I have been accepted!

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Seeing that all my updates have been lost let me repost them.

Finished my first semester at the university (Spring) and took classes over the summer, had two classes in each of the Summer sessions so that was like a whole semester.

I am taking 6 classes (18 credit hours) this Fall with another 6 (18 credit hours) next Spring. With that I will graduate and be ready to enter the Novitiate in 2007 (God Willing).
 
I guess this means we get to re-post all our congratulations.

WAY TO GO!!!

You have to post your graduation dates next spring so we can all give you an on-line congrats.
 
Sending prayers for the blessings of perserverance and determination in responding to your vocation as a Carmelite. There is a byzantine Discalced Carmelite monastery of Nuns in France. You can find it at the OCD website. It might interest you ByzCath. This is my first post. cartitatis
 
ByzCath said:
Seeing that all my updates have been lost let me repost them.

Finished my first semester at the university (Spring) and took classes over the summer, had two classes in each of the Summer sessions so that was like a whole semester.

I am taking 6 classes (18 credit hours) this Fall with another 6 (18 credit hours) next Spring. With that I will graduate and be ready to enter the Novitiate in 2007 (God Willing).
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God Bless you my friend.

Peace and God Bless.
 
I am pleased that you are seeking a vocation. Are you pursuing the priesthood or another calling? May the grace of God be with you.

However, I am surprised that after more than a year you are still proclaiming this on your signature line.

I ask in true earnestness, what are your thoughts on humility and, as a new religious, how do you try to be an example of, among other things, humility?
 
🙂 Wonderful news, Byz!

I will keep you in my prayers with my Carmelite Brothers and Sisters!

MaryAgnesLamb (OCDS)
 
I have started my last semester here at UST, turning in my Intent to Graduate application tomorrow.
rpp said:
I am pleased that you are seeking a vocation. Are you pursuing the priesthood or another calling? May the grace of God be with you.
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God willing, I am pursuing the priesthood.
However, I am surprised that after more than a year you are still proclaiming this on your signature line.
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I have left this in my signature as I am also using this thread as a way to keep people up to date with what is going on.
I ask in true earnestness, what are your thoughts on humility and, as a new religious, how do you try to be an example of, among other things, humility?
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I fail to see what this has to do with humility. I am what I am and that is a Byzantine Catholic and Carmelite pre-novice. I feel that to keep silent would be a false humitily.

As I said above, I keep the link to this thread as a way to post updates as to what is going on as I have had a few people ask me how things are going.
 
TheRaiders said:
What has been the hardest part so far?
Patrick
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Hardest parts so far were the transition from my old life to this new one. Specifically no longer working a full time job and moving from New York to Texas, a little culture shock there.

Also my course load as I want to finish asap, so I took 5 classes and a lab (16 credit hours) in Spring of 2006, 2 courses (6 credit hours) in Summer I, 2 courses and a lab (7 credit hours) in Summer II, 6 classes (18 credit hours) in Winter 2006, and now 6 classes (18 credit hours) in Spring 2007. All that added to my house job and the house schedule.

And lastly, the fact that it wasn’t all that I thought it would be when I got here.

But having said that, all is going well.
 
ByzCath said:
And lastly, the fact that it wasn’t all that I thought it would be when I got here.
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Could you talk a little more about this, please? It might prove enlightening to the average Catholic.
 
Howdy former yankee, now neighbor. It’s good to hear things going well. I’m about an hour south of you. I will keep you in my prayers, especially everytime I think of vocations.
 
chicago said:
Could you talk a little more about this, please? It might prove enlightening to the average Catholic.
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Well, I thought there would be a bit more structure. Like finely spelt out rules and schedule. But instead we have more like guidelines and a schedule that only lays out community prayer times, dinner times, and group session times. We also have a workshop once a month. But there is no set curfew. That is something I would change if I was in charge.

But one must remember that we are university students and
adults. The Carmelites are not a cloistered order. The philosophy behind this formation has been communicated to us that we are adults and we will be treated as such and depending on our place in our personal spiritual life and knowledge we will be treated differently rather than having one set way for all the students.

It works but it is not perfect, but then no system is perfect.
Shoshana said:
Praying for you Byz!!!
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pnewton said:
Howdy former yankee, now neighbor. It’s good to hear things going well. I’m about an hour south of you. I will keep you in my prayers, especially everytime I think of vocations.
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Thanks for all the prayers!
 
ByzCath said:
Well, I thought there would be a bit more structure. Like finely spelt out rules and schedule. But instead we have more like guidelines and a schedule that only lays out community prayer times, dinner times, and group session times. We also have a workshop once a month. But there is no set curfew. That is something I would change if I was in charge.

But one must remember that we are university students and
adults. The Carmelites are not a cloistered order. The philosophy behind this formation has been communicated to us that we are adults and we will be treated as such and depending on our place in our personal spiritual life and knowledge we will be treated differently rather than having one set way for all the students.
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Thanks.

I find your comments here fascinating, as a friend of mine who was once in seminary complained about just the opposite at his institution; wishing things were less structured and more tolerant towards adults being responsible for themselves, rather than concentrating on strict structure. But, then, he was a few years older than many of the other seminarians, so that may have accounted for his perspective and their rules, also.
 
chicago said:
Thanks.

I find your comments here fascinating, as a friend of mine who was once in seminary complained about just the opposite at his institution; wishing things were less structured and more tolerant towards adults being responsible for themselves, rather than concentrating on strict structure. But, then, he was a few years older than many of the other seminarians, so that may have accounted for his perspective and their rules, also.
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I am also older, I turn 40 this year.

But I know what you are talking about. I would not want a very strict structure, but I can see good in having some, at least more than there is here. But then this is the pre-novitiate, I am sure things will be different in the novitiate.
 
David, congratulations! You are in my prayers!

God bless,

SLCFranciscan
 
Is that one reason why orders will not accept anyone over the age of 35?? People that are in their 50s have a lot of life ahead of them. I am in my 30s and feel that I have set ways myself. I think that having structure is great and healthy. While at the same time I like a little freedom with in reason. Scoob.
 
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