Passionist novitiate photo shows one nun in full vows, two in temporary vows, two postulants and and aspirant. Tags: Vocations. Support Aleteia! Here are some numbers: 20 million users around the world read Aleteia. As you can imagine, these numbers represent a lot of work. We need you. It only takes a minute. Thank you! Donate now! And today we celebrate The process can take a decade or more. Certain stages have canonical requirements, meaning they are subject to church law, but communities have some discretion about the length of the discernment process.
Before a woman officially enters a community, she and its members get to know each other. Some communities call this stage "candidacy," while others use that term for the first stage after formal entrance. When a woman formally enters the community, she is usually called a postulant or candidate. This stage could take six months or several years. The canonical novitiate is a year dedicated to prayer, exploring the meaning of the vows and delving more deeply into religious life and the charism unique spirit or character of the community.
Some communities add an additional year to the novitiate during which the sister engages in ministry. For example, a woman religious who works as a nurse may be said to have a ministry in health care. Just as a lay person may change careers, a religious may have several ministries throughout life.
MOTHER : The title given to a sister who leads a group of women religious administratively, as superior, or as foundress of a ministry. The director of the novitiate would be called Mother by the novices. This practice was abandoned in the s. Usually the seat of the administration of the religious community from which the superior general and her council govern. Following the period of postulancy or candidacy, the candidate is received as a novice and becomes a formal member of the community, but has not yet taken vows.
During a period of one to two years, the novice continues her study of prayer, religious vows, the spirit and charism of the religious community, and continued discernment of her life calling. This phase of preparation is called the novitiate. NUN : In general, all women religious, even those who are more properly called sisters. While both Nuns and Sisters are addressed as "Sister," there is a distinction made in the Catholic Church which is generally not made by the public.
Nuns take solemn vows and are cloistered, that is, they reside, pray and work within the confines of a monastery. Sisters take simple vows and live a life governed by the particular mission, vision, and charism. The Sisters of Providence, for example, actively engage in ministries that take them out to serve the people in hospitals, schools, parishes, and social services.
The Sisters of Providence traditionally used a black cord. Profession is normally made initially for a certain time and is called First or Temporary Vows, and then later for life, called Final or Perpetual Vows. Associates do not have monetary and legal obligations to the religious community, but recognize themselves as drawn by the same spirit and charism as the Sisters of Providence. After a period of orientation and mutual evaluation, they formally express their desire to share Providence spirituality and to collaborate in the mission of Providence.
At the provincial level. Sometimes referred to as a Team. RELICS : The physical remains and effects of saints, which are considered worthy of veneration inasmuch as they are representative of persons in glory with God. Many religious profess vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Prayer and ministry are part of the tradition of all communities but are accented differently so that some communities are primarily contemplative while others are more active.
Retreats may take various forms, from traditional closed retreats where an individual lives in a different setting to separate themselves from their usual routine, to open retreats which do not disengage the participant from day-to-day life. Both clergy and lay people of all ages participate in retreats. Houses and centers providing facilities for retreats are often called retreat houses.
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