Disappearing Communities

[HollyDolly]

When checking pout a link in an email I got, it took me to Wikepedia. Well ,under congregations named in honor of the Immaculate Conception, I found these sisters.
The Sisters of the Immaculate Conception,founded in 1874 in Labadieville,Louisiana by Father Cyrprien Venissat and Miss Adelaide Elvina Vienne, a school teacher. The sisters used to wear a black and blue habit,a photo of which can be seen on the Blessings Nun Dolls website, under special order nun dolls.
The sisters taught throughout Louisana. But after Vatican 2, like many communties it lost members.According to the article, the community was as of December25,2007 down to just 5 sisters.
I don’t know how true that is, but it is possible.

The Sisters Auxiliers of the Aspotolate in Monagah,West Virginia are now gone.The last sister passed away a year or two ago.They were originally founded in Canada and later moved to West Virginia.
The Vicentian Sisters of Charity of Bedford ,Ohio joined the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in 2004.The Vicentian Sisters of Charity in Pittsburgh, from whom the sisters in Ohio split from back in the 1920s or 30s, well the PA nuns joined my late cousin Sister John Edna’s community,the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth,Ky.
There are some smaller communities still hangin on.
The Mission Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Saginaw,Michigan
The Sisters,Home Visitors of Mary in Detroit
Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Garfield Heights,Ohio
Sister Servants of Christ the King in Mt.Calvary,Wisconsin
Congregation of Our Lady,Help of the Clergy,also called Maryvale Sisters,Vale, North Carolina
Mission Sisters of St.Francis Xavier,Detroit,Michigan
Missionary Servants of St.Anthony, San Antonio,Tx
Sisters of Reparation of the Congregation of Mary,Monsey,Ny
Many of these have been around for a long while.
They are all mentioned in the nbook,Convent Life by Joan Lexsau.
I guess they must be getting some vocations, as they are still here.
I think the Sisters Home Visitors of Mary have a website,but most of them don’t.

 

[HollyDolly]

When checking pout a link in an email I got, it took me to Wikepedia. Well ,under congregations named in honor of the Immaculate Conception, I found these sisters.
The Sisters of the Immaculate Conception,founded in 1874 in Labadieville,Louisiana by Father Cyrprien Venissat and Miss Adelaide Elvina Vienne, a school teacher. The sisters used to wear a black and blue habit,a photo of which can be seen on the Blessings Nun Dolls website, under special order nun dolls.
The sisters taught throughout Louisana. But after Vatican 2, like many communties it lost members.According to the article, the community was as of December25,2007 down to just 5 sisters.
I don’t know how true that is, but it is possible.

The Sisters Auxiliers of the Aspotolate in Monagah,West Virginia are now gone.The last sister passed away a year or two ago.They were originally founded in Canada and later moved to West Virginia.
The Vicentian Sisters of Charity of Bedford ,Ohio joined the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in 2004.The Vicentian Sisters of Charity in Pittsburgh, from whom the sisters in Ohio split from back in the 1920s or 30s, well the PA nuns joined my late cousin Sister John Edna’s community,the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth,Ky.
There are some smaller communities still hangin on.
The Mission Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Saginaw,Michigan
The Sisters,Home Visitors of Mary in Detroit
Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Garfield Heights,Ohio
Sister Servants of Christ the King in Mt.Calvary,Wisconsin
Congregation of Our Lady,Help of the Clergy,also called Maryvale Sisters,Vale, North Carolina
Mission Sisters of St.Francis Xavier,Detroit,Michigan
Missionary Servants of St.Anthony, San Antonio,Tx
Sisters of Reparation of the Congregation of Mary,Monsey,Ny
Many of these have been around for a long while.
They are all mentioned in the nbook,Convent Life by Joan Lexsau.
I guess they must be getting some vocations, as they are still here.
I think the Sisters Home Visitors of Mary have a website,but most of them don’t.

The Sisters Servants of Christ the King have a website, as do the Sisters of the Holy Spirit in Ohio.

 

[Cloisters]

Cloister Outreach is spearheading the renewal of the following charisms:

Romite Teatina Renewal–Theatine Hermitesses of the Immaculate Conception:

cloisters.tripod.com/teatina/

Gilbertine Renewal: cloisters.tripod.com/gilbertinerenewal/

(At the present time, the one aspirant to this community is going to start as a hermit under c.603 with a variation of the Gilbertine rule for her Plan of Life).

Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor Renewal:

cloisters.tripod.com/sickpoor/

Sisters Auxiliaries of the Apostolate Renewal

cloisters.tripod.com/saa/

(If that URL doesn’t work, please let me know).

Since the last two extinctions are less than 100 years old, they can be started with everything “intact” – exact reproductions, if you will.

The other two are older, and may have other rules to apply.

Blessings,
Cloisters

 

[odubhghail]

Cloisters, all I can say to you is, “Wow.” Could you share with other enquiring minds who want to know, how you go about founding/reviving, and whether you need any assistance?

 

[Cloisters]

Cloisters, all I can say to you is, “Wow.” Could you share with other enquiring minds who want to know, how you go about founding/reviving, and whether you need any assistance?

Takes a concerted effort on the part of everyone involved–emerging community and their supporters. The emerging charism needs the following:

Rule
Constitutions
Horarium
Novitiate
4 persevering members
Stable source of habit parts

When there are two or more members following the rule and horarium, they are a “private association of Christ’s faithful with the intention of becoming an institute of religious life.”

Please note that where two or more are gathered in Christ’s name and are of one accord, He is there. Two Christians working together on a project to support God’s people, and who are following rules that they have set down for their work are considered a “private association of Christ’s faithful.” This cannot be set up by a bishop–it can only be acknowledged by a bishop.

What Cloister Outreach is doing in regards to the renewal of charisms is to amass as much information as possible on the charisms. I am presently reading “Such Love is Seldom” by Anne Cawley Boardman, which is the biography of Mother Mary Walsh, OP. I also have a stack (literally) of information and books about the Gilbertines. I am still working on procuring information on the Teatinas and the SAAs.

In regards to the supporters–obviously prayer is needed. They can also be of assistance by publicizing the renewal. They can also direct rumors to us.

HTH.

Blessings,
Cloisters

 

[Tradycja]

If these communities want a revival they should return to the
Traditional Latin Mass. Young people want solid Liturgy and theology.

The orders that celebrate that are growing.