Son of a Grunt
Member
Dear All,
Some of you may remember me from '07 when I was on here asking all kinds of questions about the Corps and Naval Aviation. I remember there having been a reply to a OCS thread from a guy who dropped out and came back to say so, instead of just disappearing. So here I am doing the same. In those days I was bound and determined to to become a Marine and a Naval Aviator. At that time the idea of becoming a Catholic priest was something to fall back on after earning the EGA and wings of gold.
Three years later and much time in prayer and meditation later, I am a different path. On September 5th, 2010, four days after my 18th birthday, I am joining the Fathers of Mercy, a congregation of missionary priest. Instead of 10 weeks of OCS, I'll have 6 months of Postulancy, after which I'll receive the habit Instead of 6 months of TBS, I'll have a year of Novitiate, after which I'll receive the Order's badge. From there I will go to school for six years to earn a Master of Divinity and be ordained a deacon and then a priest. The year before I am ordained a deacon I'll take Perpetual Vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience. After that I will spend some time in a parish, before shipping out to my mission, wherever my superiors may chose to send me. At least that is the plan. They can kick me out or I can leave at almost anytime up until Final Vows.
So though I will not have the pleasure of becoming a Marine officer, I will become an officer in the spiritual sense. Plus, I'll still have a uniform, mandatory PT, barracks, and superiors. God-willing, one day maybe I'll be able to serve as a Navy Chaplain assigned to the Marines.
So to all those of you who are serving in the Armed Forces of these United States, I salute you and I thank you. Please, know that you are in my prayers each and every day. May God bless you and may Mary be your Queen.
Some of you may remember me from '07 when I was on here asking all kinds of questions about the Corps and Naval Aviation. I remember there having been a reply to a OCS thread from a guy who dropped out and came back to say so, instead of just disappearing. So here I am doing the same. In those days I was bound and determined to to become a Marine and a Naval Aviator. At that time the idea of becoming a Catholic priest was something to fall back on after earning the EGA and wings of gold.
Three years later and much time in prayer and meditation later, I am a different path. On September 5th, 2010, four days after my 18th birthday, I am joining the Fathers of Mercy, a congregation of missionary priest. Instead of 10 weeks of OCS, I'll have 6 months of Postulancy, after which I'll receive the habit Instead of 6 months of TBS, I'll have a year of Novitiate, after which I'll receive the Order's badge. From there I will go to school for six years to earn a Master of Divinity and be ordained a deacon and then a priest. The year before I am ordained a deacon I'll take Perpetual Vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience. After that I will spend some time in a parish, before shipping out to my mission, wherever my superiors may chose to send me. At least that is the plan. They can kick me out or I can leave at almost anytime up until Final Vows.
So though I will not have the pleasure of becoming a Marine officer, I will become an officer in the spiritual sense. Plus, I'll still have a uniform, mandatory PT, barracks, and superiors. God-willing, one day maybe I'll be able to serve as a Navy Chaplain assigned to the Marines.
So to all those of you who are serving in the Armed Forces of these United States, I salute you and I thank you. Please, know that you are in my prayers each and every day. May God bless you and may Mary be your Queen.
