#Sister Monica Joan

[spindlesaurus-rex]

Every episode of Call the Midwife

Narrator: In Autumn, all souls feel the rot but the rot allows flowers to grow and spring will come again. The war absolutely hollowed out communities but also there was jam. Nonnatus house had nuns in it but they were cool nuns. As the weather turned, those in need were ever more vulnerable and we did what we could.

Trixie: I cannot fix this with rouge, Matthew *perky hair toss*

Sister Monica Joan: Aristotle had heard of glaucoma, why won't anybody listen to me, also I've sat on the swiss roll.

Sister Julienne: Nonnatus house may be repossessed/ demolished/ infested with weevils. Our future is uncertain, but damnit the women of Poplar need us.

The Irish One: I love coloured tights but also I've done the autoclave

Harrowing music begins as we watch an unwed teen mother/ man addicted to meth/ victim of some sort of domestic horror/ woman with pre-ecclampsia

Nurse Crane: There you go lass

Harrowing storyline is briefly featured again but also there's a pregnant dog in Nonnatus House.

Dr Turner: Let's give her Pethidine, also I'm progressive about (insert topical issue here)

Sister Julienne: Nonnatus House is a metaphor for the morals of this country and that's why we're going to the dogs

Random Nurse: Actually sister Julienne I think we should teach teenagers about contraception

Sister Monica Joan: We simply must have compline now

Compline and the harrowing storyline (which has now reached its apex through either a harrowing birth scene or some other medical procedure) are now interspersed in a way that is troublingly close to saying suffering is fine actually because Jesus.

Sheelagh: Oh Patrick

The harrowing storyline is now resolved, often with some more voiceover that references the vagaries of the turning world

Trixie: Matthew, I have solved it. And I have put on rouge. I can have it all except a consistent haircut.

Fred: The dog's had puppies, and this will save Nonnatus house.

Narrator: In the worst and dank places, in the creeping dread of the dark soil and the night loam, even as the rotting leaves seep in, there too is love and life. Also someone had a revelation. The end.

[samaritanpoledancing]

If Call the Midwife continues into the 80s they should have Sister Monica Joan kill Margaret Thatcher

[idobebeinggay]

Me at all hours of the day

[procrastinatingalways]

Sister Evangelina: Reverend Mother, I have sinned.

Sister Monica Joan: I, too, Reverend Mother.

Sister Julienne: What is this sin, my children?

The nuns look at each other, then reveal from under their robes the bus route map and Dr. Turner's morning rounds list, knowing they have helped their former sister to finally meet with the doctor who loves her.

[causetheturtle]

Don’t know why but I fully believe that Sister Monica Joan has killed a man. I also believe that Sister Evangelina and Sister Julienne helped her hide the body. I have no evidence for this I just feel likes it’s something that happened one time

[ilovemushystuff]

praise for Shelagh

[servants-hall]

For the first time in its history, Call the Midwife fans have a two-part Christmas special to look forward to ahead of new episodes in the New Year.

Rather than the traditional 90-minute instalment, the BBC has confirmed that there will be two 60-minute episodes, which will also include a Christmas cliffhanger.

"Who doesn't love finding an extra, unexpected present underneath the Christmas tree?" said creator and writer Heidi Thomas OBE.

"When I was asked to write a two-part Christmas special for 2024, I couldn't resist!"

Executive producer Dame Pippa Harris added: "For the first time, viewers can luxuriate in a two-part festive treat this Christmas. Heidi has created a spellbinding special which I know will delight our loyal fans."

Director of BBC Drama Lindsay Salt hailed Call the Midwife as "one of UK television's most popular festive traditions".

She continued: "And this year we wanted to go even better, with Call the Midwife's biggest Christmas ever!

"Heidi and the team have lined up an absolute treat, with two irresistible episodes packed full of everything fans will love about this very special series at Christmas time."

All of the "well-loved characters" will be back for the two-parter, which picks up in Christmas 1969.

The midwives are "all busy delivering babies and doing the job they are most dedicated and committed to", while Poplar also welcomes a funfair, which adds "a burst of colour and excitement to the frosty landscape".

But there will be challenges, including influenza and the Hong Kong flu, not to mention an escaped prisoner.

As the neighbourhood prepares for a carol concert, "fears grow that he may be in the local area after a spate of break-ins".

Elsewhere, "the Turner children are caught up in the fever surrounding the Blue Peter Christmas appeal to collect dinky cars and scrap metal, Trixie makes a fleeting visit to Nonnatus House and is delighted to see her brother Geoffrey, and Miss Higgins has her grandson Harry stay for Christmas".

Violet also has her hands full hosting a mince pie competition, "but the Buckles' preparations for Reggie’s homecoming are thrown into turmoil".

[mg-bsl381]

Rosalind and Nancy seek solace with the nuns in the chapel (13.3)

[sisterjulienne]

Sr MJ: I am not known for relishing the limelight…but today we come in praise of someone who seeks it even less.

She has been present at the opening of a thousand pairs of eyes…and witnessed the closing of a thousand more. She has soothed the sick and fed the hungry. She has given counsel, offered consolation. And she has dried tears.

Sr V: She has performed a mother’s work for decades. And like a mother she has sought no thanks. But in every house and every street there are women and children, and mothers, who love her. And these are the tokens of their regard…for Sister Julienne from the Order of St Raymond Nonnatus.

~ S13 Ep 8

[outofcontextcallthemidwife]

[karin-gespenst]

I love it when Sister Monica Joan has a pragmatic approach to a predicament.

"I'll tag along with Nurse Crane to her meeting with that panel of old men. Next to me she will look like a spring chicken and they will have to let her continue working."

[ctmwidower]

The prevalence of raffles

CtM S12E02

[miss-ute]

Would you happen to have the clip of the nurses discussing SB's new glasses in s2e1?

enjoy!

[daydreamerbeliever]

Fuck having a career, I just want to be Sister Monica Joan.

[best-nun-tournament]

Round 1, Match 25

Canoness Veridyan (Warhammer 40000) vs Sister Monica Joan (Call The Midwife)

Canoness Veridyan is a Sister of Battle and a Canoness of the Order of Our Martyred Lady

Sister Monica Joan is an Anglican nun of the Order of St. Raymond Nonnatus and is a retired midwife.

Canoness Veridyan

No propaganda submitted

Poll Runner's Note: Iconic.

Sister Monica Joan

She may not be all there upstairs all the time but she provides essential spiritual guidance to the Popular community when they need it most, and fun facts when they are just chilling. She served the community for so long many of the residents are either babies she helped deliver or their children. When she became a nun, the call took her to a life of service from a life of comfort and security. Plus she is a total Doctor Who girl

[causetheturtle]

I can’t believe I’ve reached this point…Call the Midwife text posts