Ecce ancilla Domini
Rejoice, O daughter Zion!
I am a follower of Christ. As the title of this page may indicate, I am also a Catholic. In fact, I'm a Catholic woman who has discovered that God wants her to be a religious sister. I hardly know what it means, to be the betrothed of the Lord, to say not only "Behold the handmaid of the Lord—Ecce ancilla Domini" but also to say "I am engaged to Christ!" It is with the same awe and joy, no doubt, that Mary had when the angel appeared to her.
So. At the suggestion of my dear roommate, who shall remain anonymous under my nickname for her, Teabiscuit, I am beginning a blog of my discernment process. Some of this will be poetic in nature, some of it, no doubt, painful, but the whole of it is meant to be the voice of a soul discovering her true purpose and singing her Magnificat to anyone who will listen. If it is an encouraging word to others who discern, I praise the Lord. If it is a sign of hope for the world, I give glory to the Lord. If it is nothing more than a personal yet published dialogue of love between me and my Beloved, I thank Him for the chance to express my love for Him in this way too.
I am a follower of Christ. As the title of this page may indicate, I am also a Catholic. In fact, I'm a Catholic woman who has discovered that God wants her to be a religious sister. I hardly know what it means, to be the betrothed of the Lord, to say not only "Behold the handmaid of the Lord—Ecce ancilla Domini" but also to say "I am engaged to Christ!" It is with the same awe and joy, no doubt, that Mary had when the angel appeared to her.
So. At the suggestion of my dear roommate, who shall remain anonymous under my nickname for her, Teabiscuit, I am beginning a blog of my discernment process. Some of this will be poetic in nature, some of it, no doubt, painful, but the whole of it is meant to be the voice of a soul discovering her true purpose and singing her Magnificat to anyone who will listen. If it is an encouraging word to others who discern, I praise the Lord. If it is a sign of hope for the world, I give glory to the Lord. If it is nothing more than a personal yet published dialogue of love between me and my Beloved, I thank Him for the chance to express my love for Him in this way too.