Can Former Franciscan Postulants still wear their habits?

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Hello,
My name is Andrew, I'm a Former Franciscan Postulant.
I've been told 2 different answers on whether or not Former Franciscans can still wear their habits even if they're out of the community and returned to worldly lives. I have been told yes we can still wear them and the other said no we can't.

I hope the correct answer will be a definite yes.

Please Priests in religious communities reply or superiors of communities or orders.

Thank You for your time. 🙏

- Benedict
 
I seriously doubt they would allow this. There is no reason for you to be wearing their habit, once you have left the postulancy.

My best advice would be to ask the superior of the community from which you departed.
 
The wearing of a habit, similar to the Sacraments, is something that is received and not taken. If you have left the order for any reason, you have officially separated from it. It is now in your past. As Christians we are to learn from the past, but always look forward (Luke 9:62). Thus a desire to wear the habit strikes me as somewhat disordered, and if done so in public, risks the sin of scandal and potentially the sin of bearing false witness. One would also be a hypocrite, and we certainly must avoid that if at all possible. Please speak with your confessor about this, as I strongly suspect that there is some underlying issue which has not been resolved.
 
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Take the spirit of the community with you in the Cloister of your heart. I think it would be ok for a certain amount of time (months) indoors, but the Lord will probably withdraw the graces to wear it when He has something else for you to do for Him.

Blessings,
Cloisters
 
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