CMSWR final professions

[PadrePio]

https://cmswr.org/resources/newsletters/

it says 51 final professions in 2021 from 19 communities.

The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) is composed of the major superiors and their vicars of 112 communities of women religious (approximately 5,700 sisters) in the United States

 

Any one knows similar numbers for LCWR? I found some data form a few years ago..But looking for recent ones

 

[Nunsuch]

3 hours ago, PadrePio said:

https://cmswr.org/resources/newsletters/

it says 51 final professions in 2021 from 19 communities.

The Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR) is composed of the major superiors and their vicars of 112 communities of women religious (approximately 5,700 sisters) in the United States

 

Any one knows similar numbers for LCWR? I found some data form a few years ago..But looking for recent ones

 

You can check the resources from CARA. They might have such data.

https://cara.georgetown.edu/

But also remember that quantitative factors are not the only measure of "success" in religious life. See, for example, this:

https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/religious-life/column/success-religious-life-what-it

[PadrePio]

If one don't even have an existence they can't even think of a success.

[Nunsuch]

5 minutes ago, PadrePio said:

If one don't even have an existence they can't even think of a success.

That might also apply to the new "communities" that have one or maybe two members. Obviously, that is not what this is about. 

[PadrePio]

I am thinking of 20 years from now. 

many communities may reach a state of 1-2 members by then? 

 

[Nunsuch]

56 minutes ago, PadrePio said:

I am thinking of 20 years from now. 

many communities may reach a state of 1-2 members by then? 

 

And, of course, this has always been the case. There are a number of orders that thrived centuries ago that no longer exist. It's particularly true in the modern era, when more communities are founded for instrumental than charismic reasons.

[PadrePio]

1 hour ago, Nunsuch said:

And, of course, this has always been the case. There are a number of orders that thrived centuries ago that no longer exist. It's particularly true in the modern era, when more communities are founded for instrumental than charismic reasons.

for instance?

[Nunsuch]

The Humiliati, the Gilbertines, the Celestines. These are just three from the Middle Ages. 

[Yaatee]

I wrote a reply before I signed in.  The professions under LCWR are fewer, but more scattered among orders. If you look at the CMS.. list you will note that therey are concentrated in fewer orders, who mainly teach.  Two in particular, the Cecilias and the Mary of the Eucharist are sort of sisters, one arising  from the other, and, judging from old posts on the forum, they heavily proselytize.  But the total number of final professions cannot make up for the rapidly declining numbers, especially as those left are quite old, certainly with average advanced age. 

[sr.christinaosf]

Nonetheless, can we join in prayer for more vocations to the consecrated life on this special day?