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Pages in category "Roman Catholic religious sisters and nuns by order" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The friars of Holy Name Province currently staff Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church and St. Francis of Assisi Church (Manhattan) in New York City, as well as Holy Cross Church in Callicoon, N.Y. Their ministries include St. Francis Breadline and St. Francis Friends of the Poor. [5]
Bernardine Cistercians follow Christ according to the Gospel, guided by the Rule of St Benedict. Written in the sixth century, the rule sets out a way of seeking God in community, through a life of prayer and service of others. The Opus Dei or Divine Office is central to the day. Cistercians seek God together, having all things in common ...
In the Catholic Church, a religious order is a community of consecrated life with members that profess solemn vows. They are classed as a type of religious institute. [1] Subcategories of religious orders are: monastics (monks or nuns living and working in a monastery and reciting the Divine Office)
The Servite Order, officially known as the Order of Servants of Mary (Latin: Ordo Servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis; abbreviation: OSM), is one of the five original mendicant orders in the Roman Catholic Church. It includes several branches of friars (priests and brothers), contemplative nuns, a congregation of religious sisters, and lay groups.
The Bridgettines, or Birgittines, formally known as the Order of the Most Holy Saviour (Latin: Ordo Sanctissimi Salvatoris; abbreviated OSsS), is a monastic religious order of the Catholic Church founded by Saint Birgitta (Bridget of Sweden) in 1344 and approved by Pope Urban V in 1370. [1] [2] They follow the Rule of Saint Augustine. There are ...
Consecrated virgins spend their time in works of penance and mercy, in apostolic activity and in prayer, according to their state of life and spiritual gifts. A consecrated virgin may live either as a nun in a monastic order or in the world. [1] under the authority of her bishop, to the service of the church.
Passionist nuns make the vows of chastity, poverty, obedience, and enclosure. They also make an additional vow to promote devotion to and a grateful remembrance of the Passion of Christ. [3] Their primary apostolate is prayer. [4] The nuns celebrate the Divine Office in common and spend the greater part of the day in prayer and other duties of ...