adoro.te.devote 27 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) This might be a weird question, but of the communities of nuns/Sisters that wear rings, and Consecrated Virgins or female Hermits who wear rings, is it customary for them to be gold, or silver? Which would be more common? Again random question but there is a specific reason I'm asking haha thank you! Edited September 13, 2020 by adoro.te.devote Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonkira 61 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 It depends on the community and the guidance a CV or hermit receives. I've seen both gold and silver equally. adoro.te.devote 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gloriana35 95 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 Some communities have a unique ring, designed specifically for them. The sisters who taught me in youth had a silver ring, with a central oval shape and inscribed cross unique to them. Some who don't have a unique style have a custom of wearing silver or gold, and others allow Sisters to make their own choice. One of my friends wears her deceased father's wedding ring. My own profession ring is gold, with a cross cut into its centre. There is no single approach. adoro.te.devote 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nikita92 295 Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 I also have a question...what jewelry company do religious use, when it comes to getting a ring to present for a final profession? (For those communities that do so) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adoro.te.devote 27 Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 (edited) Thanks! Does anyone know of a community that has the Sacred Heart on their ring? (I'm not trying to choose a community based on the ring despite it sounding like that haha I'm just researching & trying to understand something :)) Edited September 14, 2020 by adoro.te.devote Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonkira 61 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 4 hours ago, nikita92 said: I also have a question...what jewelry company do religious use, when it comes to getting a ring to present for a final profession? (For those communities that do so) I doubt there is a central jewelry company for any of the hundreds of communities that give rings. Some use local jewelers if the ring is a custom style, some large communities with many locations have agreements with larger production companies, and I know of communities that simply order a plain band from a retailer like Amazon. gloriana35 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nikita92 295 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 I was thinking on line; more than a physical store. Thank you for your response! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sr.christinaosf 656 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 I just heard that ours is probably gold. We re-use ours - when a Sister dies, it can be saved and given to a new sister eventually making vows. I have the ring that belonged to a sister that I have a special connection with, who I knew as a postulant and novice. nikita92 and adoro.te.devote 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nunsuch 570 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, sr.christinaosf said: I just heard that ours is probably gold. We re-use ours - when a Sister dies, it can be saved and given to a new sister eventually making vows. I have the ring that belonged to a sister that I have a special connection with, who I knew as a postulant and novice. One of my dear friends, a Dominican, wears the ring of a sister who died shortly before she made her perpetual vows. Interestingly (to me), this deceased sister (she lived to be 102!) was also someone I also knew quite well, and loved dearly. I didn't learn about the ring for some time afterward, but I think we were destined to be friends. adoro.te.devote, gloriana35 and nikita92 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pax17 298 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 There is an order (I don't remember which one) whose sisters wear rings made of wood. adoro.te.devote and nikita92 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FSM Sister 13 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 May I ask what this specific reason is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lea 30 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 11 hours ago, Pax17 said: There is an order (I don't remember which one) whose sisters wear rings made of wood. I know several communities giving wooden rings to their sisters until final vows - somewhat like engagement rings - and golden or silver ones when they profess final vows. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nikita92 295 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Outside of the wooden rings, is there some sort of financial "fund" set aside for these Gold/Silver final profession rings to be purchased? (Provided they are not recycled..but then there is a sizing cost incurred I would imagine) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gloriana35 95 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Remember that it has been years - but, unless someone was wearing the ring of a deceased Sister, most of us received our rings as a present from our families. We did not have a unique style - it wasn't unusual for someone to wear a ring of a deceased relative, but many others were new. There used to be many jewellers (this long before the Internet - but some were local, others had catalogues) who offered religious jewellery of many kinds. It is possible, though I do not know, that there still are religious shops online. nikita92 and adoro.te.devote 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AveMariaPurissima 975 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 Obviously prices have gone up since then, but in A Right to be Merry, Mother Mary Francis says that "A Poor Clare abbess...wears the same little wedding ring ($2.50 net) as her daughters." The book was originally published in 1956, and according to a chart I found, $2.50 in 1956 would be worth about $24 in 2020. nikita92 and adoro.te.devote 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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