• Home
  • Mary Immaculate
    • Novena of the Immaculate Conception
  • Oblates
  • Blog
fatherdaniel
dd text

Carmelite Monastery. Poland.

8/21/2013

2 Comments

 
    After spending time with Mary in her shrine I went to another “shrine” close to my heart. A few hundred meters from the church there is a Carmelite Monastery. I call the place is my “battery charger”. Before I left Poland for Australia I visited the convent with my students. We had Mass which was also attended by the nuns. After the Mass I stayed a bit longer in order to follow the advice of an Oblate from my community who told me: “Daniel before you go to this faraway place you need to get somebody who will faithfully pray for you. You will need heaps of prayers. I recommend Carmelite Nuns. They are very good.” That what I did. I requested for a sister who could accompany me with her prayers. That’s how I got a spiritual sister. Her name is Sister Anne of St Joseph. I gave her the missionary crucifix I was given by the Papal Nuncio to Poland in 2004 in this way I know that my ministry in Australia is a tea work. Sister Anne keeps praying for people and situations I deal with. Sometimes I tell parishioners: “By having me you get a bonus – payers of Sister Anne.
     As I said to the nuns I am a regular visitor. I visit them every two years. However I always feel at home among them. Because of my correspondence with Sister Anne the nuns know what is happening in my life but it has nothing to do with curiosity, they simply learn in order to pray for these matters. Even the grill that is always between us doesn't spoil this feeling.
    Unfortunately Sister Anne’s health is deteriorating but she is still the same cheerful, spiritual and strong person. I guess now she offers for me not only her prayers but her suffering too.
2 Comments
Philomena
8/25/2013 12:52:42 am

Thank you for sharing such special moments with us, Something we may never get to experience. The Carmelites are very special to me as well. My school was run by Carmelite nuns, with Jesuit priests teaching us. We will pray for Sr. Anne. BTW your Mom looks awesome :)-

Reply
Jacek
8/25/2013 10:46:18 pm

Przedwczoraj odwiedziłem Częstochowę i przejeżdżałem obok Karmelu. Po powrocie opowiedziałem Żonie historię, jak trafiłem tam za pierwszym razem właśnie dzięki Ojcu. Szkoda, że rozminęliśmy się o te 3 dni. Byłaby to niezwykła sprawka Opatrzności, gdybyśmy się tam spotkali :) Może następnym razem. Pozdrowienia z Krakowa

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    June 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013

    Fr Daniel OMI

    An Oblate Priest

    Categories

    All
    Holy Land
    Homilies
    St Eugene De Mazenod

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.