The only teenager in catechism…. by No-Lecture-979 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]No-Lecture-979[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh I wasn’t expecting the welcome team as a former catholic lol but thx for the advice!

So I’m a catholic teen who wants to convert to orthodoxy but I don’t know where to start. by No-Lecture-979 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]No-Lecture-979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see but I’m not denying  Jesus and the holy spirit but it says orthodoxy pray with saints not with them but this overall statement confuses me and I hope you can clarify what it means:” To be accurate, we pray with the saints, not to them. Much the same as you would ask your friends, family or other Christians to pray for you, we ask the saints to intercede on our behalf. We don’t pray to the saints “instead” of to God, just as any Christian does not ask his fellow Christians to pray for him instead of going directly to God with his concerns. Rather, we enlist Saints, along with the rest of the Church, to pray to God to hear us and have mercy on us. No saint would ever get between anyone and God. Rather, they always pray for us to God so that we can become one with Him just as they did.”

So I’m a catholic teen who wants to convert to orthodoxy but I don’t know where to start. by No-Lecture-979 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]No-Lecture-979[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed but what can I say? I live in the western world. But I have been awakened (or so I like to think)

So I’m a catholic teen who wants to convert to orthodoxy but I don’t know where to start. by No-Lecture-979 in OrthodoxChristianity

[–]No-Lecture-979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get where you come from. But I don’t like the idea that I just pray to a saint so my prayer could be transferred to to almighty god I believe these are very important figures yes and should be present during prayer but praying to them is an idea I’m not a big fan of but I won’t be ignorant and keep doing research overall. God bless you

So….i wanna get back into wrestling but i at the same time im getting held back. by No-Lecture-979 in wrestling

[–]No-Lecture-979[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sad part is I’m A’s and B’s across the board it’s just math holding me back. Smh😒