DiscerningCatholic Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) SO I WENT TO THE CARNIVAL TONIGHT... (I couldn't abstain from meat at the carnival; everything had meat in it. So I abstained from funnel cake. ) I ran into a lady who I've only had a decent conversation with once or twice. She was working at a fundraising booth for the women's group. She comes to the 10:30 Mass (the same Mass we go to). The most conversation I have with her on a regular basis is a wave after Mass before I leave. Well, tonight, she said to me, "I've been meaning to ask you if you're discerning!!!" Not, "I think you'd make a great sister!" or, "Have you ever considered the religious life?" She actually had a feeling that I was discerning without me even mentioning it. Okay, remember, I've only talked to this lady one or two times. FOR SERIOUS. HOLY SPIRIT IN ACTION. :nun2 Edited October 13, 2012 by DiscerningCatholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary+Immaculate<3 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Nice. That is pretty outstanding. Obviously God is behind your vocation if He puts someone in your life who "knows". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscerningCatholic Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Is that a good or a bad , Vee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 its a face that means she probably guessed something was up from the t shirt you were wearing with this big shield on it [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9CwLw9kpS5E/SJy7Ya0YYPI/AAAAAAAAAj0/w6h1jirtXxo/s320/Dominican+Shield.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscerningCatholic Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Lolwut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally Franciscan Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 God works in mysterious ways. There has been a nice young man at our church, who brings his grandfather, and his mother is the cantor. He is so very tender with his disabled elderly grandfather that it just warms my heart to see him. It had been on my heart to ask him if he had considered the priesthood, but it was never the right timing. Two Sundays ago I happened to be sitting behind him, so after Mass he turned around to me, and we started a conversation. I asked him if he had considered being a priest. To my surprise, he answered in the affirmative. Indeed, the Holy Spirit is at work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmaberry101 Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 [quote name='Totally Franciscan' timestamp='1350147213' post='2493090'] God works in mysterious ways. There has been a nice young man at our church, who brings his grandfather, and his mother is the cantor. He is so very tender with his disabled elderly grandfather that it just warms my heart to see him. It had been on my heart to ask him if he had considered the priesthood, but it was never the right timing. Two Sundays ago I happened to be sitting behind him, so after Mass he turned around to me, and we started a conversation. I asked him if he had considered being a priest. To my surprise, he answered in the affirmative. Indeed, the Holy Spirit is at work! [/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaTherese Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I'm not sure how many times that's happened to me by now.... Of course, not all of them were quite as clear as "Are you going to be a nun?", but I've gotten that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I'd always heard of this happening but it never happened to me until a few months ago. Someone who I am an EMHC with asked me if I was considering religious life because I'm very active in the Church. I got a big smile on my face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPetiteSoeur Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 The religious who is my SD for retreats told me the first meeting we had that she thought I had a vocation. It's always good to ask; even if someone isn't discerning, the seed is planted. A religious sister in the order I am now discerning with asked me if I'd ever thought about it my freshman year of high school--and look where I am today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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