Great-Granny Has Accidentally Been Praying To Lord Of The Rings Character For Years
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It’s said that everyone needs something to believe in, and in this case, a great-granny from Brazil has been praying to a Lord Of The Rings character figurine FOR YEARS, mistakenly believing it to be Saint Anthony.
The hilarious discovery was made after her relative, Gabriela Brandão, a freelance makeup artist from Florianópolis, took a look at her funny grandma’s figurine and noticed that something wasn’t quite right
Because it’s 2016, Gabriela used Google to find out whether she was wrong, and instead of finding “Saint Anthony,” she found LOTR character “Elrond.” Yes, Elrond from Lord Of The Rings. Elrond, the half-elven Lord of Rivendell.
Before the reveal was made to a confused great-granny, Gabriela uploaded these pictures to with the captions “My daughter’s great-grandmother prays to this figure of Saint Anthony every day, but looking more closely…”
Gabriela said: “We tried to explain right away, but she didn’t understand at first.”
You’ll be pleased to know that a proper figurine of Saint Anthony has replaced Elrond, and great-granny is praying away happily once again.
Unsurprisingly, this funny fail of an unsuspecting grandma was shared over 4,000 times.
More info: Facebook (h/t: metro)
When Gabriela came to visit her great-granny she noticed something weird about her statue
A quick Google search revealed that instead of Saint Anthony she was praying to Elrond
“We tried to explain right away but she didn’t understand at first,” her great-granddaughter said
Image credits: Father Chris
In her defence, the two of them do look alike and her prayers have probably been heard either way
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"You’ll be pleased to know that Elrond has been replaced by a figurine of Saint Anthony proper, and great-granny is praying away happily once again." "In her defense, the two of them do look alike and her prayers have probably been heard either way" Ha. Hahahahaha! She may as well keep praying to Elrond. It's just as effective as praying to anything else.
Excellent!
Markus is the kind and respectful one here. Obviously.
No need to attack someone's belief system just because you happen to be atheist or whatever you are.
That's exactly why you attack it. Religious freaks should be committed to an asylum. Thanks to religion killing countless people because my god is better then your god. Terrorists are just really religious aren't they? And that's why they blow themselves and others up. For there god. I believe something created the primordial ooze we crawled out of but religion everywhere is wrong.
this is how praying to any piece of plastic/wood/stone ends. it may seem funny, but thinking about it deeper - it's not.
She may have been praying to the wrong figure, but her intent was the same, and Saint Anthony still heard.
Well, we were always taught as kids that even if it looks like that, we don't really pray to statues and crosses anyway, those are just representations that might help some people concentrate on their prayers.
Exactly, it's not like any of the representations of Christ actually look like him either. It's just a prop for your belief and for you to focus your intent.
absolutely
Thank you Daria and Sara for the clarifications! I knew what I meant, but you said it TONS better! :D
Still doesn't work. Believe me, I was raised Catholic and go NO answered prayers, even if the prayers were for stupid things like "Please let me find this toy I lost today" (which I would usually end up finding a month or so later, like hell if I know why any god would find keeping a kid's toys lost a necessary issue, especially since it's not like he's being bothered with bigger things like feeding the hungry or stopping wars).
Noone heard her. Neither Marc Anthony or Johnny Christ.
No he didn't hear. He's dead. Praying to dead people isn't even in the Bible. And that is idolatry - putting other people above God.
Actually that's not exactly how it works. These saints are more like mediators between the individuals who pray and God. It's like, one prays to a certain saint, then that saint becomes an agent that forwards the prayers to god and makes deals, and guides that person towards the wanted goal. It's like when you make a complicated visa. You can do it alone, directly to the government, but it has a better effect and it's easier if you hire an agent to guide you and mediate between you and the government.
As a Catholic, you don't really pray to the saint. You ask for the intersessions of the saint so that the saint intercedes on your behalf. It is sort of like asking your mom to tell dad something for you.
I understand if y’all downvote me, I’m just saying what the Bible says
I understand that, but you don’t need an intermediary. The temple curtain was torn in two after the death of Jesus, symbolizing that you don’t need a priest like the Jews had to go to God on your behalf. The barrier between God and man was both literally and figuratively torn in two. We can approach God directly
"You’ll be pleased to know that Elrond has been replaced by a figurine of Saint Anthony proper, and great-granny is praying away happily once again." "In her defense, the two of them do look alike and her prayers have probably been heard either way" Ha. Hahahahaha! She may as well keep praying to Elrond. It's just as effective as praying to anything else.
Excellent!
Markus is the kind and respectful one here. Obviously.
No need to attack someone's belief system just because you happen to be atheist or whatever you are.
That's exactly why you attack it. Religious freaks should be committed to an asylum. Thanks to religion killing countless people because my god is better then your god. Terrorists are just really religious aren't they? And that's why they blow themselves and others up. For there god. I believe something created the primordial ooze we crawled out of but religion everywhere is wrong.
this is how praying to any piece of plastic/wood/stone ends. it may seem funny, but thinking about it deeper - it's not.
She may have been praying to the wrong figure, but her intent was the same, and Saint Anthony still heard.
Well, we were always taught as kids that even if it looks like that, we don't really pray to statues and crosses anyway, those are just representations that might help some people concentrate on their prayers.
Exactly, it's not like any of the representations of Christ actually look like him either. It's just a prop for your belief and for you to focus your intent.
absolutely
Thank you Daria and Sara for the clarifications! I knew what I meant, but you said it TONS better! :D
Still doesn't work. Believe me, I was raised Catholic and go NO answered prayers, even if the prayers were for stupid things like "Please let me find this toy I lost today" (which I would usually end up finding a month or so later, like hell if I know why any god would find keeping a kid's toys lost a necessary issue, especially since it's not like he's being bothered with bigger things like feeding the hungry or stopping wars).
Noone heard her. Neither Marc Anthony or Johnny Christ.
No he didn't hear. He's dead. Praying to dead people isn't even in the Bible. And that is idolatry - putting other people above God.
Actually that's not exactly how it works. These saints are more like mediators between the individuals who pray and God. It's like, one prays to a certain saint, then that saint becomes an agent that forwards the prayers to god and makes deals, and guides that person towards the wanted goal. It's like when you make a complicated visa. You can do it alone, directly to the government, but it has a better effect and it's easier if you hire an agent to guide you and mediate between you and the government.
As a Catholic, you don't really pray to the saint. You ask for the intersessions of the saint so that the saint intercedes on your behalf. It is sort of like asking your mom to tell dad something for you.
I understand if y’all downvote me, I’m just saying what the Bible says
I understand that, but you don’t need an intermediary. The temple curtain was torn in two after the death of Jesus, symbolizing that you don’t need a priest like the Jews had to go to God on your behalf. The barrier between God and man was both literally and figuratively torn in two. We can approach God directly