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[quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1861050' date='May 7 2009, 07:12 PM']To be absolutely clear: I don't think there's something wrong in principle with changing the schedule times to fit the apostolate (especially not if you do get in all the prayer time, even if it's ten at night - SSVMs are hard core). Missionary orders especially have to [i]be there[/i] when the Lord comes calling in the shape of a child or destitute person. But I wouldn't be able to pull it - I need a lot of structure.[/quote]

Just wanted to "ditto!" this, too.

[MessorCarus]

I am so happy I found this thread, what a beautiful moment to discover it! I love the Mother Teresa quote, especially since she is my patron saint!

[Yaatee]

[quote name='VeniteAdoremus' timestamp='1241505421' post='1858195']
Tinytherese, that's very good advice!

I went to several communities and just knew that it wasn't them. I liked them well enough, but could never see myself there. Then I met the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara - I loved the sisters, liked the apostolate, and also their formation process etc. There were a couple of things I didn't like as much (for example, in the mission houses they don't have a very strict daily schedule, they often have to adjust the time for Vespers, to name one thing, if the apostolate requires it), but I thought "well, you can't have everything".

Then my friends forced me to go on a visit that had already been planned for months, I walked into the chapel there, and the rest, as they say, was history [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif[/img] There are still some things I don't like (with the SSVM at least I knew that *some* sisters were in my country, even if I was sent elsewhere, here I am likely to be stuck in England indefinitely), but somehow they're just not relevant anymore. Everything *fit*. As Tinytherese said, I ate, I slept, I prayed, I bantered, talked the ears off the novice mistress (fortunately the veil kept them in place), cleaned every window within reach, asked for papers, and everything was peachy.

Unfortunately I had to go back to the Netherlands to graduate [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif[/img]

These sisters also told me to wait two weeks. So I wrote my letter in chapel, put it in my bag, went home, talked to my parents and best friend, and then sent it off.
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Any followup on Venite?

She has not posted for a long time.

She was friends with Puella Paschalis?

Any followup on Puella?