My family grew up knowing the Carmelite nuns in San Diego. My mom went to one of the nuns for spiritual counsel for 50 years and we would all go to Masses and novenas at the monastery. As my mom always said , “the nuns pray when we are too tired “
That's a false statement st. Alphonsus says and this is a saint he says 'a soul that doesn't pray is paralyzed' we alone will stand before God on the day we die
I feel that our nuns are the backbone of the Catholic Church. I am grateful for the incredible amount of prayer they do for our sake. God bless all of our Sisters in the Catholic Church.
When the sister laughed about confession done every week, I smiled. As a Catholic once a month is fine, yet for me, a new Catholic as of Easter 2021, I go once a week myself, and if I miss one, I'm on the phone to make an appointment when I can. It's a beautiful sacramental I wish the whole world could do. It is amazing the gift God gave to us in it. I cry, sob at times after confession watching people rush about, thinking they need this or that.. and all they need is Christ. Thank you sisters for your prayers and all you do to capture and save as many souls as possible. It is beautiful.
@@nataliabenoit4653 it's a Sacrament and as such, bestows indelible sanctifying Grace on the soul. Treasure in heaven. Edit: I'm reminded correctly to amend the above in that confession removes the blockage caused by mortal sin and permits the addition of indelible sanctifying Grace to one's soul.
For those wondering, Sister Catherine did take her final vows; the video is on their Christ Church Carmelite YT channel. Link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CfjfTdpZNwA.html
@@ralfi8882 false. People can be holy. However, only God is all holy. Big difference. “For it is written, 'Be holy, because I am holy.'” 1 Peter 1:16 (which is itself quoting Leviticus).
@@paulheitkemper1559 Yes, but God only can make people holy. And no one has the right to call anyone holy because ha has a nun - habit. What's about the cruel nuns of Canada? They whore a similar habit and what was inside? The Satan!
Beautiful souls. There are just realities in this world that goes beyond human comprehension. May God bless you sisters with many returns in this world and beyond.
Lord JESUS, help me to follow your order. The LORD is the LORD of ORDER Do not go beyond BIBLE BORDER The Bible says in Exodus 40:23 And he set the bread in ORDER upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses. Deuteronomy 5:32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: YE SHALL NOT TURN ASIDE TO THE RIGHT HAND OR TO THE LEFT. Memorize the words of JESUS and live by His words. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bEODH1vfDco.html
I am not catholic but this was nice to watch. I didn't know that they pray 5 times a day and I love the modesty. I am Muslim and pray 5 times a day and modesty is very important for me luckily for me I had a choice and I choose this lifestyle but many Muslim women don't choose it. they are forced. I love how no one is forced to dedicate their lives to the church in the catholic faith, you just do what God calls you to do. The idea of silence and prayer is lovely and sounds so peaceful.
There is just a beauty and truth to the Catholic faith I pray you come to know. It saved me in so many ways when I faced the end of my life. I am still here by His miracle and grace. The sacraments of receiving Him in the Eucharist and feeling His intense love is something that cannot be explained. The fact that He allows you to choose Him and to not be forced is just a love that is so selfless and true. When you read about how He died for us on a cross you will see the true selfless love and sacrifice God has for His children…I pray you come home my dear! Blessings to you!
I live in Emmaus PA.When I worked before retiring,I would stop every morning for 7:00 Mass at the Carmelite Convent not too far from my home. The nuns would attend with parishioners but would be behind an iron screen. I will never forget those special days.
Sister Dorothy was very lucky to have an encounter with the Lord that changed her life. Monastic life is tough, being alone, sacrificing a lot and praying for greater part of the day but its wonderful at the sametime because i was not called for such a service but I enjoy spending hours every day praying for the world and all who ask me for prayers. I wish i have an encounter with the Lord one day. Do pray for me and my family sisters. God bless.
Saint John of The Cross says that when we are seeking the Beloved, He is seeking us much more! It’s a holy desire He’s put in your heart. He wants to be close to you too. God bless you and all seeking Him!
Quentin, i think you are experiencing the Lord every moment, but you're so familiar with the sensation that you don't notice it any more than you notice your own skin.
A very moving documentary. I have not been called to the monastic life, but I spent a weekend on a silent retreat at a Trappist monastery and found it infinitely rewarding. Silence is a beautiful discipline. It was most enjoyable to see them laughing, which is a sure indication of God's presence.
I wanted to be a Carmelite nun but was discouraged for my delicate health condition. I see what a beautiful thing it is to be a nun. Though I went through a good marriage and motherhood, this makes me think of what could have been if I followed my aunt’ s footsteps and became a nun.
"there's no use in wondering about what might have been, it's just a waste of time,, it'll drive you out of your mind" 'RedRag top', Tim McGraw. It's a nice song. ..take up your cross and carry on, progress on your road to calvary. The mother (and father) of Therese of Lisieux wished to, but couldn't join the monastery.
Mary, my dear. It is no impediment to become one of the third branch of the Carmelite family. I did my formation in the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites. It is a long story as to why I then received a vocation to become a nun in a new way. Defending the Faith through cyberspace. Anyway, this message is not about me. The commitment to the Secular Order should not in any way serve as an impediment to family life. It was a commitment on one Sunday a month as a community day where we learn, pray and meet together with our sisters. In addition, one weekend retreat once a year. We were held to only two of the seven daily prayer times: Lauds and Vespers with Compline as optional. You would, I'm sure, be welcome to go to a community day. No one would ever pressure you. It is a call, like any other. In many ways, those of us without secular careers and marriages have it much easier. To carry the Carmelite charism into the secular world can be challenging. Anyway, I thought I would let you know about this. God bless you. I hold you in my prayers. I would be grateful for yours.
as a child I always wanted to be a nun. My patron saint is St. Rita and I always felt so close and connected to her. There really wasnt anywhere for me to go to find out where to go to be a nun. I lived in a very small rural community and our priest wasn't very friendly to guide us. I still think about it at my age I know I am too old but I try to follow a godly life. I think nuns are so purely beautiful.
They are human too, we are all sinners. You are doing the right thing, a clean soul gets you in a good place in heaven back to our creator Father. Just pray and be kind to all.
The Joy of Silence is missing in the world today. Let's take a couple minutes each day to meditate and pray - enjoy the silence and I bet it takes you somewhere wonderful. PAX
When I was giving the cloister life a try at a now closed Trappist Cistercian monastery in Utah, I heard from the “other side”… “The road to the religious life, will be difficult, but the reward in heaven will be immense…” God has shown to a few of us souls, visions of both heaven & hell… both are real…
If there's no Heaven, it is still a life worth living. The transcendent peace, the love and care for the community... these nuns leave a more positive legacy than perhaps most will.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable encounter with these beautiful, authentic and very loving nuns. I have been convinced for a considerable time that, without the constant prayers of these nuns and other religious houses our society would collapse from greed, corruption and pride.
@@firstnamelastname3558well it is not Biblical actually. We are to go directly to Christ who is perfect with our sins. A priest is a sinner and we no longer need them to offer a sacrifice an animal for sin that was for the Old Testament when the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies once a year on Yom Kippur [Day of Atonement] to make atonement for their own sins and that of the people. Christ is now our High Priest and the curtain has been torn in 2 and we have direct access to the Holy of Holies through Christ the only perfect sacrifice and no Priest can offer a perfect sacrifice.
@@AnnetteMurphyger, ask a Catholic priest, not me. Priests have gone through at least nine years of intensive theological education. Any Catholic priest will answer your questions.
A well done, well presented, respectful report. Whether you agree with these nuns or not, it is good to see them and hear their frank and joyful statements about their chosen life and commitment in faith. Thank you--
Sisters I am very happy to see you’ll are so happy with God and the way you all live. My 2 son’s are Roman Catholic Priests and are studying the youngest is in Rome studying PhD in theology and the eldest is studying clinical psychology in PhD he is in Washington DC . And I am still working since I live a lonely life from 2007 until date. But still happy just praying to God to help me in my daily struggle as I live in a rented apartment. Hopefully God will answer my prayers to take away my loneliness and to have a place to live. I pray for my son’s to study and never to fall into any temptation. God will give them the wisdom and to be humble as Christ did. Please pray for me as I have no one who will take care of me. God bless you’ll always.
It's the saints, the holy ones, nuns and monks in prayer who saves the world. Not the greed-driven politicians and some egoistic hierarchical church leaders. Thank you sisters for your lives offered to pray for us! We truly need you!🙏🏽🦋❤️
Do not be deceived. Jesus is the only one who saves those he has chosen. God the Father is sovereign over the world, not saints, holy ones, nuns, or monks or your idols. It doesn't matter how many prayers they pray because they pray to idols who can not hear.
It was lovely to see their radiant faces and sense their peace. Most of us have no idea what it is like to be alone, still with God. These women do but they do give up much as well. Nevertheless I get the impression from them that it is worth it.
The Carmelites are one of the greatest religious orders of the Catholic Church , their history is so inspiring and uplifting. From sacrifice to martyrdom to the many miracles through them we are well advised to pay attention and follow
@@nuca5104yes true, but they both got those abilities from Jesus and God in the case of Samson. They did miracles in the name of Jesus or gave glory to God for giving them strength.
@@CalmWarriorCoaching The most important thing any of can do is give your life for a friend, like Jesus gave for us. Thank God we are saved by grace and not by works.
I spent 4 years in Catholic boarding schools in Malta and have very fond memories of some of the nuns I knew there as well as of the chapel life we boarders could participate in if we wished to do so. I'm Eastern Orthodox and while we don't have different religious orders as in Roman Catholicism, monastic life is greatly valued in Orthodox Catholicism (yes, we also call our churches catholic, i.e. universal). For both men and women, monastic life tends to be very similar to the way of the Carmelites: a life devoted to work and prayer, with more emphasis on the latter, naturally. And again, similar to the role deep silence plays in Carmelite prayer, in Orthodox monasticism silence and the practice of the silent Prayer of the Heart are key elements in one's spiritual development and approach to God.
Orthodox Catholicism? ...And there is no such thing as Roman Catholicism, rather there is the Catholic Church and within that there are various Rites- the Roman or Latin Rite, and 23 Eastern Rites.
This is lovely to see beautiful women dedicating their lives to God. Thank you for this video. I am a strong spiritual person and my life has changed for the highest good because of my own dedication and connection to God. I am not a Catholic but I respect anyone that chooses to serve God and others in whatever they feel called to do so. It’s really all about understanding unconditional infinite love and we can’t know that unless we know God.
@@tomakafrankconlon3207 yes, I agree with your statement. And actually, I don’t even use the term, ‘God’ for myself. The True Source Of All Life is all about Infinite unconditional love.
clairstberry 0 seconds ago Let’s tell the truth. The denial of God that the previous three or four entries assert is the polar opposite of what the nuns pray for. Jesus Christ the son of God will return to this earth. They pray for His return. satan seduces and lies to many people and pretends that there is no God and appeals to their pride that they can live life any way they desire. The nuns that you claim to admire realize that satan is a liar and that those who do not believe in God have been seduced by satan’s lies. You have also been wrapped in pride. I know what that feels like. But God, who is rich in mercy sent Jesus Christ, the innocent one, God in the flesh, to die for us so that all of us who believe in Jesus will have eternal life. And we pray that you will believe because you will not get to Heaven without believing. Without believing in Jesus Christ you will be damned eternally in everlasting flames meant for the devil and his demons. But the one who is damned has chosen, chosen to deny Christ. Don’t do that . If you still resist Jesus, please don’t flatter yourself that you are like these women who have chosen God and believe in him. Forsake your sins. Choose Jesus. Amen
Nun for me is a gifts from God. I recruit two nuns when I was 19 they are older than me. Now one is out and one still serving in Holy Trinity. And got so lucky that Nun helped me in Taiwan to work in Canada my family is all with me now. I wish the grace of God and His mercy with God's spirit overflowing in my family.
A Jesuit (Alfred D ??) on the morning that he was going to be hung by The Nazi's, in a german Jail- said to His Gaolers, In a half an hour- I will know more than you do'. It was humorous.
This is a beautiful peaceful life but obviously one needs a strong calling to it. If you look at it from a different angle I say it is certainly not easy to live so secluded from the world.. But my heart reaches out to these beautiful nuns.
Thank you sisters for all your prayers 🙏 You have no doubt helped in the intercession of many a conversion/blessing of the Spirit of God/return to the faith of many of us sinners. Praise be to you in our Lord's name, thank you
These nuns are so beautiful because they are so real, honest. The Prioress, Sister Dorothea, Sister Catherine, and Sister, Cushla, and the others also, I enjoyed meeting here in this video. Thank you for posting.
These wonderful women make me smile and weep all at the same time. I hope they find the grace and heaven they seek each in their own way. May god be very merciful to these beautiful souls.
"But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul" Deuteronomy 4:29 ; "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD …" Jeremiah 29:13-14
I had a vocation when I was a young woman in college late teens and early 20's. Many are called but few are chosen. I got married at 30years old and now divorced after 30years having 2daughters and now a grandmother of 2. I still yearn for spirituality. We can serve God in all state of life. It is not easy to turn your back in the World. Total denial of our senses. Emotional, our fleshly desires, etc...
I wish I had more self-determination as a child. This sort of life appears idyllic to me. I thank God for the Holy Presence throughout my life. May all those who seek God, be led to an open way.
Thank you for sharing this, this is the life I want to live, currently in formation to priesthood journeying with the Comboni missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, may the good Lord guide me through. Amen
I enjoyed seeing a little bit of behind the curtain of these Sister's. I grew up with the Carmelites Sisters cloister nearby. My Mother would always say, "I'll call the Nuns to pray." I'm confident the sister's prayed me into my solid and lifelong relationship with Jesus. The Sister's have since relocated to a new location and their old convent was purchased by a lovely church. But it will never be the same. Those halls are hollow ground.
I belonged to the Discalced Carmelite Secular Order for over 5 years. Their devotion to Our Lady and the saints were intense. I learned so much and will be grateful forever for the devotion toward Mother Mary.
These sisters all over the world ,are prayer people ,and their prayers keep us all standing ,even though most of us don't even know they exist and are praying for humanity everyday
Yes! Our county is blessed with a Camelite order and 2 Franciscan, and a Benedictine order. It’s our cloistered nuns who are saving us from annihilation. I also feel when Pope Benedict XVI Emeritus dies there will be chaos. His prayers are holding back evil.
Thankyou God for the intercessors that you have placed on this earth. This is a calling not for anyone this os for a very very special kind of individual to give up your life to prayer 7 days a week for the rest of your life is very challenging. And so I graciously thankyou Jesus Christ for these prayer Angels of the world that keep evil at bay its tremendous . Hallelujah
I am not a Catholic.I am the opposite of Catholicism. But I always said if I had lost my husband and children instantly I would become a Carmalite nun be suse I would have nothing else to live for except to pray for the whole world everyday.But thank God all are alive and well.God is good.I will however pray for the world everyday regardless
Thank you dear Father God, for the generosity of our Carmelite Nuns, who opted to follow Jesus in a hidden way of Life. A Life All for you, my loving God. I pray that many of our young people today be given the grace to respond generously to your call to offer themselves to you, a hidden life in silence to pray for all mankind. St. Teresa Margaret Redi, please intercede for us. Amen.
Someone asked Padre Pio, is weekly confession necessary, his reply was, if you clean a room, lock it up for a week and open that door, will you not find dust???
God bless you beautiful woman and all your sisters. Pray for the world it needs it now. Very nice to have a beautiful woman in your life from a man. I've been lucky hope you can slip a prayer in for my family two people working the world came in to my house. Need a little help getting us back all together. So nice you say pray on the phone to some lonely people. You may be the only friendly kind voice that they hear that is so large. I know kindness and love is always the best way
Thank you dear Sisters for giving up so much in your lives for us all. God bless you. I should be interested to know whether Sister Catherine went on to take her final vows. They are all beautiful women. God bless them all. May He reward them for their faithfulness and love.
I just went on to watch Sister Catherine taking her final vows. Her smile says it all!! Congratulations dear Sister. Please pray for me and my mental health problems.
Jesus is not a religion, you can call on the name of Jesus and He will be right there with you, You don;t have to join anything to be part of God's family, you only have to accept that it is Jesus Who is The way The truth and The Life. Ask God for forgiveness, accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and you are welcomed into the family of God, the Holy Spirit will do the rest if you let Him. God desperately wants people to come to Him, not to a religion or a building or a heading but to Him and Him alone. He's waiting for you, call to Him, I promise you with all that is within me you will not regret it. You don't need 'special words' just call to your Father, He's waiting for you to call His name, to welcome you and to love you, as He has always done, only now you will be loving Him too. It's the best decision I ever made in my life when I gave up on 'religion' but instead gave my heart to my Father God.
As a Discalced Carmelite Secular traditionalist, I can say that the example of the holy life of Carmel is helping me greatly as I prepare for death. For some unknown reason, I’ve gone into multiple organ failure. I’m 65 & have been a Carmelite for 30+ years. I’ve found that a quiet & prayerful life, lived according to the Holy Rule has helped me greatly in my marriage, as well as a parent. (One son decided to turn his back on me & all religious Faith; without my Faith & the guidance offered, I’d find it very difficult to let him go his own way. I know it is a way that makes him the center of the universe & will not sustain him when his world collapses, as our lives do... However, trying to convince him will make him do in his heels ... It is my job to love him, to pray for him, not to fix him. It took me a very long time to really understand & let go, however! 😉) The Rule isn’t “pie in the sky”, but very practical & useful. Whether one is Catholic or not, or even Christian, people may find benefit in the Rule. Such people will find wisdom & guidance there.
