The Nashville Dominicans

[Ora et Labora]

well, that kind of makes sense.

[uruviel]

I know this topic is really old.... But I love the nashville Domincans! They are so wonderful, me and my family visit them every year. You should make a retreat, Celine did and she loved it But I think you knew that already, anyways, I hope to make a retreat as soon as I reach the age requirement....

[Ave Maria Totus Tuus]

I don't think I've ever seen all of them recieve by the hand...

[Ora et Labora]

[quote name='uruviel' post='1215481' date='Mar 18 2007, 02:01 PM']I know this topic is really old.... But I love the nashville Domincans! They are so wonderful, me and my family visit them every year. You should make a retreat, Celine did and she loved it But I think you knew that already, anyways, I hope to make a retreat as soon as I reach the age requirement....[/quote]

Hi Lori! : Actually, Celine is who increased my interest in the Nashville Dominicans...I think I'd like to go with her in October. Just to see what their like...

[uruviel]

that would be really cool! They are really great, but obviously it all depends on where God wants you

[Ora et Labora]

i am going just to check it out...that's about all at this point.

[uruviel]

I know the talks they give and stuff on their retreats are really good spiritually though, I can't wait until I can start going.

[shortnun]

They had a priest from Rhode Island (Fr. Austriaco, OP) give the talk last May for the Discernment retreat. They don't have it listed on the website who will do it this year, but I'm sure it'll be good!

[DominicanPhilosophy]

This is a reaaally old post, but since I found it I just thought I'd clarify -- if anything, it seems they ALL take our Eucharistic Lord on their tongues, but none of it is by force or order. I have a feeling you might be referring to the school months; the Sisters might take the Eucharist in their hands as an example for the kids, but that sounds highly unlikely that any of it would be by force. The NDs are in full communion with Rome, so when I found this I thought I'd give a fresh comment since this post is "before my time" on PM, lol.

Actually, a bit ironic because for me, I'm "saving myself" [sounds silly] because I've never taken the host on my tongue before and if it is God's will for me to enter Nashville, my first Mass as a postulant will be the beginning of a deeper, more intimate union with Christ in that way also.

Excuse the fact that some of this may be incoherent, but I'm not the best sleeper.

[Thomist-in-Training]

On a related subject, some of the sisters serve as EMHCs also it seems--my friend told a story about her brother going to Mass at the church there with half his beard shaved off (in honor of St. Philip Neri, who did that sometimes), and hearing one of the sisters say later "I just gave Communion to the strangest man..." For me I have a minor paranoia of joining a convent where they do that, lest I be requested to do it under obedience.

I visited for half an hour driving through Nashville--more like running through. They were kind, and the grounds are very nice--the house is a huge brick house, which used to be a boarding school. I didn't get to look around the church because we had to leave quickly, but I saw one of the Sisters kiss her scapular after she finished her prayer, which seems like a nice custom.

[DominicanPhilosophy]

Sorry to hear your friend's brother had that experience. All I can say is that they are human, too, and we all say things sometimes that we shouldn't. I have to remind myself of that sometimes, since I think people often forget that they are definitely prone to error. Society just assumes that, hey, they're holy, so therefore they must be perfect. But they are beautiful, nonetheless; I had a Sister say something to me once that wasn't very "Sisterly," in my opinion, but realized I had near-divine expectations for mere humans like me.

They usually have the presiding priest give Communion [of course] with a novice holding the communion paten as an altar server. Sometimes Sisters do give Communion, but I haven't really noticed a pattern as to if it is Sisters on Mother's council, novices only, etc. I can't really remember and tell you anything further off the top of my head, but probably some other girls on PM could tell you better.

Yes, my school actually used to be that boarding school. There were, I believe, three major periods of construction/adding on to the Motherhouse, and then most recently in 2006 the new chapel was finished and 100,000 sq. ft. were added on due to the community's rapid growth.

Since the scapulars are blessed, the Sisters are always careful not to sit down on them, but instead they first pull them to the side, as well as their rosary, and when leaving the chapel at the Motherhouse they kiss it, as you mentioned - though I have seen the Sisters do it at school when leaving the chapel there, out of habit (no pun intended), but it is primarily done at the Motherhouse.

I'm sure you knew a lot of this about the construction and all, but it brings me joy to talk about, so thank you for the opportunity. ;-)

[puellapaschalis]

[quote name='DominicanPhilosophy' post='1599077' date='Jul 13 2008, 10:46 AM']Since the scapulars are blessed, the Sisters are always careful not to sit down on them, but instead they first pull them to the side....[/quote]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, that's why people do that! I thought it was just because sitting on a scapular could be uncomfortable or get in the way... You learn something every day

[Thomist-in-Training]

[quote]Sorry to hear your friend's brother had that experience. All I can say is that they are human, too, and we all say things sometimes that we shouldn't.[/quote]

Oh, I didn't mean the comment to prove the sisters were rude, but just that that was how I heard that some of them must be EMHCs. I'm sure he knew he looked strange My friend said it was a mischievous custom of his for St Philip Neri's Feast day.

I didn't know that either, about not sitting on scapulars. I see some monks around, and they do that too, and now I know why! I used to think it was so they didn't get caught in the chair...

[alicemary]

another reason they move the scapular to the side is because they wrinkle so badly. Not the main reason, but important.