emmaberry101 Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 O Antiphon of the Day: O Dayspring For the "Advent Poem of the Day" from now until Christmas Eve, I have posted Christmas at Greccio, A Christmas Play in One Act by Mother Francis, PCC (click on picture for link). If anyone "clicks" before I am done editing the images (for better readability), my apologies! How are your parents and family doing with being at peace with your vocation by this point, Emma? It can be really hard for them, and I am holding them in my heart in a very special way these days... My apologies AnneLine! I knew there was something I forgot. :doh: My parents are doing well. THANK YOU for your prayers and keeping them in your thoughts.. I know you have a lot going on and I really appreciate it! It is strange, it is almost as if the closer my entrance date becomes the easier it is for them to swallow. It is still hard on them, but I think before they saw it as some looming event waiting to devour them (they may even say it was like a countdown to my death in their minds). Now they are realizing that it is not too different from me going away to college, and we made it through that just fine. If I persevere for the first months of postulancy, I will see them in four months. Not such a long hard separation, especially with letters in between. I think this may also stem from a realization that a lot of people (most perhaps) don't see their adult kids every 4 months/3x a year. In a way, I will probably be seeing them more often than I would have if I had moved into the city and became the lawyer I thought I wanted to be. Also, they are beginning to take some pride in their daughter being a nun (I have told them that I won't be a "nun" for a long time, but that doesn't stop them!) My dad especially had a hard time letting go of the bragging rights he would have had if I followed in his footsteps and became a lawyer. It's good to see him taking pride in the Poor Clares and realizing that he can take pride in this too. Wooh! Sorry that is so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) Hitting the road for the cowboys' game tomorrow..will be great bonding time with my dad and brother. Please pray for safe travel for all who are traveling this weekend! Thanks pham. Edited December 22, 2012 by emmaberry101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiara Francesco Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Emma, Merry Christmas - with the Holy Family and the Franciscans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) O Antiphon of the Day: O King of the Nations Thanks Chiara Francesco! A Merry (Franciscan) Christmas to you too..and let us hope it is our last outside of the cloister! PS What a beautiful image. :love: Edited December 23, 2012 by emmaberry101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Emma, so excited for your upcoming journey into the heart of solitude and poverty (and into His heart in a special way)! How many days away is it now? :cloud9: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Strike 1 Edited December 23, 2012 by emmaberry101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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emmaberry101 Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Thanks ToJesusMyHeart! Oh hmm I think it is about 22 days until I leave for Roswell.. 2 of those days are Holidays, so it will feel like far less! I'm sure you are super busy, but I would really love to hear if you discern more with the Sisters of Life. I so admire their community..they are wonderful. :love: Edited December 23, 2012 by emmaberry101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 I'll PM you before I go to bed tonight. :) I so admire YOUR community! Talk about beauty, and unyielding devotion. I like that we're both from Texas and we've both met the Sisters of Life. I will keep your Texan vocation close to my prayer intentions in the next few weeks, and even more so during your time of postulancy. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) LAST O Antiphon of the Day (can you believe it!?): O Emmanuel! EDIT: I wanted to ask (so not related to Vocations, sorry!) if there was a way to ignore things on VS? Nothing is wrong, I am just trying to help along my weak self-will concerning time spent here.. You could almost say VS is TOO great! :P For the "Advent Poem of the Day" from now until Christmas Eve, I have posted Christmas at Greccio, A Christmas Play in One Act by Mother Francis, PCC (click on picture for link). If anyone "clicks" before I am done editing the images (for better readability), my apologies! Edited December 24, 2012 by emmaberry101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) A Merry Christmas Eve to you all, pham! (Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow!) Christmas Eve Poem of the Day Colloquy at the Crib THE WORSHIPPERS: Sleep, little Child, For Day has gone into her occident chamber And the singing night wonders, Finding you heedless of lullaby. Fold now on your warm breast The arms stretched daylong wide And clasp the flowers of your reaching hands. Close now the shutters of your vigilant eyes. Sleep, little Child, for we must leave you now. THE CHILD: No, it may be someone will lately come. Some restless heart may seek me in the night Or some chance reveller see the glow Of my unshuttered eyes. My vigil is forever. THE WORSHIPPERS: But sleep, little Child. All they who love you come day by day And night is for repose. Your feathered carollers are round with sleep. The weary ox's dreams are bright with angel voices, And the ass sleeps on. THE CHILD: O yet, perhaps, one songless heart may find me When the wheeling world has spun to rest. I shall not ever clasp my infinite hands, Nor shall I fold my everlasting arms. But if one day, too weary, My eager arms would fall, I shall take care and see that they are nailed. -Mother Mary Francis, PCC Edited December 24, 2012 by emmaberry101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 I've never seen that drawing/painting/portrait before! It is stunning! Do you know who the artist is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 I've never seen that drawing/painting/portrait before! It is stunning! Do you know who the artist is? Yes, I agree ToJesusMyHeart! THIS is the link I got it from. It is by BNW2040 on devianART.. I just typed in Mary + Manger on google. Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Thanks Emma! By the way, have you already posted your "packing list" for your entrance? I'd love to see it if that is possible! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted December 26, 2012 Author Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) Merry Christmas! Christmas Poem Christmas Carol Mary sang like falling snow And loved like violins At the wedding of love and sorrow In Bethlehem. Angels crashed bewildered skies And stars blazed into hymns, But Mary looked in Jesus' eyes In Bethlehem. The night got down upon its knees, The moon with wonder dimmed When Mary laid her Jesus down In Bethlehem. Back in the bright and noisy inn, The keeper's heart was grim For Mary's face burned in his heart In Bethlehem. And all love has a wound in it, But joy with tears can limn Since the wedding of love and sorrow In Bethlehem. EDIT: ToJesusMyHeart, I posted a picture of the list on page 7 (forgot which post exactly-so sorry!). I am so glad I did, because I lost it a little whle ago and had a few very basic Walmart items I was going to pick up just before entering. No worries about the list, by the way. This thread is so long that even I considered it a chore to go back through and find it-I would not wish that on anyone! :P Edited December 26, 2012 by emmaberry101 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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