Gift for nun?

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Hello,
I just joined today and this is my first post. As a Catholic, I am kind of alone, especially here at work, with no one to ask this question.

My friend and former co-worker has invited me to her celebration (mass) of her 60th anniversary as a nun which will take place this coming weekend. I have a nice card to give her. Is it appropriate for me to put some money in there, probably $20?

Thanks for any help.
 
That would be nice or a gift card to a restaurant or bookstore.
 
Depending on her order’s vow of poverty rules, a gift card for a restaurant or maybe a place like walgreens might bevmore acceptable. I have an aunt that is a religious sister and at christmas people usually give her a gift card for walgreens or postage stamps. Sometimes my other aunts give her gift cards for fast food.

But since this is a special celebration…not sure what I’d suggest
 
ladybug3194 said:
Hello,
I just joined today and this is my first post. As a Catholic, I am kind of alone, especially here at work, with no one to ask this question.

My friend and former co-worker has invited me to her celebration (mass) of her 60th anniversary as a nun which will take place this coming weekend. I have a nice card to give her. Is it appropriate for me to put some money in there, probably $20?

Thanks for any help.
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I agree with those who are suggesting some sort of gift card. Perhaps, if you have a spare chaplet or rosary, you could give her one of those, too. Regardless, I’m sure she will appreciate any gift, and I’m sure she will love the card you’re going to give her. We have a Carmelite nun in our area who lives by herself as a contemplative, and she sells pictures, statues, and the like, so I think those would be great gift ideas.
 
Why not cash? Much more versatile than a gift card. If the nun is vowed she may simply hand it up, instead of figuring out a store branded card.

I’d give cash or an Icon
 
CASH… precisely because she’s not making money nor hoarding money.
The last thing any religious needs is another religious item.

Let her decided what she needs. She may put the funds toward a new pair of glasses or a prescription, for all we know.
 
I would write a check to the community IN HER NAME. That’s what I did anyway annually with my 8th grade nun, and it was appreciated.

But I have no problem with others giving cash.
 
I have 3 aunts who are nuns and usually give them cash for Christmas and birthdays on special occasions I have given personal gifts like aran cardigans or a watch or ring but really the fact that you will be there is more important to her I bet. enjoy the celebration and congratulations sister that is a fantastic anniversary 60 years.
 
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CASH… precisely because she’s not making money nor hoarding money.
The last thing any religious needs is another religious item.

Let her decided what she needs. She may put the funds toward a new pair of glasses or a prescription, for all we know.
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I’d say cash is better than a gift card. She can get something that she needs or can even donate it to a place that she wants it to go
 
If you really mean a nun – as in a cloistered religious – you might want to check with her superior. When my Poor Clare friend was professing vows I had a nice conversation with the abbess about gifts. She suggested several books my friend was interested in that could be added to the monastery’s library, food-type goodies that the whole community could share in, and flowers that my friend could keep in her cell after the profession.
 
Which order?

For Benedictines, any cash gift is likely to be the equivalent of an offering to the entire community. Any other gift requires the permission of the superior to keep; the superior may allow the monk or nun to keep it, but also may designate it for the community or someone else who has a need. But most likely the superior will allow the monk or nun to keep small material gifts if they’re appropriate though technically Benedictine monks or nuns own no property of their own.
 
Nuns have needs as all of us do and I would give cash. My great aunt, a nun for almost 75 years, always appreciated gifts of cash and whiskey…go figure!
 
mountee said:
Nuns have needs as all of us do and I would give cash. My great aunt, a nun for almost 75 years, always appreciated gifts of cash and whiskey…go figure!
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Aye a wee dram from time to time is good for the soul 😃
 
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