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http://www.stjosephmonastery.com/


January 26-28 :-)

Are you going to go, Lauren? You mentioned a little while back that you were still interested in PCPA's...

No, but I thought they might like the Phatmass publicity

I am sure that they would!!! I have a quick question I hope someone out there can awnser. When a girl enters there, can she choose between the older version of the habit ( with the plain veil) and the newer ( with the coif), or does she just wear the new one?

Also, I thought that there was another younger woman looking to enter the noviciate, did she leave, or am I just missing her on the website?

The habit the very old sister is wearing is not the traditional PCPA habit. New sisters would wear the traditional headgear and habit

I don't know about the postulant from El Paso. Perhaps the picture here: http://www.stjosephmonastery.com/ was taken before she entered. HisChild might know

I dont think so, because she was there went the sister who is a novice now was a postulents, they both were, she may have left *wracks brain*...

What is *wracks brain* ? just wondering ... :j

Ah, okay .. it's an expression referring to yourself ..wracking your brain, trying to remember .. I'm a little slow

But yeah, I remember seeing this young postulant with the other postulant there too. She's in the video on the site - click on video. The background music is rather strange for traditional clositered nuns .. probably chosen by the produces of the online video .. :j

Maybe God is calling her to something different .. Let's say a prayer for her ..

You may be referring to a sister who did leave and entered a different community

Maybe that is her, do you happen to know where she entered?

I was there and now am back home. ..am I who you thought of? While I'm not considering PCPA life, I am still discerning religious life. . .PM me if you would like

God bless you.

Denise

The girl in the video is (Sr. . .no longer) Rebecca. She never made it to the novitiate. She had been in AL, as far as I recall, and it didn't work there. . . and then went to Ohio, thinking she might be called there. That didn't work as well. She still hadn't entered any other community when I was there, but I think she was the one considering the one new community that is going to Russia? Can't remember if that was her. But no, she never was in the novitiate.

I thought someone else had just entered the postulancy, but she's no longer on the website, so who knows?

Sr. Rebecca entered a different community (not in Russia...) but I don't know if she'd want it to be publicized. I don't think she was ever on Phatmass.

I don't think she ever was, either. On Phatmass, that is. And as far as communities. ...like I said, I don't know. There were quite a few young women who entered since the monastery was re-established, but then left, and either got married, or entered other communities (one went to the SMME, I believe), so there's no way I could ever keep them straight, all the stories that were told.

On a side note, it's so odd to see the novices in their professed veils, and Sr Vierginie now a novice. Things change, yes. But it does seem odd when I see the pics.

The face of communities is always changing, you're right! But generally the spirit remains constant.

Sr. Vierginie received the name: Sr. Mary Immaculata of the Divine Shepherd. Isn't it beautiful? Let us continue to pray for growth in their community.

It was so funny when she was waiting to hear her new name. . . 'will I be named after St Martin de Porres?' We started making up all sorts of names for her. It was cute. She would hop up and down trying to figure out her name.

Thank you for posting this information, I will be keeping this community in my prayers and all retreatants!

Just bumping this since it is drawing near.

Thanks, Lauren, they have a great website! Their community is just wonderful

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This sister is now a novice with Sisters in Jesus the Lord (ps, her name wasn't 'Rebecca')! She is Sr. Catherine Marie and doing well!

http://www.cjd.cc/

I didn't watch the video. But you are correct, there is a sister with the Sisters of Jesus the Lord named Sr. Catherine Marie. She was Invested last year I believe. Her name at OLAM was Sr. Jeanne Baptiste. She tried out Portsmouth for a time I believe. I am on dial-up so I'm not going to watch the video but both sisters mentioned did leave and join other communities.



Maybe the retreat is full now because they are no longer advertising it on their homepage. Anyone who's interested may be able to call them up and see, though

I personally know Sister Catherine Marie from Sisters in Jesus the Lord...she is a native from Iowa...near my hometown...her previous name before religious life was Nicole :-) Please pray for her younger Sister Emily...who is possibly discerning a call to religious life. Sister Catherine Marie was at OLAM for 3 years in the cloister. She was invested last year yes...in August she's a novice now! She's such a sweet Sister!

She was actually an Extern... Maybe not for the whole time, but when I met her as a Novice she was

That would be cool if her sister became a religious as well