Semi- Contemplative Sisters

[tinytherese]

[Carmeliteheart726]

[quote name='tinytherese' post='1696159' date='Nov 6 2008, 09:03 PM'][/quote]

Yes! I know 3 orders that I would recommend:

Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (link is for Central Province, but there are more):
[url="http://www.carmelitedcj.org/"]http://www.carmelitedcj.org/[/url]

Sisters of Life
[url="http://www.sistersoflife.org/"]http://www.sistersoflife.org/[/url]

Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal
[url="http://www.franciscansisterscfr.com/"]http://www.franciscansisterscfr.com/[/url]

I have met sisters from all these orders and they are very holy. I was able to go to the Carmelite convent this summer, and it was a wonderful experience. One I will never forget!

[catholicinfilmschool]

I actually seriously considered joining both the Sisters of Life and the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, both of which are phenomenal orders.

~Rebecca
[url="http://modestia.stblogs.com"]http://modestia.stblogs.com[/url]

[Carmeliteheart726]

[quote name='catholicinfilmschool' post='1696208' date='Nov 6 2008, 10:00 PM']I actually seriously considered joining both the Sisters of Life and the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, both of which are phenomenal orders.

~Rebecca
[url="http://modestia.stblogs.com"]http://modestia.stblogs.com[/url][/quote]

So did I before I found out I was called to be a cloistered Discalced Carmelite nun. I was planning to go to a retreat later this month with the CFR's and the Sisters of Life, but I decided not to because of school obligations. I went last year and loved it! I got to meet Sr. Mary Gabriel and Sr. Therese Marie of the Sisters of Life, and Sr. Catherine and Sr. Agnes of the CFR's.

[littlesister]

Little Sisters of the Poor...pre-Council description was "Active/Contemplative." The terminology has changed but the lifestyle is the same.
Little Sisters of the Poor.org

[Saint Therese]

The Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth are really awesome!!

[RosaMystica]

The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist are also semi-contemplative: www.sistersofmary.org

And I'm sure the Nashville Dominicans are as well:
www.nashvilledominican.org

And I think the Slaves of the Immaculate Heart of Mary are as well:
[url="http://www.saintbenedict.com/the_order/sisters.php"]http://www.saintbenedict.com/the_order/sisters.php[/url]

And the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
www.sisterfaustina.org

Sisters of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
[url="http://sistersofreparation.org/"]http://sistersofreparation.org/[/url]

I'm pretty sure most if not all of these are semi-contemplative communities.

[shortnun]

[quote name='tinytherese' post='1696159' date='Nov 6 2008, 09:03 PM'][/quote]
Personally, I think there are a lot of communities out there that could be described as semi-contemplative. But, I'm wondering what the blend of contemplation-action looks like for you? Would a Visitation Monastery fit your bill? Nashville Dominicans? Little Sisters of the Poor?

[Gemma]

This used to be known as "semi-cloistered." Now they use contemplative-active, and Nashville is a more active form of that.

The phrase means that they put a whole lot of emphasis on community prayer and contemplation before going out to their apostolates.

The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, which is a Society of Apostolic Life, were designed to be 'daughters of prayer' and had extensive prayers before going out into apostolates. St. Vincent de Paul told them that their office was caring for the poor.

The Sisters of Life, OTOH, are contemplative-active in today's terminology. They have a majority of their horarium dedicated to prayer, but are still assigned apostolates.

The Visitation's Second Federation--of which I recommend only two (Brooklyn & Georgetown)--are cloistered but it's "constitutional." The Georgetown sisters are permitted to go out onto the campus of their university to go to their teaching assignments. I believe Brooklyn's school is attached to the convent, so the sisters don't really leave enclosure. I could be wrong, though.

HTH.

Blessings,
Gemma

Edited November 7, 2008 by Gemma

[Antoniette]

The Bridgettine nuns have a semi cloistered branch in Darrien Connecticut. They are habited, slightly modified with the the traditional helmet. They have a great retreat house monastery there.

[Gemma]

[quote name='Antoniette' post='1696641' date='Nov 7 2008, 11:15 AM']The Bridgettine nuns have a semi cloistered branch in Darrien Connecticut. They are habited, slightly modified with the the traditional helmet. They have a great retreat house monastery there.[/quote]
I completely forgot about them. Do they have a website yet?

Blessings,
Gemma

[Mari Therese]

The Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate! They're Canadian.

[url="http://www.solisisters.ca"]www.solisisters.ca [/url]

[TradMom]

+ Praised be Jesus Christ!

What about the Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Alhambra, CA? I believe they consider themselves contemplative, too.

TradMom

[Antoniette]

Sorry I mispelled Brigittines, they don't seem to have a website, but it is an awesome property and house, with retreat center. They sang quite a bit of Latin when I was there

[tinytherese]

Thanks everybody. Lot's of good ones to consider!

[VeniteAdoremus]

Yay, another excuse to plug "my" community

[url="http://www.dominicansrs.co.uk/"]http://www.dominicansrs.co.uk/[/url]

Apostolic sisters who pray the Office of Readings, Morning Prayer, Angelus, Midday Prayer, Rosary, Evening Prayer and Compline in common, with half an hour of meditation and half an hour of Adoration [i]every day[/i] for good measure.

All Dominicans are active/contemplative in spirit, with the nuns weaving their preaching through living their monastic lives and praying for the other branches, and the apostolic sisters and friars by "sharing the fruits of their contemplation"... which implies there was some contemplation beforehand The amount to which this is done in community differs from house to house, though.

[HolyHearts]

Also, the Franciscan Sisters Minor (Capuchins) in Massachusetts, They have +/- 7-8 hours of
prayer a day, but also have some hours of active mission. (Google them under that name).
Then, there are the Sisters of the Society of Our Mother of Peace, in Missouri & in a couple of
other countries. They live in hermitages & have many hours of prayer; but almost everyday,
they do one-on-one contact w/non-Catholics while visiting door-to-door (+/-) 3 hours mission.

[sistersintigo]

[quote name='Gemma' post='1696753' date='Nov 7 2008, 01:56 PM']:duh: I completely forgot about them. Do they have a website yet?

Blessings,
Gemma[/quote]

Check this link: [url="http://www.brigidine.org/Brigidine/258/257/Darien.html"]http://www.brigidine.org/Brigidine/258/257/Darien.html[/url]

[Sarah147]

[quote name='Antoniette' date='07 November 2008 - 09:16 PM' timestamp='1226103360' post='1697159']
Sorry I mispelled Brigittines, they don't seem to have a website, but it is an awesome property and house, with retreat center. They sang quite a bit of Latin when I was there
[/quote]


Found more information and photos on this order:

[url="http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0210/assign/sm_0210.htm"]http://www.digitaljo...ign/sm_0210.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.birgittines-us.com/"]http://www.birgittines-us.com/[/url]


Also, semi-contemplative order in habit:

Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=106850"]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=106850[/url]

Edited July 18, 2010 by JoyfulLife

[sistersintigo]

Well, they are only in Switzerland and France, but they are habited, their life is contemplative with one apostolate-exception, and they are not enclosed.

www.kloster-bethanien.ch
www.haus-bethanien.ch
www.dominicainesbethanie.com