Wednesday, August 10, 2005
And we're looking at 15 days until I have my feet on Dubuque soil again!! Hurrah.
Tonight there was a small get-together at a friend's house, and it was one of the rare occasions in which I appreciated being home whilst being quite excited to be heading back. My friends at home are wonderful; however, I cannot wait until I am with my friends (who are quite nearly family) at school. There's so much more to be said about the people you spend 3/4 of the year with... :)
Today was the feast of St. Lawrence. Yay for him. I have always loved his story. And happy feast to Lauren, over at http://cnytr.blogspot.com. What a great week she has had!
So, tomorrow is the feast of St. Clare (or Chiara, to all you Italians). In my family, we really like St. Clare. I have a cousin named Clare. Her sister is named Colette, after St. Colette, who reformed the Poor Clares (hence the reason they are Poor Clare Colettines). When I was born, my grandma took me to the Poor Clares and passed me through the enclosure bars so the nuns could all hold me. And on my first day of kindergarten my mom called them and they promised to pray for me. She has always "blamed" my love of Catholicism and desire to do God's will, particularly in religious life, upon their influence and prayers...quite literally from birth! :) Anyway, tomorrow there is Mass with the Bishop at Corpus Christi Monastery (the Poor Clares), and I'm really excited! They are entirely too great...and to be out at Corpus Christi twice in one summer (it's not necessarily down the road, nor are they the types you just drop in on...as Sister Mary Bridget is the only extern sister), well, I'm really stoked! Yay for St. Clare. I'll tell you all about the beautiful Mass tomorrow, and share my experience of seeing her and her church in Assisi. I wish I could post a picture...Dang. Stupid computer. (And relating to yesterday's post about beautification...these nuns know what's up! They've got stained glass, paintings, statues AND a tabernacle veil. It truly is beautiful, in every sense of the term.)
Caritas et veritas!!
Tonight there was a small get-together at a friend's house, and it was one of the rare occasions in which I appreciated being home whilst being quite excited to be heading back. My friends at home are wonderful; however, I cannot wait until I am with my friends (who are quite nearly family) at school. There's so much more to be said about the people you spend 3/4 of the year with... :)
Today was the feast of St. Lawrence. Yay for him. I have always loved his story. And happy feast to Lauren, over at http://cnytr.blogspot.com. What a great week she has had!
So, tomorrow is the feast of St. Clare (or Chiara, to all you Italians). In my family, we really like St. Clare. I have a cousin named Clare. Her sister is named Colette, after St. Colette, who reformed the Poor Clares (hence the reason they are Poor Clare Colettines). When I was born, my grandma took me to the Poor Clares and passed me through the enclosure bars so the nuns could all hold me. And on my first day of kindergarten my mom called them and they promised to pray for me. She has always "blamed" my love of Catholicism and desire to do God's will, particularly in religious life, upon their influence and prayers...quite literally from birth! :) Anyway, tomorrow there is Mass with the Bishop at Corpus Christi Monastery (the Poor Clares), and I'm really excited! They are entirely too great...and to be out at Corpus Christi twice in one summer (it's not necessarily down the road, nor are they the types you just drop in on...as Sister Mary Bridget is the only extern sister), well, I'm really stoked! Yay for St. Clare. I'll tell you all about the beautiful Mass tomorrow, and share my experience of seeing her and her church in Assisi. I wish I could post a picture...Dang. Stupid computer. (And relating to yesterday's post about beautification...these nuns know what's up! They've got stained glass, paintings, statues AND a tabernacle veil. It truly is beautiful, in every sense of the term.)
Caritas et veritas!!
