Private Vows in The Laity/Spirituality
My spiritual director (priest and religious superior) has received permission from diocesan offices to celebrate a Home Mass for the purpose of me renewing my life private vows to the evangelical counsels. At the same time, "Bethany" (residence) will be blest. My SD suggests that I have the celebrant and a couple of witnesses sign some sort of a record as witnesses.
I plan to keep things as quiet and as simple as I can with my brothers and wives present along with a couple of close friend
It is over 10 days now since that event that rather shook me to the core almost. My initial emotional reaction was deep hurt and then anger. Emotions and emotional reactions are amoral, they have no morality. It is what one decides to do with emotions that are either right or wrong, sinful or not sinful.
So what I did was acknowledge that my hurt and anger were mine without blaming anyone else for them. I allowed myself to be hurt and angry without making any decision about what to do w