You Know You Are Being Called When...

[VeniteAdoremus]

[quote name='littlesister' post='1884427' date='Jun 6 2009, 02:09 AM']...when the idea won't leave you alone, and you know deep down that you have to at least try or you'll regret it the rest of your life.[/quote]



[quote name='Agnes' post='1884718' date='Jun 6 2009, 08:09 AM']Uh-oh! I can’t relate to any of these . . . I must not be called! Haha, I should totally change my life plans based on this one thread.

Seriously, though, I don't wake up saying the Office, I don't have more friends who are religious than aren't, my friends are throwing me an (entirely chaste and just an excuse to hang out with each other) “perpetual bachelorette” party before my entrance date, I can't remember the last time I talked to my confessor outside of confession, I prefer shopping for clothes over shopping for saint medals, I’m dreading not having a mirror, or being able to hang out with my friends every day, and everyone I know was really shocked that I was even considering religious life, much less that I'm entering!

Yet, there’s still that deep, unrelenting, unresistable draw to leave everything that I enjoy in the world for something a million times better—God Himself! When the Love of the Beloved God compels you to come to Him and be with Him forever and when you sense that deep call from the depths of Love then you know that, beyond a doubt, you are called.[/quote]

Thank the Lord, I'm not mad

[quote name='Jennifer G.' post='1884832' date='Jun 6 2009, 05:22 PM']Or, ...You've dreamt you were in a Habit (not sure if it was Carmelite, Franciscan or Benedictine) with the Blessed Sacrament (adoration). At work! (Twice!) That was a strange dream, considering I work at a State government job.[/quote]

I dreamt I was in a Star Trek uniform at my old secondary school... (it was a Season 3 onwards TNG science officer style. At the time I was pretty upset it wasn't red, but I got over it.)

Having Adoration at work would be pretty cool

[quote name='Jennifer G.' post='1884832' date='Jun 6 2009, 05:22 PM']...Your great-aunt's simple looking assisted living bedroom (and building) makes you think of a convent. (it overlooks my old Lutheran church, but every time I see my great-aunt's small room, I can almost see myself as a nun for some reason, and I feel inspired.).[/quote]

I have the same! I remember when I was younger that my ideal room was a wooden floor with a mattress in the corner. But I'm messy and I have way too much stuff, so that hasn't been attained yet.

[quote name='SponsaChristi' post='1884884' date='Jun 6 2009, 06:52 PM']... when you just long for HIM in Holy Communion - all day long!!!!!!!

...when you don´t want to close your LOTH.[/quote]

on both. And of course I lose my LotH all the time... I actually had two Dutch versions because I kept leaving mine at the SSVM convent. (Along with my keys, usually.) Then one got stolen (Currently I have a Dutch one minus one Readings booklet and 2/3rds of a British one... but I didn't lose it, PP, honest, Berry has given it to Ignas and I'll get it back at Mass!)

[puellapaschalis]

[quote name='VeniteAdoremus' post='1885420' date='Jun 7 2009, 08:58 AM']And of course I lose my LotH all the time... I actually had two Dutch versions because I kept leaving mine at the SSVM convent. (Along with my keys, usually.) Then one got stolen (Currently I have a Dutch one minus one Readings booklet and 2/3rds of a British one... but I didn't lose it, PP, honest, Berry has given it to Ignas and I'll get it back at Mass!)[/quote]

*shrug* It's not my breviary anymore, right? You can treat it however you like.








What would a freshly-baked Dutch priest want with an English breviary anyway?








Unless you DID lose it/leave it somewhere and forget about it and have had to bat your eyelashes at your Seminarian/Deacon/Priest fan troupe in order to get it back because this is one thing you [i]can't[/i] replace.

Zucht.

Edited June 7, 2009 by puellapaschalis

[osapientia]

[quote name='puellapaschalis' post='1885438' date='Jun 7 2009, 05:10 AM']*shrug* It's not my breviary anymore, right? You can treat it however you like.[/quote]

Well Puella I would think this would HAVE TO BE TRUE...since you use a MONASTIC DIURNAL.

[AbsconditaInDeo]

...when the only websites you go to besides your e-mail and phatmass are religious sisters' websites.

[dominicansoul]

...when you have some vacation time coming up, and the destinations you look for are places where convents are located...

heck,

when your vacation [i]is a vocation discerment retreat[/i]... !!!

[CatherineM]

I used to make habits for my barbi dolls. Since I had nothing but older brothers, I mostly inherited gijoes, so that got kind of weird.

[Saint Therese]

That is hilarious.

[Noemi]

[quote name='dominicansoul' post='1885577' date='Jun 7 2009, 09:00 PM']...when you have some vacation time coming up, and the destinations you look for are places where convents are located...

heck,

when your vacation [i]is a vocation discerment retreat[/i]... !!!

[/quote]

Yes, yes!!!


When you haven't eaten your favourite (birthday!!) cake for years - and when you're invited for a supper when you celebrate your "brother"'s (I mean: a friar of the order you discern) you find YOUR FAVOURITE CAKE IN FRONT OF YOUR BROTHER and he says: "Hey, eat a slice!".

When you translate things for the secular order (I translate from English to Hungarian)!

[Muus]

Nice treath!

[list]
[*]Have many books about the life of the Saints.
[*]Have many photos of the sisters on your notebook/computer
[*]Can't stop dreaming about the convent life
[*]Heartbouncing when you saw photos from sisters (I want it too!!)
[*]Talk with Him a lot
[*]Love Him more than other
[*]Have DVDs about religious life, these are your favoriete movies ever! (Example: Into great silence, A man who becames a pope: Pope John II, Saint Thèrése, Mission, Father Damian, Brother Sun and Sister Moon, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and more...)
[*]See all big houses and you will thinking: this house will maybe for the sisters and their/our work (especially the carmeldcj)
[*]When the sisters ask when you will entered, especially the older sisters
[*]When the sisters will ask for your help
[*]When some friends says: you don't say it, but you want to enter to an convent. We can see in your eyes.
[/list]

Edited June 9, 2009 by Muus

[OraProMe]

When one day you wake up and have a sudden urge to kiss the crucifix on your wall and say "I will take up my cross and follow you". Then you continue to act on that urge every single morning.

When you're upset saying a Hail Mary cheers you up more than your family or friends.

Edited June 9, 2009 by OraProMe

[Guest divine mercy]

[color="#2E8B57"]when you can't stop thinking about it even if you want to stop thinking about it..
when you are confuse if you are called or not but still want to try..
when you can't say no to it even if you want to say no to it..[/color]

[Noemi]

[quote name='Muus' post='1886962' date='Jun 9 2009, 09:41 AM']Nice treath!

[list]
[*]Have many books about the life of the Saints.
[*]Have many photos of the sisters on your notebook/computer
[*]Can't stop dreaming about the convent life
[*]Heartbouncing when you saw photos from sisters (I want it too!!)
[*]Talk with Him a lot
[*]Love Him more than other
[*]Have DVDs about religious life, these are your favoriete movies ever! (Example: Into great silence, A man who becames a pope: Pope John II, Saint Thèrése, Mission, Father Damian, Brother Sun and Sister Moon, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and more...)
[*]See all big houses and you will thinking: this house will maybe for the sisters and their/our work (especially the carmeldcj)
[*]When the sisters ask when you will entered, especially the older sisters
[*]When the sisters will ask for your help
[*]When some friends says: you don't say it, but you want to enter to an convent. We can see in your eyes.
[/list][/quote]

THE SAME!!! Thank you for sharing it!!!

[Hilde]

in my experience

-When you're not even religious and the thought pops into your head that you should become a nun.

-When you've always had trouble sleeping, and the best sleep you've ever had is in convents.

-When you look back at your week and find out you've technically been at church, a convent or theological university every day.

-The bookmark thing. I had an insane amount of bookmarks on my old computer.(got a new one Saturday:D)

[Maria_Faustina]

My friend has a page on facebook with our list of these...though of course there are more!

1. At Mass during the petitions when they say "For an increase for vocations to the priesthood and religious life," and you feel guilty and/or cannot stop smiling.
2. When you see a religious, you turn the other direction.
3. When you see a religious, you stalk them.
4. You cannot get the idea of being a religious out of your head.
5. You are constantly thinking about what your religious name might be.
6. You have visited religious orders without your parents' knowledge.
7. You are always looking at different orders on the internet.
8. People tell you you would make a good nun.
9. People tell you they will go to your final profession.
10. You've been told that you would look good in a veil.
11. You hide brochures about different communities under your bed.
12. You play dress-up nun and use a pillow case/skirt for your veil.
13. Every time a bell rings you start to pray the Angelus.
14. You love the sound of only women singing together.
15. You randomly wake up early in the morning and cannot explain it.
16. You daydream about Jesus (He is so distracting sometimes! lol)
17. You get excited about fasting, etc. (well, this isn't just for those discerning religious life).
18. You schedule things around praying the Divine Office.
19. You are intensely attracted to certain colors that strangely correspond to the exact color a certain order wears...
20. You stalk the saint founders of certain orders.
21. The saint-founders of certain orders stalk you.
22. You know the schedule of your favorite community by heart and correspond the time you say the Office with when they do.
23. You get excited about the thought of SPIRITUAL children.
24. You're excited about getting to give everything away--yay religious poverty!
25. You're excited about even wearing a dorky postulant outfit! Edited June 9, 2009 by Maria_Faustina

[VeniteAdoremus]

[quote name='Maria_Faustina' post='1887116' date='Jun 9 2009, 07:43 PM']25. You're excited about even wearing a dorky postulant outfit! [/quote]

Oh yes Althought the dorkiness is such in our case that I think I'll tire of it eventually

[TeresaBenedicta]

1. You have several seminarian/deacon friends (two of whom are now priests, thanks be to God!) give you subtle hints that they think you have a vocation.

2. You have several seminarian/deacon friends sit down with you and tell you not so subtly that you have a vocation.

3. A guy that you like and he likes you, won't date you because he's sure of your vocation to the religious life.

4. When you schedule your day around daily Mass and your holy hour, those two having top priority in your day.

5. When you can't remember the last time you [i]didn't[/i] make it to Mass.

6. When half of your friends on facebook are priests/seminarians AND you know them in real life.

7. When you struggle with accepting your vocation and people direct you to Thomas' 'Summa'.

8. When you end up being the one in charge of giving tours & leading religious around campus when they come for a visit.

9. When your new college chaplain, who technically shouldn't know that you're discerning, hints that he wants you to help start up a women's discernment group.

[Maria Faustina]

[quote name='Maria_Faustina' post='1887116' date='Jun 9 2009, 01:43 PM']20. You stalk the saint founders of certain orders.
21. The saint-founders of certain orders stalk you.
22. You know the schedule of your favorite community by heart and correspond the time you say the Office with when they do.
23. You get excited about the thought of SPIRITUAL children.
24. You're excited about getting to give everything away--yay religious poverty!
25. You're excited about even wearing a dorky postulant outfit! [/quote]

These are ahhmazing-it does seem like certtain Dominican saints stalk me *cough, cough* Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Dominic seem like they are constantly scheming lol!!!

I loveeeee the idea of spiritual children-How beautiful!!!

I can't wait to wear the postulant outfit either!!!

[TeresaBenedicta]

[quote name='Maria Faustina' post='1887304' date='Jun 9 2009, 06:31 PM']I can't wait to wear the postulant outfit either!!! [/quote]

Hm. Ya know. I think that's one thing I can wait for, lol. Alas, it's part of the process. :-D

[the lords sheep]

[quote name='TeresaBenedicta' post='1887286' date='Jun 9 2009, 10:54 PM']You have several seminarian/deacon friends sit down with you and tell you not so subtly that you have a vocation.[/quote]

When said seminarian/deacon friends contact communities to get information for you (without your knowledge or permission) and/or ask communities to pray for you and your vocation.

When same seminarian friends insist on calling you "Sister", much your annoyance (although secretly you think it's kind of awesome and hope someday [i]everyone [/i]will call you Sister)

When random strangers walk up and ask you "Are you going to be a Sister?" for reasons you just can't seem to figure out.

[TeresaBenedicta]

[quote name='the lords sheep' post='1887315' date='Jun 9 2009, 06:49 PM']When said seminarian/deacon friends contact communities to get information for you (without your knowledge or permission) and/or ask communities to pray for you and your vocation.[/quote]

Indeed.

The Nashville Dominicans were at my school (it's a University and a Seminary), getting food in our cafeteria. Then-Deacon C. comes over to me smirking, pulling out his pen, and says, "I'm going to go sign you up!" And walks over to get in line behind Sr. Mary Emily.