Dreams: Meaning & Church Teaching - Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris Alar

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  @JiII_S · 3 years ago

  My conversion from lukewarm Catholic to devout Catholic came as a result of a life changing dream I had in 2017.  I went to bed at midnight and when I woke up from the dream it was 5am.  God took me to hell in my dream. I was trapped there in  outer darkness all night screaming for help and no one could hear me. I could feel the years passing by in my dream. The dream looped all night long as I screamed on helplessly.  It was only when I screamed out for God to help me, he stretched out his hand and took mine.  I could see light around his hand. Then I woke from that dream.  It was after 5am when I awoke.  That day I bought a crucifix and a rosary and completely turned my life around.  This is a true story.  That dream saved my life.

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  @st.patty1416 · 3 years ago (edited)

  After unsuccessfully trying to conceive for two years I went to my childhood church and went to see the Mary statue i visited so much when I was a teenager. I asked if she would pray for me to have another baby. I told God if it was his will that I only have one child I would accept it with his help and truly thanked him for my first boy. But, if it was his will, could I please bare another child so my son wouldn’t be alone. That week I dreamt we were watching fireworks from my front steps. My 3 year old was in awe of the giant fireworks. We got to the grand finale and the big last firework was so huge and covered the whole sky. It was in the image of Mother Mary and all the warmth and light fell over us. It was the most beautiful feeling of pure joy and love. I have never felt that twice. It’s indescribable the peace and love I felt was so PURE. I almost felt weightless.I looked down to the bottom of the front steps and excitedly ask my husband, did you see that? He turned around, beaming at me with a newborn in arms. Yes, I saw that! I woke up in a puddle of tears and feeling like my chest would burst! I was laughing as I ran to the drugstore for a pregnancy test. In my heart I knew it would be  positive. It was so beautiful. I remember it clearly. My son is going to be 10 and he’s such a beam of light in my life. I can’t explain it, but that’s what happened. God is great

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  @bonillalucy7463 · 3 years ago

  To the one who's reading this, I hope you are doing alright, I hope that all the pain you are facing right now will turn into a great achievement. Always remember that God is always with us. He will bless, guide, and protect us

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  @kimharrison4473 · 2 years ago

  I dreamt of saint Padre Pio a few months ago. I was sitting across from him at a long cafeteria table and all the other seats were taken by the happiest children I’ve ever seen. He said one word , “Adoration”. I woke up as soon as he said it. Saint Padre Pio pray for us ❤

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  @theperegrinecatholic2892 · 3 years ago

  My mother was a cradle Catholic but became a Protestant before I was born. I was raised Protestant (now Catholic) and I had many wonderful dreams of Jesus and the Saints as a child and I was also susceptible to nightmares. I remember one dream of being invited into the Ark by Moses and Noah (I now realize this is the Catholic Church), and I also remember a nightmare where I was in darkness being harassed by demons and witches. My guardian angel appeared to me in my dream, called me by my name and said “wake up.” I immediately woke up. My parents came in to console me and found occult images on a newspaper I brought into my room because it had cartoons on it.<br><br>I continue to have spiritual dreams as an adult, and I know now that when I am not in a state of grace, the bad dreams are God’s way of telling me to get my life in order. The most recent one was charity. I have unknowingly offended God by not being charitable. A demon had a hold on me but when I said “charity” it let go of me. I then lamented, “Oh, God, I have gravely offended thee.” Even in nightmares, God is merciful.<br><br>One final comment. I became Catholic because Our Lady appeared to me in a dream and gave me a Rosary (I was a Protestant married to a lapsed Catholic and didn’t know anything about the rosary). She showed me that a terrible, diabolical attack would take place on our family (it did), but the Rosary would stop it. It did. Praying the Rosary even physically liberated me from demonic oppression. I was suffering from a sudden terrible headache, and while praying the rosary, and meditating upon the sorrowful mysteries, I felt heat radiate from my head and a sudden relief from the debilitating headache. As the headache left me, I felt something kick or punch me on the inside of my body on its way out.<br><br>Our Lady is the most beautiful woman in the world. She brought me and my family into the Ark of her Son’s Church, and crushed the Devil’s head for me.

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  @charflorida5433 · 3 years ago

  May 2021, one month after my husband of 40 years died, I had a very vivid dream of Jesus sitting by my side. He was my friend, and I felt a sense of love coming from him that was so strong and all encompassing like a love I never felt before. His very short message in few words was how to live my life now that my husband was gone. &nbsp;I can still &quot;see&quot; this dream today clearly. When I follow his advice, I am at peace and things are smooth. When I accidentally do not, chaos. It also helped me strive more to become a better Catholic. I believe it was real, because I have never had such a strong memorable dream before, nor could I even imagine the love. People are amazed at how well I am doing since he died, without therapy. The faith and love has moved me forward with much ease.

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  @tracyfontanillas · 3 years ago

  I sprinkle myself with Holy Water before sleeping. Also, I had dreams of praying the rosary in sleep. I remember waking up many times saying the “Hail Mary”, this is my prayer weapon during nightmares, the enemies vanish immediately with this prayer.

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  @angelamwatts · 3 years ago

  In the year 2008, I had a very strange dream. I was raised by toxic parents who fought a lot. Anyway, I was 15 years old when my youngest sister was born. My parents were not capable of raising the child and so, my grandparents raised her. Both grandparents had died by the time she was 13 years old. I was an adult by then and tried my best to look out for her. In 2008, I was living with my mother and my two sisters. In April, 2008, I had taken my youngest sister to Six Flags, Great Adventure. We had a nice time. In September, 2008, I had a strange dream. I dreamt that I was again at Six Flags, Great Adventure with my sister. Suddenly everyone vanished. I saw my grandmother who raised us sitting on a bench. I was shocked to see grandmother because she had passed on. Grandmother looked very worried and upset. I remember saying to her &quot;grandmother what is wrong?&quot; Then I woke up and was a bit &nbsp;worried. I told my sister about my dream and said that grandmother was upset and looked like she wanted to tell me something but I woke up. My sister, Natalie, said &quot;well it was just a dream.&quot; I shrugged it off as such and put it in the back of my mind.<br><br>Then, three months later, on December 13, 2008, tragedy struck. My youngest sister, Natalie &nbsp;was violently struck by a car. Her head hit the windshield and her leg was badly broken. She also had a broken pelvis. The doctors didn&apos;t know whether or not she would survive and if she did survive, she was in danger of losing her leg. I was shocked and in disbelief 😮. <br><br>I thought about my dream of my grandmother. Grandmother had always prayed the rosary down at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Germantown. I went there and prayed the rosary and the novena for her. A lot of people prayed with us. My sister survived the accident and was able to save her leg. She was very ill for a long time but she recovered.<br><br>As I said, God is an enigma, and I don&apos;t know if He allowed my grandmother to really visit me in my dream. I know that the accident would&apos;ve upset her tremendously if she was alive. &nbsp;It was if she was trying to tell me to be careful.<br><br>The moral of the story is that God definitely tries to show us signs to help guide us. Maybe grandmother really visited me in my dream? Maybe it was just a dream? Nevertheless, the most important thing is to pray and to thank God for His mercy and his many blessings 🙏<br><br>May God be with us.

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  @Sense2024 · 3 years ago

  Mother Angelica said if you suffer from insomnia, pray! 🙏🏼

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  @iainmacleod-brudenell9832 · 2 years ago

  My wife of over forty years died a year ago last April. I still dream that she is with me. Sometimes during the day if I have a nap. Lord Have Mercy

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  @rockybato67 · 3 years ago

  I had a dream of my dead friend asking to pray for her and I saw her skin rotten.<br><br>And I prayed &nbsp;for her soul on that morinng and kept praying for her soul....then &nbsp;I dreamed &nbsp;her again just passed by singing and her skin looked good.

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  @catherinenjerimunene · 3 years ago

  There was a time ii was in so much stress and my life was very troublesome. One night i dreamt of St Benedict and calling for his help. Strange since i didn&apos;t know anything about about him and when i woke up and searched him up,I found out he is the patron saint of exorcists and &nbsp;deliverance. God was literally showing me that I needed deliverance!

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