ithinkjesusiscool Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Ave Maria! What do Catholics do when they experience sadness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) http://youtu.be/d9W8mk8_d-A Sleep, creative endeavors, melancholic music, friends, chocolate, comedy and prayer (the time spent with God, letting things go) help too. Comedy (or whatever causes laughter) and alcohol help too, but those can be more short term solutions. Edited October 20, 2013 by Light and Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Ave Maria! What do Catholics do when they experience sadness? Cry... And then realize things could be worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tab'le De'Bah-Rye Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) I can't speak on behalf of all catholics and i don't know any exact doctrine on sadness biblical or traditional, though some psalms are about sorrow and great to pray. Accept it as a natural feeling that isn't evil. Don't fear it. Try very hard not to lash out with sin don't try and cure it with sin, sin is only ever a temporary cure. And what Light and Truth said about alcohol, alcohol helps, but don't get drunk and don't don't even drink it everyday. Hope that all helps. Onward christian souls. Jesus iz LORD. St Paul " Please have a little bit for what ails you." P.s. I don't believe sadness should have to be a bad feeling, though modern society is geared to think so and run from it, or perhaps society always have. Both Joy and Sadness are good feelings, being sad over poverty is a good thing but being overwhelmed by poverty is not or being grieved into a state of mortifying horror, that would not be sad, that would be something different. Edited October 20, 2013 by Tab'le Du'Bah-Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tab'le De'Bah-Rye Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) Having sorrow for sins is a good thing, we must be sorry for these without being overwhelmed into a state of mortifying horror, or perhaps terror is the word. Edited October 20, 2013 by Tab'le Du'Bah-Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 'Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.' Thomas Aquinas :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Bus Station Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 :giveup2: Want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrossCuT Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 It is the marriage of two good things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Therese Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Ave Maria!What do Catholics do when they experience sadness? I'm not saying I always do this - because I'm afraid I don't. But I'd like to.I think a wonderful response to experiencing sadness, is to give thanks. I'm not saying we should enjoy it - obviously that's crazy. Sadness by definition is not enjoyable!But there can still be Christian joy amidst suffering - whether physical or emotional. Sadness, however awful the circumstances, is always an opportunity to grow or to learn or to somehow give Him glory, even if we can't see directly how. Our Lord always brings good from evil.If you're sad, give thanks to Him for that fact alone! I've noticed that gratitude and bitterness/self-pity cannot co-exist. I'd much rather cultivate the former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Therese Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 (edited) 'Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine.' Thomas Aquinas :) This has long been one of my favourite comments of Aquinas.Sounds super-phlegmatic, doesn't he? Edited October 20, 2013 by Catherine Therese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Era Might Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 They had baths in the 13th century? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 They had baths in the 13th century? The Egyptians are known for their cleanliness (they bathed frequently) and they used many cosmetics. Meanwhile in Babylon before 2,000 BC a form of soap was made. The Greeks knew that diet and exercise and keeping clean were important for health. The Greeks even invented a form of shower, which sprayed bathers with water. Most Greeks washed in a bowl on a pedestal called a louterion though the rich sometimes had bathrooms. People rubbed themselves with olive oil then rubbed it off with a tool called a strigil. The Romans also knew that dirt encourages disease and they appreciated the importance of cleanliness. They built aqueducts to bring clean water into towns. In Roman towns an important building was the public baths. In Roman times people went to the baths not just to get clean but also to socialise. Roman Baths consisted of a frigidarium or cold room, a Tepidarium or warm room and a caldarium or hot room. You usually finished with a dip in a cold pool. To clean themselves Romans rubbed their skin with oil and scraped it off with a tool called a strigil. (The Romans also made soap). Roman women also used razors, pumice stone, tweezers and depilatory creams to remove unwanted body hair. In the Middle Ages there were bathhouses in many towns were people could pay to have a bath. Furthermore in Northern Europe in the Middle Ages people took sweat baths. In the 14th century Edward III installed a bathroom in the Palace of Westminster. Other people made do with wooden tubs in their bedrooms. Furthermore in the Middle Ages there was an important soap making industry in England (although many people made their own soap at home). In the Middle Ages people used combs and tweezers. They also used toothpicks and mouthwashes. In the Middle Ages in monasteries streams provided clean water. Dirty water was used to clear toilets, which were in a separate room. Monks also had a room called a laver where they washed their hands before meals. more here... http://www.localhistories.org/washing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Pop some B vitamins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anastasia13 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Ecstasy and booze. OK, maybe nothing so dangerous. Edited October 21, 2013 by Light and Truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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