Annie12 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I was just wondering, how were/will you be when you (enter) religious life? It's a good fur or more years until I do and I was just wondering when God called everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pax_et bonum Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I'm hoping for 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 22, God willing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) Just a gentle reminder to let God show you His plan ... which means in all honesty no one really knows (well, except those who are about to enter) what age you will be [s]when[/s] if you enter. Now those who have entered ... that's a different story . Edited April 15, 2012 by cmariadiaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nola Seminarian Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 if im ordained i'll be 25 or 26. if i become a monk maybe 24 or 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 This depends. If I join the Franciscan Brothers Minor I will be seventeen, which is in less than two years. If not and I'm maybe called to the Franciscan Brothers of Peace, I must be eighteen. However, if I join the Diocesan Priesthood or the FSSP, I will enroll when I am eighteen and will be ordained when I am twenty-five for the FSSP and twenty-six for the Diocese. The reason for this is the FSSP only have a seven year long program while the Diocese has an eight year long one. And finally, if I become a Dominican, I must be twenty, which is sad since I do not agree with this, but I can see why they do it. Guys are getting dumber and and more immature as time goes by, it seems. However, I think this should be on a person to person basis, rather than a rule for everyone despite their upbringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlyinkblot Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Probably forty. Realistically its going to take 2-3 years to clear my debts and then I have to get my mortgage down to a level where I can sell my apartment for enough to cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 The order I'm discerning has a cut-off of 35 years old. I'm hoping and praying that, if I do have a vocation with them, that I will be able to enter before I'm 31. I'll be 29 this year so 2 years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximillion Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I was 23 (in 1972), having done double nursing qualifications and stayed on as a Staff nurse for a year to sort finances, save a little etc. Fortunately being in the UK I didn't have any debts, and the community I entered had just reduced the amount needed for Dowry and only required us to cover the amount needed for National Insurance contributions for the first two years, and of course, health insurance, since I entered in France where there is no NHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Lord willing, I will enter this fall at 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMyBeloveds Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I was 23 when I entered the first time, and I'll be 25 (almost 26) when I re-enter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she_who_is_not Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Hopefully, if God wills it, sometime before fifty. My goal is before 35. However, I have debts to the moon and I'm barely paying my bills. My SD said this is a trial and not sign that I do not have a vocation, but sometimes I wonder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlyinkblot Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 [quote name='she_who_is_not' timestamp='1334510996' post='2418197'] My SD said this is a trial and not sign that I do not have a vocation, but sometimes I wonder. [/quote] I know exactly what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Went in at 21. Out at 23. Will be 27 at the end of the month. My goal I guess is to have a direction before 30. hmm, ageing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureCarmeliteClaire Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 It truly depends how the rest of God's Plan unfolds, but I am hoping for 18 or 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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