Does anyone of an order/convent that uses the EF?

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To start off, I’m female, so I’m discerning to be a nun. I have just scheduled my first spiritual direction session to be held this Friday. As my username suggests, I’ve looked at the Trappistines (datingtrappistine was too long for a username :)), and I am fairly sure that I have a contemplative vocation. I also like The Rule of St. Benedict.

I’ve been very blessed with musical talents and next week am starting back school to further develop those talents, and I would like to be able to use them fully. I’ve also developed a great love of the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (I’m in the schola), and what I’m studying (eventually, next year hopefully, since I’m starting at a community college) is Gregorian Chant and Liturgical Music.

I think what I’m trying to say is that I am looking for a contemplative order/convent that uses the Extraordinary Form of Mass, and maybe even uses the same for the Divine Office, that places emphasis on music, especially Gregorian Chant.
 
There’s one in the US, the Benedictines of Mary, which are in St. Joseph, Missouri. They were originally founded in the diocese of Scranton, PA, until they were invited by Bishop Finn in 2006 to come to his diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

Another one I can think of is the Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus. They are affiliated with the Institute of Christ the King, Sovereign Priest. There is no US convent at present-the Motherhouse is in Italy, near Florence, where the Institute’s seminary is located.

You can find both communities on the website of the Institute for Religious Life:
www.religiouslife.org.
 
The Carmelites of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in Valparaiso, NE use the EF form exclusively. They have no website as they are very traditional, but here is the address:

Mother Teresa of Jesus, OCD
Prioress, Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
9300 Agnew Road
Valparaiso, NE 68065

They are full at the moment (23 nuns; St. Teresa of Avila called for a small community of 21, so they are in the process of making a new foundation per the Constitutions).

I also discovered that the Carmelites in Philadelphia, PA are going to be using the EF exclusively soon (if they haven’t started already).

carmelitenunsstjoseph.org/Phil.htm

The Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate have a parallel community of friars who celebrate the EF Mass.

marymediatrix.com/
 
As far as I know,the Benedictine Nuns at the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem,CT use the EF for both Mass and the Divine Office.They also use mostly Gregorian Chant .Here’s their website if you’re interested:http// www.abbeyofreginalaudis.org.Hope this helps!
 
what about the Immaculate Heart Monastery in Westfield VT–affiliated with the Solesmes moks, sing the office in G chant in Latin?
 
The Cistercian Nuns of Prairie du Sac use Gregorian Chant, Latin Divine Office, and the EF Mass. They use the Rule of St. Benedict.

nunocist.org/
 
CarmeliteGirl25 said:
The Carmelites of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in Valparaiso, NE use the EF form exclusively. They have no website as they are very traditional, but here is the address:

Mother Teresa of Jesus, OCD
Prioress, Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
9300 Agnew Road
Valparaiso, NE 68065

They are full at the moment (23 nuns; St. Teresa of Avila called for a small community of 21, so they are in the process of making a new foundation per the Constitutions).

I also discovered that the Carmelites in Philadelphia, PA are going to be using the EF exclusively soon (if they haven’t started already).

carmelitenunsstjoseph.org/Phil.htm

The Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate have a parallel community of friars who celebrate the EF Mass.

marymediatrix.com/
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The Valparaiso NE Carmel of J,M&Jo are expanding into the convent in Elysburg PA(?) evacuated by elderly nuns of the CCA who are moving into retirement. I think that this move to establ a branch is earlier than they intended (they now have 15 professed nuns), but I suspect they grabbed the opportunity. This means that in theory a place or two will open at Valparaiso. Worth an inquiry, anyway. This group appears to have a very dynamic Mother Superior.
 
CarmeliteGirl25 said:
The Carmelites of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in Valparaiso, NE use the EF form exclusively. They have no website as they are very traditional, but here is the address:

Mother Teresa of Jesus, OCD
Prioress, Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
9300 Agnew Road
Valparaiso, NE 68065
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What does being “very traditional” have to do with having a web site or not?

I think the word “traditional” is over used and abused.
 
ByzCath said:
What does being “very traditional” have to do with having a web site or not?

I think the word “traditional” is over used and abused.
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Br. David, I believe you are reading too much into what I posted. I meant they do not have a website because they are a 1990 Constitution Carmel which is very strict in adherence to the enclosure. However, there are 1990 Carmels who have a website. It is possible, with the new foundation, that they will create one, but I haven’t heard anything yet.

I never meant that they were more traditional than other orders or convents simply because they don’t have a website. 🤷

I wanted to include another order for your interest:

The Carmelites of Cristo Rey in San Francisco, CA. They don’t have a website yet, but they have a reserved web IRL with their monastery address. They use the EF, Latin Divine Office, and Chant.

db.religiouslife.com/reg_life/irl.nsf/org/99

This is their reserved IRL:

cmcrnuns.org/
 
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU so much, everyone, for posting all of these convents for me to discern through! I really had expected maybe one or two listed, so now my problem is there are so many to discern at this time. It’s a very good problem to have. 🙂

I guess now I need to mail (whether through electronic or snail mail) each one and ask for information.

Oh, one in particular really caught my eye; Regina Laudis in Ct… isn’t that the one Deloris Hart joined?
 
Yes, it is.She entered the Abbey in the early 1960’s and is the prioress now.
 
datingtrappists said:
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU so much, everyone, for posting all of these convents for me to discern through! I really had expected maybe one or two listed, so now my problem is there are so many to discern at this time. It’s a very good problem to have. 🙂

I guess now I need to mail (whether through electronic or snail mail) each one and ask for information.

Oh, one in particular really caught my eye; Regina Laudis in Ct… isn’t that the one Deloris Hart joined?
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She is still amember of the Academy and reeives dvd’s of the nominations each year, which she enjoys watching, I hear–don’t know if she watches all of them;).

Centuries ago, I met a postulant at RL who had a good voice and loved it there for he chant.They and Westfield prob take the singing/Latin/Greg chant most seriously. RL has published CD’s of their singing. Both of these are Benedictine, btw.

If no ans thru email, I would definintely send a snail mail with careful spelling and grammar check, and some background. RL in partic have a lot of phd types there;)!
 
datingtrappists said:
To start off, I’m female, so I’m discerning to be a nun. I have just scheduled my first spiritual direction session to be held this Friday. As my username suggests, I’ve looked at the Trappistines (datingtrappistine was too long for a username :)), and I am fairly sure that I have a contemplative vocation. I also like The Rule of St. Benedict.

I’ve been very blessed with musical talents and next week am starting back school to further develop those talents, and I would like to be able to use them fully. I’ve also developed a great love of the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (I’m in the schola), and what I’m studying (eventually, next year hopefully, since I’m starting at a community college) is Gregorian Chant and Liturgical Music.

I think what I’m trying to say is that I am looking for a contemplative order/convent that uses the Extraordinary Form of Mass, and maybe even uses the same for the Divine Office, that places emphasis on music, especially Gregorian Chant.
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There is an emerging charism in Columbus, OH, called the Servitores Regina Apostolorum. The foundress is a Hungarian national who immigrated to the US. She also has a PhD. She was hoping to found a community that would help teach Gregorian Chant. I’m not sure as to which rule she would be following though.

She did have a website, but the only thing I’ve found on Google is an address. You could try there.

Blessings,
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