Kylie Spinelli Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Is anyone aware of any orders that work for priests? (Ie taking care of priests, working at Churches, cooking/cleaning for priests, praying for priests, etc.) I've had this apostolate on my heart a lot lately and I was wondering if any of you could point me in that direction. The more traditional, the better, BTW! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 http://www.oblatesister.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 The Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus do wear the habit & have a beautiful ministry in helping retired & semiretired priests. http://www.oblatesister.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 TinyTherese beat me to it! :hehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Oblate Sisters of St. Martha are a wonderful community based in Mexico. They serve at the Carmelite Friars' retreat house in Redlands, California, in Tucson, and in Portland. This article is in English about them.... their website is in Spanish. http://www.catholicsentinel.org/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=35&ArticleID=4647 Blog entry about them (in Spanish) -- they are part of the Family of the Cross --- an excellent 'group' of religious communities founded in Mexico. Several of the other sub groups have info in English, but all the info on the Obletas is in Spanish.... http://familyofthecross.blogspot.com/p/oblates-of-saint-martha.html Several of the facebook updates on the OCD Friars' retreathouse in Redlands, CA ("El Carmelo") are on the Obletas. The sisters are lovely, and most do speak English, but I would think one would need some or a fair amount of Spanish to get adequate formation..... but not sure. They are lovely sisters! https://www.facebook.com/pages/El-Carmelo-Retreat-House-Discalced-Carmelite-Friars/192210434149420 And an article about them and their founding in Spanish: http://www.eldiariodecoahuila.com.mx/notas/2013/1/24/historia-leyenda-hermanas-oblatas-santa-marta-338856.asp Edited December 27, 2013 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Alton Franciscans do this, too - they have many other apostolates, but this is one of them. http://www.altonfranciscans.org/apostolates/clergy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserere55 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) Little Sister Servants of the Immaculate Conception lists caring for priests as one of their ministries. Their habit is okay, not the best but not the worst. Edited December 27, 2013 by miserere55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrayerSupporter Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Another possibility is the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master (http://www.pddm.us/). They state that their mission is: "to live out, for ourselves and others, the paschal mystery of Christ -- from His incarnation to His glorification in Heaven -- which is found in the Eucharist, in the priesthood, and in the liturgy." Regarding their mission to priests, their web site says that they "dedicate our loving compassionate charity expressed throughout the various stages of their [i.e., priests] lives: time of formation, in their ministry, sickness and old age and suffrages after death, all in the spirit of Mary Most Holy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChild Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 How about http://www.nunsforpriests.org/ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Trinitarians of Mary Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Central Province) --These sisters have an elderly home where quite a few older priests live) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nunsuch Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 There are also a few Canadian congregations founded to serve the spiritual and material needs of priests. The Sisters of St. Martha, the Sisters of St. Joan of Arc, Antonian Sisters of Mary, Queen of the Clergy, and the Little Sisters of the Holy Family. I'm not sure how many vocations they are getting these days, but the Little Sisters' foundress was beatified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George Religious Teachers Filippini Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Sacred Heart Residence for Retired Priests) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
be_thou_my_vision Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus-- a very new community. I don't know how well-established they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlySunshine Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Carmelite Sisters of the Eucharist Auxiliaries of the Blessed Sacrament Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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