Happy 2-Month Anniversary, Vee!

[CountrySteve937]

I did not know Vee, but its always wonderful when men/women answer the call to follow God in religious life.

[Pax17]

Thanks for keeping us posted...so good to know Vee is doing well.

[Quasar]

So cute about the hidden note. . I pray that she continues to flourish at Carmel.  

[IgnatiusofLoyola]

On 11/16/2016 at 0:49 PM, dominicansoul said:

Just wanted to mention today marks Vee's 4 month anniversary!!

 

She wrote me again!  She was able to stick a little note in the community's newsletter mailout.  So, when I received the newsletter, her little note was attached to it!

 

She is really doing very well and sounds extremely happy!  I probably won't hear from her again until next year, seeing that ADVENT is rolling around. 

 

She did mention that the weeks go by so fast... for me, it's felt like forever since I last saw her.  I'm so proud of my little sister...I hope and pray she continues to strive for God's will to be done and that she perseveres in this vocation.  <3

I hope Vee is allowed to receive Christmas cards. I have been looking for appropriate Christmas cards and it is very tough!

The secular cards are either inappropriate or don't contain the real message of the holiday.

The religious ones are often "twee"--lots of country churches with cardinals (the birds, not the sports team or the holy men) and other animals "living in peace."

I finally found some cards with a lovely red and green design with no religious significance, and no message inside, so that I can compose the appropriate message for the recipient. The combination of an atheist family and Catholic friends is tough sometimes.

Maybe if I write this note, this year I will actually SEND Christmas cards! 

[Nunsuch]

3 hours ago, IgnatiusofLoyola said:

I hope Vee is allowed to receive Christmas cards. I have been looking for appropriate Christmas cards and it is very tough!

The secular cards are either inappropriate or don't contain the real message of the holiday.

The religious ones are often "twee"--lots of country churches with cardinals (the birds, not the sports team or the holy men) and other animals "living in peace."

I finally found some cards with a lovely red and green design with no religious significance, and no message inside, so that I can compose the appropriate message for the recipient. The combination of an atheist family and Catholic friends is tough sometimes.

Maybe if I write this note, this year I will actually SEND Christmas cards! 

The Reno, Nevada, Carmel makes some lovely Christmas cards. They are not inexpensive, but they are very nice. 

http://www.carmelofreno.com/store/store.php

[Quasar]

I know it's early (1.5 weeks to her five month anniversary!), but are there any updates from Vee?

Edited December 5, 2016 by Quasar

[dominicansoul]

I haven't heard from Vee or her Mother Superior since the last little note I found in my Carmelite newsletter sent in the middle of November.  

 

I suppose I won't be hearing anything from her until next year because convents don't write during Advent. 

 

And I do hope she is able to receive Christmas cards on Christmas day.  During Advent she does not receive her mail.  

 

From that last little letter I received from her, she seemed so happy and at peace.  I can't be sure, of course, but it seems to me that Vee has found her home on earth...

[truthfinder]

So glad to hear. There's been a lot of St. Therese stalking going on for me (the first time in awhile) and it made me think of Vee. 

[Quasar]

@dominicansoulThank you for the update.  I'm so happy for her. . 

[John Paul]

What Carmel is she in?

[truthfinder]

1 hour ago, John Paul said:

What Carmel is she in?

DS will confirm for sure, but Vee didn't want it publicized what Carmel she is in.

[John Paul]

Oh.

Edited December 8, 2016 by John Paul

[dominicansoul]

That's right.  Only because a friend of ours entered a community and some phatmassers thought it a good idea to send letters to her mother superior telling her what they thought of our friend.  

 

Don't want that happening to Vee.  Vocation Station is a nice place to share your thoughts and feelings on religious life, but more often than not, things should be kept private and quiet about real places and real names.  These are real people's discernment journeys we're talking about, and we don't need any strangers from a forum sending letters to mother superiors with their "expert" analysis on people's characters...  

[dominicansoul]

...not that the mother superior would even pay attention to such immature tomfoolery.  Mother Superiors get to know their postulants pretty well without outside help.   

[Spem in alium]

6 hours ago, dominicansoul said:

...not that the mother superior would even pay attention to such immature tomfoolery.  Mother Superiors get to know their postulants pretty well without outside help.   

Truth!