Catholicterp7 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Congratulations MC! :) I'm so happy for you. You will be in my prayers in the coming months. JMJ+ :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feankie Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Congratulations! What lovely post to wake up to on New Year's Day :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inperpetuity Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Excellent news, Mary's Child, Congratulations! :smile3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictlyinkblot Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Congratulations MC! Prayers for you that all will go well. In the community I'm hoping to enter (October if God is willing, a lot of debt to pay off yet) no bare feet are allowed even in your cell but that's because the wood floors are unsealed or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary's Child Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Congratulations Marys Child!!! SO VERY EXCITING!!! How many other girls will be entering with you? Score. What a beautiful item to have on your list! :) Maybe I am silly, but why would you need shoes for the shower? CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE!!! :dance: The Marian Sisters (www.mariansisters.com) are a TREMENDOUS community! The veil is one of the few things I already have that I need. Also I think the shower shoes are to prevent slipping and the spread of foot infections possibly. There are 2 of us right now possibly more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incarnatewordsister Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 The veil is one of the few things I already have that I need. Also I think the shower shoes are to prevent slipping and the spread of foot infections possibly. There are 2 of us right now possibly more later. Will your postulancy be in Mexico by any chance? Shower slippers are very common there. We use them in order not to slip, also, because the floor tends to be cold (especially in places like Mexico City.) Anyway, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catholicterp7 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 This may seem to be a random question but how monastic is the life there? I have realized again how strongly attracted I am to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass but I also know that I'm not cut out for a strongly contemplative silent lifestyle. JMJ+ :heart: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToJesusMyHeart Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) This may seem to be a random question but how monastic is the life there? I have realized again how strongly attracted I am to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass but I also know that I'm not cut out for a strongly contemplative silent lifestyle. JMJ+ :heart: I'm sure that MC can expand on this, and I hope she won't mind me replying with what limited information I have. I have talked to Mother on the phone and have stalked their website and facebook page for awhile now. From what I can tell, they are very equal in their prayer time and their active ministry time. I would not say they have a "strongly contemplative silent lifestyle." They are a "contemplative/active" community, like the Children of Mary or the Sisters of Life. I think it's about half and half--1/2 day in prayer and 1/2 in apostolate. If I am incorrect, Mary's Child, please correct this. This is what I have gathered from talking with Mother Teresa and from being attached to their social media outlets. See their daily schedule: http://mariansisters.com/5101/14622.html :) +JMJ Edited January 2, 2013 by ToJesusMyHeart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i<3franciscans Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Congratulations Mary's Child! I am so excited for you!!! :) I shall keep you in prayer! :woot: (And if you are looking for warm durable sweaters, you should check out LL Bean. They are a little pricey but their sweaters really do last forever.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary's Child Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Will your postulancy be in Mexico by any chance? Shower slippers are very common there. We use them in order not to slip, also, because the floor tends to be cold (especially in places like Mexico City.) Anyway, congratulations! No they are in Santa Rosa, CA. I am very blessed to be able to remain in the same country and even more so to stay in the same state I grew up in :winner: . CT they live a life that is a balance of active and contemplative elements. They spend alot of time in prayers each day and as with most communities I have visited they observe grand silence from the end of evening prayer until after morning prayer the next day. They also have an apostolate each sister is involved in. I know that they are trying to avoid the titles of cloistered or active/ contemplative at the recommendation of their bishop. :saint2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I have found that some things are done because there is a practical reason for them or there was once a practical reason for them, even if there isn't anymore, or it is just a tradition or custom of the community for some reason that doesn't seem to have any reason. If I am curious, I will often ask if there is a reason for something or if it is just a tradition or a cultural thing. That doesn't mean I won't obey it, just that I wonder about it and would like to be able to answer the question if I am asked by some future postulant. I haven't had any sister seem annoyed that I have asked, and they usually seem happy to share some bit of convent history if there is a reason, or to say 'I don't know. We just always do it that way.' if they don't know. I know that the UK Carmels were founded by two streams, the French one and the Belgian one, and they have some slightly different customs and words. In my community, we still have leftover words in French to describe some things. We have updated some of the more useless customs, especially if they don't make sense today because according to St Albert, '...common sense is the guide to the virtues.' but we do love our traditions as well because they are part of our history. Wearing flip flops in the shower sounds perfectly logical to me especially after getting into the shower here at the hotel. the bottom of the tub is very slippery and yet they have no bathmat to step on in the shower. I had to put a wash cloth on the bottom of the tub and stand on it or I would have slipped for sure. A pair of flip flops would have been great. Now in my community, we don't have showers, just tubs, so it isn't so much of a problem, but it is still slippery getting in and out and I am so glad there is a metal hand rail (for the elderly) to help one stand and sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary's Child Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 Its been quite a while since I posted in here. Anyway a lot has been happening. I have been blessed beyond anything I could have asked for. Each day I am amazed at the series of small miracles, for example I just finished paying off all my debts way more quickly than I expected to. I have run into a bit of a problem in that I need dental work done before I can enter and the estimate I have on that is $11,000 please pray that this will be resolved quickly. I really have no idea what to do about this one other than pay what I can and ask for help. There will probably be a fundraising dinner in April to help with dental expenses and entrance costs. Please pray for the sucess of these endeavours. Thank you all so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisAlone Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 MC, What about a second opinion on the dental work? My sister was told by her dentist that she needed very expensive dental work. When she visited home this summer she went to my dentist and he told her she didn't need anything done! Just a thought...or maybe this is your trusted family dentist and it "just has to be." Anyone know a patron saint for dental work? Prayers are coming your way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatalieisCatholic Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 I am praying for you, Mary's Child! Congratulations! :nun2: God bless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniJesuAmorMi Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 The patron Saint for dentists and tooth problems is Saint Apollonia. :) Will keep you in prayer MC! Remain hopeful and trusting (patience will help too!) during this time. Everything will work out. "Jesus, I trust in You!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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