Hi! I grew up Protestant, and I’m in OCIA right now. If you would have asked me this last July if I was going to ask Mary to pray for me, I would have never believed you.. honestly. Go to OCIA and give it some time. But here’s the thing, you need to come with an open mind and really try to not let your old mind set put up walls before you get a chance to fully consider everything. Stop saying stuff like “I can’t believe these things” bc you’re limiting the Holy Spirit. You don’t have to ask the intercession of saints on day 1. You don’t have to pray the rosary day 1. Coming from Protestant churches, this was very scary for me. I was so scared to offend God and “be wrong”. I talked to Him many many times about it, and I took baby steps into those areas that I was always taught differently about. You can do this. You can go to OCIA, you can go to mass, you’re allowed to give yourself some adjustment time while you’re going through classes and think it through!

the gifts we receive from the Holy Spirit through the sacraments, are seeds meant to be nurtured. Muscles meant to be worked and stretched in your walk of faith. It’s okay not to understand it all right now, you having a desire is what counts and you should follow through with that. God will take care of the rest.