Dream about Communion

[Brother Adam]

[color=red][u]Still being a new convert I will post this in this forum:[/u][/color]

Normally I'm not up until 9:30-10am, but this morning I bolted out of bed before 7:30 even though I was up until almost 2am.

I had a dream this morning about mass that I thought I'd share.

I was in a church that resembled our campus chapel sitting on the end of a pew towards the back and oddly enough my parents ( who are Lutheran) where there. When it came time for communion the priest came up to me and Teresa and noted they were desperate for two more extraordinary ministers. I wanted to say "I'm not trained, I can't" but of course things just don't work that way in dreams. Suddenly I'm actually in a white robe holding the chalice and following a preist to the back of the church to form another communion line. I stand there holding the chalice as people come up. I am absolutely abhored at the lack of reverence given to the Sacred Blood, some people half grabbing at the cup and spilling the Blood on the ground. In the dream I wanted to scream take the cup back to the priest and beg God's forgiveness. But of course I then suddenly find that everyone has recieved and in fact the priest has already finished putting everything away, me though with cup still in hand. I walk up and the priest realizes he forgot something and the words "you all are a bunch of idiots" storm out of Church, rip the robe off AND.....




...wake up.



So regardless to say I've already spent some time in front of the family altar in our apartment asking God to help me figure out if this dream has any signifigance at all.

[homeschoolmom]

don't become an EMoHC???

[Sojourner]

Very interesting ... hmmm ...

BTW, you don't have to be a new convert to post in this phorum. It's intended for anyone at any point along the conversion process.

[theculturewarrior]

I've had dreams about the Eucharist, as well as about Holy Orders...before I was baptized, mostly.

[Sojourner]

I had a lot of dreams immediately surround the time I converted, but none of them were on the face of it about the church. They played out some of the anxiety I felt about converting, but always with the underlying surety that I'd be alright.

For example, I dreamed I was in a house that was destroyed by a flood, but immediately before the flood struck I left and was able to make it to safety. I talked to a friend of mine who's a counselor who interprets dreams, and she said houses generally reflect one's self, so I was concerned about the impending flood of changes doing damage to myself, but knew I'd eventually be OK.

The dreams stopped not long after I joined the church.

[Mr. Cube]

Aye, while I was a catechumen I had dreams about the eucharist that were sooo freaky my priest said, "Well, you can't rule out the devil," and prayed over me for about a minute. The dreams stopped after I was baptized. I bet your dreams are just from the stress of converting.

[Fiat_Voluntas_Tua]

Blessed be God!

It seems that you are concerned that people aren't giving the reverance to The Eucharist that Jesus deserves. And that you want to do something about it, but are scarred. (I used to be in a Physchology class where I had to interpret dreams.)

Totus Tuus,
Andrew

PS- I had a dream once when I got all ready for Mass and when I went up to receive The Body of Christ the priest ran out...(This was before I converted and when I really really wanted to receive Holy Communion.)

[homeschoolmom]

[quote name='Fiat_Voluntas_Tua' date='Dec 3 2004, 12:22 AM'] PS- I had a dream once when I got all ready for Mass and when I went up to receive The Body of Christ the priest ran out...(This was before I converted and when I really really wanted to receive Holy Communion.) [/quote]
I had a dream that during Easter Vigil I was chewing gum... then when I went up to receive, I swallowed the gum... and I had to turn around and sit down...

But since I almost never chew gum... and I would never chew it in church... I wasn't too worried.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

I had a dream once that I was about to die in a terrible car crash and couldn't do anything to stop it, so I just made the sign of the Cross and was like, "here I come, Lord!"















[i]...but then, I'm not a convert...[/i] :leave:

[Gal. 5:22,23]

I had a dream a few months ago that I was taking Communion in the Catholic Church. I did not tell my husband about this dream. The very next night my husband had a dream. He woke up the next morning and said "What's going on with you, I had a dream you became Catholic?" Where this will all lead, I do not know, but I know that God sometimes speaks to us through dreams.

[Brother Adam]

Now that is faith Raphael

Gal.5 - Keep studing and if there is ever anyway we can help, let us know.

[Gal. 5:22,23]

Well, I'm reading the Catechism, the early Church Fathers, and Chesterson's book on St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Francis of Assisi. And of course, the Bible. Any other suggestions?

[Brother Adam]

Yes actually. I read or at least skimmed over 400 books before becoming Catholic. Among the best I have compiled below:

Bibles

The Holy Bible: Catholic Edition (NRSV) – Nelson Publishers
The Holy Bible: Catholic Edition (RSV) – Ignatius Publishers
The Holy Bible: Catholic Answer Bible (NAB) – Our Sunday Visitor
The Holy Bible: The Catholic Study Bible (NAB) – Oxford Press

Learning the Faith (Summaries)

The Faith by John Hardon *
We Believe by Fr. Oscar Lukefahr *
Catholicism for Dummies by Fr. Trigillio *
Swear To God: The Power of the Sacraments by Dr. Scott Hahn *
Crossing the Threshold of Hope by Pope John Paul II **
Basics of the Catholic Faith by Alan Schreck **
The Catholic Challenge by Alan Schreck **
Basics of the Catholic Faith by Coleman *
Lives of the Saints by Englebert **
The Catholic Response by Rev. Peter Stravinskas **

For the Inquiring Protestant

Rome Sweet Home by Dr. Scott and Kimberly Hahn *
Catholic and Christian by Alan Schreck *
Evangelical is Not Enough by Thomas Howard *
Born Fundamentalist, Born Again Catholic by David Currie *
What Catholics Really Believe by Karl Keating *
Catholicism and Fundamentalism by Karl Keating **
On Being Catholic by Thomas Howard **
Crossing the Tiber by Stephen Ray **
Salvation

First Comes Love by Dr. Scott Hahn (Salvation and the Family of God) *
A Father Who Keeps His Promises by Dr. Scott Hahn **
The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton **
Transformed by Grace by Dom Wulston Mork **

The Bible

The Catholic Church and the Bible by Rev. Peter Stravinkas *
The Bible and the Qur’an by Jacques Jomier **
A Catholic Commentary on the Holy Scriptures ***

Prayer

The Rosary: Chain of Hope by Fr. Benetict Groeschel CFR *
Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers by US Catholic Bishops Conference *
The Art of Prayer by Guardini **
The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius by St. Ignatius **
Liturgy of the Hours – The official prayer of the Church. Seek instruction from your sponsor or RCIA leader to begin the LOTH.

The Eucharist

The Lamb’s Supper by Dr. Scott Hahn *
The Blessed Sacrament by Father Faber ***
If your Mind Wanders at Mass by Thomas Howard *

Confession

Lord Have Mercy by Dr. Scott Hahn *

Mary

Hail Holy Queen by Dr. Scott Hahn *
Mary at the Foot of the Cross by Cardinal James Hickey **

In Depth Doctrine

Not by Bread Alone by Robert Sungenis **
Not by Scripture Alone by Robert Sungenis **
Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine by Archbishop Michael Sheehan **
Aquinas: Shorter Summa by St. Thomas Aquinas **
The Spirit of Catholicism by Karl Adams ***
Not by Faith Alone by Robert Sungenis ***

Culture

The Liturgy Documents by The Catholic Church (including the GIRM) ***
The Documents of Vatican II as well as all of the previous 21 Church councilsI ***

The 37 volume set of the writings of the Early Church Fathers, available on cd-rom through Flyfree Ministries (www.flyfreeministries.org) ***

The Code of Canon Law ***

Papacy and Church History

History of the Church by Lortz ***
Upon This Rock by Stephen Ray **
Triumph: The Power and Glory of the Catholic Church by Crocker *
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic by Whitehead **
Those Terrible Middle Ages! By Regine Pernoud **

Family

The Art of Natural Family Planning by Kippley *
Theology of the Body by Pope John Paul II
Theology of the Body Explained by Christopher West **
Catholic Education: Homeschool Bound by Kimberly Hahn *
The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (Non-Catholic) **

Reference for the Student

C.S. Lewis: The Case for Christianity by Richard Purtill *
Witness to Hope: the Biography of Pope John Paul II by George Wiegel **
The Gospel of Life by Pope John Paul II **
The Courage to Be Catholic by George Wiegel *
The Truth of Catholicism by George Wiegel **
A Closer Look at Catholicism by Fr. Bob Moran CSP *
A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs by Bercot* (Non-Catholic) **

[Gal. 5:22,23]

Goodness! Have you read all those? I would have to say that BORN FUNDAMENTALIST, BORN AGAIN CATHOLIC is the one book I have read that really made me consider the Catholic Church. I have also read Hahn's HAIL HOLY QUEEN AND THE LAMB'S SUPPER. Another good one is Bennett's FOUR WITNESSES. I just ordered the Jerome Commentary on the advice of a woman who heads up the Religious Education program at our local Catholic Church.

You know you need to get out when you realize you've just spent four hours on the couch reading the Bible...

[Brother Adam]

Yes, and many more.

Bennett's book is also very good. So are you considering becoming Catholic then? What's your story? Share with us please!