The Broke Daughters of St. Dominic

[brandelynmarie]

: I'm lovin' it....

[cmaD2006]

Count me in too ... both broke and praying.

-- Carmen

(Hi Brandee and DonnaMarie )

[OLAM Dad]

I keep a copy of St. Alphonsus' book, [u]Preparation for Death[/u], on my nightstand. I highly recommend this book (especially for youth who think they are never going to die. .

A little phamily trivia - phatdaddy's (Mr. Ray) wife (uruviel's mother) is the person who introduced me to this book, props to her!

Edited August 17, 2006 by OLAM Dad

[Guest phatdaddy]

I'm sorry Donna Marie, I couldn't resist it any more. I love you guys and I offer my prayers for this "mission". I have 1 kid in college and 3 at home so I think that qualifies me as being broke. I love Dominicans, I vist them every chance I get. I love Franciscans and I've worn a path between my house and OLAM. Alphonsus is awesome. Dominic is awesome. Francis and Clare what can I say. Let's not forget Therese either and of course our dear Mama.

Anyway I would be honored if I could be a member of this awesome prayer club.
Mr. Ray

[passionheart]

[quote name='phatdaddy' post='1045492' date='Aug 17 2006, 03:09 PM']
I'm sorry Donna Marie, I couldn't resist it any more. I love you guys and I offer my prayers for this "mission". I have 1 kid in college and 3 at home so I think that qualifies me as being broke. I love Dominicans, I vist them every chance I get. I love Franciscans and I've worn a path between my house and OLAM. Alphonsus is awesome. Dominic is awesome. Francis and Clare what can I say. Let's not forget Therese either and of course our dear Mama.

Anyway I would be honored if I could be a member of this awesome prayer club.
Mr. Ray
[/quote]

O Mr. Ray, we would be honoured with you as a member. I love the line " I have 1 kid in college and 3 at home so I think that qualifies me as being broke". : I have a friend who is a Trappist priest and he asks to be a member and so this group is growing in ways I hadn't planned.

As much as I do like to play I do take intercessory prayer seriously because I believe it is one of my gifts. What is wonderful about the Vocation Station and this little group is that we are praying and supporting each other in prayer. I have no doubt our friends, and family in heaven are interceding for us and we will see the fruit.

This summer has been very difficult for me at work and I was becoming very discourage as to whether I would ever be able to enter. It was a telephone call from Brandee, the intercession of St. Clare and the loving embrace of our Beloved that strengthened me. The battle continues at work with the owners of our practice placing our supervisor on probation. This leaves the bulk of the work in my hands again. Yet the grace of your prayers have helped and instead of reacting with sorrow, I was able to come to our Lord and bless His help so that I was able to make through this difficult day and ask His Help for over the next few weeks. The office is asking me for a firm date of my leaving and I have agreed that I would give one month's notice.

I also said to the Lord with a smile that I wouldn't mind a bucket of money coming to me at this time but I will wait upon Him.

[shortnun]

[b][color="#FF0000"]For all those who have asked for prayers, particularly those trying to eliminate debt with the intent of eradicating debts to enter religious life, on this feast of Dominican saint Hyacinth, we pray:[/color][/b]

Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

God, the heavenly Father ... have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world ... have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit ... have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God ... have mercy on us.

Holy Mary ... pray for us.
Holy Mother of God ... pray for us.
Holy Virgin of Virgins ... pray for us.
All you holy angels and archangels ... pray for us.
All you holy Patriarchs and Prophets ... pray for us.
All you holy Apostles and Evangelists ... pray for us.
All you holy martyrs ... pray for us.
All you holy virgins and widows ... pray for us.
All you holy men and women ... pray for us.

Saint Michael ... pray for us.
Saint Gabriel ... pray for us.
Saint Raphael ... pray for us.
Saint Joseph ... pray for us.
Saint John the Baptist ... pray for us.
Saint Mary Magdalen ... pray for us.
Holy Father Augustine ... pray for us.
Holy Father Francis ... pray for us.
Blessed Jane of Aza ... pray for us.
Blessed Reginald ... pray for us.

Holy Father Dominic ... pray for us.
Holy Father Dominic ... pray for us.

Blessed Bertrand ... pray for us.
Blessed Mannes ... pray for us.
Blessed Diana ... pray for us.
Blessed Jordan of Saxony ... pray for us.
Blessed John of Salerno ... pray for us.
Blessed William and Companions ... pray for us.
Blessed Ceslaus ... pray for us.
Blessed Isnard ... pray for us.
Blessed Guala ... pray for us.
Blessed Peter Gonzalez ... pray for us.
Saint Zdislava ... pray for us.
Saint Peter of Verona ... pray for us.
Blessed Nicholas ... pray for us.
Saint Hyacinth ... pray for us.
Blessed Gonsalvo ... pray for us.
Blessed Sadoc and Companions ... pray for us.
Blessed Giles ... pray for us.
Saint Margaret of Hungary ... pray for us.
Blessed Batholomew of Vincenza ... pray for us.
Saint Thomas Aquinas ... pray for us.
Saint Raymond of Penyafort ... pray for us.
Blessed Innocent V ... pray for us.
Blessed Albert of Bergamo ... pray for us.
Saint Albert the Great ... pray for us.
Blessed John of Vercelli ... pray for us.
Blessed Ambrose ... pray for us.
Blessed Cecilia ... pray for us.
Blessed Benvenuta ... pray for us.
Blessed James of Varazze ... pray for us.
Blessed James of Bevagna ... pray for us.
Blessed Benedict XI ... pray for us.
Blessed Jane of Orvieto ... pray for us.
Blessed Jordan of Pisa ... pray for us.
Saint Emily ... pray for us.
Blessed James Salomonio ... pray for us.
Saint Agnes of Montepulciano ... pray for us.
Blessed Simon ... pray for us.
Blessed Margaret of Castello ... pray for us.
Blessed Augustine Kazotic ... pray for us.
Blessed James Benefatti ... pray for us.
Blessed Imelda ... pray for us.
Blessed Dalmatius ... pray for us.
Blessed Margaret Ebner ... pray for us.
Blessed Villana ... pray for us.
Blessed Peter Ruffia ... pray for us.
Blessed Henry ... pray for us.
Blessed Sibyllina ... pray for us.
Blessed Anthony of Pavonio ... pray for us.
Saint Catherine of Siena ... pray for us.
Blessed Marcolino ... pray for us.
Blessed Raymond of Capua ... pray for us.
Blessed Andrew Franchi ... pray for us.
Saint Vincent Ferrer ... pray for us.
Blessed Clara ... pray for us.
Blessed John Dominic ... pray for us.
Blessed Alvarez ... pray for us.
Blessed Maria ... pray for us.
Blessed Peter of Castello ... pray for us.
Blessed Andrew Abellon ... pray for us.
Blessed Stephen ... pray for us.
Blessed Peter Geremia ... pray for us.
Blessed John of Fiesole ... pray for us.
Blessed Lawrence of Ripafratta ... pray for us.
Blessed Anthony della Chiesa ... pray for us.
Saint Antoninus ... pray for us.
Blessed Anthony Neyrot ... pray for us.
Blessed Margaret of Savoy ... pray for us.
Blessed Bartholomew of Cerverio ... pray for us.
Blessed Matthew ... pray for us.
Blessed Constantius ... pray for us.
Blessed Christopher ... pray for us.
Blessed Damian ... pray for us.
Blessed Andrew of Peschiera ... pray for us.
Blessed Bernard ... pray for us.
Blessed Jane of Portugal ... pray for us.
Blessed James of Ulm ... pray for us.
Blessed Augustine of Biella ... pray for us.
Blessed Aimo ... pray for us.
Blessed Sebastian ... pray for us.
Blessed Mark ... pray for us.
Blessed Columba ... pray for us.
Blessed Magdalen ... pray for us.
Blessed Osanna of Mantua ... pray for us.
Blessed John Liccio ... pray for us.
Blessed Dominic Spadafora ... pray for us.
Blessed Stephana ... pray for us.
Saint Adrian ... pray for us.
Blessed Lucy ... pray for us.
Blessed Catherine Racconigi ... pray for us.
Blessed Osanna of Kotor ... pray for us.
Saint Pius V ... pray for us.
Saint John of Cologne ... pray for us.
Blessed Maria Bartholomew ... pray for us.
Saint Louis Bertrand ... pray for us.
Saint Catherine de Ricci ... pray for us.
Blessed Robert ... pray for us.
Blessed Alphonsus and Companions ... pray for us.
Saint Rose ... pray for us.
Saint Dominic Ibanez and Companions ... pray for us.
Blessed Agnes of Jesus ... pray for us.
Saint Lawrence Ruiz and Companions ... pray for us.
Saint Martin de Porres ... pray for us.
Blessed Peter Higgins ... pray for us.
Blessed Francis de Capillas ... pray for us.
Saint Juan Macias ... pray for us.
Blessed Terence ... pray for us.
Blessed Ann of the Angels ... pray for us.
Blessed Francis de Posadas ... pray for us.
Saint Louis de Montfort ... pray for us.
Blessed Francis Gil ... pray for us.
Saint Matteo ... pray for us.
Blessed Peter Sanz and Companions ... pray for us.
Saint Vicent Liem ... pray for us.
Saint Hyacinth Castaneda ... pray for us.
Blessed Marie ... pray for us.
Blessed George ... pray for us.
Blessed Catherine Jarrige ... pray for us.
Saint Ignatius and Companions ... pray for us.
Saint Dominic An-Kham and Companions ... pray for us.
Saint Joseph Khang and Companions ... pray for us.
Blessed Francis Coll ... pray for us.
Blessed Hyacinthe Cormier ... pray for us.
Blessed Pier Giorgio ... pray for us.
Blessed Bartolo ... pray for us.
Blessed Michael Czartoryski ... pray for us.
Blessed Julia Rodzinska ... pray for us.
All holy Dominican brothers and sisters ... pray for us.

[b] Saint Alphonsus Ligouri ... pray for us.
Saint Benedict ... pray for us.
Saint Jude the Apostle ... pray for us.
Saint Maximilian Kolbe... pray for us.
Saint Pius X ... pray for us.
Saint Teresa of Avila ... pray for us.
Saint Teresa de Jesus ... pray for us.[/b]

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, ... spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, ... graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, ... have mercy on us.

Let us pray...
God, source of all holiness, you have enriched your Church
with many gifts in the saints of the Order of Preachers.
By following the example of our brothers and sisters,
may we come to enjoy their company
for ever in the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Your Son, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen

[b][url="http://www.catholicculture.org/lit/prayers/view.cfm?id=1049"]SOURCE[/url][/b]

Edited August 18, 2006 by shortnun

[brandelynmarie]

Hello Carmen! & to the phamily! There's quite a number of us from other forums on here.... This is all so awesome.... God is so good....I like to quote a certain Tevye from "The Fiddler on the Roof"..."If money is a curse, may God smite me with it!" (Of course, I'm joking aboutthe smiting part...

[zunshynn]

I always am amazed at how many saints and blesseds there are within each order that the rest of us lowly folk have never heard of! We're in such good company!

[Margaret]

[quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1044039' date='Aug 15 2006, 08:14 AM']
Count me in, even though I'm proudly flying the Benny colours over here!

Yesterday I was at Stanbrook for St. Maximilian's feast; it was very beautiful (although overshadowed - I'm sure St. Maximilian doesn't mind in the slightest - by the vigil of Our Lady's Assumption which began in the evening)

I'm struggling to get rid of my debts too, although as the situation in with UK debts is somewhat different I have to do more looking up.

Love and prayers,

PP
[/quote]


Im going franciscan here : but I definatly will be praying for you girls.
I am not in debt since I just graduated HS but I am waiting for them to build the monastery.

pray for me to

[brandelynmarie]

Allo! I will continue to update my litany...any person posting on this thread will be included in my prayers...I will be petitioning all the saints mentioned too... Heaven help us!

Oh, & Rose_of_Sharon...Which community will you be entering? If you don't want to share that info, that's ok...

[passionheart]

We seemed to have picked up some outside members and they following saints have been added for their intercession:

St. Rita
St. Bernard: My friend the Trappist priest is praying for us
St. Anthony (of Padua)

Cheers,

DM

[brandelynmarie]

Ah! Very good!

[bmb144]

Please count me in too.

Also the foundress of the Tyburn Order(Mother Mary of St Peter ), is really good for money based matters, and her case for canonisation has been introduced in Rome at the moment. So, could we please add her to the prayer list also.

Lord, glorify your servant,
Mother Mary of St Peter
that your Servant
may glorify YOU!

In His Light aka Belinda

[passionheart]

[quote name='In His Light' post='1049926' date='Aug 24 2006, 08:16 PM']
Please count me in too.

Also the foundress of the Tyburn Order(Mother Mary of St Peter ), is really good for money based matters, and her case for canonisation has been introduced in Rome at the moment. So, could we please add her to the prayer list also.

Lord, glorify your servant,
Mother Mary of St Peter
that your Servant
may glorify YOU!

In His Light aka Belinda
[/quote]

Belinda you are most welcomed into our little family.

As well Mother Mary of St. Peter, remember us before the throne of grace!!!

[passionheart]

On the suggestion of Sr. Mary Catherine, OP we have the addition of two more saints:

1) St. Pio ie Padre Pio. (Also another friend for the Franciscan Vocations)

2) Blessed Br. Andre Bessette, Holy Cross Brother.

Now Sister's second suggestion, Br.Andre is very interesting to me for the following reasons.

First, he is a Canadian so it will be nice to appeal to a fellow countryman. Secondly, I am consecrated to St. Joseph and the main place of pilgrimage for me when I want to honour "Papa" is St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal. Br. Andre loved St. Joseph and through his work and prayers St. Joseph Oratory came into being. Here is the website link

[url="http://www.saint-joseph.org/"]http://www.saint-joseph.org/[/url]

As well, Bl. Br. Andre taught me a thing or two about service. When the sisters at the Monastery in Buffalo said I would be an extern sister with them, I wasn't too happy about it. Why? I thought that the only reason why the sisters mentioned it to me was because they thought I couldn't handle the cloister. So when I was there for my aspirancy, I wanted to prove to them that I could handle the cloister.

Later, I started to think about all the saints who were porters or who had simple duties that gave them contact with the public. It was this life of service that helped them lead a life that burned with God's love and light. Afterwards, I realized I was very wrong to consider the life of an extern sister to be "less of a vocation" and when I went to St. Joseph Oratory to celebrate St. Joseph's feast day, I paid visit to Bl. Br. Andre's tomb. I asked for his help to live this call with love and humility as he lived his call as a porter for the Holy Cross brother.

I felt confirmed in being called to be an extern when Sr. Mary Catherine in a separate email to me described it as a vocation. I didn't think of it as a vocation but only as just another job in the Monastery that needed to be done. Now, I am excited to live this call : and like Bl. Br. Andre be an instrument of God's grace. I may not accomplish anything as grand such as the St. Joseph's Oratory but maybe I can be the instrument that God's uses to tell someone that He loves them.

Edited August 26, 2006 by passionheart

[Sr Mary Catharine OP]

[quote name='passionheart' post='1051018' date='Aug 26 2006, 03:44 PM']
On the suggestion of Sr. Mary Catherine, OP we have the addition of two more saints:

1) St. Pio ie Padre Pio. (Also another friend for the Franciscan Vocations)

2) Blessed Br. Andre Bessette, Holy Cross Brother.

Now Sister's second suggestion, Br.Andre is very interesting to me for the following reasons.

First, he is a Canadian so it will be nice to appeal to a fellow countryman. Secondly, I am consecrated to St. Joseph and the main place of pilgrimage for me when I want to honour "Papa" is St. Joseph Oratory in Montreal. Br. Andre loved St. Joseph and through his work and prayers St. Joseph Oratory came into being. Here is the website link

[url="http://www.saint-joseph.org/"]http://www.saint-joseph.org/[/url]

As well, Bl. Br. Andre taught me a thing or two about service. When the sisters at the Monastery in Buffalo said I would be an extern sister with them, I wasn't too happy about it. Why? I thought that the only reason why the sisters mentioned it to me was because they thought I couldn't handle the cloister. So when I was there for my aspirancy, I wanted to prove to them that I could handle the cloister.

Later, I started to think about all the saints who were porters or who had simple duties that gave them contact with the public. It was this life of service that helped them lead a life that burned with God's love and light. Afterwards, I realized I was very wrong to consider the life of an extern sister to be "less of a vocation" and when I went to St. Joseph Oratory to celebrate St. Joseph's feast day, I paid visit to Bl. Br. Andre's tomb.
I asked for his help to live this call with love and humilty as he lived his call as a porter for the Holy Cross brother.

I felt confirmed in being called to be an extern when Sr. Mary Catherine in a separate email to me described it as a vocation. I didn't think of it as a vocation just another job.
So I am excited to live this call and like Bl. Br. Andre be an instrument of God's grace. I may not accomplish anything as grand such as the St. Joseph's Oratory but maybe I can be the instrument that God's uses to tell someone that He loves them.
[/quote]

Being an extern IS a beautiful vocation within a vocation. It is being Martha-Mary, it is being one of the Holy Women who served Jesus, it is being Mary who says, "Do whatever He tells you!"
My first year in the monastery I had a real pull toward the extern vocation because of my childhood memories of Poor Clare externs who embodied the love of Jesus in a concrete way. Our community doesn't have externs and at this point not intending to because we have such a good network of volunteers. However, as one of the very few sisters who does drive and so is the one who does do necessary business outside (such as going to the airport!) I value the extern vocation even more and am thrilled that you will be serving the monastery in that way. In monastic life, in the end, each sister serves the monastery according to how the prioress asks and through her Christ.
You're right! there are many saints who have served in this vocation. Think of St. Martin de Porres, too! He's our big brother much loved by us all!

God bless you!
Sr. Mary Catharine

[brandelynmarie]

: Beautiful! I always think of Venerable Solanus Casey...he was a porter too & was a simplex priest....he could not hear confessions or preach homilies...& so he did al ot of the work of the brothers...I love him....

[brandelynmarie]

Has anyone seen Marieteresa BTW?

[VeniteAdoremus]

[quote name='passionheart' post='1051018' date='Aug 26 2006, 09:44 PM']

Later, I started to think about all the saints who were porters or who had simple duties that gave them contact with the public. It was this life of service that helped them lead a life that burned with God's love and light. Afterwards, I realized I was very wrong to consider the life of an extern sister to be "less of a vocation" and when I went to St. Joseph Oratory to celebrate St. Joseph's feast day, I paid visit to Bl. Br. Andre's tomb. I asked for his help to live this call with love and humility as he lived his call as a porter for the Holy Cross brother.

I felt confirmed in being called to be an extern when Sr. Mary Catherine in a separate email to me described it as a vocation. I didn't think of it as a vocation but only as just another job in the Monastery that needed to be done. Now, I am excited to live this call : and like Bl. Br. Andre be an instrument of God's grace. I may not accomplish anything as grand such as the St. Joseph's Oratory but maybe I can be the instrument that God's uses to tell someone that He loves them.
[/quote]

When I was in Stanbrook this summer, the guest sister, Sr. Julian, told me about how externs used to be considered slightly inferior - and how that is "completely rubbish, naturally". And a Carmelite nun I used to talk a lot with once joked that you recognise a good cloistered nun by her wish to become extern and a good extern by the opposite!

I think it basically all comes down to that the best place you can be is the place you're supposed to be. It's nice to see you're so well on your way to finding that place.

[zunshynn]

[quote name='brandelynmarie' post='1047425' date='Aug 21 2006, 02:41 PM']
Allo! I will continue to update my litany...any person posting on this thread will be included in my prayers...I will be petitioning all the saints mentioned too... Heaven help us!

Oh, & Rose_of_Sharon...Which community will you be entering? If you don't want to share that info, that's ok...
[/quote]


She mentioned in another post that she's hoping to enter the PCPA in AZ.