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>>777049

No one likes to hear my thoughts on religion.

My cousin is muslim so we talk a lot about the OT but thats about it.

>>777049

I have no friends, although my priest says I should get some.

>>777049

My pastor, my journal, you guys, and that's it…

:-(

>>777049

I'm pretty good friends with a lot of people at church but we don't hang out during the week. It's a good way to motivate me to get up every Sunday though.

>>777049

Yup

You guys here on /christian/ and my catholic fiancée

>>777069

>>777051

Same situation, although i have one friend who is a christian who i regularly talk to. But my closest friends are all non-believers..and it's reaching the breaking point where i'm realizing that the difference in thought is hurting my relationship with them. I'm considering stop talking to them if things get worse.

>>777090

I got a good friend who's atheist/agnostic and he's True Neutral in it all.

Others, like my best friend and his brother, are too prideful to say "Well, Anon is a friend and he wouldn't like us posting blasphemous stuff so if we do it let him delete it, make a joke and then move on".

They created their own, new server sending me invites.

Won't be joining anytime soon.

My only christian friends are friends ive met here, who i talk to every day.

However my autism encouraged an existing friend to start taking his faith seriously again. Sadly he moved away last year so i only see him a couple times a year.

I don't actually have friends period since even the secular ones moved away for better opportunities. I hope to follow suit but i have stuff i need to take care of first.

Tried churches (raised catholic, was lutheran for a year but left since all the churches closed, now am unchurched)

No young people.

Dont fit in with the people at unis generic protestant groups. They dont even feel christian just like vauge fun "get togethers" or whatever.

Idk what im going to even do about it. I've accepted my lot as a spiritual n*gger

My very dear friend and I joined the Orthodox church together. He is sitting next to me at this very moment. I love him dearly and don't think I would have converted without him.

he is sitting here next to me reading The Mystical Theology of the Orthodox Church while I play OSRS and funpost on 8chan

>>777109

It's not that you're alone, it's the leather jacket and mohawk :^)

>>777186

Sounds comfy.

>>777192

Everything this guy says. The holy rosary does wonders, I thought I had to deal with a lot of temptations even in my sleep that I couldn't resist, but with the help of Mary everything is possible. I love her.

>>777192

>>777254

What are these benefits of the Rosary, anons? I haven't gotten around to praying it on a regular basis.

I am in 2 small groups and 1 bible study. So, yeah. I don't make friends that easily and the only really consistent outside work activity in my life is church, so I only really have Christian friends at the moment. Sometimes I hang out with work friends who are all heathens and are sick of me talking about Christ or politics so it is usually pretty basic.

>>777277 (checked)

Here are the 15 promises of the Rosary I pulled from my Laudate app: pt (1)

>1. Whosoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary shall receive signal graces.

<Signal Graces are those special and unique Graces to help sanctify us in our state in life. See the remaining promises for an explanation for which these will consist. St. Louis de Montfort states emphatically that the best and fastest way to union with Our Lord is via Our Lady [True Devotion to Mary, chapter four].

>2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.

<Our Lady is our Advocate and the channel of all God's Grace to us. Our Lady is simply highlighting that She will watch especially over us who pray the Rosary. (see Lumen Gentium chapter VIII - Our Lady #62) [a great more detail is available on this topic in True Devotion to Mary, chapter four, by St. Louis de Montfort]

>3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin and defeat heresies.

<This promise, along with the next, is simply the reminder on how fervent prayer will help us all grow in holiness by avoiding sin, especially a prayer with the excellence of the Rosary. An increase in holiness necessarily requires a reduction in sin, vice, and doctrinal errors (heresies). If only the Modernists could be convinced to pray the Rosary! (see Lumen Gentium chapter V - The Call to Holiness #42) St. Louis de Montfort states "Since Mary alone crushed all heresies, as we are told by the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit (Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary)…" [True Devotion to Mary #167]

>4. It will cause good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire for Eternal Things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.

<This promise, along with the previous, is the positive part, that being to live in virtue. Becoming holy is not only avoiding sin, but also growing in virtue. (see Lumen Gentium chapter V - The Call to Holiness #42)

>5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary shall not perish.

<Since Our Lady is our Mother and Advocate, She always assists those who call on Her implicitly by praying the Rosary. The Church reminds us of this in the Memorare prayer, "… never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided …"

>6. Whosoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its Sacred Mysteries shall never be conquered by misfortune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an unprovided death; if he be just he shall remain in the grace of God, and become worthy of Eternal Life.

<This promise highlights the magnitude of Graces that the Rosary brings to whomever prays it. One will draw down God's Mercy rather than His Justice and will have a final chance to repent (see promise #7). One will not be conquered by misfortune means that Our Lady will obtain for the person sufficient Graces to handle said misfortune (i.e. carry the Crosses allowed by God) without falling into despair. As Sacred Scripture tells us, "For my yoke is sweet and my burden light." (Matthew 11:30)

>7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the Sacraments of the Church.

<This promise highlights the benefits of obtaining the most possible Graces at the hour of death via the Sacraments of Confession, Eucharist, and Extreme Unction (Anointing of the Sick). Being properly disposed while receiving these Sacraments near death ensures one's salvation (although perhaps with a detour through Purgatory) since a final repentance is possible.

(Body too long, see tagged post)

>>777296

(Continued)

>8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death the Light of God and the plenitude of His Graces; at the moment of death they shall participate in the Merits of the Saints in Paradise.

<Our Lady highlights the great quantity of Graces obtain through praying the Rosary, which assist us during life and at the moment of death. The merits of the Saints are the gift of God's rewards to those persons who responded to His Grace that they obtained during life, and so Our Lady indicates that She will provide a share of that to us at death. With this promise and #7 above, Our Lady is providing the means for the person to have a very holy death.

>9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.

<Should one require Purgatorial cleansing after death, Our Lady will make a special effort to obtain our release from Purgatory through Her intercession as Advocate.

>10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of Glory in Heaven.

<This promise is a logical consequence of promises #3 and #4 since anyone who truly lives a holier life on earth will obtain a higher place in Heaven. The closer one is to God while living on earth, the close that person is to Him also in Heaven. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states "Spiritual progress tends toward ever more union with Christ." (Catechism of the Catholic Church paragraph 2014)

>11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by recitation of the Rosary.

<This promise emphasizes Our Lady's role as our Advocate and Mediatrix of all Graces. Of course, all requests are subject to God's Most Perfect Will. God will always grant our request if it is beneficial for our soul, and Our Lady will only intercede for us when our request is good for our salvation. (see Lumen Gentium chapter VIII - Our Lady #62)

>12. All those who propagate the Holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.

<If one promotes the praying of the Rosary, Our Lady emphasizes Her Maternal care for us by obtaining many Graces (i.e. spiritual necessities) and also material necessities (neither excess nor luxury), all subject to the Will of God of course.

>13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire Celestial Court during their life and at the hour of death.

<Since Our Lady is our Advocate, She brings us additional assistance during our life and at our death from all the saints in Heaven (the Communion of Saints). See paragraphs 954 through 959 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

>14. All who recite the Rosary are my Sons, and brothers of my Only Son Jesus Christ.

<Since the Rosary is a most excellent prayer focused on Jesus and His Life and activities in salvation history, it brings us closer to Our Lord and Our Lady. Doctrinally, Our Lady is our Mother and Jesus is our Eldest Brother, besides being our God. (see Lumen Gentium chapter VIII - Our Lady #62)

>15. Devotion to my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

<Predestination in this context means that, by the sign which is present to a person from the action of devoutly praying the Rosary, God has pre-ordained your salvation. Absolute certainty of salvation can only be truly known if God reveals it to a person because, although we are given sufficient Grace during life, our salvation depends upon our response to said Grace. (See Summa Theologica, Question 23 for a detailed theological explanation). Said another way, if God has guaranteed a person's salvation but has not revealed it to Him, God would want that person to pray the Rosary because of all the benefits and Graces obtained. Therefore the person gets a hint by devotion to the Rosary. This is not to say that praying the Rosary guarantees salvation - by no means. In looking at promises #3 and #4 above, praying the Rosary helps one to live a holy life, which is itself a great sign that a soul is on the road to salvation. (See also paragraphs 381, 488, 600, 2782 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.) In fact, St. Louis de Montfort says even more strongly that "an infallible and unmistakable sign by which we can distinguish a heretic, a man of false doctrine, an enemy of God, from one of God's true friends is that the hardened sinner and heretic show nothing but contempt and indifference to Our Lady…" [True Devotion to Mary, #30]

Also check out the embed related

It is a speech from Fr. Calloway. He was a former prot that converted after praying the rosary and he basically dedicates his time gathering more warriors for Christ's army. /ourLady/'s rosary is the greatest spiritual weapon agaisnt the lies of satan and I hope you join so I can see you in heaven.

God Love you, anon.

>>777257

I am opposite, i don't want friends but i can't tell mine to winne the pooh off, they're not even that bad.

>>777049

I have no friends.

I have a couple. There's a few in my fraternity, a few from church, and my gf is incredibly strong in her faith. A lot of my friends aren't Christian though, or at the very least they're those people that say they're Christian but it's just kind of a title to them and it doesn't look like they're living their life for Him. It's not my job to jusge those friends, but I try to bring up the gospel whenever it's relevant in hopes I'll help one of them.

I don't have friends. It would be nice having prayer buddy though(don't say it's cringy). Bump for all the friendless Christanons

No, my friends are always mocking me for not pursuing premarital sex and other degenerate stuff.

We christians truly live in a degenerate society and should all rise up.

Who /west-europe/ here?

>>777441

>*but they've NEVER mocked or derided me for my faith.

Don't know how I screwed that up. My dyslexia is seeping into my typing abilities.

I gotta say, I used to feel pretty lonely, specially even depressed, my old school friends were only good to keep drinking and in non productive activities.

But since joining a church one of the best sides is getting to be part of the community, never felt more welcome, but you have to take part, join the choir, study or whatever groups, aim to go frequently and ask when they have something to do.

The depression still comes and goes but I think it has more to do with my past sinful ways and still letting my self down every once in a while.

Hopefully, if God wills it, I'll soon find a proper girlfriend and future wife as well.

No but God blessed me with my Grandmother

>>777296

>>777297

>God Love you, anon.

Thanks, Michael.

>only Christian in group of friends

>keep it on the down low

>invite them to church one Sunday in group email

>they all stop talking to me

I only have 2-3 acquaintances left that don't know I'm a Christian and I'm scared of losing them too.