Sister Marie Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 haha... impatience brings back memories for me of when I was waiting for my acceptance.... I cried at my mailbox everyday when I didn't have a letter and then when I did have a letter and I was accepted! I still have my letter!
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 1, 2013 Author Posted December 1, 2013 Oh. I haven't even sent my application in yet. :|
Sister Marie Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Well... there is a lot of impatience to be had for most people wherever they are in the application stage. :) Enjoy some of the fun of it even though its difficult as well.
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 1, 2013 Author Posted December 1, 2013 I'm trying not to get my heart set on getting an acceptance letter yet. :covereyes:
manymarys Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 Make an appointment with the confessor that you like and explain the situation. One girl who was in your situation said the confessor just talked with her for awhile and asked her to come back the following week so he could get to know her better and he would write the letter then. I think with the priest shortage, these things are not surprising.
VeniJesuAmorMi Posted December 1, 2013 Posted December 1, 2013 I hope everything you have to get done will go smoothly. When or if obstacles come around then its especially good to remember that everything comes together when its His Will, and it will be in His time. Then I remember that when obstacles may come in the way that it doesn't mean that this or that isn't what He wants, but that I need to be praying for faithfulness and perseverance in what I know to be true in my heart and to be attentive to His workings of grace making everything come into place. I just love to see and contemplate His grace working in myself and others. At this point for me I look back the last year especially and I see things that have changed and how everything is coming together and I pray that you'll be seeing these things in your discernment! :) Its nice to mention to that when we do go through trials and the waiting faithfully, then when we do get to where we need to be when the time comes we are even more thankful and fervent in His service. You know all this already but its nice to think about these things again and again. Prayers! :)
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 2, 2013 Author Posted December 2, 2013 Make an appointment with the confessor that you like and explain the situation. One girl who was in your situation said the confessor just talked with her for awhile and asked her to come back the following week so he could get to know her better and he would write the letter then. I think with the priest shortage, these things are not surprising. The parish secretary wrote mine and had Fr. B. sign it. Fr. B. knows my parents but not me, so he at least knew that my parents aren't some schism-causing heretical hippies. :| I think what I have will be fine!
marigold Posted December 2, 2013 Posted December 2, 2013 (edited) The parish secretary wrote mine and had Fr. B. sign it. Fr. B. knows my parents but not me, so he at least knew that my parents aren't some schism-causing heretical hippies. :| I think what I have will be fine! I might have missed this elsewhere, but how are your parents with all this convent preparation? And wider family/friends? :) Edited December 2, 2013 by marigold
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 3, 2013 Author Posted December 3, 2013 Oh, they're great! My mom took a little while to warm up to it, I think, but my dad told me this story The Sunday after we adopted you, we went to a little church for Mass in Hong Kong. I was holding you with my arm across your chest and my other arm supporting you so you could sit up and face out. I turned around and saw a statue of St. Joseph holding Jesus the exact same way and at that moment, I consecrated you to Jesus. So yeah. I don't think anyone was surprised by my discernment except for me. :|
marigold Posted December 3, 2013 Posted December 3, 2013 Oh, they're great! My mom took a little while to warm up to it, I think, but my dad told me this story So yeah. I don't think anyone was surprised by my discernment except for me. :| Oh good! What a lovely story!
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 4, 2013 Author Posted December 4, 2013 The DSMME have been submitted for a possible Grammy! :o
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 10, 2013 Author Posted December 10, 2013 I've been painting little peg nuns...(The SSEW looks bald, but she's not. LOL White paint doesn't really show up on skin-tone paint.)
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 13, 2013 Author Posted December 13, 2013 (edited) :nun: Edited December 13, 2013 by DiscerningCatholic
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 17, 2013 Author Posted December 17, 2013 Change of plans. I am postponing for a year.
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Change of plans. I am postponing for a year. Do you feel comfortable telling us why you are postponing for a year? Actually, it sounds like it may not be a bad idea, since you are still in HS (right?) and sometimes it can be better to wait until you are a little older before entering. You will be shocked at how much you are going to grow and mature in the next year! Still, I am surprised, since I know that entering has been something you've been wanting A LOT for awhile. Either way, you know you have our prayers and support.
VeniJesuAmorMi Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 Change of plans. I am postponing for a year. Prayers for you DC, and also that this next year will be one of many graces for you and your discernment. :)
DiscerningCatholic Posted December 17, 2013 Author Posted December 17, 2013 I do still plan to enter (God willing, in 2015) and hopefully, this year will strengthen my vocation and make the "odds" of my staying higher. :)
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 I do still plan to enter (God willing, in 2015) and hopefully, this year will strengthen my vocation and make the "odds" of my staying higher. :) That makes sense to me. And, you know that we will be here to help out during times when the waiting gets difficult. Speaking only for myself, I have never been a fan of the view that says, "If you don't act on your vocation quickly, you might lose it, and you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life." Yes, I think could be possible to put off acting on God's call for less than mature reasons, but after hearing the stories of lots of women here on Phatmass, I think God is very persistent if he really wants you in the religious life. Many women have told stories of how they resisted the idea of a religious vocation at first, but God kept speaking to them, sometimes over the course of years. You, on the other hand, don't sound at all as if you are resisting the idea of entering (quite the opposite). I think an extra year of life experience, either working or education (or both)--whatever is right for you--will only increase your maturity. I would be VERY surprised if your vocation gets weaker by waiting--I expect it will grow stronger. I know how much you've wanted to enter, so I know this decision can't have been an easy one. I'm really proud of you!! Plus, you know your Sisters will be waiting for you with open arms when the time is right for you to join them!!
SophiaMaria Posted December 17, 2013 Posted December 17, 2013 God bless you in your continued discernment and patient endurance. Continue to keep us posted on what the Lord is doing. So will you go to college for a year or work? What are you plans are you open to sharing that?
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