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Excellent post !!!
Excellent article. The mind set among Catholics “that
Excellent article. The mind set among Catholics “that I am holy enough” is a comfortable lie that is a killer.Christ did not die on the cross for us to be good He died for us to be holy, ice cream is good.
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The Knights Templar picture is inspirational.
The picture is a still from the movie “Ironclad”. It is in my to watch list. Thank you, Sam, for the post. A message we must all remember.
I loved these comments. I am joining a group of women reading Spiritual Combat. Some belong to the Traditional Oratory….some do not………we want to be strong as The Blessed Virgin Mary was strong, for Jesus our King! Patricia, St. Louis
Really liked your article, very strange that I have read or heard several times these last few days to put on the armor of God.
same happened with me maybe god want us to be solders in the spiritual combat
The Knights Templar picture is inspirational.
As soon as I read ‘Spiritual Combat’ in the title, I thought of the book by Dom Lorenzo Scupoli. I have it, and I read it. It is excellent, it is one of those books which you have to read to get the general idea, and then use it for the rest of your life, reading maybe a chapter or two every day, and of course reading a chapter on a certain issue which may bother you at some point.
I heartily recommend it to everybody who wants their spiritual life to grow (I’m FAR from perfect, trust me). You can also read it online, here: http://www.catholictradition.org/Classics/combat.htm
Excellent post
Great Post. Love it. Recently we named out Youth Group – Sanctus Fortis (Holy Warrior). It’s a work in progress (found two typos just this morning) and I hope next year to make it am movement. We are a smaller parish but I think the idea has teeth. We are going to try and adopt the pledge for our gatherings, create our own crest and figure out a way to advance and promote more Holy Warriors! Your post made me think of what we are doing so I thought I’d share (BTW our patrons are the names of our two parishes, in the note below)
Sanctus Fortis Pledge
As a Holy Warrior of Christ, I pledge to dedicate
my life to Him and His works. I commit to do my
best to pray daily, be aware of others, remain
attentive to the subtle temptations of this world
and call upon the Holy Spirit and His Saints and
Angels to assist me in this battle. I understand
that through this pledge Satan and his armies will
attempt to pursue me, but “Though I walk through
the valley of death, I fear no evil, for You are at my side”.
I ask for the Understanding to see you in all creation
and in all actions, the Knowledge to know you in
my life and the lives of those around me, the Wisdom
to see how my decisions impact all others and keep me
or take me from your path, the Courage to enter the
fight and to seek forgiveness for when I sin, the
Piety to worship you as God and to know that I am not,
to hone my conscience through you in order to have
Good Council and make right decisions, and the longing
of Simeon to recognize your Wonder and Awe in all people
and in all creation.
Prepare me for the fight Lord, Walk with me Daily,
Strengthen me by your Word and your Body
and bestow upon me the protection of the Holy Spirit
through the intercession of Ss Edward & Lucy,
to protect me from all physical, mental, emotional,
and spiritual evils. In Jesus’s name, Amen.
That is thoroughly beautiful. We’ll done, sir.
That should say “well done” in my comment.
That is beautiful! What an excellent endeavor. Keep me posted on your progress.