My Grandmother asks what is wrong with me for not wanting to marry. A friend told me to quip "I'm marrying Jesus" and while I am, I don't want to attend a funeral.
My mother wants me to attend business school, when I just graduated with a Masters in social work 2 months ago.
Dad said that he could barely afford to make my monthly loan payments if I don't get a job soon; yet he's willing to pay that and tuition if I go back to school.
Dad says I cannot collect donations from parishes and friends through the Laboure Society because I will be "taking it away from others." Pardon me, but this is Los Angeles! Where do you see other vocations?!? (Okay, so we exist, but we keep it covert.)
And the reasons I want to laugh:
- whatever is not the Will of God will be thwarted.
- Jesus came to separate Mother from daughter, father from son, etc.
- I'm 24 & they can't force me to go to school.
3 comments:
Hmmmm... at least seminary gives seminarians degrees. :P
Any religious/priestly vocation in/from Los Angeles needs help. Lots of help. LOTS of help. Not to die.
I'll keep praying. :-)
It's hard to be orthodox/traditional in Los Angeles. I get stared at for modest dress at Mass, and what I wear wouldn't get me in the door with the SSPX! And to want a religious habit is either laughable or "Why would you want to be uncomfortable?" etc. My reply is often: I wasn't aware of it being comfortable being nailed to a Cross. Usually keeps the plain-clothes sisters/nuns quiet.
Hmmm... I think that I'm gonna borrow/steal your defense of the habit for future conversations.
I wonder who shall be the next archbishop of Los Angeles.
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