tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post8737183720001766211..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: The Call and FriendshipAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-87514145789315476692009-07-07T01:30:49.551-05:002009-07-07T01:30:49.551-05:00I have something for you
http://adriennescatholicc...I have something for you<br />http://adriennescatholiccorner.blogspot.com/2009/07/whole-bunch-of-wonderful-peeps-gave-me.htmlAdriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562944653624224107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-70749590054146019882009-07-06T18:59:33.378-05:002009-07-06T18:59:33.378-05:00Julia and Thomas ~ Thanks for your prayers for my ...Julia and Thomas ~ Thanks for your prayers for my friends! <br /><br />Warren ~ 2 friends mentioned. One was the one I met in the chapel but who was ALSO at the party. The OTHER is the one who made the comment "I know." She was also speaking from the perspective of knowing that calls don't really "go away." <br /><br />Pat ~ Thanks for your comment. I've actually addressed all of those points variously on this blog for the past couple years. Discernment isn't at new topic here. It's kinda my specialty! ;-) <br /><br />In going through old posts I'm compiling a book and realized that it really has been my major focus since the start of this blog. It's all only now coming to fruition. <br /><br />Please understand that much of what I write is musing, not because the questions haven't been addressed, but because I need to express what I'm thinking/feeling/experiencing, knowing others go through the same thing. <br /><br />I've not seen "A Nun's Story" although I've often heard of it. Certainly consecrated life is now my objective and what I care about, and has been my focus for a long time now. I apologize if I've mislead you in any way, not intended! Just can't cover an entire history in one blog post!Adorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-84703737920533047782009-07-06T18:38:37.689-05:002009-07-06T18:38:37.689-05:00Dear Adoro,
Regarding the discernment of a vocat...Dear Adoro, <br /><br />Regarding the discernment of a vocation, I offer here are a few thoughts (in no particular order of importance). <br /><br />If some in your family see you as a "failure" up to now because you have not settled on a definite profession, perhaps the very fact that you haven't been able to settle on a particular profession in the secular world is because the Lord has not allowed these efforts to prosper. May He wants you to "make a profession." <br /><br />You have immersed yourself in Our Lord. Maybe He is drawing you to Himself. <br /><br />If you are leaving behind a secular life that seems to be going nowhere, maybe the Lord has made it thus, so that you won't have much to sorrow about when you do leave it behind.<br /><br />Finally, have you ever seen "A Nun's Story" (Audrey Hepburn)? She entered the convent because it was the only way for her to become a medical missionary in the Congo. She did not "make a profession;" she was seeking one. When her time in the Congo was cut short, she had no reason to stay. If you are seeking to enter consecrated life, the life itself should be your objective.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-30448673269053339132009-07-06T14:14:22.305-05:002009-07-06T14:14:22.305-05:00I will most certainly keep your friends and their ...I will most certainly keep your friends and their child in my prayers. And I agree it is always nice to realize what great friends you have in your life!<br /><br />ThomasThomashttp://www.thecatholicgiftshop.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-20111281940502906112009-07-06T09:36:58.524-05:002009-07-06T09:36:58.524-05:00Of course your friend knew that. Or she wouldn&#...Of course your friend knew that. Or she wouldn't be your true friend like that. And she explains it very well. She wants the best for you, so much that it is almost as much of a joy for her, when you find that Personal Best, as it is for you.<br /><br />She doesn't pretend to know more than you do about your life, she just quietly loves you, no matter what. And there's a lot of wisdom in that, don't you think?<br /><br />Thank you Lord for our true friends.<br /><br />WarrenWarrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053407632823479165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-35854128374823802852009-07-06T07:11:24.543-05:002009-07-06T07:11:24.543-05:00Special prayers for mom and baby.Special prayers for mom and baby.Julianoreply@blogger.com