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hello nun-nurse

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It's not a multi-cultural school if at age 6 you know who Shiva and Hanuman are but have never heard of the Holy Trinity

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Young Priests outside the Duomo in Florence before the Corpus Christi procession

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Door detail depicting Coronation of the Virgin in the Art & Design building of Florence University

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We went on a Corpus Christi procession in THE DUOMO in FLORENCE

Life is amazing

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Swear I'm not that ugly as in the newspaper

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I have now been a full CATHOLIC for 6 weeks!  How incredible.  I must say, that the Spirit has blessed me with unlimited supplies of happiness and joy.  Not a day goes by without me feeling God close by me.  My life has truly resurrected its self and I am so alive.

I was picked as some sort of poster girl for God's work, so I had my face all over a page in the Scottish Catholic Observer, which was incredibly humbling and also a little embarrassing because the photograph was taken MINUTES after I was Baptised, Confirmed and had my First Communion all in one glorious night - so my face looks RIDICULOUS.  Everyone said I literally didn't stop smiling once - my face HURT, and I was really, very nervous.  I had a family dinner afterwards to celebrate, so the pressure of that combined with the sheer VOLUME of emotion involved in getting THREE SACRAMENTS in one go was absolutely mind-boggling and I can say I was the most exhausted I have ever been in my life.  

It was beautiful.  

I would like to thank everyone on here that communicated with me during my RCIA journey, you are all wonderful.

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I AM THE BLANKET QUEEN. 

I wish I could stay wrapped up in blankets forever. Or not really, I want to see and experience things but ultimately I’d love to build a home with someone that I can always come back to and feel safe and excited by the little things - like spending time under and around blankets. So basically what I do now except on a more permanent, long term, and not so lonely scale. 

Today I got up super early to give my mum gifts. Then I went to work for a couple of hours which was interesting to say the least. This morning was quite thought heavy and I don’t know, it was nice for it to be thought heavy about ideas rather than people for a change (I’m always thinking about people). Then I met up with a lovely mate and we went to see The Hunger Games. Now I will understand the references every third post on tumblr makes… I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a great movie. Visited my gran before I came back home. 

I’ve enjoyed today. Feeling a bit off. A bit apprehensive. A little worried about the sort of things we all probably worry about but I still really enjoyed today and I think it is important to notice that.

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Stephanie, seeing your face a moment ago was like looking at a very cherished thing.  Familiar and exciting at the same time.  I found you on Facebook but I can't add you - you add me http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003715302118

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The Incredulity of St Thomas by Caravaggio

'Doubting Thomas': who's "Twin" was he?  I believe that the Apostles named him so in an artistically educative way of admitting that we all have doubts.  Who is his other half?  Well, I think it's part of everybody in the world.

Caravaggio's use of warmth and darkness visually explains the resonating feeling that faith in Jesus brings.

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Congratulations on becoming Catholic! I was confirmed last night as well! :)

Congratulations!!!  It's absolutely amazing, isn't it?  I got all three in one night since I was never Baptised - it was the greatest night of my life!!!  So happy and blessed!!!  xx

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I really love your blog, im Catholic too ( and you will becoming one today as im writing this on the 7th) Its really great to see someone comfortable enough to share their experiences and its layout is so pretty. God Bless and i hope you have a wonderful Easter.

You are so kind!  God Bless, I hope that your Easter was beautiful x

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I am now a Roman Catholic

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Last time I came on here I had just been to the first Scrutiny, it's now a week since my third and last, I have been presented with the Creed and the Our Father, today I made four tiny little palm crosses and shook the hands of some wonderful people.

We, the RCIA candidates, didn't have to step forward at today's Mass but for some reason we all sat at the front like a nice little family and had a nice chat before Mass then sang, prayed and were blessed together.

This may be the last time I post on here as I have deleted several of my social networking accounts, Tumblr included (my personal one), but I just want to say that in less that a week I will be utterly surrounded by love and be absolutely honoured to eat the body and drink the blood of Christ.  I cannot explain my happiness.  To anyone suffering - this saved my life.  I did not want to live, I basically wasn't living anyway - and now I live the most beautiful and fruitful life I could ever have imagined.  It overwhelms me to think how immaculately beautiful Heaven must be, but I am a long way from it's glory.  

God, you have changed me, saved me, and given me a new life.  When you saved my life I barely knew of you, then at my first proper Mass after that sad and beautiful day the words "say the word and my soul shall be healed" resonated with me, through you.  God, I love you.  You are my absolute saviour.  I have shed so many tears in sheer awe of you.  I truly love you.  Jesus, Lord.  I can feel you all around me, your warmth and love.  I will cry many tears this week - for your passion and death, for the fact that you love US so much that you suffered the unimaginable pain of crucifixion, for your love for me and the world, for your glorious resurrection and for every single time I feel you standing next to me.  

I love you, Jesus.

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Just attended the First Scrutiny

lalalaaaaa <3

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