A Blue Habit Thread

[Maria_Faustina]

JMJFC+

Of course we all know that one should never "pick" an order simply because of a beautiful habit or a lack-thereof plainer one, but with all the talk on VS recently about being "shallow" in regard to habits, I thought I'd go along with it...but only for good reasons. Religious in blue habits have always drawn me to them--perhaps because they remind me of Mary! If I know nothing else about an order, but they wear blue, I'm fascinated already. (This isn't to say other orders don't have awesome habits as well...the order I'm, God willing, entering soon wears every color farthest from colorful!) You just never know where someone will find out about the order they're supposed to...so hopefully this will at least bring some new orders to mind for some discerners out there.

And please add any I left off, since I'm sure I didn't find them all--especially male religious orders. I don't know about many of those, since, obviously, I've never discerned with such!

Here we go...

[url="http://www.institute-christ-king.org/vocations/sisters/"]http://www.institute-christ-king.org/vocations/sisters/[/url]

[url="http://www.sistersihmofwichita.org/index.htm"]http://www.sistersihmofwichita.org/index.htm[/url]

[url="http://www.mtstfrancis.com/poor_clares.html"]http://www.mtstfrancis.com/poor_clares.html[/url] and [url="http://airmaria.com/?sn=45&vp=2361&prefx=finews&plyrnb=1&ttl=FI%20News"]http://airmaria.com/?sn=45&vp=2361&amp...p;ttl=FI%20News[/url]

[url="http://www.daughtersofstpaul.com/daughters/index.html"]http://www.daughtersofstpaul.com/daughters/index.html[/url]

[url="http://www.cksisters.org/"]http://www.cksisters.org/[/url]

[url="http://www.cmri.org/sisters.htm"]http://www.cmri.org/sisters.htm[/url]

[url="http://sistersoflife.org/"]http://sistersoflife.org/[/url]

[url="http://www.sistersofmarymotherofthechurch.org/"]http://www.sistersofmarymotherofthechurch.org/[/url]

[url="http://www.communautedelagneau.org/little-sisters-of-the-lamb.php"]http://www.communautedelagneau.org/little-...of-the-lamb.php[/url]



Hm...I wonder if pictures would be good as well?

[rosamundi]

The CMRI Sisters are not in communion with Rome. The [url="http://www.sistersofmarymotherofthechurch.org/"]Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church[/url] are a group that left that community in order to be received back in communion.

Edited July 29, 2009 by rosamundi

[Jennifer]

The Daughters of Divine Love

[url="http://www.daughters-of-divine-love.org"]http://www.daughters-of-divine-love.org[/url]

[VeniteAdoremus]

The [url="http://www.ssvmusa.org/"]Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matara[/url] have a blue scapular and veil.

And who were those non-cloistered contemplatives with the blue veil that went all the way to the floor?

[Margaret Mary]

The Trinitarians of Mary www.trinitariansofmary.org

The Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate www.solisisters.ca

[agnes88]

I was going to name the Trinitarians, too.

Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate. I think the friars wear gray.

[the lords sheep]

[url="http://www.rsmofalma.org"]The Religious Sisters of Mercy[/url] wear blue most of the time (they wear black on feast days)

[url="http://www.dmml.org"]The Daughters of Mary, Mother of Healing Love[/url] wear a sky blue scapular.

[CatherineM]

Mother Teresa's order wear white and blue. When I was a kid the Sisters of Charity that taught at our school wore blue and cream, at least the older nuns did. The younger ones started wearing street clothes in the early 70's.

[Recordare Virgo]

These are beautiful "blue sisters":

www.daughtersoftheimmaculata.com

[Graciela]

[url="http://www.monastere-consolation.fr/"]http://www.monastere-consolation.fr/[/url]

Les petites soeurs de la consolation du sacre coeur et de la ste-face

Full white habits with blue mantles.

Non-cloistered contemplatives with Divine office in Latin with gregorian chant (including matins at 1 AM!), Eucharistic adoration and inspiration from Charles de Foucauld. Way cool, IMHO.

But you gotta speak French and move to France to join 'em.

Edited July 29, 2009 by Graciela

[Maria_Faustina]

[quote name='rosamundi' post='1934629' date='Jul 29 2009, 05:08 AM']The CMRI Sisters are not in communion with Rome. The [url="http://www.sistersofmarymotherofthechurch.org/"]Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church[/url] are a group that left that community in order to be received back in communion.[/quote]

Really? I had read that somewhere that some of them had come back...but I didn't realize they had changed their names. No wonder they look so similar. Thank you for clearing that up!

And thanks to everyone else for your additions! So many wonderful orders out there!

[VeniteAdoremus]

[quote name='Maria_Faustina' post='1934802' date='Jul 29 2009, 09:27 PM']Really? I had read that somewhere that some of them had come back...but I didn't realize they had changed their names. No wonder they look so similar. Thank you for clearing that up!

And thanks to everyone else for your additions! So many wonderful orders out there![/quote]

The awesome veil of the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church, which is a bit like a traditional version of the Sisters of Life veil (white with a blue border) is because the Sisters of Mary came back to Rome after the intercession of a local group of Missionaries of Charity.

I thought that was such a beautiful thing to do Talk about showing appreciation!

[Recordare Virgo]

Please excuse my interrupting this nice thread, but I made my second-ever posting on here before and I see that I'm described as a "lurker," which is kind of creepy. Can someone explain how I can get a nice photo or picture as so many of you have so it can appear on the left under my name. I'm not very computer savvy. Thanks.

[InHisLove726]

[quote name='Recordare Virgo' post='1934909' date='Jul 29 2009, 04:11 PM']Please excuse my interrupting this nice thread, but I made my second-ever posting on here before and I see that I'm described as a "lurker," which is kind of creepy. Can someone explain how I can get a nice photo or picture as so many of you have so it can appear on the left under my name. I'm not very computer savvy. Thanks.[/quote]

I sent you a detailed PM with instructions.

[Sr. M. Faustina]

We don't wear blue, but we do have a beautiful habit...
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
[url="http://www.sistersofcharity.com"]http://www.sistersofcharity.com[/url]

God bless you.

[InHisLove726]

Sisters Minor of Mary Immaculate (don't have a website; a picture will have to do)

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/89/Trip_to_New_York_131.jpg/180px-Trip_to_New_York_131.jpg[/img]

[url="http://www.ihmmc.org/"]Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Christ[/url]

[url="http://www.daughters-of-divine-love.org/"]Daughters of Divine Love[/url]

[url="http://www.crossfire.org/daughtersofmary/"]Daughters of Mary of the Immaculate Conception[/url]

Daughters of Our Mother of Peace (their website has no pictures; I'm posting one from CMSWR)

[img]http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/Images%20Member%20Communities/mother_of_peace.jpg[/img]

[url="http://www.handmaidsjmj.org/"]Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mary and Joseph[/url]

Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (no photos either; posting from CMSWR)

[img]http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/LSSIC/3.jpg[/img]

Parish Visitors of Mary Immaculate
[img]http://www.strausnews.com/content/articles/2007/07/21/photo_news/news/4.jpg[/img]

[InHisLove726]

[url="http://db.religiouslife.com/reg_life/irl.nsf/org/123"]Missionary Sisters of the Mother of God[/url] (Ukrainian Rite Church)--they have a blue veil and white habit

[url="http://www.littlesistersofstfrancis.org/"]Little Sisters of St. Francis[/url]--not only are they Franciscan, but they are Marian as well (contemplative community)

[Orans]

The Redemptoristine Nuns have a blue choir mantle with their red habit:
The monastery in Dublin: [url="http://www.rednuns.com/blog/"]http://www.rednuns.com/blog/[/url]
The Sisters in Australia still wear the blue scapular over the red tunic: [url="http://www.rc.net/redempt.au/redemptoristines/vocat.htm"]http://www.rc.net/redempt.au/redemptoristines/vocat.htm[/url]
One of the Redemptoristine monasteries in Landser, France: [url="http://www.dna.fr/articles/200610/01/annee-du-jubilaire,mulhouse,000000193.php"]http://www.dna.fr/articles/200610/01/annee...e,000000193.php[/url]
Redemptoristine monastery of St. Therese near Montreal, Canada: [url="http://www.redemptoristes.ca/ossr/page81.htm"]http://www.redemptoristes.ca/ossr/page81.htm[/url]

[Noemi]

Ursuline sisters in dark blue:

[url="http://www.orsolyita.hu/intez/life/index.html"]http://www.orsolyita.hu/intez/life/index.html[/url]

Little Sisters of Saint Francis

[url="http://szfkisnoverei.communio.hu/main.php?oldal=kepzes"]http://szfkisnoverei.communio.hu/main.php?oldal=kepzes[/url]

Ordo Praemontre (their "belt" - just for the professed - are skyblue!)

[url="http://www.premontreinoverek.hu/index.php?lap=&param=&center=kanonokrend"]http://www.premontreinoverek.hu/index.php?...ter=kanonokrend[/url]

[Maria_Faustina]

I forgot! The Schoenstatt Sisters (technically not a religious order, but an institution, I believe...it's complicated). [url="http://www.schsrsmary.org/index.html"]http://www.schsrsmary.org/index.html[/url]

And who are those (Franciscan...ish, I believe) sisters that wear brown...and a blue scapular? And always carry a crucifix in their pockets?

[quote name='Sr. M. Faustina' post='1934978' date='Jul 29 2009, 05:32 PM']We don't wear blue, but we do have a beautiful habit...
Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church
[url="http://www.sistersofcharity.com"]http://www.sistersofcharity.com[/url]

God bless you.[/quote]

Your habit certainly is beautiful. (I definitely throw that in anytime I mention your order to someone. ). So glad to have you on here, Sister.