tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post6258434093996622619..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: Dangling ParticipleAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-79612163305548843572008-04-21T18:26:00.000-05:002008-04-21T18:26:00.000-05:00Haven't been by in ages, but continued prayers for...Haven't been by in ages, but continued prayers for your ongoing vocational discernment! I can't imagine how frustrating it must be.swissmisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091563100968996825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-65150681769712513492008-04-13T23:07:00.000-05:002008-04-13T23:07:00.000-05:00Adoro-My love and my prayers!Adoro-<BR/><BR/>My love and my prayers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332138030182107580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-77117697838423712122008-04-13T19:55:00.000-05:002008-04-13T19:55:00.000-05:00Anon ~ Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, ...Anon ~ Thank you for your comment. Unfortunately, that's what makes my post so tragic...because I'm not new to prayer or discernment. As I said, I don't pray LOH, but I do pray with the Magnificat and I do attend Daily Mass when my schedule permits. (And actually, I WANT to pray LOH...in fact, a few posts ago I discussed this very thing...)<BR/><BR/>I'm so happy for you in your Vocation, and I, too, have been looking at Lay communities...a few of us are working to actually start a new Lay Dominican chapter in my local area. And I know a great number of Secular Franciscans and Carmelites. It's a beautiful way to live.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-49271233365764290572008-04-13T19:22:00.000-05:002008-04-13T19:22:00.000-05:00I have a couple of vocations that I am living out-...I have a couple of vocations that I am living out--one is as a married person and that is first place and the second is as a Franciscan Tertiary (not SFO).<BR/><BR/>What I might suggest is to begin to learn and pray that Divine Office now on your own--that lovely prayer of the Church. A daily Rosary is important as you know. Do you go or are you able to go to daily Mass? That is imperative as well. And the increase of the weekly holy hour to a daily time which I generally do before or after morning Mass.<BR/><BR/>To sum it up: an increase and intensifying of your prayer life.<BR/>It is in prayer that we come to know that will of God for our lives and to know and love Him ever more. The intense sacramental life will bring one, bit by bit, to that union with Christ that is desired. Frequent confession is necessary as well to see the things in our souls that are a hindrance to union.<BR/><BR/>Step by step these things can be added even into a lay person's life. And if the call is to religious life, one will be better prepared to answer that call.<BR/><BR/>Like I know it all??? No. But I know these are the building blocks for what your heart desires.<BR/><BR/>Ave Maria!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-22967900889328322842008-04-13T19:04:00.000-05:002008-04-13T19:04:00.000-05:00I'm not even CLOSE to making that decision. And in...I'm not even CLOSE to making that decision. And in any case, they make that decision with me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-68337429221599789222008-04-13T18:59:00.000-05:002008-04-13T18:59:00.000-05:00i meant to imply to not feel badly if this one doe...i meant to imply to not feel badly if this one doesn't seem to be ITuncle jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-50678161716804432492008-04-13T18:32:00.000-05:002008-04-13T18:32:00.000-05:00Melody ~ They are diocesan, so they go wherever th...Melody ~ They are diocesan, so they go wherever they are sent, anywhere from keeping the Archbishop's residence to teaching in schools, administration of nursing homes...anything. <BR/><BR/>Angela ~ No, if that were the case I'd come out and say it. I'm talking something much deeper that even I can't recognize...and even if I do it's not something likely to be discussed with anyone other than an SD I don't have. :-(<BR/><BR/><BR/>Uncle Jim ~ Um....I HAVEN'T looked elsewhere. This is the FIRST community I've ever visited.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-32894879923248310202008-04-13T18:24:00.000-05:002008-04-13T18:24:00.000-05:00keep on keepin' on.sometimes the next step - the n...keep on keepin' on.<BR/>sometimes the next step - the next discernment - is meant to confirm a way not to pursue.<BR/>and how could you know without sampling a little of it.<BR/>so keep going 'til God says "Yes! This is the one."<BR/>and because you were bold enough to have checked elsewhere you won't have to wonder and question the answer.uncle jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-29584423878827701332008-04-13T18:11:00.000-05:002008-04-13T18:11:00.000-05:00Keep us posted and you can count on my continued p...Keep us posted and you can count on my continued prayers!<BR/><BR/>Is it your finances that are keeping you from saying "yes" or is your dog keeping you from giving your assent? Sometimes its the little things....Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046773358292402621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-43365889583581548452008-04-13T17:47:00.000-05:002008-04-13T17:47:00.000-05:00Your evening with the Sisters sounds as if it were...Your evening with the Sisters sounds as if it were a positive experience! What is their main work or apostolate? That would make a difference, too. I considered a religious vocation as a teenager. But that was in the 1960's; not a good time to be joining a convent (also I concluded that I was not called to that life). I do think things are better lately as regards religious orders. Praying for you to discern God's will for your life.Melody Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00442985285647041700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-22571179688807109062008-04-13T17:22:00.000-05:002008-04-13T17:22:00.000-05:00Father ~ Thanks for your comment, and your prayers...Father ~ Thanks for your comment, and your prayers. And I hope not to remain the bane of your existence! Oh, and about long posts...for me, this one is short! And you know....you've got some pretty lengthy ones.... lol<BR/><BR/>Monte ~ Always nice to see you. I've spoken to a few people who visited monastaries on retreats, before they were Catholic. One I spoke with recently, is not Catholic, but I think that his experiences there are leading him to Rome. <BR/><BR/>Eliztrin ~ Yeah, you're watching, I know, and I'm glad you're "around"! One of these days hopefully I'll get to visit you, too. <BR/><BR/>IR ~ You're living your Vocation, aren't you? But I have to ask...if I become a religious, will you still trust me? ;-)<BR/><BR/>Cathy ~ At least, as a gerund, you're flexible. Thanks for your prayers...and isn't that a beautiful Church? You should SEE the stained glass in the chapel....I should go to the website and see if photos of it are posted.Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-65887867249543491742008-04-13T17:02:00.000-05:002008-04-13T17:02:00.000-05:00adoro: If YOU are a dangling participle than I mus...adoro: If YOU are a dangling participle than I must be a gerund.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this post esp. the paragraph about wherever a few sisters are gathered the entire Heavenly Host is too. Beautifully stated.<BR/><BR/>I remembered you and the Sisters in my Rosary before Mass. Because I overslept, I ended up going to a nearby parish for Mass. Let's just say, it was not an accidental location. :-)Cathy_of_Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795566831031491371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-4107425453777145352008-04-13T15:03:00.000-05:002008-04-13T15:03:00.000-05:00I so hope you end up in the consecrated life!I wis...I so hope you end up in the consecrated life!<BR/><BR/>I wish I had that vocation, but I don't, so I'll just muddle through as best I can, and pray for you.ignorant redneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718783732896413346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-72608928426547455352008-04-13T11:34:00.000-05:002008-04-13T11:34:00.000-05:00YOU GO GIRL... to do God's will, of course.I do NO...YOU GO GIRL... to do God's will, of course.<BR/><BR/>I do NOT agree your prayer was not efficacious. There is a saying, "The holiness is in the struggle." Your struggling through your first LOH HAD to be efficacious, as you were praying the prayer of the church with the church. It's impossible for it to not be effective! :)<BR/><BR/>I'm watching the progress! <BR/>eliztrinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-80028393642462554942008-04-13T07:34:00.000-05:002008-04-13T07:34:00.000-05:00I've had this sort of wonderful opportunity to spe...I've had this sort of wonderful opportunity to spend time at several monasteries around the USA. Some visits were even before I became Catholic. For myself, I'm personally drawn to their ministry, but fairly certain it is not my vocation. These experiences are a spiritual spa resort for my ongoing life in the world. Keep listening to what the Lord invites. <BR/>MonteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-49462288017575547962008-04-13T06:21:00.000-05:002008-04-13T06:21:00.000-05:00Do you scroll down just to check how long the 'wha...Do you scroll down just to check how long the 'whatever' blog you are going to read is? I do .. and I was daunted but thank God I kept ploughed in. What a nice read .. absolutely with you in every word. I pray God will continue to lead you Adoro .. right to the place he has set out for you. Then you will no longer be a dangling participle and I'll be happy because dangling participles are one thing against which I am very dead.Fr John Speekmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05608397414319202513noreply@blogger.com