Hope for my daughters

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I have 2 daughters aged 5 and 3 and a half.

It’s a habitual prayer of mine that hopefully one, if not both, joins a religious order. No, I’m not a protective dad who doesn’t think there’d be boys worthy enough for them … I just feel that there probably isn’t any vocation as noble as being in a religious order … and like all dads, I want my girls to get to heaven … what safer way than to be in a religious order?

I just started bringing them for mass on a regular basis (they weren’t old enough to keep quiet before) and we say our nightly prayers … what more can I do without coming across as pushy? We read a book about what they would like to do when they grew up … and it’s now a toss up between a ballerina under water and a farmer of ice cream (obviously a bit too early to know better, bless their hearts)
 
The best thing you can do is pray that God calls them to that vocation. If He does not, there is nothing you can do. I don’t really know anything else you can do. Just do your best to raise them as good Catholics and it might help to give them plenty of early exposure to religious. God bless, I’ll pray for you and your girls.
 
Thanks for your prayers. They are Robyn and Ashleigh.

Loved your siggy!
 
Expose them at some point (and if possible as a regular part of life) to sisters so they get to identify with, feel comfortable and curious around them.

And just be a good dad. Focus on the importance of family. It is from this that they will gain an understanding of God’s love and respect religion, one hopes.
 
Don’t read them these exclusively of course, but next time you are in a Catholic bookstore see if you can find children’s books about St. Therese and other Saints who were nuns. TAN Books, when they get several years older, has a TON of chapter books about saints with illustrations here and there, and they’re pretty good stuff. Actually even though I’m in a college I’ve read a few of them in the past couple years.
 
What a wonderful father you are!! After all, there would be no better husband for your daughters and no more perfect Man than Jesus!!

Buy some really cute plush dollies and dress them up in habits.
 
Expose them to good faithful sisters regularly… Don’t push, but let them know that could be them one day if God wants!

But as a back-up plan, model the virtues of Catholic parenting. If they end up mothers one day they can draw heavily from your living example of marriage and family life.
 
Tell them stories of the saints who were Nuns, like St. Therese and St. Berneddette.And show them how good God is.
 
oh, yes, tell them stories.

I must admit, just this past week I met a Father from Nigeria…he asked me if one of my boys will be a Priest…and I said, Sure, that would be great!

And it really got me to thinking about one of my son’s becoming a Priest. I would be so proud!
 
LaSalle said:
I have 2 daughters aged 5 and 3 and a half.

It’s a habitual prayer of mine that hopefully one, if not both, joins a religious order. No, I’m not a protective dad who doesn’t think there’d be boys worthy enough for them … I just feel that there probably isn’t any vocation as noble as being in a religious order … and like all dads, I want my girls to get to heaven … what safer way than to be in a religious order?

I just started bringing them for mass on a regular basis (they weren’t old enough to keep quiet before) and we say our nightly prayers … what more can I do without coming across as pushy? We read a book about what they would like to do when they grew up … and it’s now a toss up between a ballerina under water and a farmer of ice cream (obviously a bit too early to know better, bless their hearts)
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Wouldn’t it be better to let them have the vocation that god wanted them to have instead of pushing them to what you want to have? I think it’s important to let them discover what they want to be on their own with gods guidence, instead of pushing them in one direction. please don’t take offence!
 
I think he should pray that the Lord does call his daughters to religious life. There is nothing wrong with him desiring this for them. In fact, it might just be that the Lord is moving him to prepare them to be receptive to His call. God bless.
 
gradstud35 said:
What a wonderful father you are!! After all, there would be no better husband for your daughters and no more perfect Man than Jesus!!
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hahahah ya that’s true … I did say that it’s not that I don’t think that there are boys worthy enough for my girls, though.
gradstud35 said:
Buy some really cute plush dollies and dress them up in habits.
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Hahahah … Sister Barbie, eh?
 
pink said:
Wouldn’t it be better to let them have the vocation that god wanted them to have instead of pushing them to what you want to have? I think it’s important to let them discover what they want to be on their own with gods guidence, instead of pushing them in one direction. please don’t take offence!
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Hi Pink

I think you misread my post. Religious life, and indeed religion, is never coerced and forced.

My wife is not even catholic, she does attend mass and even says the nightly prayers with our girls when I’m not around. In time, the Spirit will move her, till then … the 3 of us will keep praying, never forcing.
 
LaSalle said:
I have 2 daughters aged 5 and 3 and a half.

It’s a habitual prayer of mine that hopefully one, if not both, joins a religious order. No, I’m not a protective dad who doesn’t think there’d be boys worthy enough for them … I just feel that there probably isn’t any vocation as noble as being in a religious order … and like all dads, I want my girls to get to heaven … what safer way than to be in a religious order?

I just started bringing them for mass on a regular basis (they weren’t old enough to keep quiet before) and we say our nightly prayers … what more can I do without coming across as pushy? We read a book about what they would like to do when they grew up … and it’s now a toss up between a ballerina under water and a farmer of ice cream (obviously a bit too early to know better, bless their hearts)
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I wish my dad were like you! Hopefully I’ll marry a similar man one day. I myself hope to be married and give birth to nuns and priests. I think that all parents should encourage their children to the religious life/priesthood, but be willing to accept God’s will in the matter. If you raise your children to be a true Christian man/woman, then they’ll make a wonderful priest/husband&father or nun/wife&mother. My parents let me watch religious shows/movies, and I highly recommend that if you’re not close to a convent or (God forbid!) don’t have holy priests in your area. The Nun’s Story, Therese, Jeremiah, the Trouble with Angels…these all show how much joy (and hardships) is found in leaving the world for God (I’d wait on the Nun’s story though…it shows a lot of her struggles and she ends up leaving-with permission-but gives a lot of insight as to what a nun’s life is all about.) They’re very inspiring. Focus on the Scriptures that recommend leaving all for Christ, and raise them on the lives of the Virgin Martyrs. God Bless.
 
LaSalle said:
I just feel that there probably isn’t any vocation as noble as being in a religious order … and like all dads, I want my girls to get to heaven … what safer way than to be in a religious order?
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It’s what they value and believe and respond to that will lead them to heaven. And what blessed examples we have in Mary and Joseph, Peter, David, Moses, etc… all responding to God’s will, and all married according to God’s plan. Did God give them the second rate plan by allowing them to marry?

1 Tim 4:4-5

Phl 4:4-9

Michael
 
ASimpleSinner said:
Expose them to good faithful sisters regularly… Don’t push, but let them know that could be them one day if God wants!

But as a back-up plan, model the virtues of Catholic parenting. If they end up mothers one day they can draw heavily from your living example of marriage and family life.
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As a back-up plan? This is amazing! He should continue to be a good husband and father, the calling God blessed him with. This is not a second class calling, it is the means God has blessed him with in his walk with God, toward salvation. Modeling Catholic virtues in everyday live, in the small and big things in life, is what Jesus taught by example. And His first miracle was at a what? Wedding?
Someone suggested dressing up dolls as nuns? Maybe if someone wants their children to be firefighters or nurses or doctors, they’ll expose them to dolls dressed up like firefighters or nurses or doctors to influence their later choices… sounds a bit manipulative… trust in God’s plan, don’t push our own on others.

Michael
 
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