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Unfinished
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Hello all,
So, here is the big news for me. After wrestling with the idea for a long time, I am almost positive I have a vocation to the priesthood. Now, I havn’t spoken with anyone about it yet because this is pretty recent (i.e. Today) It was a moment of grace, for sure. I was really in a daze and I finally said “Okay - i’ll go. Just tell me where”
While I have always felt drawn to being a secular priest because I love the idea of just “being a priest” in that capacity, my diocese has been known to be…a tad liberal. Our last Bishop said “he didn’t really get why we couldn’t ordain women” However, our new Bishop comes to us recently and is quite traditional, which is a Godsent.
But, on that note, the parishioners around here sometimes seem…more protestant (per say) than Catholic. And it worries me. My greatest fear of being a diocesan priest is being surrounded with these people. The staunt opposition I seem to dream about when trying to combat abuses. Even as a layman now, trying to correct a fellow Catholic often results with “Ah, it doesn’t matter.” My mother, a faithful Catholic, even refered to me as a “holy roller” because of my complete obedience in every matter. (That is a story for another day, but it made me quite sad to hear that)
So, because of my love of the Latin liturgy and language, I am drawn to the FSSP. The reason I seem to like them is because they are not a religious order. Their goal seems to be pastoral care and running parishes. Correct me if I am mistaken, I have only sent off for more information as of today.
I was hoping someone here has had some experience with a FSSP parish and could tell me about your experience. Or perhaps if someone else has looked into them before, you could tell me what you discovered. Thanks in advance.
So, here is the big news for me. After wrestling with the idea for a long time, I am almost positive I have a vocation to the priesthood. Now, I havn’t spoken with anyone about it yet because this is pretty recent (i.e. Today) It was a moment of grace, for sure. I was really in a daze and I finally said “Okay - i’ll go. Just tell me where”
While I have always felt drawn to being a secular priest because I love the idea of just “being a priest” in that capacity, my diocese has been known to be…a tad liberal. Our last Bishop said “he didn’t really get why we couldn’t ordain women” However, our new Bishop comes to us recently and is quite traditional, which is a Godsent.
But, on that note, the parishioners around here sometimes seem…more protestant (per say) than Catholic. And it worries me. My greatest fear of being a diocesan priest is being surrounded with these people. The staunt opposition I seem to dream about when trying to combat abuses. Even as a layman now, trying to correct a fellow Catholic often results with “Ah, it doesn’t matter.” My mother, a faithful Catholic, even refered to me as a “holy roller” because of my complete obedience in every matter. (That is a story for another day, but it made me quite sad to hear that)
So, because of my love of the Latin liturgy and language, I am drawn to the FSSP. The reason I seem to like them is because they are not a religious order. Their goal seems to be pastoral care and running parishes. Correct me if I am mistaken, I have only sent off for more information as of today.
I was hoping someone here has had some experience with a FSSP parish and could tell me about your experience. Or perhaps if someone else has looked into them before, you could tell me what you discovered. Thanks in advance.