Hi,

I am 22-year-old female living with my husband who is homesteading. I moved from the city (where I lived all my life) to be with him. We have free-range chickens currently. I'm planning on doing RCIA this Fall to become Catholic. I was not raised Christian so it's been a journey for the past 3 years.

I live in Canada where it's not so free so that's why my husband and I left the city. We can grow our own food and not as dependent on the government. We plan on homeschooling and having a big family.

I was part of a non-denominational church group at my university in 2019 but it caused me to doubt Christianity because of how shallow and fake the meet-ups were. I wanted to seek the truth and find meaning in my life since I was basically an atheist all my life. My brother (who's currently doing RCIA) told me about contraception not being allowed by the Catholic church last year, and it made me interested in the faith since.

My husband and I currently attend the Norvus Ordo mass (45 min drive) which is somewhat relevant compared to the other ones I heard about, and I hope it stays that way. I would like to attend a TLM but unfortunately, they're in the city which is 3-4 hours away. I have been interested in traditionalism for the past few years.

Here's a picture of our rooster, my friend...

Hello.  It's nice to have you here.  What city is there at about 45 minutes from you?  Certainly an Eastern Rite Catholic church would be much preferable to the Novus Ordo.  Perhaps there are some there.  I could have a look around.  Ukrainian Catholic churches are especially plentiful in Canada.

We're in Manitoba. I don't really want to disclose where we live exactly, but we're basically in the middle of nowhere. There is a Ukrainian Catholic Church 1.5hr away but my husband doesn't want to make the drive as gas is pretty expensive.

Waving hello from Alberta  If you ever visit Winterpeg, there is an SSPX priory there. Better than almost nothing.

I would suspect though that Divine Liturgies in your area MIGHT (I hope not) be that good. I judge from one I attended in Winnipeg when I was there. Awful, just awful. Things should be better in the country though.

As recently as 5 years ago Vietnamese Catholics were still pulled from Mass to have boiling water poured down their throats.

I think my mass has some potential, like the priest will speak in Latin. There are no Eucharistic Ministers.

Unfortunately, he can do the whole rite in Latin and it still wouldn't be a "Mass" in the traditional sense because of the substantial differences between the Novus Ordo rite and the Tridentine rite. But, that's not what this thread is for.

Welcome!

Welcome FarmerWife. Good to have you here. May God reward your search richly. Drop in to the ladies' lounge once in a while. Though you will have to get yourself one of those little pink symbols first.

Hi thank you. Sorry, I don't know how to get that. 

Hi, I'm around 4hrs from Winnipeg. I'm more North. If we're ever in Winnipeg, I would make it a priority to visit one. A family at my mass (Vietnamese) refuses Communion because they can't take it on the tongue, which I expect them to be able to once restrictions are lifted more. I think my mass has some potential, like the priest will speak in Latin. There are no Eucharistic Ministers. Though, the music is kind of cringey.

My husband is actually from Calgary.

I suffer here in “Redmonton” 
Our little chapel of the neosspx is thankfully in a little town north of the city.
i know you will do your best to fulfill your holy obligations. Now that you are on CI you have more people praying for you and your intentions. 

I have desired for many an age to visit Churchill to see my “cousins” and “brothers” in fur. As you are closer than I to them, wave hello to them for me! 

Wow, that's really north. We're around the Ste Rose du Lac area. So our summers are pretty hot but we got alot of snow this year, we got stuck a few times and couldn't make it to mass.

I spent a year as a lay apostle with the SSPX in Winnipeg more than a decade ago. The winter was deliciously cold that February (lot of -35 C mornings). It got to minus 45C outside of the Peg the one night I was taken up in a plane owned by one of the parishioners who was a chopper pilot for the RCAF. The same summer saw a humidex temp of 48C. God be thanked for AC and Slurpees!!!! 

Stay toasty!

I was at STAS (Winona, MN) and we had one week where it was -40F with highs around -20F for an entire week.  I walked outside out of curiosity, and it felt as if the air had liquified (thick somehow).

Then I think of that city in Siberia that gets to -70C. That is another level of cold. 

We keep sending MN cold air via the Alberta Clipper.  But the Polar Vortex (or the Siberian High as it was called when I was a little bear cub) does give us those cold crisp lung freezing days.
One ache creating problem living not far from the Alberta Rockies is the wild temperature swings, to whit we are still getting this into the beginning of spring. 66F yesterday, low 30s today. My poor knees are killing me!