Can a deaf person become a nun?

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I have a vocation to go into the consecrated life, but I’m half deaf and theres a chance i might be completely deaf someday. Would this be a problem?
 
child_of_God85 said:
I have a vocation to go into the consecrated life, but I’m half deaf and theres a chance i might be completely deaf someday. Would this be a problem?
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Through God, all things are possible. If he wants you to be a nun, you will be a nun. However, expect to encounter A LOT of rejection from orders out there. Most of them evaluate you on your physical & mental health & your age. The last thing they seem to evaluate is your spiritual health.
 
Maybe you could find a place that wants deaf nuns, to work with deaf children, to do sign language etc etc.
I think that if God has the will for this to happen to you, then it will be in God’s hands to make it happen 🙂
 
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i don’t see where hearing is involved. Many inspirational people have been physically challenged, but they are Blessed by God with other charisms!

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, Ora Pro Nobis Peccatoribus!

mark
 
child_of_God85 said:
I have a vocation to go into the consecrated life, but I’m half deaf and theres a chance i might be completely deaf someday. Would this be a problem?
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If you are thinking about becoming a cloistered nun, you might want to look into the Visitation order established by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal. Both of them believed that physical ailments should not hinder a person from seeking a vocation within the Church. In their order, they only require that you be sound of mind and free of any mental defects. I’m sure they’d be willing to hear your case and discern with you about your callling.

There is a few orders around in the United States:

Philadelphia, PA
Rockville, VA
Tyringham, MA
Snellville, GA
Mobile, AL
Toledo, OH

Best of luck to you, and you are in my prayers! Just remember, with God, all things are possible. If He wants you in religious life, He’ll open a door somewhere! 🙂
 
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May God bless you!
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If you can communicate and understand others, there should be no problem. A community that I would suggest if the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF 🙂
 
child_of_God85 said:
I have a vocation to go into the consecrated life, but I’m half deaf and theres a chance i might be completely deaf someday. Would this be a problem?
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There’s consecrated virgin; diocesan hermit; and some secular institutes.

Please note that if a woman was sexually abused or raped, and lived a chaste life after the attack, she is still considered a virgin by the church, and should have a chance at Consecrated Virgin.

The Dominican Missionaries to the Deaf are in California. Your profile doesn’t state where you are, so I’m not sure as to the direction I should point you.

There have been two deaf communities that I know of, but they were eventually suppressed. I have worked with deaf and even blind discerners in the past. One deaf discerner north of our border had been working on a charism for deaf vocations, but I have fallen out of communication with her.

Feel free to PM me if you wish.

Blessings,
Cloisters
 
:thumbsup:There is a Community of Jesus Crucified I believe is their name.
They came here some time in the 1950s, and they later amalgamated to the Benedictines,
so they are now known as the Benedictines of Jesus Crucified,
Monatery of the Glorious Cross,61 burban Dr.Branford,Ct.06405-4003.

They were mentioned in the book Convent Life,by Joan Lesaux,and they take in those who are deaf,blind,etc. no mental issues however.
You can Google Them.
There is also the Sisters of the Seven Dolors,I forgot where they are at,somewhere in the Midwest. They were I believe mentioned in Elinor Tong Dehey’s book on religious communities in the US,published in the 1930s.It was a revision to one she wrote back in the teens or 20s.
 
HollyDolly said:
:thumbsup:There is a Community of Jesus Crucified I believe is their name.
They came here some time in the 1950s, and they later amalgamated to the Benedictines,
so they are now known as the Benedictines of Jesus Crucified,
Monatery of the Glorious Cross,61 burban Dr.Branford,Ct.06405-4003.

They were mentioned in the book Convent Life,by Joan Lesaux,and they take in those who are deaf,blind,etc. no mental issues however.
You can Google Them.
There is also the Sisters of the Seven Dolors,I forgot where they are at,somewhere in the Midwest. They were I believe mentioned in Elinor Tong Dehey’s book on religious communities in the US,published in the 1930s.It was a revision to one she wrote back in the teens or 20s.
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The website for the Benedictines of Jesus Crucified is:

benedictinesjc.org/GloriousCross.html

They have a single monastery in the US, The Monastery of the Glorious Cross, in Branford, Connecticut. They need vocations. They pray the office and have a simple attractive habit. They were founded in France specifically for women with physical disabilities.

I can’t find a current order named Sisters of the Seven Dolors.
 
I googled “Sisters of the Seven Dolors” and came up with the Sisters of Providence, who were started by the same woman. It said the Congregation of the Seven Dolors are no longer around, but they have a museum dedicated to Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin and the older congregation.

The Sisters of Providence do not wear a habit.

providenceintl.org/en/
 
Thanks everyone for the suggestions!
At this point i still have perfect hearing in my right ear, but like my doctor has told me, I could possibly lose it someday.
 
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I googled “Sisters of the Seven Dolors” and came up with the Sisters of Providence, who were started by the same woman. It said the Congregation of the Seven Dolors are no longer around, but they have a museum dedicated to Emilie Tavernier-Gamelin and the older congregation.

The Sisters of Providence do not wear a habit.

providenceintl.org/en/
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The Congregation of the Seven Dolors not being around any more, must be a recent developement, because I had found a website that showed the sisters and all that. So it must have happend recently
 
What a great calling you have in your life! I will pray that you will find a place to serve God. There is no greater calling for anyone than to serve God.
May God Bless.
Newbear
 
Holly–search these forums. I know you posted the link for this religious community you’re discussing.

Blessings,
Cloisters
 
This, like any other physical ailment you would need to discuss with any religious community you were discerning with. They would probably like to have an idea of how soon it might happen. Then like anything else they way the risks.
God bless.
 
you may want to check Fr. Athony Russo. and i know this was mentioned before, the dominican life.
newbear:manvspc:
 
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