Upcoming Come & See Events

[Luigi]

St. Vincent Archabbey, Benedictine monks, will have a Come & See weekend in July. 

https://saintvincentarchabbey.org/vocation-office-come-and-see-july-9-10-11/

[KaytePost]

Franciscan Sisters of Christ the Light (formerly known as the School Sisters of St. Francis) have a retreat coming up Aug 8-10 

https://panhandlefranciscans.org/femininity

Edited May 26, 2025 by KaytePost

[AveMariaPurissima]

The cloistered Dominican nuns in Farmington Hills, MI are having a discernment retreat in July: https://www.opnuns-fh.org/vocation-retreat-2025

[Luigi]

From Saint Joseph Benedictine Abbey in St. Benedict, Louisiana (which is a little north of Covington, LA, which is a north of Lake Ponchartrain and New Orleans). If you know anyone who might be interested, feel free to share: 

"Saint Joseph Abbey and Seminary College

Saint Joseph Abbey is hosting the a three-day Monastic Discernment Retreat June 12-15 and a week-long event July 5-12. If you are a Catholic male between the ages of 18-45 who is discerning a call to the monastic life, please consider joining us!

If you have questions, please contact the vocation director, Br. Austin Simon, O.S.B., at vocations@sjasc.edu or 985-867-2281."

[Lou]

Iowa Trappistines

https://mississippiabbey.org/come-see-june-20-22/

Come & See: June 20-22

Discerning your vocation? Open to learning about monastic life? We welcome you to consider joining us for our upcoming Come & See retreat!

Enter into our rhythm of prayer, be encouraged in the company of the sisters and other discerners, and be present to the grace that the Holy Spirit has for you at this time, in this place.

All inquiries welcome, even from those who aren’t quite sure they’re ready!

Women ages 18-40, please contact us at vocations@olmabbey.org or (563) 582-2595 ext. 123.

 

Mt St Mary's Wrentham Trappistines, near Boston

https://msmabbey.org/vocation-inquiries

Monastic Experience Weekends

2025
August 15-17
2026
February 13-15
August 21-23

[Luigi]

Marbury Dominican Nuns - July & October Come & See Weekends

Edited June 17, 2025 by Luigi

[KaytePost]

Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm are having a Come and See at their motherhouse in Germantown, NY Sept 19-21. 

https://www.carmelitesisters.com/vocation-retreats-2024

[Francis Coffee]

Some Upcoming Discernment Events. Also, will be visiting Dallas, Twin Cities, Detroit and San Diego  (and more - TBD) this year, if you'd like to meet in your neighborhood.

https://fscc-calledtobe.org/vocation-discernment-events/

Of course, you are always welcome to visit one of our convents as well! 

 

[Luigi]

From the Dominicans of the Central Province and Southern Province. They collaborate on the Come and See Weekends. These are friars, not women religious or nuns.  

COME & SEE DATES

October 24 - 26, 2025

February 13 - 15, 2026

March 20 - 22, 2026

[Luigi]

From the cloistered Dominican nun at The Monastery of Mary the Queen in Girard, IL:

 

Discernment Weekend for Young Women

Come and See

Join us at the monastery October 24th through 26th.

https://opnunsil.org/

[Francis Coffee]

Young Adult Catholic Women in Southern California, you are invited! November 15th, Mission San Luis Rey in Oceanside California, A Day of Discernment and Discovery at Mission San Luis Rey

https://fscc-calledtobe.org/vocation-discernment-events/

 

 

[Luigi]

The Dominican nuns at the monastery of the Infant Jesus, in Lufkin, TX, have three Come and See days (not weekends!) scheduled for 2026. 

 

[Luigi]

Saturday, April 18, 2025: Dominican Holiness Retreat Day - similar to a Come & See Event - at the Monastery of St. Jude in Alabama. This is a small community (7 sisters in final vows; 1 or 2 in formation) of cloistered Dominican nuns that also have perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Three or four of the nuns have entered in the last 10 or 15 years, so the community is small but stable. The links at the top of the Retreat Days page connect to the monastery's main page.  

https://marburydominicannuns.org/blog/dominican-holiness-retreat-days 

Edited January 21 by Luigi

[Francis Coffee]

Diocese of Marquette MI Discernment Day

Join us for a special day of prayer for Single, Catholic Young Adult Women ages 18-35. Sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation are available. Prayer and Adoration are part of the schedule. Hear a young Sister’s discernment story. Ask questions. Listen to experiences with individual Sisters. Enjoy refreshments and lunch. 

https://fscc-calledtobe.org/2026/01/29/diocese-of-marquette-prayer-day-what-should-i-do-with-my-life-god/

Edited January 30 by Francis Coffee

[Luigi]

In the US, two Dominican provinces - the Central and the Southern - collaborate on Come & See Weekends (as well as on the Studentate). They normally have two Come & See Weekends each year - fall and spring, October and February (right around St. Valentine's Day). They host 40 to 50 men each weekend, and they usually have a pretty full house each weekend.

According to this link, they're have two Come & See Weekends this spring, one in February and one in March. So I take this as a good sign. Either they have so much interest among first contacts that they've added this third event, or maybe there's a lot of follow-up interest (guys who attended the autumn Come & See and now want to do it again to explore further). 

In either case, you might want to spread the word, and you might want to keep the seekers/discerners in your prayers.

https://www.opvocations.org/come-and-see

[Francis Coffee]

Outreach Continues, so we may be near you, or you're not far from one of our convents. ! Discernment, opportunities ongoing. We're always glad to meet with any discerning young adult women.

https://fscc-calledtobe.org/2026/02/15/franciscan-sisters-serve-at-texas-am-catholic-busy-student-retreat/

I was so inspired that the young women chose to meet together each day to go to Mass and plan to continue supporting each other through prayer and the Eucharist.” -Sister Mary Ann Spanjers

Edited February 16 by Francis Coffee

[Luigi]

The Trappistine nuns at Our Lady of the Mississippi monastery in Iowa have some upcoming Come & See Weekends. See the flyer below. And they add this note: "And do let us know (vocations@olmabbey.org) if you would like additional materials about our community, to post in your parishes, young adults groups, coffee shops, etc.!" So if you know anyone who might be interested, feel free to pass this information along. 

[Luigi]

The Trappistine nuns in Sonoita, Arizona will have a Come & See Weekend in April. This is a small community - it was 10 nuns for a long time, but two of them died last year. However, they have one sister in temporary vows, and it looks like they have a postulant, too. So It seems to be a stable community. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/874682545623553/?acontext={"event_action_history"%3A[{"surface"%3A"search"}%2C{"mechanism"%3A"attachment"%2C"surface"%3A"newsfeed"}]%2C"ref_notif_type"%3Anull}

St. Procopius Benedictine Abbey in Lisle, Illinois will host a Come & See Weekend during the Easter Triduum. These are monks. 

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1416583420508354&set=a.560611656105539

[Luigi]

The Olivetan Benedictine Sisters in Jonesboro, Arkansas are having a one-day Come & See in May. 

Here's the congregation's web page if you want to learn more about them. https://www.olivben.org/