Cecilia Cicone 🚀
@cecsquared
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I love Jesus, Jesus-related activities, and donuts | wrote a book for kids | review books for @osvnews | recovering podcaster | opinions are my own
Northwest Indiana
Joined April 2009
About to make 2025 a year to remember and maintain my streak of not having gout
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After a particularly difficult Confession of mine, a priest said, "Never be ashamed of what you bring to Confession. When I see someone in the confessional, I see a saint in the making.". I don't know who needs to hear that, but there it is.
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This is the third year I’ll be spending the holidays alone. It makes me miss the convent really badly. If you could please pray for me and anyone else who will be alone this holiday season, I would be grateful.
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Never forget that time I graduated from college and was entering the convent and my dad didn’t know what to get me so he got me a cake shaped like the Vatican
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Non-Delawareans: Can you name literally anything about Delaware?.
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I need prayers. My sleeping issues are really catching up to me and I’m in a really bad place.
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A grandmother brought a young child into our chapel and said, “Do you see the statue of St. Joseph? It says, ‘Foster Father of Jesus.’ Jesus has a foster father and was adopted just like you!”. My heart melted.
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Can you please pray for me? I’m facing some major life choices and holding onto this by a thread
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Please say a prayer for my little sister, who is in the hospital and not doing so well.
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Today marks 250 days free from self harm. Thank you, Jesus.
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Today I left the convent with many hugs, promises of prayer, and tears. God’s ways are truly mysterious. But friends, He is so near to us.
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This week I had a conversation with a young woman that began with her asking me if I hated gay people because I'm Catholic and ended with her asking what steps she would need to take to enter the Church. Lead with the love of God. Always.
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Hey friends!.This is my baby sister, Chloe. She’s 15 now. A few years ago she was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and she’s one of the strongest people I know. She’s having a pretty big surgery tomorrow. Would you please say a prayer for her?
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I love Jesus. A lot. But I was assaulted in a church. And right now with the healing that Jesus is doing, I can’t enter a church building. That hurts. But the reality is, clenching my jaw and wanting to power through it is pride. Jesus, I need you. Jesus, I trust in you.
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The little altar server at Mass today got super lost and rang the consecration bells at several random points during the Eucharistic Prayer and I can't help but think that it made Jesus smile so big.
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No one wants to talk about the fact that the only person who is protected when a 12 year-old gets an abortion is her abuser. ~signed, someone who was abused as a 12 year-old.
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I was discharged from treatment today, having met all of my treatment goals and maintained stability and safety. It feels nothing short of a miracle and I feel so grateful and indebted to all of you for your prayers and support ❤️.
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Why don’t we celebrate the virginity of male saints in the Church’s calendar if “purity” is such an important virtue?.
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Tonight we’ll be starting 2020 with 4.5 hours of Eucharistic Adoration, praying for the needs of the world in the new year. Do you have any intentions you’d like me to pray for tonight?
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Hey y’all, I have a prayer request. I woke up with some COVID symptoms today and am going to need to quarantine at least until I get the test results (at least a week). My mental health has been super touchy and this. won’t be helping.
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Did you know that if you're struggling with serious mental health issues, you can request the anointing of the sick? 10/10 would recommend. Sacramental grace is real.
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I’m really not doing well and would be grateful for your prayers 🙏🏻.
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Notre Dame is not just a building. The Bible is not just a book. The Euharist is not just bread. The Cross is not just an instrument of death. That’s a sacramental worldview.
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I’m 23 years old. I have family and friends. I’ve seen all of The Office, Parks and Rec, and Gilmore Girls. I love craft beer and pizza. I run and often dance to the songs I have stuck in my head. God called me to enter religious life. Is He calling you? #RespondtoLove
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Could you please say a quick prayer for me? I’m struggling to deal with a totally normal thing and I don’t want to spiral.
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2 years ago today I took a step of trust and left the convent, where I had spent the best years of my life. My dad came and picked me up. The sisters lined up and gave me hugs, promising their prayers and that we would always be sisters. It's the hardest thing I've ever done.
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Sister: “Make sure you steam the back of the altar cloth.”.Me: “Even though nobody sees it?”.Sister: “Jesus sees it.”.
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I had a stressful day and am having a lot of bad thoughts and would be grateful for any prayers you can spare.
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Everyone wants to be Jesus flipping tables and chasing people with a whip, no one wants to be Jesus crucified.
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St. Michael the Archangel, defend our immune systems in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of COVID-19.
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Last month I was in a psych hospital for a week. We need to talk about how our mental health system treats people with mental illness. This is part of my story. {thread}.
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The president of the United States is currently hospitalized with COVID-19. We did not pray for him at Mass today. This is a thread on why that’s a problem.
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My dissociation is so bad today that I don’t feel safe going to Mass. it’s the worst it’s been in a long time. Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
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I came out of a long day of work to a phone call from one of my abusers, who is not supposed to have any contact with me. Throw up a St. Michael prayer for me please.
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I haven’t slept for several days bc of some trauma that I’ve been processing… would you please pray for me?.
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Guys I just realized how many followers I have and I feel the need to tell you: I’m really not that cool. Everyone is welcome here. No pressure. We’re all just trying to be open to God’s loving work in our lives. Feel free to introduce yourself in the replies.
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When Mary Magdalene went to the tomb, she hoped to find the dead body of Jesus so that she could care for it. God always far exceeds our greatest hope.
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My boyfriend* and I will be celebrating the Feast of Sts. Cosmas and Damian on Feb. 14th because we are SO over the commercialization of love. *pls note that I am in the convent and my boyfriend is Jesus.
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My dad heard an interview with Mark Wahlberg on the radio about Lent and he decided to go back to Mass, so that’s pretty cool.
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St. Maria Goretti was an extremely holy young woman. But as a survivor, it's very difficult to have a girl who chose to die rather than be sexually assaulted upheld as the person to emulate in that situation.
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I realized I’ve stopped asking for prayers even though I’m not really doing better simply because I am a very proud person so… pray for me please? I’m really struggling and it’s pretty bad.
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Hey friends, if you have a second please say a prayer for me today.
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Will you please pray for me? I start EMDR tomorrow to try to help with my issues with panic attacks in my sleep and it feels like my last hope.
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Once again I find myself moving in with my family because of mental health concerns. And once again I’m battling shame around it. Or at least I was. Until I totally destroyed my little sister at Mario Kart.
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Insurance approval just went through. We’re actually doing this. Please pray for me during the next several weeks!!!.
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Friday night date night. Because at the end of the day, I’m still in love with the One who is madly in love with me. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Please say a prayer for me tonight if you get the chance.
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Me: Isn’t there a title of Mary as protector from heresy?.Co-postulant: I think so. Google it!. *searches titles of Mary*. Me: Mary, Destroyer of all Heresies. This is even better than we imagined.
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Dear St. Dymphna,.On this your feast day, it’d be really cool if you could obtain the grace for me to be healed of mental illness. You know, since that’s your thing. Yours truly,.Cecilia.
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Not to brag but I flossed tonight and put in several hours at my side hustle and also I passed a month free from self-harm
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I almost got hit by a car walking home from Confession today. And after thanking my guardian angel, I realized something. I totally would have been ready to go had it been God’s will. And that’s an awesome feeling.
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Heard a story from a parent whose 4 year-old heard about #NotreDame and said, “I hope God got out ok.”. Lord, have mercy on us. Our Lady of Paris, pray for us.
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I’m convinced that a healthy sense of humor is required for holiness.
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Tomorrow marks 300 days free from self-harm. What should I do to celebrate??
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Everyone's excited about the Pope announcing a year of St. Joseph but no one is talking about the fact that this means that Catholics aren't allowed to talk for the next year.
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Hey, friends. I really, really need your prayers please.
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Please join me in praying for baby W, who is in the NICU after having seizures.
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I’m really not doing well and would be grateful for your prayers.
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Can you please say a prayer for an appointment I have tomorrow?.
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On my run this afternoon, a young woman running on the other side of the street collapsed and began seizing. When I left, EMTs were performing CPR. Please join me in praying for this young woman. Hail Mary, full of grace. .
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People often ask us, “Did you only enter the convent because you can’t be a priest?”. No. I entered the convent because this is where God called me. No ifs, ands, or buts.
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Someone’s phone went off during Mass today. It was the consecration. And their ringtone was “Don’t Stop Believin’”. Idk who was praying for greater faith in the Eucharist but it looks like their prayer was answered.
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I was feeling like maybe I haven’t been doing a good job but then I remembered this
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Places Mary has appeared that have been approved by the Church:.Lourdes.Fatima.Mexico City.Knock.Wisconsin.Kibeho.Buenos Aires.Akita.Beauraing.Quito. Why do Catholics insist on going to Medjugorje??.
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Since I left the convent a few months ago, I've lost quite a few followers and I think this is one of the greatest graces that God has given me.
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Discerning out of religious life can be complicated, but I am incredibly certain of a few things:.1) It was God’s will for me to enter. 2) It was God’s will for me to leave. 3) The @DaughterStPaul will be my sisters forever.
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THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON IN MY LIFE RIGHT NOW so i am going to grab my rosary and call it a day because there's only one person who can handle all of this and it's not me.
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I live with a 90 year-old nun who puts a sign on everything containing meat in our fridge on Fridays during Lent. It's so extra and I love it.
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A concerned neighbor came to tell the nuns that they saw a postulant walking around with a man. It was me. With my dad. Who’s visiting this week.
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My mom came to visit the convent for the first time this week. She left with an 89 year-old Italian nun’s secret meatball recipe. So yeah, it went well.
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If anyone is surprised that I’m pro-life, I want to point to how hard I’ve been fighting to literally stay alive not because I want to but because I know my life is not my own.
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The Catholic Church has been a huge source of support in my life but right now it’s just… not. And man it’s rough.
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Can y’all please say a prayer for me? Tonight is shaping up to be a tough one.
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The first group that I’ve prepared for Confirmation is receiving the sacrament tomorrow 🥲 can you please pray for them?.
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680 days free from self-harm. I’m reminded of words from Pope John XXIII: “Indeed, for 12 hours I can certainly do what might cause me consternation were I to believe I had to do it all my life.”
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If you follow me, there’s only one rule. We help each other get to heaven.
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The judgment that I, a Catholic who works for the Church, experience at the hands of other Catholics is really starting to run me down. No wonder so many people have left.
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You know that feeling when you hear the words of absolution during Confession and you realize that there was a part of you that didn't think that God's mercy could really reach that part of your heart, and yet there it is?. That never gets old.
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Can y’all please say a prayer that I can find a new therapist who is qualified to help me find the healing that I know Jesus desires to give me?.
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August begins tomorrow, which is the most difficult month of the year for me mental health-wise. I’d be super grateful for your prayers.
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