Im Curious

[drewmeister2]

Have any of you men discerning ever thought you might be called to be a hermit? I have never heard of anyone else talk about it. I myself am now discerning a possible call to be a hermit. Thanks!

[drewmeister2]

bump^

[FutureSoror]

I always liked the story of St. Simon Stock, who was a hermit, and I used to think about what it would be like to be one... but then again, I'm not a man.

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

[quote name='FutureSoror' date='Dec 19 2004, 09:09 PM'] I always liked the story of St. Simon Stock, who was a hermit, and I used to think about what it would be like to be one... but then again, I'm not a man. [/quote]
Hermits are amazing men with a beautiful calling that's all I have to say!

[daveybe]

A homeschooling family in my parish told me that their daughter wants to be a hermit. The little girl is in fourth grade, and she built a hut out of cardboard in the woods behind their house.

Ain't that the cutest thing ya ever heard?

[Pio Nono]

JMJ
12/20 - Fourth Monday of Advent

I know a hermit who lives out near St. Meinrad in southern Indiana. He's a Benedictine monk who has been given permission to live as a hermit, taking care of one of the shrines run by St. Meinrad. Cool cat.

[drewmeister2]

Neat things to hear!

Do they have female hermits? Obviously, if the Church does, they wouldn't be with men.

I am looking into the [url="http://www.carmelitehermits.org"]Carmelite Hermits[/url]

God bless!

[ThyHolyLove]

Hey All! I do know of two orders of female hermits.
[url="http://www.hjep.org/"]Hermits of Jesus the Eternal Priest[/url]

They are of the Maronite rite

and the Hermit Sisters of Mary
[url="http://www.marymount-hermitage.org/index.htm"]Hermit Sisters of Mary[/url]

I also found the definition of a diocesan hermit
[url="http://cloisters.tripod.com/id15.html"]Hermits[/url]

Here is a partial listing of male and female hermitages
[url="http://cloisters.tripod.com/id56.html"]Hermitages[/url]

Hope that helps!

[drewmeister2]

Thank you!

[daugher-of-Mary]

Wow! Thanks for posting the links for the women hermits.

[Andrea348]

[quote name='ThyHolyLove' date='Dec 20 2004, 01:12 PM'] Hey All! I do know of two orders of female hermits.
[url="http://www.hjep.org/"]Hermits of Jesus the Eternal Priest[/url]

They are of the Maronite rite

and the Hermit Sisters of Mary
[url="http://www.marymount-hermitage.org/index.htm"]Hermit Sisters of Mary[/url]
[/quote]
wow

i never knew groups like those existed....i was looking around their sites and that is pretty cool

[Mr Bubble]

[quote name='Pio Nono' date='Dec 20 2004, 02:33 AM'] JMJ
12/20 - Fourth Monday of Advent

I know a hermit who lives out near St. Meinrad in southern Indiana. He's a Benedictine monk who has been given permission to live as a hermit, taking care of one of the shrines run by St. Meinrad. Cool cat. [/quote]
Sweetness

Do you live around St. Meinrad? I live in Loogootee, kinda close.

[popestpiusx]

For a male hermitage:

[url="http://www.franciscan-archive.org/misc/monaster.html"]http://www.franciscan-archive.org/misc/monaster.html[/url]

[popestpiusx]

More info:
[url="http://www.franciscan-archive.org/franciscana/vocbros.html"]http://www.franciscan-archive.org/franciscana/vocbros.html[/url]

[popestpiusx]

[quote name='Mr Bubble' date='Dec 21 2004, 03:23 PM']

Do you live around St. Meinrad? I live in Loogootee, kinda close. [/quote]
I have family from Logootee (and Evansville).

[daveybe]

Wasn't Julian of Norwich considered a hermit? I don't think she belonged to an order. She just kinda locked herself in a room and wrote mystic literature. I'm fulla respect for the mystics.