Does anyone know of congregations for older women in the UK?

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odubhghail said:
Carmelites? Discalced Carmelites monasteries up and down the UK (16 monasteries) and Ireland (11 monasteries)…Carmelites for the Aged and Infirm have a house in Dublin (wrong country, but close, same language)…maybe the DCJ Sisters, not sure…the Leaven, a secular institute which can be contacted through the Carmelite Fathers of the Ancient Observance…the Donum Dei Missionary Institute’s branch, Missionary Workers of the Immaculate-which is located at Aylesford, the old restored Carmelite priory the last two groups are consecrated women, but not Religious Sisters or nuns, though the latter have a special habit and wear a brown or silver scapular on a chain.
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The Carmelite DCJ Sisters don’t have any houses in the UK, though I wouldn’t doubt that they might consider such a thing. For now, the UK aspirants either come to the General Motherhouse in Sittard, Netherlands (which is really close to the UK) or America. 🙂
 
StarMaiden said:
Well I did a web search today and I found a contemplative/apostolic carmelite order 😃 It is the ‘Carmelite Sisters of Corpus Christi’. I have an address and I am going to write to them for some more information.
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Great! You found the English house?? 😃
 
CarmeliteGirl25 said:
Here is some information:

Carmelite Sisters of the Aged and Infirm have one convent in Ireland:
db.religiouslife.com/reg_life/irl.nsf/org/113
carmelitesisters.com/

Corpus Christi Carmelite Sisters have a house in England:
db.religiouslife.com/reg_life/irl.nsf/org/154
corpuschristicarmelites.org/

As far as there being an active/contemplative order that was founded in the UK, I know of no such order. 😦

But I would suggest that you look into the Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus in Sittard, Netherlands. I looked on a map, and the Netherlands are REALLY close to the UK.

worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm

Here is some information about the Motherhouse in English:

carmelitedcj.org/convents_motherhouse.asp

Also, here is the translated Motherhouse website:

babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carmeldcj.nl%2Findex.html&lp=nl_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

The Servant Sisters of the Home of the Mother are another possibility. They have the Carmelite spirituality (I’ve met some of them, and they are amazing!). The closest convents though are in Spain and Italy. I know that’s not as close as you would like, but I thought I’d mention them:

homeofthemother.org/index.php/about-us/servant-sisters/servant-sisters

I hope this helps! God bless!
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CarmeliteGirl25 I had forgotten that you had mentioned the Corpus Christi Carmelite sisters :banghead:

Thank you :flowers:
 
Well, I sent the letter to them yesterday so I am just waiting to hear back from them. I don’t know why but I have a feeling of inner excitement just waiting to hear from them!
 
StarMaiden said:
Well, I sent the letter to them yesterday so I am just waiting to hear back from them. I don’t know why but I have a feeling of inner excitement just waiting to hear from them!
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I’ll be praying for you today! 🙂
 
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