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[Mags]

3 hours ago, IgnatiusofLoyola said:

Wait Vee, didn't this happen to you once when you were visiting a Community? (Whoops, I should have read the posts before this before typing this. Sorry.)

We've talked before on Vocation Station about naps lasting longer than expected. In all the stories it seemed that the Superior was very understanding of young women making live-ins (or even a new postulant or two) who slept longer than the horarium allowed. To me, that's the sign of a good Superior. There are times when mercy trumps obedience, especially for aspirants and new postulants.

Also, it's been clinically shown that due to hormones, women in their late teens/early twenties need more sleep than women even just a few years older. (That said, I don't know what your excuse was, Vee!  I guess Superiors will do a lot to attract a tall aspirant!  )

I was a member of the community at the time, I think it would have been worse had it been during a live-in! I was on best behaviour. 

[Luigi]

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[chrysostom]

architecture, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgical engineering, project management, carpentry, joining, bricklaying, plumbing, painting, sculpture, and a Ph.D. in everything.

[Pia Jesu]

14 hours ago, chrysostom said:

architecture, structural engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgical engineering, project management, carpentry, joining, bricklaying, plumbing, painting, sculpture, and a Ph.D. in everything.

Chrysostom is not being facetious!  Check out the resumes and the "new forms of apostolic service" on the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist website http://www.franciscansistersoftheeucharist.org

The community has medical doctors, civil engineers, pharmacists, land-management professionals, artists, educators--even a musical composer who has written a complete Mass!  Their ministries are wide and varied!