faithcecelia Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I am so pleased to hear it went well. It is very, very sensible to take time to ponder. I will be praying for you extraspecially while I am at NH this next month x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia13 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 [quote name='MaterMisericordiae' timestamp='1321296005' post='2336230'] I am not back home yet. I am on the plane right now to the connecting airport. I won't be home until later this evening. This much I will tell you -- it went VERY well. The retreat was amesome and the Sisters are so joyful. I felt like I was amongst friends. Their liturgy and prayers were very reverent and they have such a love for Jesus. I was sad to leave. The other retreatants were such sweet young women. One is definitely applying. I'm going home and waiting awhile to make sure the peace remains. This is the express advice of the assistant postulant director. I'm keeping in contact for awhile and then, if I receive permission, I will send in my letter requesting entrance. This is th first community I truly felt at home in. The CFRs are wonderful but I know God is not calling me there. So please keep me in your prayers!!! [/quote] You are most definitely in my prayers, MM!! I'm so happy to hear that the retreat was a good experience for you. Have a safe trip home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamMyBeloveds Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 First of...that's wonderful news! Glad it went so well! Secondly, I'm so proud of you! You are giving us all a good example of being patient in discernment, of taking time to just be with God during and after retreat to listen to AND follow His will. You are amesome, MM. Thanks for your prayers. Our prayers were with you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Thank you all for your prayers. I have made it home safely and I already wish I was back in Michigan with the Sisters. When I was talking with my mom on the way home from the airport, I almost called them "our" Sisters when I was explaining something about the community. I guess I heard the Vocation Director say it so much that it rubbed off on me! Anyway, I don't want to share too much about the retreat. It's very personal about my feelings and emotions during the whole process, so I just simply ask that you continue to pray for me. I am so glad that I signed up for a Holy Hour last Sunday because I'm going to need it. I am also going to try really hard to find a job so that I can afford another trip up to Michigan if all this works out. I need a job anyway. The assistant postulant director asked me to try to find something to do other than Church ministry. The Sisters like to see that someone is serious about being self-sufficient because they are assigned missions in their 2nd novitiate year. I also need to save up money to have my physical done. Only a physical and a psychological screening are required by the community. I was told that the psychological screening is not a determining factor in whether or not a candidate can enter. It is simply a tool to make the community aware of any problems so there are no surprises. I seriously miss the Sisters already. If anyone is even remotely interested in the RSMs, GO VISIT! You cannot go wrong with this community. Even if you are not called there, they give excellent advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she_who_is_not Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Mater, I am so happy for you. May God continue to bless you and I will continue to pray for you and for the sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Oh Mater this is wonderful news!!! I was praying for you over the weekend and I'm glad to hear things went so well with the Sisters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feankie Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) Dear MM, I will continue praying for your continuing discernment with the Sisters and that you would find job. I don't know what you're looking to do, but many of the department stores are hiring right now for the holidays, and some of them indicate the jobs would not be just seasonal, but that they would be hired permanently in 2012. In this very competitive job market, it might be something to look into. A friend of a friend did the same thing last year, and now she's managing an entire department (sales, employees, etc.) and loving it. We'll respect your desire for privacy re: the retreat. And I think we all know when you're ready (if you're ever ready) to share, you will. So I hereby designate this as a "bug-free" zone Edited November 15, 2011 by Francis Clare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 [quote name='Francis Clare' timestamp='1321366236' post='2336509'] Dear MM, I will continue praying for your continuing discernment with the Sisters and that you would find job. I don't know what you're looking to do, but many of the department stores are hiring right now for the holidays, and some of them indicate the jobs would not be just seasonal, but that they would be hired permanently in 2012. In this very competitive job market, it might be something to look into. A friend of a friend did the same thing last year, and now she's managing an entire department (sales, employees, etc.) and loving it. We'll respect your desire for privacy re: the retreat. And I think we all know when you're ready (if you're ever ready) to share, you will. So I hereby designate this as a "bug-free" zone [/quote] Thank you, Francis Clare, for your suggestion and your prayers. I woke up this morning wishing I was back in Michigan. I know it's going to be a difficult time to wait, but if I want to practice obedience, I need to follow the advice of the Assistant Postulant Director. I'm going to try to get in touch with the Postulant Director and develop a relationship with the community so that when I feel it is time (and so does the community), I will know them better and they will know me. Everything I have had a desire for by God has been found in the RSMs. I adore them so much. Also, please pray for my new friend who just sent her letter in requesting entrance in August 2012!!! I hope, if it is God's will, we will enter together!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Oh, MM! Yays! Prayers & prayers & more prayers & am so happy you feel so comfortable with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary's Margaret Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Joyful! Joyful! MM, so happy your retreat left your heart wanting MORE. Will be praying for you, and for your new friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feankie Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Okay, so do I detect a little hint here?! Does my crystal ball say August 2012? That has a nice ring to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaThoma Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Mater I lit a candle today for you in thanksgiving for a wonderful retreat and for your continuing discernment. I'm sure Momma Mary is leading you and holding you close to her heart. Also August 2012 does have a nice ring to it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessed&Grateful Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I am so happy for you, and my prayers! God Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 [quote name='Francis Clare' timestamp='1321380220' post='2336574'] Okay, so do I detect a little hint here?! Does my crystal ball say August 2012? That has a nice ring to it [/quote] [quote name='TheresaThoma' timestamp='1321399943' post='2336663'] Mater I lit a candle today for you in thanksgiving for a wonderful retreat and for your continuing discernment. I'm sure Momma Mary is leading you and holding you close to her heart. Also August 2012 does have a nice ring to it.... [/quote] That's not for me to say. That's up to God, although, I am going to try very hard to do what I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherie Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 You have my earnest prayers that the desire of your heart will be fulfilled! I'm so happy everything went so well for you, MM! The RSMs are a wonderful community, and if God is calling you there, you truly would make a beautiful addition to their religious family. Be assured of my continued prayers as you discern with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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