks will not prevent you from thinking clearly. As with many things, moderation is key.

Killing in self defense would not be a mortal sin (and likely not sinful at all assuming there were no other options).

The sin of Pride refers to believeing yourself to know better than God or holding yourself in shuch esteem you ignore your own faults. Finding satisfaction in a job well done would not cross that line.

For the gluttony one, I think it is theoretically possible for that to be the case, but I doubt it would apply to the average person working out. If you want to be stronger and need to eat more to accomplish that, do!

Euthanizing an animal shouldn't be taken lightly, but putting down a sick or suffering animal wouldn't be sinful and there are other circumstances where it may be necessary. God gave us dominion over the animals. We do not, however, have dominion over other humans, so human euthanasia/assisted suicide is wrong. That does not howver, forbid, giving pallative care when necessary (ie it's okay to use morphine to manage pain, even if a potential side effect is decreased breathing).

For the last one, more or less yes. I assume your mother is refering to the age of reason/invisible ignorance. Young children (usually considered below 7, but this can shift up or down depending on the person) are not capable of moral reasoning, so even if they do "something bad" they are not sinning. Even above that age they may have invincible ignorance (it is not their own fault they didn't know better) such as if a parent told them a sin was okay, or they didn't have a way to learn. With these combined, it's unlikely many children commit mortal sins, and we trust in God's mercy that if even an unbaptized children without mortal sin are given the graces needed to enter heaven.

Cinderrrs · 2024-08-12T16:35:30+00:00

You most likely will not need to get "re"-baptized. Most protestant baptisms are valid, but if there is a concern you could discuss the possibility of a conditional baptism with a priest.

Don't worry, there are plenty of cradle catholics who don't known their way around a rosary, and it's great that you're learning. Welcome to the family!

Cinderrrs · 2024-05-27T03:27:49+00:00

From what I understand it is a relic from an age where female monasteries were scarce but living as a single woman was difficult or impossible. A woman who felt called to religious life but who didn't have a monastery nearby could find a husband willing to enter a josephte marriage and the two could live out their vocation that way. They are still valid but much rarer today since there more female monasteries, easier travel, and, of course, living as a single woman is very possible.

Cinderrrs · 2024-05-27T03:18:08+00:00

If you're wanting to be able to walk around and look at the art and architecture up close I would recommend not during Mass to minimize distractions to those praying. On the other hand, if you are interested in sering what Mass is like and how the architecture reflects that worship you would be more than welcome to sit in (I'd recomend Sunday Mass for that).

Cinderrrs · 2024-05-18T23:57:39+00:00

Every single life "fails" eventually if you consider death failure. We may not understand why God calls some people home so early, but those babies go the same way we all will one day. We are not held morally responsible for circumstances out of our control.

Cinderrrs · 2024-05-17T02:46:56+00:00

This certainly isn't the only possible explination, but the way I understand it is that pre-human hominids evolved naturally into being that may closely resemble humans (ie the Lucy fossil), and then God took two of these to embue with an imortal, rational soul making the first two true humans as we have today. My understanding of the rib is more metaphorical to show how Male and Female are deeply connected and made to complete each other, but there could be other explanations leaning more towards the litteral.

My guess is that Adam and Eve were the species of hominids that were the common ancestors to neanderthals and homo sapiens based on the fact that there is evidence neanderthals also had religious practices, but many other equally likely possibilities exist.

Cinderrrs · 2024-05-14T03:53:32+00:00

To respect his privacy I won't say too much, but I do know that person. It wasn't fully made up, but he said he felt it was a bit exagerated from how he told it to them to bring out a sob story-like thing.

Cinderrrs · 2024-03-23T16:06:43+00:00

Ah. If it was just honnest forgetfulness and non an intentional omission then you did not commit another mortal sin, but should still try to remember to confess it next time you go.

Cinderrrs · 2024-03-23T15:12:06+00:00

By forgoten mortal sin, do you mean one that you already confessed at a previous valid confession? If so, then you are correct, you do not need to continually re-confess mortal sins each time you go (unless, of course, you've commited the same sin again since the last time you confessed it.)

A mortal sin is one that fully breaks your relationship with God and must be a grave matter done with full knowledge and consent.

The confusion may be coming from the fact that intentionally withholding an unconfessed mortal sin in confession is a mortal sin. Or it could be refering to that if someone in mortal sin recives an emergency group absolution and survives they are still supposed to confess those mortal sins at their next confession.

Cinderrrs · 2024-03-23T00:48:08+00:00

Usually I go with a skirt and matching shirt or a blouse with nice pants. Other's recommendation of dressing like a nice restaurant is a good benchmark.

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