Vocation Awareness Retreat

[Deus te Amat]

Hi all. I haven't posted in the VS in awhile... I've been busy with school, but I have a prayer request.

I'm going on a Vocation Awareness retreat this weekend. It's not with any specific community - it's just hosted by the diocese I'm in, but there will be several different communities there. It's my first vocations retreat where I'm not a counselor for 11-16 year olds. Prayers would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you and Pax Christi!
DtA

[InHisLove726]

Prayers for you! I wish our diocese would do something like this, but we don't have very many religious orders in this area. The only ones I can think of, that are habited, are the Sister Servants of the Home of the Mother and the Daughters of Charity. Because of this, there are not many discerners here.

Edited July 15, 2009 by InHisLove726

[WisdomSeeker]

Holding you in my prayers

[Maria Faustina]

Ahh!! DtA, my Dominican sis!!! I haven't seen you around here in a long time! Prayers definetly!!

[TeresaBenedicta]

[quote name='Deus_te_Amat' post='1920673' date='Jul 15 2009, 03:22 PM']Hi all. I haven't posted in the VS in awhile... I've been busy with school, but I have a prayer request.

I'm going on a Vocation Awareness retreat this weekend. It's not with any specific community - it's just hosted by the diocese I'm in, but there will be several different communities there. It's my first vocations retreat where I'm not a counselor for 11-16 year olds. Prayers would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you and Pax Christi!
DtA[/quote]

Is this the diocese of Harrisburg? I know they're having something like this at my university/the seminary this weekend. My best friend is attending and I *may* be as well, since I'm already on campus.

[Deus te Amat]

Thanks all!!


[quote name='Maria Faustina' post='1920731' date='Jul 15 2009, 03:18 PM']Ahh!! DtA, my Dominican sis!!! I haven't seen you around here in a long time! Prayers definitely!![/quote]



Thank you!

Unfortunately, I don't think the ND's will be here, but that's okay. I'm just looking forward to spending some quality time with Our Lord. I think I've realized that He won't reveal His will til I finish school, but listening for His call can't hurt.




I'm excited.

Edited July 15, 2009 by Deus_te_Amat

[Deus te Amat]

[quote name='TeresaBenedicta' post='1920732' date='Jul 15 2009, 03:20 PM']Is this the diocese of Harrisburg? I know they're having something like this at my university/the seminary this weekend. My best friend is attending and I *may* be as well, since I'm already on campus.[/quote]

Nope.

But I'll be holding you and your friend in my prayers this weekend. Please do the same for me.

[relientfoot08]

[quote name='Deus_te_Amat' post='1920673' date='Jul 15 2009, 02:22 PM']Hi all. I haven't posted in the VS in awhile... I've been busy with school, but I have a prayer request.

I'm going on a Vocation Awareness retreat this weekend. It's not with any specific community - it's just hosted by the diocese I'm in, but there will be several different communities there. It's my first vocations retreat where I'm not a counselor for 11-16 year olds. Prayers would be greatly appreciated.


Thank you and Pax Christi!
DtA[/quote]

Me too!!! lol. We should pray for each other and those that will be with us on our spiritual journey. Is it in Irving, Texas? That is where I will be.

[Fr. Antony Maria OSB]

And yet you did not tell me of this when we talked on the phone FOUR DAYS AGO?! I am ashamed of you, DtA...lol jkjk. Of course you will be in my prayers! We shall have to plan a little powwow sometime like we did first semester soon, it seems, lol!

[Deus te Amat]

[quote name='NazFarmer' post='1920774' date='Jul 15 2009, 04:27 PM']And yet you did not tell me of this when we talked on the phone FOUR DAYS AGO?! I am ashamed of you, DtA...lol jkjk. Of course you will be in my prayers! We shall have to plan a little powwow sometime like we did first semester soon, it seems, lol![/quote]

I uh, made the decision today.

I had to get special permission from Father. But he was excited.


And yes... I think we do need a powwow. And a Naz/DtA hug.

[Deus te Amat]

I leave in a few hours. Prayers would be greatly appreciated this weekend. Thank you.

[Thomist-in-Training]

[quote name='Deus_te_Amat' post='1922888' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:16 PM']

I leave in a few hours. Prayers would be greatly appreciated this weekend. Thank you. [/quote]

You got it!

[Deus te Amat]

[quote name='Thomist-in-Training' post='1922889' date='Jul 17 2009, 04:17 PM']You got it![/quote]


Thank you.

[elizabeth09]

[the lords sheep]

How was it?

[Deus te Amat]

Thanks for the prayers everyone. I didn't learn anything I didn't know before... meaning I'm at peace with knowing I'm not supposed to know right now. But I met some amazing people and am spiritually renewed (yay!).

One thing that bothered me was that, in trying to be fair to all communities, they put a great emphasis on unhabited communities. There was even a sister there that wore pants. I would never have guessed that she was a sister. I had several habit discussions over the weekend... lol. And in the movie we watched, two of the sisters interviewed were unhabited, and they talked about how glad they were they could be "progressive" today and dress to be "normal". One even wore a ton of makeup, had her hair styled, and wore jewelry with her professional clothes. To be fair, the movie also showed cloistered Carmelites, and another habited community, but I really felt like they were misrepresenting what the religious life should be.

But, the people were great, the sacraments were amazing, and I got to go to adoration two nights in a row. YAY. Praise God for all the Blessings he gives his children.