Maria Faustina Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 If you had to choose another name to be a nun or a sister, what would you choose? i would choose: Anastasia Faustina Thomas Augustine John Thomas Dominic Ambrose Rita Bernadette Gemma Maria Since I have a vocation, this is what I always think about when I have nothing else. I was wondering if I am the only one who does this or not, or if this is bad. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavenlyCalling Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I know that there have been a few other threads about this, so I know other people do think of it. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deus te Amat Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I think about it alot. Sister Teresa Catherine is probably my favorite... others include: Mary Dominic Catherine Rose Mary Catherine Mary Thomas (as you can see, there is a slight bias toward the Dominican end ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lords sheep Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I think about it at times, but since in the order i'm discerning with, you are given your name by the superior, I don't bother much for now. Although, that being said, I have thought about it in the past. Most recently, I really like Sr. Vincent Marie for St. Vincent de Paul, who wad really a beautiful saint. I would also really love Sr. John Paul Mary or Sr. Teresa Benedicta. In Jesus and Mary, Lauren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DameAgnes Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Mariana Simone of the Incarnation Honors Mary, Anna (the widow who prayed night and day in the temple) and Simon/Peter And the Incarnation in all its mystery owns me and has since I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
He is Risen! Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I was thinking about this just the other day. My baptismal name is Mary and I think I'd like to keep it, but I also love Martha, maybe Mary Martha? They were always together anyway. I also love Moses from the Exodus, I don't know if he's officially a saint. Does anyone here know? The order I'm checking out you get three names, Sr ____ ____ of the ___. Maybe Sr. Mary Martha of the Holy Spirit, or Sr. Mary Moses of the Holy Spirit, or Sr. Mary Claire of the Rusurrection. You never really use all three names conversationally, so it would probably be shortened to Sr. Mary, that is depending on which name actually gets picked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 My brother actually wrote an Excel spreadsheet program for me so that I could plug in names and titles and it would randomly combine them to make names like Sister Mary Michael of the Eucharist Sister Angela of the Sacred Heart etc etc.... but when I got to Carmel, Mother Prioress had already chosen my name so I didn't really have any choice in the matter. I know that some communities allow one to choose whereas others don't, so find out what yours does before you worry too much about choosing a name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloriagurl Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 [quote name='nunsense' post='1505236' date='Apr 21 2008, 01:07 AM']My brother actually wrote an Excel spreadsheet program for me so that I could plug in names and titles and it would randomly combine them to make names like Sister Mary Michael of the Eucharist Sister Angela of the Sacred Heart etc etc.... but when I got to Carmel, Mother Prioress had already chosen my name so I didn't really have any choice in the matter. I know that some communities allow one to choose whereas others don't, so find out what yours does before you worry too much about choosing a name! [/quote] What an excellent use of excel!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praying4carmel Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Sr. Monica Augustine! Thank God for Monica, she has been a tremendous help to this poor sinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotusTuusMaria Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) If it be the will of God that I become a religious, I have always favored the name Sr. Maria Magdalena of Jesus through Mary... One time I saw a religious' "third name" in Latin. I liked that. I understand though that in some communities the prioress will choose the name. That is ok with me too because I know that whatever name she chooses will be the name God has chosen for me, and so I am sure it will be more special/beautiful then anything I could fancy. Edited April 22, 2008 by TotusTuusMaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the lords sheep Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 At first I had a really hard time with the community choosing my name (if that is where I enter), but as I prayed about it, I realized how beautiful it was to be totally poor to Jesus, to surrender everything, even my own identity to Him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totus Tuus Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 [quote name='the lords sheep' post='1504626' date='Apr 20 2008, 07:37 PM']I think about it at times, but since in the order i'm discerning with, you are given your name by the superior, I don't bother much for now. Although, that being said, I have thought about it in the past. Most recently, I really like Sr. Vincent Marie for St. Vincent de Paul, who wad really a beautiful saint. I would also really love Sr. John Paul Mary or Sr. Teresa Benedicta. In Jesus and Mary, Lauren[/quote] St. Vincent de Paul is so awesome. I got to see his incorrupt body in France - AMAZING. He looked so peaceful. It was an experience I'll never forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria_Faustina Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Anything with Mary's name it in would be just wonderful. Maria Faustina, of course. (Speaking of, I quite like your username, Maria Faustina ). Therese or Theresa, Rose, Francis, Benedict. I would love to have a name in Spanish, because the Spanish language is really special to me, if it was allowed. And if the order includes the 'of...." in their names, then most definitely the Blessed Sacrament, or the Sacred Heart of Jesus, or the Divine Mercy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishdancer Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 In the community I'm discerning with, everyone is Sister Mary Something. The future novice submits 3 suggestions to Mother and she prays over it and usually chooses one of them. All my first choices are already taken so I really don't know. When reading everyone else's I came up with the following short list which will probably change. Sr. Mary Grace Sr. Mary Bernadette Sr. Mary Acquila (as in fly like an eagle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomist-in-Training Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) Maria a Cruce... Mary by the Cross/at the Cross if that is the right Latin. (Like Teresa Benedicta a Cruce.) My baptismal name is already "nunny" though, which is amusing... in fact the Mother of the Carmel around here used to have the same name, I think. I was told a funny story by a religious--she was of an order where you could submit three preferences, and she really, really wanted a certain one, so she submitted the name she liked, an Old Testament name which she knew she wouldn't get, and another name that was already taken (or something like that). Lo and behold, she got the name she wanted! hmm... Edited April 23, 2008 by Thomist-in-Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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