ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I'm going! Bought my plane ticket last night! Who else is going to be there? Jan 9-13th, WHOOP! This is my 2nd official Come and See (plus a Nun Run). The first was with the Sisters of Life, and it was beautiful and amazing. I feel very drawn there. I'm going on a few more Come and See visits to make sure my attraction to the S.V.'s is the unparalleled, but I am most certainly still open to whatever the Lord wills. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateri89 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Ahhhh I want to go! I went to their Come and See retreat in March this year and loved them :love: I would've gone on the retreat with the Sisters of Life last month if my flight hadn't gotten cancelled at the last minute. So I don't know if I would've loved the SOL as much as the NDs but I will give you a tip: Either bring your own pillow or be prepared not to sleep with one. The pillows they had were so thick and solid that it was more comfortable to sleep without them. Also be careful during recreation time with the sisters. One girl broke her ankle the day we got there while she was playing soccer with them. All that aside, you will have a wonderful time! Listening to them sing, especially during Divine Office, is so hauntingly beautiful :nunpray: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Ahhhh I want to go! I went to their Come and See retreat in March this year and loved them :love: I would've gone on the retreat with the Sisters of Life last month if my flight hadn't gotten cancelled at the last minute. Try to make another retreat with the SOL! I can't remember how many times I cried at that retreat. Cried in a good way. :) So I don't know if I would've loved the SOL as much as the NDs but I will give you a tip: Either bring your own pillow or be prepared not to sleep with one. The pillows they had were so thick and solid that it was more comfortable to sleep without them. Also be careful during recreation time with the sisters. One girl broke her ankle the day we got there while she was playing soccer with them. All that aside, you will have a wonderful time! Listening to them sing, especially during Divine Office, is so hauntingly beautiful :nunpray: Thanks for the heads up about the pillows! I wonder if that's part of their vow of poverty--to only have minimalist pillows. The Sisters of Life had regular pillows. I will be careful during recreation! With the SOL, we just went on a walk and/or played ultimate frisbee if you wanted, but I'm not super athletic myself, so I chose the beautiful walk. I'm super excited to pray with them and hear them sing. I usually get kind of intimidated when I hear nuns sing, because I can NOT sing as high or as beautifully as they sing, but I've been told several times that beautiful singing is not an entrance requirement, PHEW! :hehe2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catholicterp7 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Don't worry about that! :) I think if you become Dominican God has a special grace for singing beautifully that only comes once you're there! :P When I went to visit the Dominican Nuns in Farmington Hills the first time one of the Sisters made a comment about how Sister so-and-so is the only one with a good voice. When I went to chant afternoon prayer with them it was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. I'll be praying for you! JMJ+ :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 Don't worry about that! :) I think if you become Dominican God has a special grace for singing beautifully that only comes once you're there! :P When I went to visit the Dominican Nuns in Farmington Hills the first time one of the Sisters made a comment about how Sister so-and-so is the only one with a good voice. When I went to chant afternoon prayer with them it was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. I'll be praying for you! JMJ+ :heart: Thank you abundantly for your generous prayers, catholicterp. I hope your journey with the RSM goes well. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 24, 2012 Author Share Posted December 24, 2012 2 weeks and 2 days away! Am I really the only person from PM attending? :anyone: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Well, there are already some PM members who have entered there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 How many? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Deus_te_Amat is a postulant this year. At least one of the novices this year was on Phatmass, possibly 2, but I don't remember for sure. No one in the 1st year black veils is, but one or two who are "older" than that were on PM, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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