i am from india,i study in a convent.
i'm in the 10 th class i.e. i graduate out of school this year.
the school has kept a eucharistic celebration in the church,but on that day i am sure i'll be in my periods.
according to my religion we can't go to holy places when we are in our period,but i know that it is not so in christianity.
my problem is- my mom does not want me to attend the celebration since the church is a holy place.
how do i convince her that it is totally different when it comes to christians.
PLZ HELP I WANT TO ATTEND THE CELEBRATION.
2007-01-26 23:08:40 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Pari, U poor child, really U R in a dilemma.
At home U follow your own religion & obey your own religion and your mother. In the school (Auxilium ?) U follow the Christian precepts.
If Jesus desires that U attend, He will postpone your periods, if that does not happen , obey your mom and remain at home.
OK Child?.
2007-01-26 23:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Pari - I am a little confused. Help me understand if this is the situtation: your parents allow you to learn in a Christian convent that is different from their religion, but now will not allow you to attend a celebration because of a conflict from their faith about a woman's period? Can you enlist the help with someone from your convent to help your parents understand that is not an issue to God.
Here is a verse from I Samuel 16:7 that may help:
The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
God be with you.
Pari : I found another passage for you in Hebrews 10:19-25 that you may be able to share with your parents:
19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
2007-01-27 07:42:48 · answer #2 · answered by what's up? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone within your school whom your mother holds in high regard might be able to speak to your mother and to you so that there might be better understanding,and perhaps an easy solution that is loving and not confrontational. Jesus came with a new covenant that did away with the Pharisees legal rules He even condemned them.
Love one another . Your relationship with God and your parents is absolutely more important than this celebration.The real celebration is your eternal relationship with people and your Maker!
It is good to respect the building and to keep it special.It is also good to realize the church is not a building .It is the many believers ,Gods children wherever two or more are gathered in his name.
2007-01-27 07:30:31 · answer #3 · answered by Lowell R 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can still go..that is from the Old testament and does not apply to the New Testament. The Book:Bible Traditions and Customs explains it in laymen's terms. Jesus even chastized the Pharisees about adding over 600 laws and rules to the original 10 commandments and He only added one. John 13..Jesus called them vipers..Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5, Matthew 9:11-14,34...pray for her, it is tradition
2007-01-27 08:05:14 · answer #4 · answered by Sassy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whatever you tell her, might not help. You need an authority figure here, preferably a woman. Could be the priest also if you feel okay to talk to him about those things. If not, choose a lady teacher (or a nun, if any) and ask for help. They will come up with a better way to deal with the situation than anybody here could.
2007-01-27 07:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by petyado 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could try and tell her than purity of heart is what matters, that God judges not the body, and that you have nothing to be ashamed of. If you still cannot go, then celebrate the ritual in your home, you can still be with God since there is nothing that makes you unclean accept what is in your heart
2007-01-27 07:17:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is about your mother trying to make you choose your family's religion over Christianity, so now you have two different religions and your mother competing over who gets to tell you what to do. I suggest that you think for yourself and make your own choices, and stop looking to religion and your mother for permission when it comes to matters that are personal and nobody's business but yours.
2007-01-27 07:19:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Church house is not a holy place, We, Our body is the Church, the temple of the HOLY GHOST
2007-01-27 07:16:06 · answer #8 · answered by birdsflies 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus said "suffer the little children to come unto me."
Jesus said "God did not make man for the sabbath, but made the sabbath for man."
When Christ died the temple veil was torn into----we all now enter into the Holy of Holies.
2007-01-27 07:14:38 · answer #9 · answered by Lover of God 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If I said what I'm thinking right now, I'd get banned.
But, lets put it this way, its your life, not your parents. You have to take control of your life at some point. If you want to go, then go. You're nearly an adult anyway.
2007-01-27 07:13:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋