Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 http://nunsopsummit.org/2014/10/solemnity-of-our-lady-of-the-rosary-brings-a-new-postulant/
puellapaschalis Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 I saw this on fb and wondered who would be the first to post it on PM - Sr. MC, or Iggy? ;)
TheresaThoma Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 So exciting congrats!! Prayers for Sr Emily!
TheresaThoma Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 And apparently Sabrina approves of the new addition!
nikita92 Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 This is exciting news!! I'm so happy for your community and the young lady!!
brandelynmarie Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 May Our Lady of the Rosary wrap Sr. Emily & the entire community in Her Mantle. :)
AveMariaPurissima Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 I saw this on fb and wondered who would be the first to post it on PM - Sr. MC, or Iggy? ;) Actually, I saw it on fb too, and I thought about posting it, but I figured it would be more appropriate to let Sr. MC make the announcement. ;) Congratulations to Sr. Emily! May God bless her!
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I saw this on fb and wondered who would be the first to post it on PM - Sr. MC, or Iggy? ;) I thought that I'd let Sister Mary Catharine spread the good news. A new "bluebird" for the Community!
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Sister Mary Catharine--For those of us not on Facebook, would it be possible to post the pictures on the Summit blog? Thanks! What a perfect day for a new postulant to enter!
vee Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Sister Mary Catharine--For those of us not on Facebook, would it be possible to post the pictures on the Summit blog? Thanks! What a perfect day for a new postulant to enter! psst iggy theres a blog post up with pics http://nunsopsummit.org/2014/10/solemnity-of-our-lady-of-the-rosary-brings-a-new-postulant/
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 psst iggy theres a blog post up with pics http://nunsopsummit.org/2014/10/solemnity-of-our-lady-of-the-rosary-brings-a-new-postulant/ Thanks! I was on the Summit blog just a couple of hours ago and I couldn't see the extra pictures or a link to the pictures. However, I don't know whether these pictures were just added now to the blog, or (more likely) I simply couldn't see the pictures because of quirks in my computer connection/browser. The reason doesn't matter now--I could see the pictures when I used your link. I love all the pictures! I'm surprised the nuns gave the babies back to their parents! After all, in the past, we've kiddingly called young-looking postulants "baby nuns." With such cute babies, it must have been very hard for the nuns not to take this literally!! However, the religious life DOES call for sacrifice.... It's so wonderful when we get to see whole families there to support a postulant as she enters!
vee Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Thanks! I was on the Summit blog just a couple of hours ago and I couldn't see the extra pictures or a link to the pictures. However, I don't know whether these pictures were just added now to the blog, or (more likely) I simply couldn't see the pictures because of quirks in my computer connection/browser. The reason doesn't matter now--I could see the pictures when I used your link. I love all the pictures! I'm surprised the nuns gave the babies back to their parents! After all, in the past, we've kiddingly called young-looking postulants "baby nuns." With such cute babies, it must have been very hard for the nuns not to take this literally!! However, the religious life DOES call for sacrifice.... It's so wonderful when we get to see whole families there to support a postulant as she enters! Oh the baby pics are the best, and I learned that the rules of enclosure dont apply to cute babies. It probably reads something like "and the nuns shall be strictly enclosed, going out only for very serious, very necessary things, and only with super special permission shall tradesmen enter the cloister for work purposes, or the bishop or a priest may enter with permission HOWEVER all cute and adorable babies may be passed into the cloister to be hugged and cooed over endlessly with the only stipulation being that the baby MUST be returned to its parents at an appropriate time. The baby shall not be kept no matter how cute and cuddly.
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Oh the baby pics are the best, and I learned that the rules of enclosure dont apply to cute babies. It probably reads something like "and the nuns shall be strictly enclosed, going out only for very serious, very necessary things, and only with super special permission shall tradesmen enter the cloister for work purposes, or the bishop or a priest may enter with permission HOWEVER all cute and adorable babies may be passed into the cloister to be hugged and cooed over endlessly with the only stipulation being that the baby MUST be returned to its parents at an appropriate time. The baby shall not be kept no matter how cute and cuddly. These pictures made me wonder how other Communities/Orders handle the issue of whether the rules of enclosure apply to infants, especially if the monastery has a grille or screen in the visiting parlor. (Based on pictures of the Summit Dominicans' visiting parlor, it appears that the grille in the visiting parlor can be either open or closed, depending on the circumstances.) I got a very silly image in my head of a baby being passed through the turn! (I'd LOVE to see a picture of that!) More realistically, perhaps one of the extern nuns would be allowed to bring an infant into the cloister. Then I thought of the very poignant passage in "In This House of Brede," where a visitor brings her new baby to the visiting parlor, and, because of the grille, Sister Cecily is only able to reach far enough for the baby to grasp her finger. However, that novel is about a pre-Vatican II community, and it made me wonder to what extent things had changed. As is so often the case in VS, the answer almost certainly is that it varies by Order and Community. Sorry for getting off-topic....
Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted October 9, 2014 Author Posted October 9, 2014 Iggy, they are there on the blog. It's not an external link. I'm not sure why you couldn't see them. Hmmm.
Sr Mary Catharine OP Posted October 9, 2014 Author Posted October 9, 2014 Here they used to pass babies through the turn! It was a "thing" to be able to tell someone that as a baby they came in on the turn! :saint2: I like to carry them to the window and show them the garden so that when they get big I can embarrass them and tell them I did that!
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Iggy, they are there on the blog. It's not an external link. I'm not sure why you couldn't see them. Hmmm. I logged into your blog just now and I COULD see the pictures! I'm not sure why I couldn't see them before--sometimes pictures load very slowly on my computer because I have a slow connection, so it may simply have been that I didn't wait long enough for the pictures to load. Don't worry about it--I'm virtually sure any problem in seeing the pictures was due to my computer. One picture stood out for me, and that was the postulant jumper, blouse, and veil hanging, waiting for the new postulant. I think you said once that the reason you provide the clothing for a new postulant is that it is one expression of the intention that all a postulant's/Sister's needs (including clothing) are met by the Community, and I thought that was lovely. (I'm sure postulants need/are allowed to bring some things, but their pre-entrance "shopping list" is probably shorter.) Note: In saying this, I am NOT criticizing Communities where the postulant makes her own postulant uniform, and sometimes sews her own habit for her clothing. From a practical standpoint, Communities with large postulant classes don't necessarily have the resources to devote to sewing uniforms for all new postulants. And, having postulants sew their own habit before their clothing may not only be a practical necessity, it also ensures that all new novices learn how to sew!
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Here they used to pass babies through the turn! It was a "thing" to be able to tell someone that as a baby they came in on the turn! :saint2: I like to carry them to the window and show them the garden so that when they get big I can embarrass them and tell them I did that! When I mentioned this earlier, I thought I was being silly. I LOVE the image of a baby being passed through the turn!
TheresaThoma Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 Here they used to pass babies through the turn! It was a "thing" to be able to tell someone that as a baby they came in on the turn! :saint2: I like to carry them to the window and show them the garden so that when they get big I can embarrass them and tell them I did that! Wouldn't it be funny if one of those babies ended up entering! I wonder if there are pictures of babies coming through the turn...
marigold Posted October 10, 2014 Posted October 10, 2014 I love these pictures. Many years to Sister Emily and the community!
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