Benedictus Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 When's the next slumber party? Can I sleep in the same room as the abbess/abbot until I get used to a room of my own Looking at all these habits - and I always thought black was supposed to be so slimming.
marigold Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 No, I don't think I'll be cleaning the bathrooms; have I not told you how friendly I am with the bishop? I mean, I'll put up with the way things are for the moment but I'm hanging on in there for women's ordination. THEN we can sort out the Church. Haha!
Feankie Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I read this thread first thing when I sign on to VS...it really makes me chuckle!
OnlySunshine Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 (to the Superior): You and I should switch cells now so you get used to me being Superior when I become one in the next 5 years. ;)
oremus1 Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I'm only joining your order since I can get my blessing of deaconesses. you know? i'll be an ordained person then thats kinda like being a priest From a young age i knew i was called to join an order that wears a habit. nuns who dont wear habits are not real nuns I am an older vocation and yours was the only order who takes over 65s.
OnlySunshine Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I only joined your community for the free room and board. Oh, and the food!
brandelynmarie Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 So when do we have steak on the grill? I like mine medium rare. :)
OnlySunshine Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Can I volunteer only for the assignments I like doing and turn down assignments I don't like? I don't like wearing the black community habit all the time. Is it possible to switch it up with a colorful dress once in a while? Can I bring my Foosball or ping pong table? When do I get my weekly allowance?
brandelynmarie Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I'd like to bring my entire, very extensive tape & CD collection of Christian rock from the 80's & 90's. :) I'm sure the sisters would love it. :hehe:
marigold Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 (to the Superior): You and I should switch cells now so you get used to me being Superior when I become one in the next 5 years. ;) You and I should switch cells because the last shall be first!
Clare~Therese Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Do I have to obey the Novice Mistress when I'm in formation? (For a vegetarian community): Potatoes are, like, an entire food group here. What if I don't like potatoes? Can I have something else instead? Are you sure that's the way we should fold towels around here? I think I have a better idea.
marigold Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Are you sure that's the way we should fold towels around here? I think I have a better idea. Oh, Lord have mercy!
Blessed&Grateful Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Do I have to obey the Novice Mistress when I'm in formation? (For a vegetarian community): Potatoes are, like, an entire food group here. What if I don't like potatoes? Can I have something else instead? Are you sure that's the way we should fold towels around here? I think I have a better idea. I did say something smilar when I was discerning but it had to do with putting some plants into an area the Abbess decided she wanted them (fragile plant vs Late July ground (hard as a rock) in full sunlight (the plants were shade ones.) The vocation director reminded me "obedience = if the Abbess wants them here we don't question we do as she instructs." I think I managed to get an inch of ground broken.....poor things never had a chance.
Basilisa Marie Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 So when do we have steak on the grill? I like mine medium rare. :) I don't know whether there's an intentional pun in here, but I certainly read it that way and LOL'd hard. You know... Like grille. :hehe2: "I don't really need to study theology, I already know it all, so can I test out of all the formation classes?"
Basilisa Marie Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 I did say something smilar when I was discerning but it had to do with putting some plants into an area the Abbess decided she wanted them (fragile plant vs Late July ground (hard as a rock) in full sunlight (the plants were shade ones.) The vocation director reminded me "obedience = if the Abbess wants them here we don't question we do as she instructs." I think I managed to get an inch of ground broken.....poor things never had a chance. Reminds me of some of the Desert Father stories where the Abbots would give all kinds of weird or counter-intuitive orders to the novices to teach them obedience. :)
OnlySunshine Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 I've watched and studied "A Nun's Story" and "Sound of Music" a hundred times so I don't need formation classes. I need my security blanket with me at all times. If I don't want to attend Mass in the mornings, can I have an extra hour of sleep?
OnlySunshine Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 No one is going to tell me what to do and that includes you! I'm not sleeping on the floor! Are you crazy?!? This food is horrible! Where is the spice cabinet? I've never been so uncomfortable in all my life! When is karaoke night? Do you have Happy Hour?
marigold Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 Do you have Happy Hour? Yes. It's right after Holy Hour.
chrysostom Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) You're making the beds wrong. Oh, Mother Superior, let me fix your habit, please. It looks wrong. You're sweeping the floors wrong. It's not very efficient. You're not putting enough salt in the potatoes. These carrots are a smidgeon overcooked. You're doing the laundry wrong. Here, let me show you. The sacristy is set up all wrong. Why are you buttoning the cassock from middle to top and then going back to the middle and down again? It wastes time. The chanting is all wrong. I have perfect pitch and I notice they change the key all the time. When you guys make moderate bows, it needs to be a little lower. You're lighting the candles in the wrong order. It's inefficient. Couldn't you work a little more on your ecclesiastical Latin pronunciation? It sounds too American. You're not using the right wrist action when you ring the bells. I think Father Abbott's sermon - on the importance of overlooking the little annoyances and faults of others - was pretty good. But it was too short. How much time is he really putting into his sermons? I accept your apology, but I'm not going to talk to you again for a few more hours. I've got to give myself time to really feel like I've forgiven you. The way you put the food on the table makes it look all sloppy and cluttered. I have a better idea. I've been an aspirant in a LOT of communities, so I know how the Novice Master job works pretty well. I could give you some pointers. The time for aspirancy is definitely too long. I absolutely know I'm called to your order. Why waste time like this? Wait, are you saying you don't think that I'm going to be happy in your order? How could you possibly know that? If you keep saying that I might actually leave. You'll be sorry. I'm going to anonymously blog about your order. I'm going to name names. And then you'll be sorry. You lot are the most rigid, stuck-up, uncaring group of religious I have ever met. You lot just don't listen. Edited August 8, 2014 by chrysostom
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