Hello! Thanks for stopping by my blog - leave a comment if you have a moment.
I am a young woman who is discerning a call to religious life.
I entered the Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco (Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, or FMA as I often abbreviate it on my blog) on August 4, 2007.
I love to live life to the fullest; meeting people and traveling are my favorite activities!
Being with young people is my passion, and I am one of Don Bosco’s biggest fans. (I can’t help it; I became a Salesian Cooperator long before I entered with the Salesian Sisters.)
I began this blog as a way of sharing my faith journey with my close friends, but everyone is welcome to read and comment!
Here are a few of my favorite quotes.
Peace and all good! I wish you the best as you begin the countdown to your entrance date! I recall how exciting yet terrifying it was for me. Such a combination could only come from God. Do you think you’ll keep up the blog?
Thoughts and prayers,
Sister Gayle
By: Gayle OSF on May 30, 2007
at 12:17 pm
H Sr Gayle,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, I will be keeping up the blog. My religious family is aware how this is an important part of my apostolate. It will also provide me a way of giving “the public” an insider’s look at formation and religious life.
I hope I will be able to count you as a reader! 
Brittany
By: Brittany on May 30, 2007
at 3:35 pm
I have a blog at Worpress too and it always amazes me the terms that lead peolpe to my site…and now I’m surprised at the search I was doing and where I found myself…Why would I find such a lovely site as yours when searching for “I’m a math atheist…” quote from calvin and Hobbes and a pic from the cartoon?…the page that my search led me to was a lovely one on saints…ah, the internet is perverse and wonderous. Have a great day.
By: missharleyquinn on October 7, 2007
at 2:30 pm
That is truly funny. Thanks for leaving a comment! I am always amazed at the search terms that people come to my page via.
By: intothedeep on October 9, 2007
at 10:18 pm
Hello
My name is Javier, I am 26 years old and I am from Madrid, Spain. I am catholic. I use to go to a prayer group. This group is from catholic charismatic renewal. I don´t speak very well the English. I have read this: “leave a comment if you have a moment”, and here it is the comment…
God bless you!! I´m sure you are going to be a great nun!
Pray a Hail Mary for me, please! I´m praying a Hail Mary for you now.
I copy here a poem of Santa Teresa de Jesús (Ávila). In this poem is the secret to be a great cristian: just doing the will of the Lord.
(Que Dios te bendiga y que María te conduzca de su mano por las sendas del Señor hasta que llegues a la meta deseada del Cielo. Que Dios te guarde en su Corazón Sacratísimo para siempre).
Good bye!
VUESTRA SOY
Vuestra soy, para Vos nací,
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Soberana Majestad,
Eterna sabiduría,
Bondad buena al alma mía;
Dios, alteza, un ser, bondad,
La gran vileza mirad,
Que hoy os canta amor así.
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Vuestra soy, pues me criastes,
Vuestra, pues me redimistes,
Vuestra, pues que me sufristes,
Vuestra, pues que me llamastes,
Vuestra, porque me esperastes,
Vuestra, pues no me perdí.
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
¿Qué mandáis, pues, buen Señor,
Que haga tan vil criado?
¿Cuál oficio le habéis dado
A este esclavo pecador?
Veisme aquí, mi dulce Amor,
Amor dulce, veisme aquí,
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Veis aquí mi corazón,
Yo le pongo en vuestra palma,
Mi cuerpo, mi vida y alma,
Mis entrañas y afición;
Dulce Esposo y redención
Pues por vuestra me ofrecí.
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Dadme muerte, dadme vida:
Dad salud o enfermedad,
Honra o deshonra me dad,
Dadme guerra o paz crecida,
Flaqueza o fuerza cumplida,
Que a todo digo que sí.
¿Qué queréis hacer de mí?
Dadme riqueza o pobreza,
Dad consuelo o desconsuelo,
Dadme alegría o tristeza,
Dadme infierno, o dadme cielo,
Vida dulce, sol sin velo,
Pues del todo me rendí.
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
»
Si queréis, dadme oración,
Sí no, dadme sequedad,
Si abundancia y devoción,
Y si no esterilidad.
Soberana Majestad,
Sólo hallo paz aquí,
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Dadme, pues, sabiduría,
O por amor, ignorancia,
Dadme años de abundancia,
O de hambre y carestía;
Dad tiniebla o claro día
Revolvedme aquí o allí
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Si queréis que esté holgando,
Quiero por amor holgar.
Si me mandáis trabajar,
Morir quiero trabajando.
Decid, ¿dónde, cómo y cuándo?
Decid, dulce Amor, decid.
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Dadme Calvario o Tabor,
Desierto o tierra abundosa,
Sea Job en el dolor,
O Juan que al pecho reposa;
Sea’ viña frutuosa
O estéril, si cumple así.
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Sea Josef puesto en cadenas,
O de Egito Adelantado,
O David sufriendo penas,
O ya David encumbrado,
Sea Jonás anegado,
O libertado de allí,
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Esté callando o hablando,
Haga fruto o no le haga,
Muéstreme la Ley mi llaga,
Goce de Evangelio blando;
Esté penando o gozando,
Sólo Vos en mí viví,
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
Vuestra soy, para Vos nací
¿Qué mandáis hacer de mí?
By: Javier on December 8, 2007
at 6:30 pm
Your blog came up after I read the Rosary 
I hope your entrance exams go well!
By: Margaret on December 9, 2007
at 5:13 pm
Hi,
I’m not sure how I came upon your blog, probably searching for something Salesian. Anyway, my name is Emma and I am applying to enter this coming August. It’s so neat to read your stories and see your picture since I’m sure we’ll get to meet sometime soon. I appreciate your insights into what life is like in formation. It gets me excited and encourages me to take that step and discover God’s call. God bless you and your discernment journey.
In Christ,
Emma
By: Emma on February 7, 2008
at 7:15 pm
Hi Emma,
Are you applying for the East or the West? That is neat that you found my blog. Feel free to comment any time. I am glad that you are finding my blog helpful! I will be praying for you, please pray for me. God bless!
By: intothedeep on February 7, 2008
at 9:59 pm
The East, I’m from Florida.
By: Emma on February 9, 2008
at 9:38 am
By: bibomedia on March 4, 2008
at 5:30 am
hi there. juz drove thorugh your blog. am an ex-novice of the FMAs here in the Philippines. drive through my site anytime. hope to see you around if you get a chance to visit our country. buon giorno.
By: cherokee on March 12, 2008
at 11:10 pm
May the Holy Spirit bring you an abundance of piety in your vocation. I will keep you in my prayers and ask Don Bosco to pray for you.
By: James Rooks on March 22, 2008
at 6:28 am
Hello thanks for linking me into your blog.
Happy easter!
I will be praying for your vocation.
By: Jules Brian on March 24, 2008
at 8:04 pm
thank you too for adding me to your blogroll… Godspeed on your journey on your vocation!
With our prayers from the FIN Province
By: aries on March 31, 2008
at 9:16 pm
Hi,
Your blog has been very enriching to my soul…
I am really thinking about joining the salesians…
I love what they stand for and their way of life.
Please feel free to read my discernment blog anytime that you have the time…Hope to meet you sometime
Smile,
Crystal
By: Discerning Discerner on May 7, 2008
at 4:49 pm
Hey, philosobrat!
Your blog entry from April 29, “Discerning the Call,” was recently placed on Phatmass, and I have to say, it is very well-written and insightful. It is exactly what I need at this point in my discernment! Thanks you so much for posting it!
~Carolyn
By: Carolyn on May 11, 2008
at 12:12 pm
Hi Carloyn and Discerning,
Thanks for the affirmations…. I really appreciate the feedback!
I thought that the class on discernment was really helpful, too.
I’ll be praying all your discernment - both of you.
God bless!
Brittany
By: intothedeep on May 11, 2008
at 12:52 pm
Thanks Brittany!
I will actually be visiting in June…
I am very excited…I can’t wait…I can feel within myself that something great is coming
By: Discerning Discerner on May 11, 2008
at 1:52 pm
Ummm…
Just fell over this site.
You may be interested to visit mine;
at least you’ll be interested by my name
If you post a link to mine
let me know
so I acknowledge that and link back.
Blessings
Bosco
http://www.liturgy.co.nz
By: Bosco Peters on May 26, 2008
at 10:19 pm
Just stopped by while I was blog-surfing and thought I’d drop you an encouraging note. St. John Bosco is one of my family’s favorites and I love to hear about the Salesians - as far as I know we don’t have any nearby…
Peace be with you,
~Jenny
By: Jenny on July 12, 2008
at 10:19 pm
Hello Sister Brittany! Sister Colleen directed me to your blog when I asked questions about the life of a postulant. I must say that your blog has been most enlightening! I am about to enter into my Junior year of college and I am discerning a call to consecrated life very deeply. The Salesian Sisters is one of the four communities that I am currently in contact with. I recently started a blog on wordpress (godalone4608.wordpress.com), so feel free to visit it anytime!
God is so amazing!
Pax!
By: Kandice on July 25, 2008
at 4:25 pm
coraggio - i am sure things will work out well for you as you discern what God wants…he will lead you on…and as a sdb myself i want to tell you that being with don bosco is a great place to be at…
i blog at
http://mattc-thinks.blogspot.com/
take care
matt sdb
By: matt on July 29, 2008
at 4:58 am
Contents of this blog should not be seen as representative of my age-group, neighborhood, religious community, faith, gender, nationality, or any other category. They are the fruit of my personal reflection and should not be considered to be the opinions and/or views of my religious community/family.
