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23 year old female decerning about becoming a religious sister, anyone else out there like me? Just wondering if you are going through the same things I am?
 
There is a thread in the spirituality section with about 50 people discerning vocations but I am sure there are alot more that are just to disoriented by the whole process to post.
 
How does one know what his/her calling is? As far as I know it takes time, patients, and lots and lots of prayer time. Go through your God-given talents and blessings, (pray some more) and see where your work will be best suited. It’s best not to rush into a decision; for each individual person finds their calling at a different time.

For myself I’m not definately sure of my vocation, but I know whatever it is, God has something awesome planned for me.
 
just returned from a weekend retreat for young women considering religious life. gave them a taste of life in the monastery, and with some of the other oblates helped with presentations and conferences. ages ranged from 16 to 40. some gave evidence of mature spirituality and life adjustment, some gave evidence of profound problems in those areas (age not necessarily a factor either way). Such discernment certainly not my forte, but I am told that it takes an average of 5 years prayer, discernment and formation before a person is even ready to begin novitiate. Number one advice given by the nuns to this group: get your degree, get life skills, concentrate on maturity, spiritual development, the art of friendship and relationships, and most of all a prayer life. She also gave great suggested reading list. good luck, we are all praying for you.
 
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just returned from a weekend retreat for young women considering religious life. gave them a taste of life in the monastery, and with some of the other oblates helped with presentations and conferences. ages ranged from 16 to 40. some gave evidence of mature spirituality and life adjustment, some gave evidence of profound problems in those areas (age not necessarily a factor either way). Such discernment certainly not my forte, but I am told that it takes an average of 5 years prayer, discernment and formation before a person is even ready to begin novitiate. Number one advice given by the nuns to this group: get your degree, get life skills, concentrate on maturity, spiritual development, the art of friendship and relationships, and most of all a prayer life. She also gave great suggested reading list. good luck, we are all praying for you.
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Just curious… what order?
 
peace be with you!

i am like you in some ways i think…but i am a 21 year old male discerning religious life. i definitely know what it is like to be discerning at our young age. i have been thinking about religious life since i was 17 or 18. i probably wouldve when i was around 16 but at the time i wasn’t open. however i think i kind of knew i would be heading towards religious life in the near future. i will pray for your discernment. please pray for me too!
 
Hi! I’m in the same boat; I’m 19 and I’m just about sure I have a vocation, but to where I have no idea. I thought I would be in a cloister, for sure, and Carmel probably. But recently I stumbled upon the Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, and for some reason, my heart just had a thrill.

Anyone know anything about them? Good / bad experiences? Apparently they were once associated with EWTN (go Mother Angelica, go!) which is a good sign …

The whole process is kinda scary. Plus, I have to tell my non-religious family. Uck.
 
I’ve been discerning for a while. True, they want an eudcaiton, but be cvery careful because I am at the point now, where I will be reaching maximum age for the orders I am considering, and I still have student loans to pay off mostly from grad school. It’s my only debt, because I don’t eblive in credit cards or itentionally taking debt, but it seemed that there was no way to get an education without the loans as my family was dirt poor, and for some reason, I thought that going to schools with better names would make a difference.

Most of my udnergrad was scholarships, but the loans for grad school were higher. I am wondering now if life would not have been better without any education, becuase so many orders will send you to school once you join, to develop skills you demonstrate.
Most of my jobs have been non-profits, and did not make much money. I tried to do things that I thought were helpful more than financially rewarding. Some years I paid all year and the loans were bigger at the end than the beginning. It’s so frustrating.

As for your family. I would not advocate lying, but until you know exactly what you want to do, as in narrowed it down to a list of convents/orders, than I would not bring it up.
 
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