Repressing my call 'cause I'm too young!

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Hi,

I suggest you take this time to reflect about everything, your needs and wants and pray to God. Take it as a test to obedience and patience…

Remember, in today’s world, many young people don’t know what they want and easily change their minds. For that reason, many are a little more cautious and prefer entrance in the early 20s. At that age, many people are more clear on what they want or can easily sort things out in a better way…

I am very happy to see a young French girl interested in pursuing a vocation, especially in today’s secular french society. I am also happy to read you are considering the Benedict’s Rule, as this in one of my favorite…just remember to seek a faithful convent or congregation, one faithful to the Pope and Magisterium as many aren’t (sadly 😦 ).

Also, don’t let the age thing get on the way as maybe God is calling you to revive convents since many nuns are getting old as you said…only HE knows! Pray to God so He can tell you his Will! .But in the mean time, just wait in Christ as many saints did when they waited for entrance to a convent too. An example is St. Therese of Lisieux, mentioned before here, a young saint from your very own country! 🙂

I also recommend you to read the lives of the saints, study the Church’s teaching deeply and get to know many catholic spiritualities. But foremost, don’t forget to love the Church through Jesus Christ!

Ask Him before the Sacrament: Where do you want me? in the Silence, He will tell you…

In Christ
 
HeWillProvide, indeed, it’s a test of constancy I bet.

CatholicChica, what d’you mean by some Benedictine monasteries aren’t faithful to the Pope and Magisterium? How to recognize it?

Thanks for your nice advices. I’m going to know more about the Church, first. Cause I feel quite indecisive and filled with doubts. I didn’t go through confirmation yet, so that I haven’t got the strength to see things clearly and to take decisions.

I’m going to make a retreat next week. I intend to remain silent for a whole week. I was indecisive about the length but now it’s set up. Of course, it’s in the monastery I do love ❤️ but the devil whispers bad things like **"ya’re gonna finish in pieces :stretcher: " because last year I had a bad incident at the same period of the year to the same place but now I’m more cautious.
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I really need to seek God. I didn’t see His face for more than one month, and I’m afraid of being called for a while, and I need to be filled with that desire again, cause I feel like giving my life to God! :snowing: I want the “winter” to finish (not to be in the darkness anymore)
 
Bebekoualy said:
CatholicChica, what d’you mean by some Benedictine monasteries aren’t faithful to the Pope and Magisterium? How to recognize it?
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Well, first of all, you need to constantly study and read about the Church’s teachings in order to know exactly what is to be Catholic. I recommend you to buy or read certain stuff if you haven’t done so like getting a Catholic Bible, a Catechism, and read about catholic stuff overall. That way, you can recognize more easily when someone, including some religious 😦 , are not teaching according to the Church. Some things many dissidents (unfaithful religious) teach against the Church are:

-New Age mixing with Catholicism. New Age is a pseudo-spirituality like Horoscope, Tarot readings, Eastern philosophy like Buddhism, Hinduism, etc. All these are against the Church’s teaching, yet many monks, nuns, priest and lay people are leading people confuse with all these. Take for example, Fr. John Main, a dissident Benedictine monk.😦

-Some are pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-female priest, or have leftist tendencies (Theology of Liberation).

-Many like to challenge the authority of the Pope in a public manner by trying to have a “parallel” magisterium, that is, by changing the structure of the Church and teach what they like to teach and forget the Tradition of the Church. Example: Fr. Leonardo Boff.

-Many break the celibacy vows (or other vows) like Archbishop Sun Myung Moon, who even went to create a sect. 😦

There are many religious and even entire congregations that are not following the Pope in every aspect. This is in all countries, but I am afraid that the majority of them are in Western Europe when it comes to monks and/or cloistered life. In countries like Germany, Austria, England and even France as many catholic news and investigation can tell you. It is for all these reasons that I warned you of this because being obedient to the Pope is really important as many saints’ biography can tell you why. Also, remember the prophesies of Marian apparitions recognized by the Church like the Virgin of LaSalette warning about the priests not being good priests and St. John Bosco. I recommend you to read about this when you have time so that you see the need of the Church for good vocations.

Lastly, for your struggle with your discerning vocation, I like to tell you that it can be due to several factors. I’ll mention 4 things: 1)Human weakness on your part as maybe you need to mature a little bit on your faith, 2) Society’s expectations are not really helpful to those considering vocation and usually tend to confuse those discerning, 3)Temptations from the Devil as He doesn’t want people to be religious in any sense of the word, 4) All of the above reasons and/or others. Read the lives of the Saints and you’ll see theses characteristics. The Dreams of John Bosco tell about some of these things. Also, you can get a book on vocations in a catholic bookstore. I recently got one but is in Spanish. It has many recommendations for vocations and if I have time, I’ll translate and post some of them later, especially the temptations of those seeking vocations.

Sorry this post is so long…but I felt it’s necessary. Any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me.

Don’t forget to pray for priest and other consecrated vocations as St. Therese of Lisieux said in her Story of a Soul and especially, pray to God for help in your discerning vocation.

In Christ
 
Bebekoualy,

You’re in our prayers and thoughts, We’ll say a prayer to Saint Catherine Laboure (my patron saint) for you.

God bless (assuming my French is anywhere close to accurate…🙂 )
Dieu vous bénisse
 
Thanks for your prayer!:rolleyes:

I feel renew! Safe! Loved!

I made a retreat. Everything is new. I confessed my sins, I sorted out lots of things with my psychologist. I feel so much better!
I don’t see God as a betrayer, a threatening being any more! I love Him and I want to carry on with Him, even if I suffer sometimes.😦

I pray again. I’m reading Abbess Thaisia’s writings and they’re a blessing to my soul. She confesses all her sufferings and it’s so edifying for my soul, cause it’s an example.

Thanks so much for all your prayer and your help.
CatholicChica, I’ll do everything you advised me to do. :o I wouldn’t leave the catholic church, and I’m under the protection of an abbess guiding me (from the monastery I attend to) and she tells me immediately when I go astray.

I’m very tempted, but I shall confess when things get nasty. I’ll be back as soon as something else is going on.
Thanks, be all blessed!
 
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