DWQA Questions › Tag: divine graceFilter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesWhile on the topic of blessings and automobiles, Catholics are generous in the use of St. Christopher medals. From Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher “Legends about the life and death of Saint Christopher first appeared in Greece in the 6th century and had spread to France by the 9th century. The 11th-century bishop and poet Walter of Speyer gave one version, but the most popular variations originated from the 13th-century Golden Legend. According to the legendary account of his life, Christopher was initially called Reprobus. He was a Canaanite, 5 cubits (7.5 feet (2.3 m)) tall and with a fearsome face. While serving the king of Canaan, he took it into his head to go and serve “the greatest king there was.” He went to the king who was reputed to be the greatest, but one day he saw the king cross himself at the mention of the devil. On thus learning that the king feared the devil, he departed to look for the devil. He came across a band of marauders, one of whom declared himself to be the devil, so Christopher decided to serve him. But when he saw his new master avoid a wayside cross and found out that the devil feared Christ, he left him and enquired from people where to find Christ. He met a hermit who instructed him in the Christian faith. Christopher asked him how he could serve Christ. When the hermit suggested fasting and prayer, Christopher replied that he was unable to perform that service. The hermit then suggested that because of his size and strength Christopher could serve Christ by assisting people to cross a dangerous river, where they were perishing in the attempt. The hermit promised that this service would be pleasing to Christ. After Christopher had performed this service for some time, a little child asked him to take him across the river. During the crossing, the river became swollen and the child seemed as heavy as lead, so much that Christopher could scarcely carry him and found himself in great difficulty. When he finally reached the other side, he said to the child: “You have put me in the greatest danger. I do not think the whole world could have been as heavy on my shoulders as you were.” The child replied: “You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but Him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work.” The child then vanished. Christopher later visited Lycia and there comforted the Christians who were being martyred. Brought before the local king, he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. The king tried to win him by riches and by sending two beautiful women to tempt him. Christopher converted the women to Christianity, as he had already converted thousands in the city. The king ordered him to be killed. Various attempts failed, but finally Christopher was beheaded. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians.” Is the story of St. Christopher, as recounted in Wikipedia, accurate?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions511 views0 answers0 votesDoes a St. Christopher medal tucked in a glove box actually impart divine protection to the vehicle? Will its efficacy vary depending on the priest who blessed it? What if the priest blessed many at the same time?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions405 views0 answers0 votesIf St. Christopher medals really are effective, does the material they are constructed with make any difference? If a child in Sunday school were to draw a stick figure of St. Christopher and say a sincere prayer to St. Christopher that the drawing protect any and all who possess it, can that serve the same purpose and impart the same level of blessing and protection?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions392 views0 answers0 votesIs the story in this post on the Internet of a miraculous power of holy water true? If so, did the faith the author’s great-grandmother had in the efficacy and potency of the holy water she possessed, help play a critical role, if not THE critical role, in effecting the cure for her uncle born with a serious skin condition? https://forums.catholic.com/t/a-real-story-of-miraculous-power-of-holy-water/379977ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions370 views0 answers0 votesDid the holy water itself have additional energetic properties and efficacy that made it an indispensable component for the cure? If somebody had, let’s say, opened and accidentally spilled the water, and replaced it with locally sourced water without telling the owner, would it have made ANY difference in effecting the cure?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions367 views0 answers0 votesAssuming the priest’s level of belief is paramount, does the addition of holy water to the exercise make any genuine difference?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions395 views0 answers0 votesHow much will the owner’s belief quotient and partnership status detract from the power of the blessing conferred? If a priest blesses the car of an atheist husband at his wife’s request, and the husband is never told, what are the likely long-term benefits, if any?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Religions350 views0 answers0 votesA practitioner asks: “What are the prospects that a Lightworker Healing Protocol would be effective in curing my client? She has had bone cancer for 10 years that steadily worsens and is reportedly near death at the present time.”ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Lightworker Healing Protocol327 views0 answers0 votesDuring the Korean War, American troops in the Chosin Reservoir were outnumbered 8 to 1, supplies were running low, temperatures plummeted to minus 25 degrees, and food was almost impossible to warm up. They were also running low on mortar shells. In ordering mortar shell resupplies, they used a codename established for the munitions: Tootsie Rolls. Somebody took that literally, however, and airdropped the beleaguered troops crates of the candy, instead. The story is, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise, enabling the American forces to be recharged and break out of the Chosin Reservoir, and fight their way to safety, and the men who survived the battle started calling themselves the “Chosin Few.” Is this story true, and if so, was the lucky misunderstanding a divine intervention?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Divine Realm375 views0 answers0 votesWas Christ a walk-in replacing the old soul, “Jesus?”ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers610 views0 answers0 votesA client asks: “During a particularly challenging time at work when I was seriously considering resigning (but didn’t know what other work I could or should do!), a colleague (a faithful Christian) shared with me that she had received a message from “God” in relation to me and the message (forgive my terrible memory) was along the lines that “whilst I was looking/searching … I wasn’t there yet.” Was this a Divine message, and if so, can you please expand on what it/you were trying to tell me?”ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers362 views0 answers0 votesA client asks: “Also, prior to this, another colleague who I had never met before, came up to me out of the blue at work and said that she thought I was “spiritual” and then also mentioned that she saw my “third eye wide open”- all of which was somewhat of a shock to me. Was there any truth to this and was there Divine involvement and a message here for me – can you expand on this please?”ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Divinely Inspired Messengers355 views0 answers0 votesDrone attacks yesterday against oil installations in Saudi Arabia reportedly are impairing half of its oil production, representing at least 5% of the world supply. Responsibility has been claimed by Yemeni Houthi rebels, but the US secretary of state has declared there is no evidence the attacks came from Yemen and blames Iran as the instigator as they have an influence on elements in southern Iraq, much closer to the location of the attack in Saudi Arabia. Who is responsible directly for these drone attacks and what is the purpose?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Extraterrestrial Mercenary Army Program (SSP)402 views0 answers0 votesYou have told us that the disciples of Jesus were basically instructed to heal people through a prayerful outreach to the Almighty, but lacked the comprehensiveness and specificity of the Lightworker Healing Protocol and its many powerful components. What was the success rate of the disciples of Jesus in doing healing for people’s maladies, as mentioned in the Bible?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Prayer391 views0 answers0 votesA student writes: “To date, I have done on the order of 150 Protocol sessions, about 50 of them Spirit Rescues. I am not psychic. Since then, I can’t say with any certainty, that any of the people I have worked on (most of whom have no idea I am doing the Protocol on them) have had obvious positive results from what I have tried to suss out in conversation some time afterwards. What alarmed me the most was that a friend, who knew I was doing this, had asked me to ‘do my thing’ on two of her family members, both of whom had cancer, one of which was just diagnosed. They both died shortly afterwards (and I mean within a couple of weeks or less after doing the Protocol), the one with the recent diagnosis, before she was to start any treatment! My friend has not asked me again to help other family members with issues, as according to her, ‘it doesn’t work.’ There are a few people I know who are open to ‘alternative’ things to whom I have offered to do Protocol sessions, for things like allergies and such. Not one has come back to me noticing an improvement.” What can we tell her about her experiences here?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Lightworker Healing Protocol491 views0 answers0 votes
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