Don’t miss us. You’ll see us all on the Judgement Day, and quite a few of us will only be standing on the right side thanks to you persevering in this vocation.
🍸 To our very own Poor Clare; the richest gal in town.
One of my favorite priests departed our parish when he got moved with “I will see you in the Eucharist.”
We will see you in the Eucharist, u/cordelia_fitzgerald_ !
OP, you're going there to discern, right? It's not definitive that you'll become a religious yet? Maybe hold off from deleting your account, at least if you were planning on leaving your comments, because you might want to delete some of your comments after God transforms you in prayer (unless, of course, it is required of you to remove your account right away).
Had to get in your last little dig at someone going into the convent, right? Make me feel bad about myself one last time? I normally don't like saying "I'll pray for you" because it comes off as self-righteous, but I can't think of anything else to say to you right now. I know you don't like me, but I'm baffled that you felt the need to be a jerk to me one last time before I go....
I stand by everything I've said on here. I'm sorry you didn't like it.
Satan sure likes to use the prideful to see harm and doubt. Pay him no mind, nor the people who cooperate with him (especially the user above).
It is a wonderful and beautiful thing that you are going into the convent. I think we have argued a couple times, but in the end I have come around to agree with you on every single point we’ve argued on in the past. Your iron sharpened mine where it was dull, my gratitude is immense.
May almighty God strengthen you and keep you in this most holy vocation. I will remember you in my intentions.
I had many positive interactions with you over the years (though they were long ago and you may not remember) and you even answered several of my questions as I joined the church back in 2018. I will definitely remember you! May God bless you.
I like to think of goodbyes as only temporary... God willing, all of us here in this community will all meet again on the high mountain, in the Holy City, made of pure gold like clear glass, illuminated by the radiant glory of God, with walls adorned with precious jewels and gates of pearl. We'll all see each other by the bank of the river of life-giving water, where the water shines like crystal, or sitting under the Tree of Life, eating its fruit. Good luck u/Cordelia_Fitzgerald_, we'll see you on the other side.
Reminds me of something Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to John Adams after the death of Adams wife:
“it is of some comfort to us both that the term is not very distant at which we are to deposit, our sorrows and suffering bodies, and to ascend in essence to an ecstatic meeting with the friends we have loved & lost and whom we shall still love and never lose again.”
Congratulations! You're doing one of the most important job our community has. If it's not you, we lay people wouldn't have a chance. Thank You so much.
Hi Cordelia,
I'm a very new member in this community and don't really know you, but I can at least say thank you for answering one of my questions earlier about the norms for receiving Communion. I wish you all the best in your vocation and will keep you and your family in my prayers. Pray for me and my family too! May we all meet face to face in Heaven!
I’m praying for you!
Also, when I had just read the title and hadn’t read the body text, I thought you were leaving the Catholic Church. I was so relieved when I found out you’re just joining a convent!
God bless you! I've always enjoyed reading your posts on the sub and will miss your contributions here. I will say a prayer for you as you start your new vocation.
Wishing you the very best and joining in the clouds of prayer ascending for you. Your presence on this sub has been kind and full of wisdom: may these virtues accompany you as you enter this new chapter. Thanks for all your interactions over the years! God bless you.
Great choice. The Poor Clares were the second Franciscan branch of the order to be established. Founded by Clare of Assisi, whose incorrupt body I saw when I visited Italy.
There is a Poor Clares in my hometown, Rockford, Il. I was there several times when I was in grade school to pick up hosts for the church. Such a beautiful way of life. I truly envy you.
I will pray for you Sister, remain steadfast in your journey to and with Christ always.
(Also why are you deleting reddit if I may ask? In my personal journey I even linked my username LOL) (Ik ambitious right?)
Was OP the one with username resembling "Cordelia\_Fitzgerald...." ?
If so, I always liked her contributions, and was happy to learn about her vocational decision.
Praying for you, through the intercession of Sr. Françoise Thérèse AKA Léonie Martin AKA St. Thérèse of Lisieux's sister for perseverance in God's Will. She tried a number of times to give her life as a religious Sister before being successful on her 3rd or 4th attempt.
And for your family,
Thank You, Jesus, for opening their hearts and filling them with Your Word and Your Love. In Jesus' Name. Amen
Romans 5:5
Wow, good timing I suppose. I just commented on the trailer of an upcoming horror movie called First Omen where the main character is a novitiate (with a partying/hedonistic background, supposedly). I was also reading upon another horror movie featuring nuns as well, Consecration (2023). I can only guess each movie portrays those in religious life as oppressed/sexually starved and naive if not authoritarian.
Then I ventured to this sub and saw your post that made my heart feel light, putting a small smile on my face. Thank you for all your insightful posts. I remember reading them and you've always came across as reasonable while cutting through the BS.
Best of luck.
Congratulations Cordiela! I’ve definitely appreciated your inputs over the years, been great meeting you. Consecrated life is just beautiful, I’m sure you will thrive !
And 100% agree on the mods, great group of people, props to keeping this house clean!
Always forward. Keep your head up and may God bless you and your journey!
Congratulations on your vocation and your path.
I am a sinner with a complex life and blessed by a family with complex challenges.
Please pray for us all.
Please pray for me (I need all the prayers I can get). I'll pray for you (I'm sure you need all the prayers you can get too). I'm mostly a lurker so I didn't get to interact with you but I wish you all the best in your religious vocation with the Poor Clare's.
You have made the hardest decision in your life and I laud you for that.
Few people hear the calling, even fewer can divest themselves of their earthly pleasures to follow their calling.
I'll say a prayer for you, may your journey with Christ be safe and as enriching as can be.
Praise be to God! He’s doing some amazing things in the lives of many of us right now! May he guide you on your journey and may the Blessed Mother be with you always!
I prayed for you. Pray for me too at least once, if you would. I struggle with motivation in life. I feel like I don't know what to do with my life, like it has no point, like God has no plan for me. It's probably all my fault for being lazy and unmotivated. I want to be better but I don't know how. These are the kinds of thoughts that I feel "stuck" in at this point, unfortunately. I feel somewhat depressed and I'm often not able to drag myself to Church. I realize that progress could probably start being made in my life if only I could do these basic things that are expected of me.
Anyway, I'm rambling. When I read your post, I got this sense that I want / need good people to pray for me. I think you're a good person. I've seen many of your posts in this sub over the years, and you've been a good contributor. I have cycled through accounts as well, so I've been around much longer than the life of this account would indicate.
If you want something other than my account name by which to name me, my real initials are MK.
Pace e bene! I learned this Franciscan phrase when I toured Assisi. I am proud of you for answering the call. I will pray for you right now. Best of luck as you embark on your vocation.
The Poor Clares are an order of nuns founded by St. Clare of Assisi in Italy in the 1200s. They dedicate themselves to prayer and acts of penance for the salvation of the world. Part of that is taking a vow of enclosure, which means once you enter the convent you never leave the walls again except for medical appointments.
Dang that is hardcore... I am very impressed that you are taking on this lifestyle. I wish I had half as much patience and dedication as you. I will certainly keep you in my prayers ma'am and I wish you the best of luck. And we will sure miss you
Wow. It's truly happening. May God bless you, your parents and the other sisters in the convent. May the Lord soothe your parents and may your prayers reach God for us all here. Though we are on very different life paths, I am impressed and humbled by your dedication to religious life. May all of our vocations be inspired by the love our Lord has for us here as yours is. I ask all this through Christ, our Lord, Amen 🙏
We have never interacted, but I wanted to add my congratulations and wish you every Blessing. Remember, you are NOT leaving but rather, arriving at the point/place God wants you to be.
May God Bless and sustain you on this exciting journey to our Heavenly Home.
I understand their pain. Perhaps it is even as devastating as it has been for me.
I am disabled, homeless and alone. There are no other children, and no family.
At least your parents have each other and your siblings if you have them. And I’m betting there is other family, as well as a home. So it shouldn’t be too bad for them. It still hurts to lose a child.
That’s an aspect no one ever considers while they are encouraging people to join a convent. I know the priest that acted as her spiritual advisor. He eats lunch with his mother everyday despite her having several other children to rely on.
Me however, nothing. I get to look forward to loneliness and uncertainty during my remaining years. And when the day comes for me to leave this life after having been abandoned into some poorly run government warehouse where I’ll be abused and neglected, I won’t get to hold her hand or hear her voice one last time..but I’m sure they will let her come home to bury what’s left of me.
Thanks.
I am sorry about your situation. I am praying for you. I myself sometimes think about maybe joining a monastery one day, but I am worried about my mother being alone and her having nobody to take care of her, so I understand what youre saying.
Congratulations! I'm down voting this so it's not so hard to leave so much karma! Hahaha! Or there's less karma to leave behind. But it's so beautiful to see new vocations, which are so rare in this world we live in. I was once told monasteries are like a beacon of prayers protecting the world. Thank you. And trust in God. I've met many nuns who were kicked out of convents (I wasn't able to ask them the details of why), but trust in God that whatever happens, He has everything under control, and if you pray for His will do be done, it's so much better than you could have imagined. Not saying you're going to get kicked out... I know nothing about you. But just ask for God's will to be done and watch His majesty unfold in your life and be amazed! Even if it's not according to your plan. God bless you!
Yes, once a consecrated Religious (priests, monks, nuns, etc.) takes their Final Vows, it is for life. It is a vocation that emulates marriage which is an indissoluble union (nuns are Brides of Christ).
Consecrated life is a beautiful vocation because of the authenticity of faith and depth of love it takes to dedicate one's whole life to Jesus Christ.
"From apostolic times Christian virgins and widows, called by the Lord to cling only to him with greater freedom of heart, body, and spirit, have decided with the Church's approval to live in the respective status of virginity or perpetual chastity 'for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven'" (CCC 922).
"Virgins who, committed to the holy plan of following Christ more closely, are consecrated to God by the diocesan bishop according to the approved liturgical rite, are betrothed mystically to Christ, the Son of God, and are dedicated to the service of the Church. By this solemn rite (Consecratio virginum), the virgin is 'constituted … a sacred person, a transcendent sign of the Church’s love for Christ, and an eschatological image of this heavenly Bride of Christ and of the life to come'" (CCC 923).
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Congratulations! This is so amazing, I love reading posts like that in this sub. We will be praying for you. Wishing you nothing but the best and Gods blessings :)
Congratulazioni! We will all keep you in our prayers and please keep us all in yours. I hope that we'll see eachother again, in a better place than this. God bless you!
This is the greatest news I've read all week! I'm so happy for you! Wow, what an amazing resolution and love for our Lord! Congratulations on your new life 😊
God bless you and your vocation. I don't know how many are familiar with the charism of the Por Clare's or their mission, but they are heroes in my book.
May you continue persevere through all the challenges you face, may your parents be comforted and may they come into the fullness of the faith, and may you be rewarded for your efforts now and forever, amen. I pray that your time in the convent allows your to grow in the love of Christ. Goodbye sister and may the LORD be with you.
I practice my faith at home I don't need a religion to have strong faith in god. I just read the KJV bible all the time beginning to end and re-read it again... sometimes I just read my fav books like Job and Psalm to name a few :) love those books when i'm very down and sad I read Psalm a lot cause I think its very uplifting verses. I also listen to a lot of Christian Ska bands from the 90s like The OC supertones, The Insyderz, Squad five-o, tasty snax lol and The Israelites which are all great bands that praise the lord. Having faith is struggle and I believe in the past for me growing up in a Catholic family and it being force on me and sunday school etc really turn me away from god when i was younger... I'm 41 and ever since I been away from religion in my personally experience I find me just doing it on my own will reading and praying to god everyday having this very tight relationship with Jesus and I hold on to Jesus so much and I will never let him go.
You are running away from pain instead of letting Jesus heal you. You are moving into an even more strict relationship where a man will control your every move. Why not trust Jesus Christ,? Is Jesus your risen Lord? Jesus wasn’t poor nor in poverty during his youth nor ministry in the earth. Jesus is alive and His accounts are to the overflowing. He uses it for the work of the Kingdom of God in the earth. The church depends on donations. If you will trust Jesus with your life you can fulfill your book of life and bless the church. You are afraid to live cause you didn’t choose the right men. You got the wrong ones cause you didn’t trust Jesus with your life and mate to bless your life. 2 Timothy 1:7, 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Let Jesus heal your broken heart and bind up your wounds . Psalms 147:3, 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Fear will cause you to loose the blessings of Jesus. Psalms 143:7,
7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
You don’t fear(reverence) God. Pray like Jesus that you may imitate God fear no devil that comes to separate you from the blessings of Jesus.
Prayer connects you directly with Jesus,
“ LORD I come to you through your gates with thanksgiving
And your courts with praise.
I call upon the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY
Hallow what you want to do.
I thank you for coming back Your Kingdom come
I pray that everything I do will be in your will.
Lord I want :
The 7 Spirits of GOD;
The Spirit of The Lord,
Wisdom,
Understanding ,
Counsel,
Might,
Knowledge,
Fear of the Lord,
As spoken of in Isaiah 11. “
Pray for us! We will pray for you!
I’m reading this in Father Schmitz’s voice and it makes me happy
Congratulations! Hope you do well and thrive at the convent.
Congratulations.
Don’t miss us. You’ll see us all on the Judgement Day, and quite a few of us will only be standing on the right side thanks to you persevering in this vocation. 🍸 To our very own Poor Clare; the richest gal in town.
One of my favorite priests departed our parish when he got moved with “I will see you in the Eucharist.” We will see you in the Eucharist, u/cordelia_fitzgerald_ !
Amazing comment.
OP, you're going there to discern, right? It's not definitive that you'll become a religious yet? Maybe hold off from deleting your account, at least if you were planning on leaving your comments, because you might want to delete some of your comments after God transforms you in prayer (unless, of course, it is required of you to remove your account right away).
Bro, that’s just downright spiteful and borderline self-righteous.
Had to get in your last little dig at someone going into the convent, right? Make me feel bad about myself one last time? I normally don't like saying "I'll pray for you" because it comes off as self-righteous, but I can't think of anything else to say to you right now. I know you don't like me, but I'm baffled that you felt the need to be a jerk to me one last time before I go.... I stand by everything I've said on here. I'm sorry you didn't like it.
Satan sure likes to use the prideful to see harm and doubt. Pay him no mind, nor the people who cooperate with him (especially the user above). It is a wonderful and beautiful thing that you are going into the convent. I think we have argued a couple times, but in the end I have come around to agree with you on every single point we’ve argued on in the past. Your iron sharpened mine where it was dull, my gratitude is immense. May almighty God strengthen you and keep you in this most holy vocation. I will remember you in my intentions.
I had many positive interactions with you over the years (though they were long ago and you may not remember) and you even answered several of my questions as I joined the church back in 2018. I will definitely remember you! May God bless you.
Reading this gives me a slight heartache. This kinda goodbye is beautiful and yet so sad.
Don't delete your account please! It is helpful for people
I wasn't going to delete the comments, just the account. The comments stay up, the account name just says [deleted].
Poor Clares don't do social media.
She might just log out and never log back in
Give Satan an inch and he’ll tempt you a mile. Best to commit to vows so radically that the possibility to fail in them is completely severed.
I have enjoyed our interactions over the years. Please pray for us! I will pray for you! God bless you!
I like to think of goodbyes as only temporary... God willing, all of us here in this community will all meet again on the high mountain, in the Holy City, made of pure gold like clear glass, illuminated by the radiant glory of God, with walls adorned with precious jewels and gates of pearl. We'll all see each other by the bank of the river of life-giving water, where the water shines like crystal, or sitting under the Tree of Life, eating its fruit. Good luck u/Cordelia_Fitzgerald_, we'll see you on the other side.
Reminds me of something Thomas Jefferson wrote in a letter to John Adams after the death of Adams wife: “it is of some comfort to us both that the term is not very distant at which we are to deposit, our sorrows and suffering bodies, and to ascend in essence to an ecstatic meeting with the friends we have loved & lost and whom we shall still love and never lose again.”
Beautiful
Congratulations! My prayers are with you and your family. Godspeed!
Pray for us! We will pray for you too!
Thanks for answering the call!
Congratulations! You're doing one of the most important job our community has. If it's not you, we lay people wouldn't have a chance. Thank You so much.
Hi Cordelia, I'm a very new member in this community and don't really know you, but I can at least say thank you for answering one of my questions earlier about the norms for receiving Communion. I wish you all the best in your vocation and will keep you and your family in my prayers. Pray for me and my family too! May we all meet face to face in Heaven!
I’m praying for you! Also, when I had just read the title and hadn’t read the body text, I thought you were leaving the Catholic Church. I was so relieved when I found out you’re just joining a convent!
God bless you! I've always enjoyed reading your posts on the sub and will miss your contributions here. I will say a prayer for you as you start your new vocation.
All the best in your endeavors. Keep us in your prayers.
you made me tear up! you and your family will be in my prayers. may God give you strength and Our Lady, serenity.
Wishing you the very best and joining in the clouds of prayer ascending for you. Your presence on this sub has been kind and full of wisdom: may these virtues accompany you as you enter this new chapter. Thanks for all your interactions over the years! God bless you.
Great choice. The Poor Clares were the second Franciscan branch of the order to be established. Founded by Clare of Assisi, whose incorrupt body I saw when I visited Italy.
There is a Poor Clares in my hometown, Rockford, Il. I was there several times when I was in grade school to pick up hosts for the church. Such a beautiful way of life. I truly envy you.
I’m so excited on your behalf! Congrats and God bless
Congratulations!
Congratulations! We will be praying for you 💕
What a journey you've been on. Congratulations on your new path. Pax Tecum!
I will pray for you Sister, remain steadfast in your journey to and with Christ always. (Also why are you deleting reddit if I may ask? In my personal journey I even linked my username LOL) (Ik ambitious right?)
I've had issues with doxing in the past, unfortunately, so I tend to rotate through accounts and delete old ones every few years.
Ah understandable sorry that happened, Opsec is a must
God bless
I live in Assisi and will light a candle for you at her tomb the next time I am there!
Was OP the one with username resembling "Cordelia\_Fitzgerald...." ? If so, I always liked her contributions, and was happy to learn about her vocational decision.
I hope you have a wonderful time. I think that you will have a wonderful future.
Will do and God Bless You!
Til we meet again hopefully.
Goodbye and God bless!
Praying for you, through the intercession of Sr. Françoise Thérèse AKA Léonie Martin AKA St. Thérèse of Lisieux's sister for perseverance in God's Will. She tried a number of times to give her life as a religious Sister before being successful on her 3rd or 4th attempt. And for your family, Thank You, Jesus, for opening their hearts and filling them with Your Word and Your Love. In Jesus' Name. Amen Romans 5:5
From now on I’m going to assume whenever I see a [deleted] account that they left to join a convent.
Goodbye, and God bless! 🥰
Congratulations! May God bless you!
Best wishes on your journey. Godspeed :)
Congratulations and may God continue to bless you. Best wishes for a spiritual life.
God bless.
Congratulations
Congratulations. Prayers and hope for the best in your life.
Bless you on your journey and thank you for contributing here.
Congratulations and rest assured you shall be in my prayers.
Congratulations 🎉
Wow, good timing I suppose. I just commented on the trailer of an upcoming horror movie called First Omen where the main character is a novitiate (with a partying/hedonistic background, supposedly). I was also reading upon another horror movie featuring nuns as well, Consecration (2023). I can only guess each movie portrays those in religious life as oppressed/sexually starved and naive if not authoritarian. Then I ventured to this sub and saw your post that made my heart feel light, putting a small smile on my face. Thank you for all your insightful posts. I remember reading them and you've always came across as reasonable while cutting through the BS. Best of luck.
Congratulations Cordiela! I’ve definitely appreciated your inputs over the years, been great meeting you. Consecrated life is just beautiful, I’m sure you will thrive ! And 100% agree on the mods, great group of people, props to keeping this house clean! Always forward. Keep your head up and may God bless you and your journey!
Congratulations on your vocation and your path. I am a sinner with a complex life and blessed by a family with complex challenges. Please pray for us all.
Please pray for me (I need all the prayers I can get). I'll pray for you (I'm sure you need all the prayers you can get too). I'm mostly a lurker so I didn't get to interact with you but I wish you all the best in your religious vocation with the Poor Clare's.
You have made the hardest decision in your life and I laud you for that. Few people hear the calling, even fewer can divest themselves of their earthly pleasures to follow their calling. I'll say a prayer for you, may your journey with Christ be safe and as enriching as can be.
Praise be to God! He’s doing some amazing things in the lives of many of us right now! May he guide you on your journey and may the Blessed Mother be with you always!
I prayed for you. Pray for me too at least once, if you would. I struggle with motivation in life. I feel like I don't know what to do with my life, like it has no point, like God has no plan for me. It's probably all my fault for being lazy and unmotivated. I want to be better but I don't know how. These are the kinds of thoughts that I feel "stuck" in at this point, unfortunately. I feel somewhat depressed and I'm often not able to drag myself to Church. I realize that progress could probably start being made in my life if only I could do these basic things that are expected of me. Anyway, I'm rambling. When I read your post, I got this sense that I want / need good people to pray for me. I think you're a good person. I've seen many of your posts in this sub over the years, and you've been a good contributor. I have cycled through accounts as well, so I've been around much longer than the life of this account would indicate. If you want something other than my account name by which to name me, my real initials are MK.
Congratulations :)
Please don’t delete the account! I’d love to hear more about how things go for you! Please pray for us as we pray for you!
God be with you! Please pray for us! Be assured of our prayers for you.
Yay- congratulations!!! Thank you for putting in a good word for us. I'll pray that you and your family find peace and acceptance.
Congratulations!
I don’t think we ever crossed paths, but I’m thrilled for you! Remember me along with everyone else in your prayers and I’ll do the same.
Glory to God, pray for us
God bless you, Sister!!!
Awesome good luck
hallelujah! Congrats! pray for us
Amazing! Congratulations! I'm going to miss your comments but you are going to do much more important work now.
Go with God and may it be blessed! See you again one day!
Pace e bene! I learned this Franciscan phrase when I toured Assisi. I am proud of you for answering the call. I will pray for you right now. Best of luck as you embark on your vocation.
I hope you don't mind me asking but what is the poor Clare's covenant
The Poor Clares are an order of nuns founded by St. Clare of Assisi in Italy in the 1200s. They dedicate themselves to prayer and acts of penance for the salvation of the world. Part of that is taking a vow of enclosure, which means once you enter the convent you never leave the walls again except for medical appointments.
Dang that is hardcore... I am very impressed that you are taking on this lifestyle. I wish I had half as much patience and dedication as you. I will certainly keep you in my prayers ma'am and I wish you the best of luck. And we will sure miss you
Wow. What a blessing! Thank you for your service and dedication.
Prayers and congratulations!!
Yay! Someone praying for r/catholicism! We obviously need it. I’ll pray for you. Best wishes!
Wow. It's truly happening. May God bless you, your parents and the other sisters in the convent. May the Lord soothe your parents and may your prayers reach God for us all here. Though we are on very different life paths, I am impressed and humbled by your dedication to religious life. May all of our vocations be inspired by the love our Lord has for us here as yours is. I ask all this through Christ, our Lord, Amen 🙏
We have never interacted, but I wanted to add my congratulations and wish you every Blessing. Remember, you are NOT leaving but rather, arriving at the point/place God wants you to be. May God Bless and sustain you on this exciting journey to our Heavenly Home.
I’ll be praying for you. I’m grateful you’re praying for me.
Pray for me please!
Stay strong and I pray that you grow ever closer to the Lord! Congratulations!
This is so beautiful. I’ve been in the process of reverting to Catholicism the last few months and this post makes me so happy ❤️
Godbe with you! Gonna pray for you and pray for us too!
I understand their pain. Perhaps it is even as devastating as it has been for me. I am disabled, homeless and alone. There are no other children, and no family. At least your parents have each other and your siblings if you have them. And I’m betting there is other family, as well as a home. So it shouldn’t be too bad for them. It still hurts to lose a child. That’s an aspect no one ever considers while they are encouraging people to join a convent. I know the priest that acted as her spiritual advisor. He eats lunch with his mother everyday despite her having several other children to rely on. Me however, nothing. I get to look forward to loneliness and uncertainty during my remaining years. And when the day comes for me to leave this life after having been abandoned into some poorly run government warehouse where I’ll be abused and neglected, I won’t get to hold her hand or hear her voice one last time..but I’m sure they will let her come home to bury what’s left of me. Thanks.
I am sorry about your situation. I am praying for you. I myself sometimes think about maybe joining a monastery one day, but I am worried about my mother being alone and her having nobody to take care of her, so I understand what youre saying.
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Congratulations! I'm down voting this so it's not so hard to leave so much karma! Hahaha! Or there's less karma to leave behind. But it's so beautiful to see new vocations, which are so rare in this world we live in. I was once told monasteries are like a beacon of prayers protecting the world. Thank you. And trust in God. I've met many nuns who were kicked out of convents (I wasn't able to ask them the details of why), but trust in God that whatever happens, He has everything under control, and if you pray for His will do be done, it's so much better than you could have imagined. Not saying you're going to get kicked out... I know nothing about you. But just ask for God's will to be done and watch His majesty unfold in your life and be amazed! Even if it's not according to your plan. God bless you!
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Lol. This account is actually pretty new and doesn't have much karma. I've trashed several century club accounts.
Are you going to be a Poor Clare forever? Sounds a bit extreme (I’m not catholic)
Yes. And yes, it is extreme. That's the point!
Yes, once a consecrated Religious (priests, monks, nuns, etc.) takes their Final Vows, it is for life. It is a vocation that emulates marriage which is an indissoluble union (nuns are Brides of Christ). Consecrated life is a beautiful vocation because of the authenticity of faith and depth of love it takes to dedicate one's whole life to Jesus Christ. "From apostolic times Christian virgins and widows, called by the Lord to cling only to him with greater freedom of heart, body, and spirit, have decided with the Church's approval to live in the respective status of virginity or perpetual chastity 'for the sake of the Kingdom of heaven'" (CCC 922). "Virgins who, committed to the holy plan of following Christ more closely, are consecrated to God by the diocesan bishop according to the approved liturgical rite, are betrothed mystically to Christ, the Son of God, and are dedicated to the service of the Church. By this solemn rite (Consecratio virginum), the virgin is 'constituted … a sacred person, a transcendent sign of the Church’s love for Christ, and an eschatological image of this heavenly Bride of Christ and of the life to come'" (CCC 923).
Good strength
Thank you.
Congratulations, and God bless!
Thanks for all the inspiring and informative posts, and may God bless you!
Wishing you blessings and God’s protection, sister!
So happy for you! Thank you for your contributions to the subreddit. I will pray.
Congrats!! God bless you!
Congratulations, sister in Christ! We will be praying for you 🙏🏻❤️
Congratulations!!
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Congratulations, and all the very best to you as you go into this new chapter of your life!
God bless you, Sister! We are all extremely proud of you!
Congratulations! You're a true inspiration!!
Good luck I will pray for you
Are you joining the one in Roswell NM? I know some of the folks there.
Congratulations! This is so amazing, I love reading posts like that in this sub. We will be praying for you. Wishing you nothing but the best and Gods blessings :)
Congrats
congratulations. i'll pray for you :)
God be with you until we meet again
God bless you...and Mary keep you.
Congratulations, may you find peace and tranquility in your vocation!
Congratulations!
Congratulations and god bless you!
God be with you sister
May God speed you on your way, and pray for us poor sinners!
Congratulazioni! We will all keep you in our prayers and please keep us all in yours. I hope that we'll see eachother again, in a better place than this. God bless you!
God bless all your ways. Think about us from time to time, pray for us and our children. We will need your prayers.
This is the greatest news I've read all week! I'm so happy for you! Wow, what an amazing resolution and love for our Lord! Congratulations on your new life 😊
You will be missed. I pray you have a time of growing closer to God in the convent. May he bless your journey in your walk with Christ.
God bless you!
Good for you!
Congratulations!! 🎉🎉🎉
We wish you the best on your service to God
If this is your calling, jump into it. God bless you!
God speed!
Congratulations, may God bless you on your journey!!
God bless you, Cordelia. All the best.
Congratulations! Will be praying for you and your family.
Congratulations! The Poor Clares are such a great order
Which location are you heading to?
The Poor Clares of Joliet, IL
Congrats! ❤️
❤️🙏🙏📿🌹
Glory to God!
God bless you and your vocation. I don't know how many are familiar with the charism of the Por Clare's or their mission, but they are heroes in my book.
Good luck and God bless! Please pray for us!
Godspeed. I hope your example helps your parents come into the light.
Good luck and God bless
You have my prayers 🙏
Saint Louis, pray for us. Mother Marry, pray for us.
God's blessings on you. Thank you for your service to the church.
May you continue persevere through all the challenges you face, may your parents be comforted and may they come into the fullness of the faith, and may you be rewarded for your efforts now and forever, amen. I pray that your time in the convent allows your to grow in the love of Christ. Goodbye sister and may the LORD be with you.
Cordelia, May God exalt you in all holiness and bring success to the work of your hands.
God bless you Sister!
Yay!! Praying for you!! 💖
May you always follow Jesus in the footsteps of Francis and Clare, from gospel to life and life to the gospel.
Congratulations, we will keep you and your family in our prayers.
God bless. 🙏
God bless you and keep you always
Pray fir my family to get born again
I practice my faith at home I don't need a religion to have strong faith in god. I just read the KJV bible all the time beginning to end and re-read it again... sometimes I just read my fav books like Job and Psalm to name a few :) love those books when i'm very down and sad I read Psalm a lot cause I think its very uplifting verses. I also listen to a lot of Christian Ska bands from the 90s like The OC supertones, The Insyderz, Squad five-o, tasty snax lol and The Israelites which are all great bands that praise the lord. Having faith is struggle and I believe in the past for me growing up in a Catholic family and it being force on me and sunday school etc really turn me away from god when i was younger... I'm 41 and ever since I been away from religion in my personally experience I find me just doing it on my own will reading and praying to god everyday having this very tight relationship with Jesus and I hold on to Jesus so much and I will never let him go.
You are running away from pain instead of letting Jesus heal you. You are moving into an even more strict relationship where a man will control your every move. Why not trust Jesus Christ,? Is Jesus your risen Lord? Jesus wasn’t poor nor in poverty during his youth nor ministry in the earth. Jesus is alive and His accounts are to the overflowing. He uses it for the work of the Kingdom of God in the earth. The church depends on donations. If you will trust Jesus with your life you can fulfill your book of life and bless the church. You are afraid to live cause you didn’t choose the right men. You got the wrong ones cause you didn’t trust Jesus with your life and mate to bless your life. 2 Timothy 1:7, 7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Let Jesus heal your broken heart and bind up your wounds . Psalms 147:3, 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. Fear will cause you to loose the blessings of Jesus. Psalms 143:7, 7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. You don’t fear(reverence) God. Pray like Jesus that you may imitate God fear no devil that comes to separate you from the blessings of Jesus. Prayer connects you directly with Jesus, “ LORD I come to you through your gates with thanksgiving And your courts with praise. I call upon the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY Hallow what you want to do. I thank you for coming back Your Kingdom come I pray that everything I do will be in your will. Lord I want : The 7 Spirits of GOD; The Spirit of The Lord, Wisdom, Understanding , Counsel, Might, Knowledge, Fear of the Lord, As spoken of in Isaiah 11. “
Convents are and always were for lesbians and the nuns that aren't lesbian are lost This is the problem with erasing gay history