Is there a patron saint for forgiveness and getting a friend to forgive?
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Anonymous
| I thought you needed a priest to tell you what to do to get forgiveness for your sins. |
Anonymous
| Are you Catholic OP? Themis is the Goddess of reconciliation among other things. |
Anonymous
| Jesus is always the perfect choice. If you communicate with angels, call on Archangel Uzziel for sure! |
Anonymous
| St. Oliver of Ireland is the patron saint of reconciliation. I hope you find peace, OP. |
Anonymous
Ha? Since when? It is between you and the God. You ask him for forgiveness and he is the only one, not another human, has the power to do it. |
Anonymous
| Just pray, OP, pray with an open heart. God will hear you. |
Anonymous
+1. And keep your heart open to hear God’s response. Perhaps this is a relationship you should lovingly let go. Perhaps this is a relationship that needs to be changed. Be open. |
Anonymous
| Sometimes evil plants an idea that an issue is bigger than it truly is; that an offense was intended when it was mearly interrupted that way. How many of your friends honestly look for ways to intentionally hurt you? Friends don't do that. If you 'entertain' a thought (like Eve), you will be hurt more than if you minimized the offense given your friend the benefit of doubt (i.e. they wouldn't intentionally hurt me). That your friend ended the friendship indicates that the situation is extremely serious to her (based on fact, or, an exaggeration of the facts) - pray that you both be open to the truth; "Lord, do I need to change, do they need to change or do we both need to change? I put us both in Your Hands and ask that You please help us to be open to the changes you wish us to make." He Will answer that prayer. |
Anonymous
You need to start with yourself. You obviously did something to the other person that pushed them away. The first thing you need to do is try to find a way to make up to them. From there it is up to them. If you want a miracle you need not only to pray but to deserve it or so it seems if you speak with people fluent in miracles 
Then you need to realize that forgiveness and reconciliation are two different things. So you technically are praying for two miracles in one. So look not only a saint that operates in that area but also one that runs discount sale. In most cases forgiveness is easier then reconciliation because people often forgive for the sake of themselves not the trespasser. They forgive the anger and pain to let go and move on. Reconciliation is an act of making up and getting back to relationship as it was or at least working on restoring it. This is not always possible especially if the person who has been hurt had been hurt many times by the offender and it is only natural process that one wants to block their further relations to avoid further pain. The world notoriety comes to mind and if there was no reason to cerate it, it would not exist. If you did something to push the person away and it was either really big or happened many times, you need to understand that that person has all reasons to protect their emotional, mental and physical well being by blocking you, the stressor from impacting their life further. You on the other hand most likely had a chance not to hurt the person, not take them for granted or what have you and you did not so you are paying the price. Is it fair. You be the judge. I often wonder if hell exist somewhere there in the outer world or is it here on Earth and if it is simple what people create upon each other and put each other in. So there is this, and then there is Karma and somehow, however irrational it is from the point of scientific mind, the two seem to work together hand in hand. So while you search for the Saint, also try and be one, it will work much faster. If you can not do good to the person you hurt, do good elsewhere and who knows Karma and Saints might buddy up and help you in the time of your need. |
Anonymous
| Pray to God to let your friend see that you are humble and loving and remorseful. You have expressed that to your friend and that friends knows. Maybe your friend needs time to process what you have expressed? Maybe your friend needs to see you are remorseful? Remember prayer is powerful but the will of God is more powerful. Perhaps it is not God’s will your friend is moved and your friendship restored? It’s a hard pill to swallow but, we must accept life as it is. My best to you op. We all make mistakes in life and the fact that you are willing to admit you made a mistake and wish to apologize and be remorseful is something not everyone is capable of. Sometimes we learn a lesson that is painful and possibly not able to be changed to our liking. |
Anonymous
Hm.. you both are wrong in a very innocent way, I wonder if you are both of the same denomination and if so which one is it, just curious.
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Anonymous
God— “[b]First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift”[/b] |
Anonymous
Also of ZTA. Zlam! |
Anonymous
Could be that pp was not "excoriating her for her faith" but sincerely asking, and hoping that pp would be open to another path besides appealing to the "proper" saint, as if that were the only possible way of of finding reconciliation and forgiveness. |
Anonymous
| Have you tried Saint Apology? |