Well Everyone,
It's already been 2 months since I've started the Postulant formation program and I am certain that I am being called to the Franciscan way of life. I began my apostulate on Thursday, and it was an incdreble experience. I am voluteering at Bishope Leiblod nursing home with is run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. Joe , who is another of the postulants and I are both there. Mandy, the activities coordinator had us help with bringing residents down for their physical therapy. This was quite demanding as we had to go get the residents one by one and bring them to the therapy room and assist the therapist with their exercises and other tasks that they have the residents work on. Next we brought residents for the mass in the chapel. After lunch we spent some time with Fr. Cyprian, one of the friars that resides at the home, and completed our day by helping out Teresa with the games . I am looking forward to next Thursday to get to know the residents more and spend some time with the others that may not get any visitor.
This weekend the friary are welocming 8 new prospective applicants for a Come and See weekend. It was exactly a year from this day that I did mine, and I see myself in alot of these guys. The Lord is blessing us with many vocations to our way of life. My decision to move to the U.S. was difficult, but now I am certain that the God is calling me to be a franciscan. My spiritual director and I met this week, and he really grounded me by telling me that my journey has only begun, to contiue, I need to spend a little more time working on my spiritual life.... I now spend time in the morning in the chapel when I can. The Lord is definetely shinning on me and guiding me through this journey..
Peace and Good
