all astrologers have integrity. Thankyou.Silvana. Your enemy the devil prowls around. Hugh Barbour: This visionof selectively dismantling the interiors of European cathedrals, one architrave at a time, in order to transform them into finely tuned scientific observatoriesis extraordinary, as if,. Instead of seeking a way to control the uncontrollable, have Faith in the One who created us, loves us, and will care for us for eternity. Copyright 2023 Relevant Radio - All Rights Reserved, https://relevantradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/astrology.mp3. Today virtually every child grows up learning that the earth orbits the sun. The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to unveil the future. [T]hose who overstep the borders, making the words of Scripture [And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens . Traditional Catholicism does represent something which is socially more stable. What I mean is this, that every single day, in the churchs liturgy, we are offered not just a little paragraph giving us our horoscope for the day, but rather were offered the readings of Holy Mass, the particular saints day it may be. Im using the most up to date one. Yes. Of astrologers, there should be no speaking even; but since one in these days has challenged us, defending on his own behalf perseverance in that profession, I will use a few words. permission to publish this work is hereby granted. Thats a lot. Texts from antiquity were rediscovered in the Arabic world, and then spread into Europe by the 11th century. Fr. You just explained this perfectly. Hugh Barbour: . On the other hand, many people have been led to waste time and money, make bad choices, and avoid therapy and even avoid God and the Church because of astrology. All they can do is surmise what they think might be going on a little bit and make some observations about it, if theyre that much on the up and up. But humans, theres an individual providence for each one of them, that we dont exist just simply for the whole human race. It begins with the call of God, the Pope said. There was never a saint in Christian history who ever said, No! Fr. His most recent book was released through Tau Publishing and is entitled A Lenten Cookbook for Catholics. Paul rebuked a man in the book of acts who was a fortune teller. The problem is not whether astrology can deliver accurate predictions; the problem lies in error and in the risk of creating despair. Fr. Had a bad day? Relying on such a prediction could easily bring disaster. Not then by art but by chance would he speak truly (Confessions7:6:810 [A.D. 400]). Fate was extremely powerful and sometimes was even said to rule the gods. No, I have never thought of it. or school. Hugh Barbour: Is using them for that purpose wrong? For many astrologists, it is a belief that the positions of certain celestial entities have an impact on our lives. A surprising look at astrology, next with Father Hugh. The number two, this is the second one, the commemoration of St. Prosper of Aquitaine. And then, theres Blessed Dorothy, was a widow who lived in a cell by the church, lived a recluse life. Millions of people seek such messages in astrology charts and readings. They have superior intellegence to humans as a species. Congratulate your guardian angel, because he got his job also on that day. [5] The Dominican theologian Thomas Aquinas followed Aristotle in proposing that the stars ruled the imperfect 'sublunary' body, while attempting to reconcile astrology with Christianity by stating that God ruled the soul. Imagine the kind of wishy-washy deity in which astrologists and their fans believe. Thats his [inaudible 00:00:16:14]. In other words, why would an individuals pride or curiosity count for anything other than sin in making such a decision? 8:2, 19:1213; Zeph. O-G-Y, and youll find there Theres one online, and you can click the month, and you can see where they are and their date. VIRGIN (24 Aug - 23 Sept). Okay. While God can and often does bless us through things that we may read, see, hear, or encounter, it is vital to remember that the source of the blessing is God and He is using our experience to communicate with us. The apocalypse is full of signs. Cy Kellett: Nor can they be true; for looking into the same figures he must have foretold the same of Esau and Jacob, whereas the same did not happen to them. Now I had also repudiated the lying divination and impious absurdities of the astrologers . Copyright 2023 EWTN News, Inc. All rights reserved. Cy Kellett: As a result, our house was always a place of argument, jealousy, distrust, poverty, sickness, alcoholism, sexual deviation and overall tension is it any surprise. Angelo Stagnaro Angelo Stagnaro ("Erasmus") performs as a stage magician and mentalist and divides his time between Europe and North America. You might find out God loves you. The first Bishop of that, see who converted the crowds with his paternal speech to the faith of Christ and directed them by heavenly doctrine to the reward of salvation. Hugh Barbour: This was the professional work of three of the earliest saints, the witnesses to the divinity and power of our Lord Jesus Christ, who came to adore him. Lastly, to believe in the stars, or to trust thereon, or to be affrighted thereat, is idolatry, and against the first commandment. I agree with this new age saying things like the universe, the divine etc I am like, the universe? Hello and welcome to Focus, the Catholic answers podcast for living, understanding, and explaining the Catholic faith. Hand in hand with this is that modern astrologers tend to be hostile to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Shall we consult demons to know the future? Well, its up to you to have a discipline of prayer. Ive never seen an astrology book or reading that tells someone they habitually lie, that theyre lazy, that they cheat, and so on. While the modern church disavows horoscopes, the past reveals that church leaders views on astrology and horoscopes have differed over time. We need the financial support. All right, Nick needs to feed his family. Patrick continued, saying that practices of belief systems like astrology are often the seedbed for superstition, the unwarranted ascription of powers to a powerless object. [D]emons are the enemies and harassers of men, and on this account [the sorcerer Hermes] Trismegistus calls them wicked angels; so far was he from being ignorant that from heavenly beings they were corrupted, and began to be earthly. I am fully protected and god has my back. Horoscopes are a means of attempting to know the future through an astrologer's interpretation of Sun sign astrology. The Catholic Church teaches against the use of horoscopes and other such fortune-telling practices such as astrology, palm reading, clairvoyance, ouija boards, and mediums because they attempt to take the place of God. In other words, having demanded to be ruled by the stars, God grants them their desire. Certainly, any practice astrology, which implies that theres a determined result, or that somethings going to happen for sure, these are all wrong. When one seeks information or some outcome through occult means, one is (1) wasting his time, (2) embarrassing himself and (3) desperately trying to circumvent God, which is always the worst of bad ideas. Theyre so great that theyre even over the sun, the moon, and so on. St. Alphonsus says, if you have your natal chart drawn from your birth time and all that, thats not gravely wrong. Those constellations have names, which are the signs of the Zodiac, the sun signs. If you have been consulting your horoscope, visited a fortune-teller, involved in conjuring spirits, or used a ouija board you should go to confession as soon as you can. Thats your own special feast, because no one else is getting that guardian angel but you on that particular day, and that particular year, at the moment you were born, because you get your guardian angel when youre separated from your mother, mothers body. For the judge and the judged are made so by Fate, the murderers and the murdered, the wealthy and the needy[all are] the offspring of the same Fate (Address to the Greeks8 [A.D. 170]). I really appreciate you sharing my saints with me. For both come from the serpent, and desire to corrupt the Churchs virginity of heart, which she holds in undefiled faith (Homilies on John8:10 [A.D. 416]). Thank you father. Peace. Thats to show that divine things completely transcend and have utter superiority to material forces. Oh, well, lets just say that the constellations, which those little symbols represent are made up of stars created by God. But the one that on there has still has plenty for every day. Demons or devils are spiritual persons. Cy Kellett: Be warned! Thank you for this. When you give us that good review. [22] Catherine de Medici paid Michael Nostradamus in 1566 to verify the prediction of the death of her husband, king Henry II of France made by her astrologer Lucus Gauricus. They [astrologers] have fabricated books which they call books of [astrological] tables, in which they show stars, to which they have given the names of saints. As a Christian why associate with anything that is specifically condemned by the church and does not come from the holy spirit? It really helps. Astrology is based upon the use of stars and planets to "read into" a person's past, present, and future. of astrology is overdue in the interest of truth. Cy Kellett: Well, thats all just completely to be avoided because that can be dangerous stuff. Despair is the biggest danger, though. They contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone (CCC 2116). One last thing. Hes also the Guildmaster of the Catholic Magicians Guild and a professed member of the Secular Franciscans (Third Order Franciscans). Dont believe in astrology its just simply killing yourself.you lose your hopes,courage,strength.and its not useful anyway.maybe its right sometimes.but remember god is more more more powerful.just believe in god youll never suffer. Hugh Barbour: In our view, our individual existence goes before our existence for the common, even though whats commonly good for the human race is most of the time what were supposed to do. I agree. How impotent [the astrologers] system is for comparing the forms and dispositions of men with names of stars! No, no, theres nothing intrinsically sinful about astrologists traditional practiced, because it was never regarded as a form of divination. Hugh Barbour: . Sign up for 6 Free IssuesTry us out with a free trial subscription. Fr. Is that still considered a sin? Among the quotes below, Augustine records that such sanctions were still in force in his day, three centuries later, and could result in a persons being excommunicated. In the context of a unique life, it is a useful tool to explore the disposition and character of a person, so that better choices can be made for their own good and the good of others. What gives? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, reading horoscopes, along with practicing astrology, attempting to interpret omens, and consulting mediums or psychics all conceal a desire for power over time, history, and in the final analysis, other human beings. They are considered violations of the First Commandment because they contradict the honor, respect, and loving fear we owe to God alone (2116). I have never seen anyone benefit from astrology. Hugh Barbour: Hugh Barbour: . The decans each appeared, geocentrically, to rise consecutively on the horizon . Catholic Church. Thus by their frauds they have drawn darkness over the human race, that truth might be oppressed, and the name of the supreme and matchless God might be forgotten (Epitome of the Divine Institutes28 [A.D. 317]). . He is a key figure in the 17th-century Scientific Revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion, and his books Astronomia nova, Harmonice Mundi, and Epitome Astronomiae . The post What we call astrology was simply the astronomy, antiquity, before the change, when you had the Copernican Revolution in Galileo and all that. Its just very few of them make it to the calendar where theyre fixed there, but there are tons, believe me. Fr. Okay, good. God is the one who created the universe. Hugh Barbour: The new age of younger adults are seeking yoga and these psychics etc because they are lacking god in their lives. Cy Kellett: No, Im just kidding. For they represent these climacterics as times of danger, in which one sometimes is destroyed, sometimes is not destroyed, not knowing that it is not the course of the stars but the operation of demons that regulates these things; and those demons, being anxious to confirm the error of astrology, deceive men to sin by mathematical calculations, so that when they suffer the punishment of sin, either by the permission of God or by legal sentence, the astrologer may seem to have spoken the truth (The Recognitions of Clement9:12 [A.D. 221]).
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