Susan Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 : Found this beautiful gallery of poor clare photos by a professional. Obviously a lot of them are "posed" but they are so beautiful! [url="http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/index.htm"]Poor Clare Gallery[/url] I don't know what monastery this is: Rockford?
Totus Tuus Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 BEAUTIFUL! Poor Clares pull so tightly on my heartstrings :heart: Thanks for posting And I think those are the Rockford Colletines, but I could be mistaken. I love it when they wear the wedding dress at Investiture. That's so neat. Lauren
Didacus Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 I like number 8 with the sister kneeling with the prayer book. Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. God bless...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 Sorry to say, but those aren't the Rockford Poor Clares... sorry... I have some pictures of the Rockford Monastery on my blog if you'd like to see for yourself... They are however Poor Clare Colettines it appears... [url="http://iamahandmaidofthelord.blogspot.com"]http://iamahandmaidofthelord.blogspot.com[/url] I do admit, those are beautiful pictures! There are some other taken of the Rockford Poor Clares on the Rockford Diocese homepage (Well, a link...) : I love my 22 little Rockford Poor Clares!
Sixtina87 Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 i liked the above view of the nun kneeling on the floor praying.
jgirl Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 They are beautiful! I think the beauty comes from the simplicity of their life, and the pictures do a great job of capturing that!
Susan Posted September 28, 2005 Author Posted September 28, 2005 [quote name='Totus Tuus' date='Sep 28 2005, 09:03 AM']BEAUTIFUL! Poor Clares pull so tightly on my heartstrings :heart: Thanks for posting And I think those are the Rockford Colletines, but I could be mistaken. I love it when they wear the wedding dress at Investiture. That's so neat. Lauren [right][snapback]739859[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Actually, I THINK it might be the Clevland PCC's. The photographer works out of Clevland and that monastery is one of the oldest of the PCC monasteries. I know someone who was there so I"ll have to find out.
Dreamweaver Posted September 28, 2005 Posted September 28, 2005 haha, I used to live in Rockford way way way before becoming Catholic, so I don't remember many Catholic landmarks. Thanks for sharing the pics. I especially love the habits with the rosary!
ofpheritup Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 (edited) I just looked at all the pictures. And my favorite was not of any that had nuns in them, which surprised me. My favorite pic is the one with the sandals lined up in front of the window. It is a beautiful reminder of two things. One, we are not here forever, this is not our home, we are on a journey towards God (Heaven). And two, we are not alone, we have opportunities everyday to share our journey with others. Edited September 29, 2005 by ofpheritup
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 [quote name='Dreamweaver' date='Sep 28 2005, 01:45 PM']haha, I used to live in Rockford way way way before becoming Catholic, so I don't remember many Catholic landmarks. Thanks for sharing the pics. I especially love the habits with the rosary! [right][snapback]740118[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Not too many Catholic landmarks in Rockford to begin with :
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 Man, now I want to go visit my Poor Clares!!!! The first weekend I would be able to visit would be the weekend of Oct. 14-16th... Another thing about many of these pictures is the Mother Abbess in Rockford says that they should not have pictures taken of their entire face, especially if it is going to be a public photo... I dunno...
zabbazooey Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 What is with a lot of convents and monasteries having retreats October 14-16th??? Sorry........
Totus Tuus Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 [url="http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/012.htm"]http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/012.htm[/url] The sister with the white trim around the top of her veil... is she like a junior professed? She looks like the only one with it, and she looks too young to be mother abbess or something...
zabbazooey Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 I'd assume she is a novice....although don't they usually wear white veils?
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 [quote name='zabbazooey' date='Sep 29 2005, 10:54 AM'] What is with a lot of convents and monasteries having retreats October 14-16th??? Sorry........ [right][snapback]741067[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Ha ha... its not a retreat... It is just my first free weekend to visit
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 [quote name='Totus Tuus' date='Sep 29 2005, 11:00 AM'][url="http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/012.htm"]http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/012.htm[/url] The sister with the white trim around the top of her veil... is she like a junior professed? She looks like the only one with it, and she looks too young to be mother abbess or something... [right][snapback]741075[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Well... I think it is there way she is wearing the veil and the lighting... It's the part of the wimple (??) I think...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted September 29, 2005 Posted September 29, 2005 [quote name='FutureNunJMJ' date='Sep 29 2005, 11:23 AM']Well... I think it is there way she is wearing the veil and the lighting... It's the part of the wimple (??) I think... [right][snapback]741090[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Hmmm... maybe I'm wrong: This Sister has a band keeping the veil up... [url="http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/025.htm"]http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/025.htm[/url] I think that is what you see in the other picture... It is definatly a more modified habit... you can see it here: [url="http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/011.htm"]http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/011.htm[/url] You can compare it to the other Sister's Habits here: [url="http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/002.htm"]http://cmykstudios.com/poorclares/pictures/002.htm[/url]
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