VeniteAdoremus Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Someone lock me up, because I've been reading about Confirmation, and remembering my own, and now I want to run out to the streets and start preaching. Which is -not- a good idea if you live in a dorm complex, it's the middle of the night, and your mum is over from her home in another country and steeping in the living room. I think it's far too easy to forget about your Confirmation... we're not reminded of it as often as we are about our Baptism and First Holy Communion. Yet, it's such a beautiful sacrament! A real "girdle for the road to come".
puellapaschalis Posted October 28, 2006 Posted October 28, 2006 Did I tell you about what happened to me on the day of my Confirmation? Love and prayers, PP
AlterDominicus Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 Personally I cant wait until April 15th 2007 when its my one year anniversary of being Catholic!!! Even though I've been discerning since 2004
SanctifyMe Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 [quote name='AlterDominicus' post='1103553' date='Oct 28 2006, 06:24 PM'] Personally I cant wait until April 15th 2007 when its my one year anniversary of being Catholic!!! Even though I've been discerning since 2004 [/quote] [size=3] [color="#663366"][b]That's my one Year anniversary of being Catholic as well!!![/b] Go RCIA Class of 2006 (woot woot!!)~ [/color] [/size]
cmaD2006 Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 [quote name='SanctifyMe' post='1103851' date='Oct 29 2006, 01:12 AM'] [size=3] [color="#663366"][b]That's my one Year anniversary of being Catholic as well!!![/b] Go RCIA Class of 2006 (woot woot!!)~ [/color] [/size] [/quote] April 15 2007 will be my 12th anniversary of being brought back into the Church (I went through RCIA to do 1st communion, and confirmation; had been baptized catholic but had literally never went to mass (maybe 3 times) until Jan 1994). Go class of 1995 ... : -- Carmen
AlterDominicus Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 [quote name='SanctifyMe' post='1103851' date='Oct 29 2006, 01:12 AM'] [size=3] [color="#663366"][b]That's my one Year anniversary of being Catholic as well!!![/b] Go RCIA Class of 2006 (woot woot!!)~ [/color] [/size] [/quote] [color="#3333FF"][size=3][b]Go RCIA Class of 06!!!!!![/b][/size][/color]
xTrishaxLynnx Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) [quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1103472' date='Oct 28 2006, 05:13 PM'] Someone lock me up, because I've been reading about Confirmation, and remembering my own, and now I want to run out to the streets and start preaching. Which is -not- a good idea if you live in a dorm complex, it's the middle of the night, and your mum is over from her home in another country and steeping in the living room. I think it's far too easy to forget about your Confirmation... we're not reminded of it as often as we are about our Baptism and First Holy Communion. Yet, it's such a beautiful sacrament! A real "girdle for the road to come". [/quote] What have you been reading? I want to be as excited as you about my Confirmation, lol. Not that I'm not excited... just, not like... Edited October 29, 2006 by xTrishaxLynnx
VeniteAdoremus Posted October 29, 2006 Author Posted October 29, 2006 [quote name='xTrishaxLynnx' post='1103964' date='Oct 29 2006, 01:21 PM'] What have you been reading? I want to be as excited as you about my Confirmation, lol. Not that I'm not excited... just, not like... [/quote] Hm... How's your Dutch? It was a sermon by my old Bisshop. Maybe I'll translate it, later, when I have time After that I've been a bad girl - browsing Internet shops (my favourite indulgence), and I came over [url="http://catholiccompany.com/product_detail.cfm?ID=7787"]this cross[/url], among many other things (with which I spammed PP). And when I looked at it it just struck me: "Confirmed in Christ" - that's me! I have chosen for God, He has anointed my head with oil, and my cup is overflowing...
jmj Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 RCIA Class of '06! w00t w00t!! Some guy tried to steal our Paschal candle right in the middle of the Mass!! We were and and Fr. L was , , all the male parishioners were and then . Finally, thanks to our city's lovely police department. Mmmm, Confirmation memories!
AlterDominicus Posted October 29, 2006 Posted October 29, 2006 [quote name='jmj' post='1104097' date='Oct 29 2006, 02:28 PM'] RCIA Class of '06! w00t w00t!! Some guy tried to steal our Paschal candle right in the middle of the Mass!! We were and and Fr. L was , , all the male parishioners were and then . Finally, thanks to our city's lovely police department. Mmmm, Confirmation memories! [/quote] Wow....that is a very interesting memory.
MilesChristi Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 [quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1103472' date='Oct 28 2006, 05:13 PM'] Someone lock me up, because I've been reading about Confirmation, and remembering my own, and now I want to run out to the streets and start preaching. [/quote] Go for it! Seriously, why not? You have the Holy Spirit; he'll give you whatever words you need. It's been my experience that if you respond to inspirations like this, God will give you more graces than you thought possible.
veroni213 Posted October 30, 2006 Posted October 30, 2006 (edited) If you think the dorm is a bad place to rant about Confirmation, you should have seen the rant I started last night about the Eucharist at Hooters of all places. ( / It's a long story. Not my first choice establishment...) Edited October 30, 2006 by TrueImage
VeniteAdoremus Posted October 30, 2006 Author Posted October 30, 2006 [quote name='MilesChristi' post='1104623' date='Oct 30 2006, 05:09 AM'] Go for it! Seriously, why not? You have the Holy Spirit; he'll give you whatever words you need. It's been my experience that if you respond to inspirations like this, God will give you more graces than you thought possible. [/quote] I know that nothing will happen without workers in the vineyard... but still... this is Holland, you know? I am talking to my friends, and stuff. But running out to the streets... I don't know whether I'd dare even with the Holy Spirit sitting on my shoulder! (Yes, as you can see, the rush left... but there's residue. Lots of that. I'll get there. )
TeresaAvila Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) OH confirmation is such a beatiful sacrament and yes I agree it's not talked about as much and it should be! on April 10th 07 will be my 3rd year anniversary as a catholic, and there's NO greater gift I could have ever recieved!!! I love Holy Mother Church Alterdominicus: Welcome and Congrats on your upcoming 1st year anniversary, isn't it awesome!! How wonderful that you too felt called to religious life and discerned even before becoming a catholic, it's neat how in a way your future community has helped you grow from the very beginning! Edited January 14, 2007 by TeresaAvila
AlterDominicus Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) I'm sooooooooo excited, 3 months, WOOT WOOT! RCIA Class of 06!!!!! BIG Group hug! Thank you Theresa, it is true.....without everyone God placed in my life, I wouldnt be Catholic! Its funny, because I technically taught my RCIA Class! Since I got a head start with my "mentoring nuns" who still mentor and are just GREAT! Particularly the community I know as of two months ago God is calling me to! Edited January 14, 2007 by AlterDominicus
TeresaAvila Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 OH that is wonderful alterdominicus, I'd love to hear your conversion and vocation stories, May God Continue to bless you with all his Love!! [quote name='AlterDominicus' post='1163933' date='Jan 13 2007, 09:17 PM'] I'm sooooooooo excited, 3 months, WOOT WOOT! RCIA Class of 06!!!!! BIG Group hug! Thank you Theresa, it is true.....without everyone God placed in my life, I wouldnt be Catholic! Its funny, because I technically taught my RCIA Class! Since I got a head start with my "mentoring nuns" who still mentor and are just GREAT! Particularly the community I know as of two months ago God is calling me to! [/quote]
VeniteAdoremus Posted January 14, 2007 Author Posted January 14, 2007 [quote name='TeresaAvila' post='1163937' date='Jan 14 2007, 04:31 AM'] OH that is wonderful alterdominicus, I'd love to hear your conversion and vocation stories, May God Continue to bless you with all his Love!! [/quote] Conversion stories! Yay! Yay! (Not much to tell on my part - I was raised by Catholic parents who dediced to give me "the choice" (ehm, pardon? the choice to live in sin and darkness? sore spot there... ), went to a Catholic school, sung in the Cathedral choir, and got baptised and confirmed during the Easter Vigil in the year 2000, when I was 16. Funny detail: I'd forgotten to mention it to my choir, so when the baptismal candidates were called forward, I was like "Oh, pardon, coming through, coming through!)
puellapaschalis Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 (edited) [quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1164251' date='Jan 14 2007, 04:49 PM'] Funny detail: I'd forgotten to mention it to my choir, so when the baptismal candidates were called forward, I was like "Oh, pardon, coming through, coming through!) [/quote] Every time you tell me this I laugh : PP Edited January 14, 2007 by puellapaschalis
uruviel Posted January 14, 2007 Posted January 14, 2007 it is an amazing sacrament! Perhaps one of my favorites (with the Eucharist of course)! Are we allowed to do that?
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