My big eyeopener was the hospital cat Oscar. If you don’t know the story, google on it. I will perhaps write next post about him and some other cats.
But in short. He was working in a hospital for senile dement patients. He was (is) not very friendly. But he felt whom was dying, even when the personnel wasn’t aware. He run to the bed, layed down at the feets, and was there till the person was gone. For me, whom sleeps extra nicely with my residents lying with me, there was no doubt on what he did: he helped them in the last passage, making it more comfortable, making they didn’t need to go alone on the last journey… The last working blessing. They said he felt the smell of the dying. OK, but why be THAT interested by it?? Also, if there were two dying simultaneously, he run to the one whom has the most difficult dying…Even if he already lay with the first one, several corridors away. Ie he assisted the one in the greatest need of help and comforting.
So for me it was clear. IF he were a human active in the Catholic Church, he would be a hot candidate for a Saint. No doubt.
How is the Catholic church choosing saints to be among the many worthy candidates?
But they DON’T name for saints Christians of other groupings, and not people of other faith. And of course not animals.
So, myself, being religious but not being Catholic, I strongly felt: Im accepting the ideas and influence, but I don’t have any reason to take the whole package. I do strongly believe, if there IS God, if there are saints, etc etc, so there must be saints also in most of the other faiths too, and even some whom don’t have any regulated faith. And yes, even animals – where Oscar is a strong, shining example.
Another point to the question “why pray to cats”. I do strongly suspect more than one firm believer, would strongly disagree with praying to God on the behalf of animals. After all, they aren’t even supposed to have souls, according to them.
Or??
OK, question: do we have saints among the animal and cat rescuers? Perhaps even some of our forumites? Probably! Although Im not naming them. Also, I think its not necessarily good for them to be named for saints too early. As its with Nobel Prize holders – being the Prize holder tends to slow them down, decrease their creativity.
But I do have eyes open for animals whom are possible saints.
The problem is, some of them may eventually be made up examples… But.
Here is a list:
Oscar from Providence, the hospital cat
Barney from Guernsey, the cemetary cat
Dewey Readmore Books from Spencer, the library cat
Rademenes from Bydgoszcz, the veterinary assistant cat
Ginny the dog, rescuer of many cats, and also Animal Assisted Therapy.
Masha from Obninsk, a homeless neigbourhood cat. Her case is interesting: she did “only” one great deed that is recorded, the saving of a little child. But she is homeless, even if the neighbours are helping her. There is nobody to witness nor describe her deeds… Save this 15 minutes of glory… So here is my gamble, Im taking my chance she is a true saint anyway.
I will perhaps write more about these candidates, depending also on reactions and further questions.
I know very well these here are very unorthodox thinking and beliefs.
And I must put it in clear, this said and thought is as a strictly private person, not as a member of the team.
Even if I sometimes had hinted the possibility to pray to God and to these saints, to forumists in desperate situations, where there were few or no other meaningsful advices.
If anybody felt it as wrong, as hurting them and their feelings, Im sorry and Im begging for forgiveness. No harm was intended.
If I had two kontos, I would write such in my civilian konto...
But in short. He was working in a hospital for senile dement patients. He was (is) not very friendly. But he felt whom was dying, even when the personnel wasn’t aware. He run to the bed, layed down at the feets, and was there till the person was gone. For me, whom sleeps extra nicely with my residents lying with me, there was no doubt on what he did: he helped them in the last passage, making it more comfortable, making they didn’t need to go alone on the last journey… The last working blessing. They said he felt the smell of the dying. OK, but why be THAT interested by it?? Also, if there were two dying simultaneously, he run to the one whom has the most difficult dying…Even if he already lay with the first one, several corridors away. Ie he assisted the one in the greatest need of help and comforting.
So for me it was clear. IF he were a human active in the Catholic Church, he would be a hot candidate for a Saint. No doubt.
How is the Catholic church choosing saints to be among the many worthy candidates?
- If they did miracles, or other great deeds of strength and Force.
- If miracles happened, while they prayed for them, to help others.
- If others prayed for help in the name of our candidate. – Whom doesn’t need to be a proclaimed saint as yet, nor even a blessed. This last is interesting: the Catholic church, although very touchy about false learnings and false saints, IS de facto accepting and eve encouraging prayers in the name of unrecognized persons. If these prayers works – voilá – then we have our candidate for a saint…
But they DON’T name for saints Christians of other groupings, and not people of other faith. And of course not animals.
So, myself, being religious but not being Catholic, I strongly felt: Im accepting the ideas and influence, but I don’t have any reason to take the whole package. I do strongly believe, if there IS God, if there are saints, etc etc, so there must be saints also in most of the other faiths too, and even some whom don’t have any regulated faith. And yes, even animals – where Oscar is a strong, shining example.
Another point to the question “why pray to cats”. I do strongly suspect more than one firm believer, would strongly disagree with praying to God on the behalf of animals. After all, they aren’t even supposed to have souls, according to them.
Or??
OK, question: do we have saints among the animal and cat rescuers? Perhaps even some of our forumites? Probably! Although Im not naming them. Also, I think its not necessarily good for them to be named for saints too early. As its with Nobel Prize holders – being the Prize holder tends to slow them down, decrease their creativity.
But I do have eyes open for animals whom are possible saints.
The problem is, some of them may eventually be made up examples… But.
Here is a list:
Oscar from Providence, the hospital cat
Barney from Guernsey, the cemetary cat
Dewey Readmore Books from Spencer, the library cat
Rademenes from Bydgoszcz, the veterinary assistant cat
Ginny the dog, rescuer of many cats, and also Animal Assisted Therapy.
Masha from Obninsk, a homeless neigbourhood cat. Her case is interesting: she did “only” one great deed that is recorded, the saving of a little child. But she is homeless, even if the neighbours are helping her. There is nobody to witness nor describe her deeds… Save this 15 minutes of glory… So here is my gamble, Im taking my chance she is a true saint anyway.
I will perhaps write more about these candidates, depending also on reactions and further questions.
I know very well these here are very unorthodox thinking and beliefs.
And I must put it in clear, this said and thought is as a strictly private person, not as a member of the team.
Even if I sometimes had hinted the possibility to pray to God and to these saints, to forumists in desperate situations, where there were few or no other meaningsful advices.
If anybody felt it as wrong, as hurting them and their feelings, Im sorry and Im begging for forgiveness. No harm was intended.
If I had two kontos, I would write such in my civilian konto...
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