If you could join an order, which one would you join

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I have a question. I’ve read a little on some of the the different Orders and such. I’m married with 3 daughters and will be putting my 8 and 5 year old into a Catholic school that has great academic standards. I follow the University of Notre Dame sports alot and noticed that alot of kids come from Catholic schools (of course:) ) Anyway, among these kids, I noticed some coming from “Jesuit” schools and such. Is this just a name of the school or do all Catholic schools belong to an order? If not, is it rare that they belong to an order? I looked over the school page where my kids will be attending and it says:

“Saint Joseph School is an Archdiocesan supervised school founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Loretto. With financial support from Saint Joseph Parish and tuition, the school has an enrollment of approximately 325 students in grades K through 9. Through the years, Saint Joseph School has maintained innovative programs with far reaching results for our changing society.”

I’m interested in answers. Also, I work as an HVAC/R technician and the local Carmelite Monastary is a customer. I really enjoy talking with the people there. How are laymen able to be more involved with an order, or is this possible? ( This is hypothetical of course, because I’m about to relocate to a different part of the state this summer.)
 
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I follow the University of Notre Dame sports alot and noticed that alot of kids come from Catholic schools (of course:) ) Anyway, among these kids, I noticed some coming from “Jesuit” schools and such. Is this just a name of the school or do all Catholic schools belong to an order? If not, is it rare that they belong to an order? I looked over the school page where my kids will be attending and it says:
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“Saint Joseph School is an Archdiocesan supervised school founded in 1925 by the Sisters of Loretto. With financial support from Saint Joseph Parish and tuition, the school has an enrollment of approximately 325 students in grades K through 9. Through the years, Saint Joseph School has maintained innovative programs with far reaching results for our changing society.”
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Many schools were founded by religious orders, but today many of those schools are now run by a diocese and are no longer managed by the order than founded them. For example, my father went to St. Aquinas high school in Rochester, NY. The school was originally managed by the Basilian religious order, but in the past five years the Basilians have left the school to the management of the local diocese.

So, in answer to your question, some schools are still run by religious orders, others are not. Also, it is likely that non-order Catholic dioceses start schools.
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I really enjoy talking with the people there. How are laymen able to be more involved with an order, or is this possible? ( This is hypothetical of course, because I’m about to relocate to a different part of the state this summer.)
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Well, with the Carmelites, I know that there’s the Carmelite Fraternity of the Brown Scapular. You can get enrolled in this. But if you are talking about actually being involved on a regular basis, you might want to look into volunteer activities that the order engages in. I know that the Franciscans are big on volunteer efforts. I imagine many orders would be more than happy to see laymen help them in their volunteer efforts.

If you actually want to join an order, I’m not so sure what your options are. I know they are limited, since you are already married and have children. I believe there’s Secular Third Order among the Franciscans that allows married men, but I’m not very well informed about that branch, nor do I know the options for married women.

Hope that helped.
 
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I’m happily married and have been for 17 yrs. I’ve often wondered if I should have gone into the clergy. When I was 16 I wanted to be a Diacesan priest. But, I also wanted to have children. Well, 4 kids, a wife and 17 years of marriage later and I still wonder. If I had become a priest I would probably be sitting wondering if I should have gotten married :rolleyes: I’m glad I’m married and I love my wife and kids but one always looks back and wonders. Lately I’ve been thinking of starting to train for the office of deacon. But, I want to wait until my kids are older.
James
 
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Hi
I’m happily married and have been for 17 yrs. I’ve often wondered if I should have gone into the clergy. When I was 16 I wanted to be a Diacesan priest. But, I also wanted to have children. Well, 4 kids, a wife and 17 years of marriage later and I still wonder. If I had become a priest I would probably be sitting wondering if I should have gotten married :rolleyes: I’m glad I’m married and I love my wife and kids but one always looks back and wonders. Lately I’ve been thinking of starting to train for the office of deacon. But, I want to wait until my kids are older.
James
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I’m not sure if the Church would allow this, but perhaps you could change rites and become a Byzantine priest???

I know that the Byzantine rite allows married men to become priests. However, I’m not sure if they would allow someone to change rites simply because he wants to become a priest. You may, nontheless, want to look into that. Then again, if you are more interested in remaining in the Latin rite, then it is probably best to look into becoming a deacon.
 
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Madaglan:
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Yes it did help. Thanks Madaglan!
 
The Augustinians, just because one time when our priest was away the ‘guest priest’ was an Augustinian, Catholic travelling Evangelist. (not a priest, actually, probably a monk, if he was an Augustinian, except he consecrated the Eucharist …I don’t know :confused:) anyway, he seemed cool, and had a good story (which was true):
I was waiting for a bus at the bus stop, and I asked a man who was also sat there how my boss was [the story takes place and was told a few days before the death of HH JPII] and the man sees how I am dressed, and my Crucifix, and says that His Holiness is holding out at the moment. This man tells me that he is an agnostic, he has not made up his mind whether God exists or not. So then the man starts to ask me questions about the Church, and Christianity, and I find out that he believes that Jesus Christ only loves those who believe in him, but I explain that Jesus loves us all equally, Catholics, people of other religions, even people who do not believe in Him or in God, and he seems to understand. So soon the bus arrives and when we sit down on the bus we are seated separately. Then I arrived my destination, and as I walk past him to get off the bus he says, ‘I think you may have saved me today.’ I said to him, ‘No, only Jesus Christ can save you.’
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Anyway, I like the story and it made me think that monks probably were pretty cool and active in society, which I had never thought of before.
 
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The Augustinians, just because one time when our priest was away the ‘guest priest’ was an Augustinian, Catholic travelling Evangelist. (not a priest, actually, probably a monk, if he was an Augustinian, except he consecrated the Eucharist …I don’t know :confused:)
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He would be a Religious Priest (a Priest belonging to a Religious Order like the Augustinians) a Brother in a Religious Order cannot consecrate the bread and wine in to the Eucharist
 
Great Poll I would vote for the Legionnaires of Christ but there are so many good orders out there now Opus Dei, Miles Christi, Sanctus Angelorum Order of the Holy Cross, and of course The Mercy Fathers those Franciscan’s from Alabama are great also.
 
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He would be a Religious Priest (a Priest belonging to a Religious Order like the Augustinians) a Brother in a Religious Order cannot consecrate the bread and wine in to the Eucharist
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Ahh, that makes sense. Thanks.
 
I am seriously considering the Benedictines near my hometown in W. PA. I thought that avenue was closed since I am over 40, but I eMailed the Vocations Director to find out. I was supprised when he eMailed me back and said that they have two novices that are 57.

Much of my early formation (in college) was under them and I have always felt a connection with them.

I have filled out thier guidance sheet and I am hoping to talk to the Vocation Director next week.

PF
 
I am in the discernment phase of becoming a lay Carmelite. Praying the Liturgy of the Hours and going to daily Mass is a challenge I am having difficulty meeting but I am going to persevere. I really believe I am being called by God to do this.
 
Is there an equivelant of Opus Dei, that is less strict, that laypersons can be a part of?
 
I voted to be a Dominican, however, as an afterthought, being a numerarie from Opus Dei wouldn’t be too bad… actually I could become a supernumerarie and still get married! YAY! (yes, I want to have kids some day, and as an 18-year-old I can always hope and dream!)
 
Don’t let my name fool you, but I voted Jesuit.
Who wouldn’t want to be a Soldier for Christ?

God Bless
 
From what I know of the Jesuits, that would be my choice. But since I’m a woman, it’s never gonna happen.:nope: Of the orders for women, probably one of the contemplative ones. I don’t know that much about the various orders and their functions. I haven’t been a Catholic that long, and since I’m married with child, finding out isn’t exactly a high priority for me right now. Maybe someday. Right now my vocation is asleep. 😉
 
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St.Catherine:
Good thread and poll. Very interesting. I have recently wondered which order would most fit with my personality and interests. I still don’t know. I would love to see a brief explanation of the spirtual attributes and differences of the major order types.
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me too…🙂
 
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Maranatha:
Do you have the money? I understand there expensive.
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$3900 to get in the door then $880 a year to play. looking at their site, it appears you can only go so high without having “royal” blood…most americans only rate third class membership as knights of dames of magistral grace.:rolleyes: [(name removed by moderator).org/](http://www.(name removed by moderator).org/)

they were looking good up to that point.
 
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