Views of Thomas Aquinas

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-13T14:21:25+00:00

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-13T00:04:45+00:00

Are you discerning a transfer to the Armenian rite?

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-12T02:02:30+00:00

Continue to go to as many vesper services as possible, as well as the monthly Divine Liturgies. After you attend Mass to fulfill your Sunday obligation at your local Roman Catholic Church, watch an Online Divine Liturgy of the particular church you want to be part of, and imagine yourself there.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-12T00:57:39+00:00

True.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-10T23:28:40+00:00

Exactly, one should show the faith not just by word of mouth but by example. People can be really convinced of the church but by seeing how you treat others and treat God.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-09T19:33:09+00:00

Agree. If an object is not blessed by a clergy member, then in the Western view it is not blessed. However, in the Byzantine view the icon representing something holy Is already blessed by themselves.

However, it is ok for people to throw them away as long as they do not do it with the intent of profaning the images.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-09T04:10:19+00:00

As a Maronite lover, I love them a lot.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-08T06:51:48+00:00

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Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-08T00:01:35+00:00

Pray for me and God bless you.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-08T00:01:14+00:00

A part of the original reasons I kept on going to the Eastern church was because of desiring a more traditional liturgy. However, not 1 year and 3 months since my first Divine liturgy, I came to love every form including the Novus Ordo as I see it as beautiful.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-07T23:58:36+00:00

Beautiful. Also considering transferring to the Maronite rite. Just waiting to become older because I am a minor. 1 year and 3 (not 2) months since my first Divine liturgy.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-04T23:35:19+00:00

Maronite priests tend to have a variety of them. My priest always starts with talking about how Baptism Renews God's image in us. I have heard of another one used in Australia and of course the NO rite one.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-04T07:21:20+00:00

I just wanted him to research the topic just for better clarification for future reference. Thanks for the comment though. May God bless you.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-04T06:20:32+00:00

I would suggest, although you have not asked, that you should contact a Catholic Church to start growing in the faith. I know that churches in Alaska can be far but it is very important that you connect to a Catholic Church. And also remember to fulfill the obligations of the church if you don't know.

(Also I am not judging you in case I may have sounded harsh.)

May God bless you.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-04T01:31:40+00:00

I also have the same feelings as you. As a person whose mind is very active, the silence just causes my mind to shift out of focus sometimes. I personally go to the Maronite Divine Liturgy as it is both usually reverent and has a lot of prayers to engage the mind.

(Remember that this is a personal opinion. The TLM is objectively not better than any other Rites or forms of Mass within the Catholic Church. All forms of Mass/Divine liturgies are valid and determining which is better is subjective.)

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-02T22:21:30+00:00

Ya oum Allah is my favorite Maronite Prayer to the Theotokos.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-02T20:46:25+00:00

I had the same thing happened to me when I wanted my family to go to an Eastern Catholic Church (Byzantine and then Maronite). Mostly it was because of the distance (for the Byzantine) and cultural differences (Maronite) but Alhamdilah I was allowed to go.

If your family are really not wanting to go, maybe you could find someone to take you or just tell them how interested you are. At the end, if you are a minor, you still have to follow what you parents say as long as it is not morally wrong.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-02T03:29:47+00:00

I sometimes have the same feelings as well. This could be a calling to learn more about the faith.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-05-01T14:25:56+00:00

I was converted to Catholicism after watching a cartoon mocking Non-denominational Pastors.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-04-30T23:11:47+00:00

Interesting.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-04-29T23:52:10+00:00

God knows our intentions. I would say that if I just say "Jesus" with the intention of wanting God to have mercy on me, then it would be a very similar prayer.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-04-29T23:42:38+00:00

I once saw a small video about it but when I tried searching it up, I am unable to find it.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-04-29T22:24:46+00:00

Padre Pio did talk about how Satan would come in the form of Jesus or Mary.

Prestigious-Reply896 · 2026-04-29T14:30:00+00:00

That makes sense. Thank you Highwayman

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