OnlySunshine Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='laetitia crucis' date='19 June 2010 - 10:46 AM' timestamp='1276958806' post='2131413'] What is it about St. Martin de Porres that makes me desire this name? (Besides the fact that he really is so awesome! )[/quote] I saw a statue of him at a Church that I frequently go to for confession during the week when I have a day off. After Mass, I asked for his patronage. [quote]To say the least, I think I'm still "afraid" of having a name like that. Although, the Dominicans seem much more practical when it comes to names... I definitely don't think they'd be giving really-difficult-to-pronounce-and-understand names. (I mean, check out this list from the DSMMEs: [url="http://www.sistersofmary.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109&Itemid=134"]Meet the Sisters[/url]!) Most of the Sisters have English or Latin names. (I'm thrilled about that!) [/quote] I could never be named Sr. Hyacinth because I would always be thinking about one of my favorite shows called [i]Keeping Up Appearances[/i]. I'd probably burst into laughter after thinking about one of the random things she said on that show. [img]http://toryardvaark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/violedtbucket.jpg[/img]
DiscerningSoul Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) For halloween I dressed up as a sister, and called myself "Sister Horsefly" my belt was some baling twine. It was for a horse rescue fundrasier to boot. [url="http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?pid=30314909&op=1&o=global&view=global&subj=747866727&id=1174851176&ref=pf"]Halloween pic[/url] Edited June 19, 2010 by DiscerningSoul
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 (edited) It is interesting to me that I seem to see certain religious names very frequently, and others, rarely if ever. While I've been roaming the Internet for other purposes, I've found that there are at least 250 saints for which medals are readily available. In fact, I was surprised to find that a great many names (including mine, which I thought was pagan in origin--which it is--is also the name of at least one saint, possibly two.) But, as I understand it, there are thousands of saints--it's just that you might have more trouble finding a medal with the name of that saint. Here are some names that that I have never heard used as a religious name. (The list includes both both male and female saints, so maybe some of the men's names are more common in male religious communities.) So that I didn't have to type "Saint" in front of each name, please just assume the title is there. (BTW--My list tries to include only saints recognized by the Roman Catholic Church--please forgive me if I get some wrong.) I've also included a few "regular" names that I didn't know were also saints' names. Avitas Bathildes Benezet Bertha Bertille (no, not Sister Bertrile (sp?) of Flying Nun fame. I don't know if her name was a real saint or not.) Bibiana Clotilda Cloud Delphinias Eligius Emiliana Etheldreda Euphrasia Fiaker Frumentius Gal Goar Hedwigge Hilarian Hospitus (who was apparently a recluse) Jane Leocadia Mammertus Maud Mello Narcissus Odo Omer Placid Radegundes Seraphia (I kind of like that one.) Simplicius Soter Symphorian Thecla Thrasilla Venerable Bede (One of my favorite saint's names.) Vitalis Wulfran Yvo This is a very short list of names that caught my eye. But, it seems, in picking out a religious name, if you want one that is unusual, the possibilities seem almost endless. You could spend your whole postulant year just figuring out the "right" saint's name for you (although others might feel you could use your time more wisely). [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img] P.S. Perhaps it's just me, but many of these names sound like diseases (and one like a men's hair product). Edited June 19, 2010 by IgnatiusofLoyola
laetitia crucis Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='MaterMisericordiae' date='19 June 2010 - 03:30 PM' timestamp='1276975815' post='2131544'] I saw a statue of him at a Church that I frequently go to for confession during the week when I have a day off. After Mass, I asked for his patronage. I could never be named Sr. Hyacinth because I would always be thinking about one of my favorite shows called [i]Keeping Up Appearances[/i]. I'd probably burst into laughter after thinking about one of the random things she said on that show. [img]http://toryardvaark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/violedtbucket.jpg[/img] [/quote] Very cool about St. Martin! Also, I think the SAME thing about the name "Hyacinth"! "The boo-kaaaay residence -- Lady of the Hooouse speaking!" Oy, the Buckets... So funny! One of the Sisters in my community actually has the name "Hyacinth"; however, she's french, so it's pronounced "Ya-sant". That helps me with the disassociation.
laetitia crucis Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='IgnatiusofLoyola' date='19 June 2010 - 05:34 PM' timestamp='1276983296' post='2131576'] It is interesting to me that I seem to see certain religious names very frequently, and others, rarely if ever. While I've been roaming the Internet for other purposes, I've found that there are at least 250 saints for which medals are readily available. In fact, I was surprised to find that a great many names (including mine, which I thought was pagan in origin--which it is--is also the name of at least one saint, possibly two.) But, as I understand it, there are thousands of saints--it's just that you might have more trouble finding a medal with the name of that saint. Here are some names that that I have never heard used as a religious name. (The list includes both both male and female saints, so maybe some of the men's names are more common in male religious communities.) So that I didn't have to type "Saint" in front of each name, please just assume the title is there. (BTW--My list tries to include only saints recognized by the Roman Catholic Church--please forgive me if I get some wrong.) I've also included a few "regular" names that I didn't know were also saints' names. Avitas Bathildes Benezet Bertha Bertille (no, not Sister Bertrile (sp?) of Flying Nun fame. I don't know if her name was a real saint or not.) Bibiana Clotilda Cloud Delphinias Eligius Emiliana Etheldreda Euphrasia Fiaker Frumentius Gal Goar Hedwigge Hilarian Hospitus (who was apparently a recluse) Jane Leocadia Mammertus Maud Mello Narcissus Odo Omer Placid Radegundes Seraphia (I kind of like that one.) Simplicius Soter Symphorian Thecla Thrasilla Venerable Bede (One of my favorite saint's names.) Vitalis Wulfran Yvo This is a very short list of names that caught my eye. But, it seems, in picking out a religious name, if you want one that is unusual, the possibilities seem almost endless. You could spend your whole postulant year just figuring out the "right" saint's name for you (although others might feel you could use your time more wisely). [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img] P.S. Perhaps it's just me, but many of these names sound like diseases (and one like a men's hair product). [/quote] Wow! I've never heard of a majority of those! The name "Mello" amuses me quite a bit. ("They call me [Sr.] Mellow Yelloooow...") And several of them sound like the names of aliens from Star Trek.
vee Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='MaterMisericordiae' date='19 June 2010 - 02:30 PM' timestamp='1276975815' post='2131544'] I saw a statue of him at a Church that I frequently go to for confession during the week when I have a day off. After Mass, I asked for his patronage. I could never be named Sr. Hyacinth because I would always be thinking about one of my favorite shows called [i]Keeping Up Appearances[/i]. I'd probably burst into laughter after thinking about one of the random things she said on that show. [img]http://toryardvaark.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/violedtbucket.jpg[/img] [/quote] and here's me thinking hmm Hyacinth sounds kinda cool but I've never heard of the show you mentioned. I'd kinda like a French name but NOT Therese
vee Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='laetitia crucis' date='19 June 2010 - 09:49 AM' timestamp='1276958996' post='2131414'] From a Sister I know with that name, it also has a meaning of "Presence" (as in the True Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament). I thought that was extra AWESOME. [/quote] That is extra awesome! An epic win name wise.
laetitia crucis Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='vee8' date='19 June 2010 - 06:26 PM' timestamp='1276986374' post='2131590'] and here's me thinking hmm Hyacinth sounds kinda cool but I've never heard of the show you mentioned. I'd kinda like a French name but NOT Therese [/quote] Oh man, if you get the name "Therese"... I don't know if I'd laugh or cry for you. It's been only very recently that I figured out "Jacinta" is equivalent to "Hyacinth"... it was a total "facepalm" moment for me. The whole progression went from "Hyacinth" to "Ya-sant", then "Jacinta" to the Spanish pronunciation "Ha-cinta", then somehow I connected "Ya-sant" and "Ha-cinta". Hahahahaha! P.S. -- "Keeping Up Appearances" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-YG2gZYR8[/media]
vee Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 [quote name='laetitia crucis' date='19 June 2010 - 05:41 PM' timestamp='1276987277' post='2131592'] Oh man, if you get the name "Therese"... I don't know if I'd laugh or cry for you. It's been only very recently that I figured out "Jacinta" is equivalent to "Hyacinth"... it was a total "facepalm" moment for me. The whole progression went from "Hyacinth" to "Ya-sant", then "Jacinta" to the Spanish pronunciation "Ha-cinta", then somehow I connected "Ya-sant" and "Ha-cinta". Hahahahaha! P.S. -- "Keeping Up Appearances" [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG-YG2gZYR8[/media] [/quote] " I think about knitting patterns." " I think about strangling her". Hyacinth = Jacinta . It's so obvious but I never made the connection til you wrote that! I'm not worried about getting Therese as a name because I'll just enter somewhere that already has a Therese and problem solved. Or so I would assume since they wouldn't want to have two would they
DameAgnes Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 (edited) I actually had a Sr. M. Leocadia teach me in elementary school She was a math-terror. And I knew OF a Sr. M. Thecla but never actually was in her class. Thecla is actually a name I like a lot. In the Orthodox church she is called the first martyr and 'equal to the apostles' - she hear Paul preach and followed him around, also preaching. You can google her. Edited June 21, 2010 by DameAgnes
Chiara_ Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 [quote name='VeniteAdoremus' date='07 August 2008 - 04:53 AM' timestamp='1218099212' post='1620008'] If I ever wake up male and then become Pope I'd totally be Linus II. Yes I'm a geek. [/quote] I like Sixtus VI (probably a bit impractical, but funny) and Pius XIII.
Chiara_ Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I'd love: Sr. Gemma Marie of the Passion of Jesus Sr. Gabriel Mary of the Passion of Jesus
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) [quote name='Chiara_' date='21 June 2010 - 08:52 PM' timestamp='1277171531' post='2132531'] I'd love: Sr. Gemma Marie of the Passion of Jesus Sr. Gabriel Mary of the Passion of Jesus [/quote] I like both of those. And, they are certainly better than the latest name I came with from the saint list I posted--Sister Mary Jane. Obviously, she would not be a Poor Claire. I've never heard of a Sister taking the name of the Venerable Bede, or alternatively St. Bede the Venerable, but I've always liked that name. There is a large parish of St. Bede the Venerable in LA, and I used to drive by it frequently. Every time I drove by, I smiled. Edited June 22, 2010 by IgnatiusofLoyola
JTheresa Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 I know a little girl who's name is Ava Marie. Sister Ava Marie. Such a beautiful name.
laetitia crucis Posted June 22, 2010 Posted June 22, 2010 [quote name='JTheresa' date='21 June 2010 - 10:55 PM' timestamp='1277175331' post='2132571'] I know a little girl who's name is Ava Marie. Sister Ava Marie. Such a beautiful name. [/quote] The first DSMME I met in person (the Sister that picked me up at the bus station for a "Come and See", actually ) was/is named Sr. Ave Maria. I always thought that was really beautiful.
teresitacarmel Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 Ok, it's not really unusual/special or whatever, but I've always wanted one of these: Sr. Mary Therese of the Sacred Heart Sr. Mary Therese of Jesus [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/signofcross.gif[/img] But seriously, I think I'd be overjoyed with whatever they give me if I'm accepted into the community....ok, maybe not something like Sr. Polycarp [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif[/img]
JTheresa Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 [quote name='teresitacarmel' date='07 July 2010 - 03:46 PM' timestamp='1278532009' post='2139005'] Ok, it's not really unusual/special or whatever, but I've always wanted one of these: Sr. Mary Therese of the Sacred Heart Sr. Mary Therese of Jesus [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/signofcross.gif[/img] But seriously, I think I'd be overjoyed with whatever they give me if I'm accepted into the community....ok, maybe not something like Sr. Polycarp [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif[/img] [/quote] Those are beautiful! What community are you discerning with?
teresitacarmel Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 [quote name='JTheresa' date='07 July 2010 - 04:00 PM' timestamp='1278532815' post='2139012'] Those are beautiful! What community are you discerning with? [/quote] Thank you! I wanna be a Carmelite...well, my spiritual director tells me I should keep an open mind, so I'm considering all my options, but I love the OCDs and all my Carmelite saints! [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img]
regina_coeli Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 Since Sister Rosary Bede has been claimed-- Sister Michaela Mary of the Holy Family Sister Mary Gabriel of the Holy Angels Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Annunciation
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted July 7, 2010 Posted July 7, 2010 (edited) [quote name='teresitacarmel' date='07 July 2010 - 02:46 PM' timestamp='1278532009' post='2139005'] Ok, it's not really unusual/special or whatever, but I've always wanted one of these: Sr. Mary Therese of the Sacred Heart Sr. Mary Therese of Jesus [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/signofcross.gif[/img] But seriously, I think I'd be overjoyed with whatever they give me if I'm accepted into the community....ok, maybe not something like Sr. Polycarp [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif[/img] [/quote] Those are lovely names. I sometimes wonder if they have a problem in choosing names in Carmelite Communities, since so many Carmelite nuns/Sisters (understandably) would like to have Therese or Teresa as part of their religious name. Poor Saint Polycarp, no one wants to be named after him. I just read a very short biography of him, and he was one of the earliest Christian writers whose writings survive, so he is a valuable source for authenticating the orthodox teachings of the very early church. He was a disciple of the apostles, particularly John, (although apparently it is not entirely clear which John this was). Saint Polycarp lived to be quite elderly, but suffered an awful martyrdom, in which he was first burned at the stake, but when the fire at didn't work, he was stabbed. There is dispute about the year of his death, with estimates ranging from 155 to 167. So, it appears that Saint Polycarp was an important saint, but not one who gets much attention, except perhaps from scholars. (Speaking of scholars, my very brief summary above was taken from only one source, and could well contain errors, and certainly does contain omissions. I was trying to write a very short, one-paragraph description, not a lengthy or learned tome, so the paragraph above should be read with that in mind. (But, please feel free correct any important/serious errors in my summary.) I forget why "Polycarp" has a reputation of being a name future Sisters/nuns want to avoid. It may simply be because the name sounds funny. But, was there a fictional work about nuns that contained a Sister Polycarp who was disliked? The "Trouble with Angels" comes to mind, but it's been a long time since I saw the movie or read the book. Vee8 started calling me "Sister Polycarp" a few days ago, and I'm finding that the name is growing on me. And, after I read about St. Polycarp's life, it seems he has gotten a raw deal. He may not be one of the "flashier" saints, but he appears to have made an important contribution to the history of the early church. So, in our imaginary Phatmass Phemale Community (see note below), I might decide to be Sister Polycarp, just to give St. Polycarp his just due. (Although some would say that having his name attached to someone like me would be an undeserved penance for St. Polycarp). So, I may end up "Sister Mary Rosary Bede" because the Venerable Bede has always been one of my favorite saints--a respected scholar, and the only native of Great Britain to be named a Doctor of the Church. And, "Sister Mary Dewey Decimal," a name we've mentioned several times, would certainly be descriptive. (As the only one among us (at least as far as I know), with a Master's in Library Science, I plan to be the librarian/archivist in our imaginary community.) Note to those who are new among us: In our lighter, sillier moments, several of us who post in VS have had fun creating our own "Phatmass Phemale Community." However, my reference to our silliness, and our imaginary Community, is in no way intended to make light of the serious thought you have given to names that would be meaningful for you in your future (and real!) religious Community. In the VS forum, we discuss everything from undershirts, to theological differences between communities, sometimes in the same thread. After awhile, you'll get used to this. Edited July 7, 2010 by IgnatiusofLoyola
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