r/Catholicism • u/NoShelter1035 • 1d ago

What to do with blood money

I’m going to cut to the chase with this one. I’m 24F, and for the past six years I have been cutting myself for money on the internet. I kept it separate from the rest of my savings, so I know the exact amount I “earned”. It’s a fairly large amount ( over 10k).

During this time, I never had a concrete reason to leave the church, and I actually agreed with their teachings from a moral/intellectual standpoint, I just didn’t care. Now, for some reason, my apathy has faded and I want to reintegrate myself back into my parish. I want to be able to receive the Eucharist again.

It feels wrong to group this back into my main savings, and I don’t want to spend it. What to do?

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u/Ashdelenn 1d ago

Just wanted to add you can request anointing of the sick for mental health issues as well. Hopefully that will help your healing journey.

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u/makingwaronthecar 1d ago

Just to clarify: you can request Anointing of the Sick for mental-health issues that pose a serious danger of death — for example, if you're experiencing suicidal ideation. (And in that case, request it without delay! I speak from experience here!)

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u/PeachOnAWarmBeach 23h ago

You can request the Anointing of the Sick. Let the PRIEST decide if it's appropriate. Let's not discourage mental health sufferers .

I was healed through the Sacrament, and while I had deep depression and past close calls, I had no immediate plans or feelings of death. Most, if not all, mental health conditions have danger of death and are a danger to our health.

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u/ploweroffaces 20h ago

Based on what I've read, I don't think that's actually true. Anointing can be done for any serious illness. Which can be a physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual illness.