Q&A zakonne 😇: Czy warto być zakonnicą i żyć w samotności? Za czym siostra tęskni? (cz.II)

How do you discern your vocation? Have you ever wanted to give up being a nun? We received these and many other questions about religious life from young people—over 60 of them. Recording took us over an hour, so we'll divide the Q&A video into three parts. PART I:    • Q&A zakonne 😇: Jak rozeznać powołanie? Czy...   PART III:    • Q&A zakonne 😇: Dużo nowicjuszek rezygnuje?...   If you'd like to ask the sisters anything, you can do so here:   / betaniamlodym   - just send a message :) Part II: 0:00 0:11 Do you have support and friendships in the convent? 1:14 Is it worth living in "solitude," depriving yourself of the opportunity to start a "real" family? 3:42 Do the sisters often feel lonely? Do they have someone to vent to and cry to? 5:25 AM How do you cope with difficult times, Sister? (I'm referring to typical human ways)? 6:39 AM What do you miss about life before the convent? 8:21 AM Is prayer always a happy time for the sisters? (Do the sisters always feel like praying?) 9:45 AM Is being a sister worth it? 11:04 AM Can you study while already in the convent? If so, at what stage of formation? 12:00 PM Do you feel that convent life involves some kind of restriction of freedom? 2:23 PM Do you take leave, and how often? If so, what does it look like? When and for what occasion/reason can you return to your family home? For how long? 3:46 PM How often can the sisters see their loved ones? 4:23 PM If the sisters are invited to a wedding, for example, can they come? 4:49 PM Is life in a convent difficult? 6:05 PM What do sisters without a higher education do? 6:32 PM What is the education like for the sisters? For example, priests graduate from seminaries with master's degrees, while nuns are religious? 7:32 PM What time do the sisters start their day? What time do the sisters go to bed? 8:17 PM Can a nun, for example, go to a swimming pool or a lake? 9:23 PM Do the sisters have a collective or individual reveille? 9:55 PM At different stages of formation, the sisters wear different habits - which one is assigned to which stage, and do they have any symbolism? 11:26 PM How many habits does one sister have in rotation? 11:29 PM Do trips abroad occur frequently, and how is the decision made about the destination?