Religious Orders That Use Wedding Gowns

[OnlySunshine]

Hi, I've often been curious as to which orders use wedding gowns during profession or investiture ceremonies. I always thought it was beautiful symbolically, like St. Clare giving herself to Christ and then dressing in poor clothes. I know of a few communities that do, but I was wondering if you knew of any others?

These are the ones I know of:

[url="http://marymediatrix.com/religious-life/sisters-of-the-immaculate"]Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate[/url]]

[url="http://www.benedictinesofmary.org/page-novitiate.html"]Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles[/url]
[url="http://www.fargodiocese.org/vocations/carmelmary/index.html"]Carmelite Nuns of the Ancient Observance[/url]

[SrBenigna]

The Poor Clare Colettines do. Here is a page from the PCCs of Cleveland - scroll down the page a bit. http://www.poorclarecolettines-cleveland.org/vocation_3.htm

[Chiquitunga]

[url="http://www.institute-christ-king.org/vocations/sisters/"]Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest[/url]

Also, I know a lot of OCD Carmels used to at least. I'm sure some still do, but I don't know the specifics.

[laetitia crucis]

[url="http://ldominican.xanga.com/"]Dominican Nuns in Lockport[/url]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJRbB0Oahls[/media]

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='laetitia crucis' date='27 July 2010 - 08:11 AM' timestamp='1280232715' post='2148641']
[url="http://ldominican.xanga.com/"]Dominican Nuns in Lockport[/url]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJRbB0Oahls[/media]
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Ah, yes!! I completely forgot about them!

[OnlySunshine]

Any others?

[DameAgnes]

http://www.poorclaressantabarbara.org/news.html

[Chiquitunga]

[quote name='DameAgnes' date='27 July 2010 - 10:37 PM' timestamp='1280288260' post='2148992']
[url="http://www.poorclaressantabarbara.org/news.html"]http://www.poorclare...a.org/news.html[/url]
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I'm pretty sure all the PCCs do (in the US at least) It's great they've all kept this beautiful custom!

[quote name='SrBenigna' date='26 July 2010 - 11:58 PM' timestamp='1280206727' post='2148618']
The Poor Clare Colettines do. Here is a page from the PCCs of Cleveland - scroll down the page a bit. [url="http://www.poorclarecolettines-cleveland.org/vocation_3.htm"]http://www.poorclare.../vocation_3.htm[/url]
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But for the sake of pictures .. here's another from Rockford, from their old site (which I like a lot better than the new one actually) [url="http://web.archive.org/web/20050419065149/poorclare.org/rockford/vnext4.html"]http://web.archive.o...ord/vnext4.html[/url]

[JTheresa]

Are there any active orders that do it still?

[Tridenteen]

JMJ
The [url="http://www.schsrsmary.org/community-life.html"]Schoenstatt Sisters[/url] do!

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='Chiquitunga' date='27 July 2010 - 10:55 PM' timestamp='1280289317' post='2148994']
But for the sake of pictures .. here's another from Rockford, from their old site (which I like a lot better than the new one actually)
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I was quite fond of it as well... it was more informational and helpful.

[linnie]

[quote name='Tridenteen' date='27 July 2010 - 11:35 PM' timestamp='1280291716' post='2149014']
JMJ
The [url="http://www.schsrsmary.org/community-life.html"]Schoenstatt Sisters[/url] do!
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I've never met one of these sisters but their order looks like such a good one. and I love their habits!

[TeresaBenedicta]

I think I'm the oddball out on this one... buuuuuut... I'm kind of creeped by the wedding dress usage. Okay, maybe not 'creeped,' but I guess I'm just not a huge fan of it. I don't know why. I don't care for it with the First Communions either. Maybe it just seems so out of place to me. I understand the symbolism... so... yeah...

[ksterling]

I'm with you, Teresa - not a fan of this custom.

[Chiquitunga]

[quote name='JTheresa' date='27 July 2010 - 11:04 PM' timestamp='1280289854' post='2149000']
Are there any active orders that do it still?
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These three that have been mentioned here ..

[url="http://marymediatrix.com/religious-life/sisters-of-the-immaculate"]Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate[/url]
[url="http://www.institute-christ-king.org/vocations/sisters/"]Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus Christ Sovereign Priest[/url]
[url="http://www.schsrsmary.org/community-life.html"]Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary[/url]

Then this is not exactly a wedding gown, but this is nice .. I love this community!

[url="http://www.sistersofreparation.org/Vocations/FormationNovitiateOne.htm"]Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus[/url]