PhuturePriest Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 The Franciscan Brothers of Peace have four or six men in postulancy and the novitiate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Alabama ( American Cassinese congregation) had two men enter in January this year. Additionally, one novice will take first vows on August 15, and two men will take final vows August 17. http://stbernardmonks.blogspot.com/ The South will rise again! Edited August 7, 2013 by Luigi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartermia Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Five new priest have been ordained in the Diocese of Covington. Please pray especially for one of them who just had a near death diabetic seizure two weeks before his ordination. He did not know he was diabetic so it was quite scary for him and his family. +TJTM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedictus Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Seven Franciscan Conventual Friars made simple vows on the 25th of July and five become novices on the 24th July in Illinois (including one from England :bounce: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Jesuits of the Missouri Province have received seven novices this year. Two of them are 19! I didn't think anybody took novices that young! But one of them is 44! So he's been alive longer than both 19-year-olds put together. http://www.jesuitsmissouri.org/act/cam_2012Novices_firstyear.cfm The Jesuits have a two-year novitiate, so these are the first-year novices. They also have eleven second year novices, who - of course, entered last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 A good friend is being clothed as a Franciscan Novice (OFM) on Aug 15 (today) at 4pm Wisconsin time. There is a small herd of them from all over the US, Mexico, Australia and Singapore. They range from young 20's to upper 50's! Please pray for them... will post more when I have pix and better info!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrideofChrist Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Praying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 Three new postulants at St. Benedict's Abbey in Atchison, KS this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT8Ly16VyhU&feature=c4-overview&list=UUWasD93IGF6HKGjhnqOIfUA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, AL received SIX new postulants on August 14. In the following few days, one man made simple vows and two men made final vows. That's a whole lotta monks! They have a Facebook page - you can check it out for pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 The Glenmary Home Missioners received six new students (in philosophy & theology) as they begin formation. http://www.davidhenley.blogspot.com/ (Article dated August 2, 2013) Glenmary has been receiving a fair number of vocations over the last several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, PA received four novices in July: http://www.saintvincentarchabbey.org/newsmodule/view/id/1445 Two other men made solemn vows. Alelluia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anselm Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 That's amazing - I wish British abbeys had similar numbers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilllabettt Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 praying... when I entered I hated the word "postulant" because it made me feel like a pustule that needed to be popped. Although with as many missteps as I made in those first weeks the description sometimes seemed apt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 praying... when I entered I hated the word "postulant" because it made me feel like a pustule that needed to be popped. Although with as many missteps as I made in those first weeks the description sometimes seemed apt! You are (or were) free associating words based on sound rather than etymology. A postulant is one who postulates. The -ant ending on many English words comes in from French, where -ant/-ent equals English -ing. So a postulant is postulating the theory(?) that she has a religious vocation. But you probably knew all that already, and it didn't stop you from free associating. Ain't brains interesting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 praying... when I entered I hated the word "postulant" because it made me feel like a pustule that needed to be popped. Although with as many missteps as I made in those first weeks the description sometimes seemed apt! :pray: Actually I preferred postulant to the newer word they are using in some Carmels, 'formandee' :shock: the Novice Mistress has become the formator and the Postulant or Novice becomes the formandee. Ugly words to me. :x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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