If you were to form you own order...?

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We would be Marian Benedictines, with some Dominican traits as well as some Carmelite traits. Liturgy being one strong leaning, we would celebrate the (reverent) OF on weekdays and Saturdays with the EF on Sundays. We would study then teach the Truth with Love both in surrounding parishes and to whomever of the guests of our convent that were wanting our help with instruction. As may be apparent from the above this order would have both a contemplative and an active apostolate.
We would wear a slightly modified habit (similar to the Nashville Dominicans). For driving and some of the warmer weather, the sisters could choose to wear a somewhat shorter dress and veil (similar to the Daughters of St. Paul). The colors of the habit would be brown, blue and white.
Minimum age would be 18 with maximum age to be 95. Women with health problems (including MI) or disabilities would be welcome as long as those health problems were well-controlled with full free-will apparent.
Our contemplative charism would include daily Adoration and the women would rotate the contemplative with the active (there would also be 2 hours, at least, of contemplation during active cycles with at least 1 hour of that being Adoration every day).
The women would live within the convent and, on active rotations, could leave the convent every day.
We would also grow some food along with baking and making altar cloths, chapel veils, etc.
 
If I could create my own order, I would revive the old-school Jesuits. Cassocks, birettas, and everything else would be brought back. Mass would be said in Ef and OF but Ad Orientem with some Latin and nice vestments. just think of Robert DeNiro in “The Mission.” The Order formerly known as the Soldiers of the Pope would be back.👍
 
Here is what my Order would be like:

They would be very faithful and orthodox. Along with the usual vows, they would swear an oath of fidelity to the faith and loyalty to the Pope.

The main works of the Order would be education and evangelisation. We would be preachers, teachers, apologists, and missionaries. Aside from the third world, we would focus on the re-evangelisation of Europe and North America.

Aside from religious, we would also allow laypersons to join the Order; this would be like a third order that was influenced by Opus Dei. I would want married men and women to become involved. This would allow us to recruit lawyers, doctors, politicians etc. We would be able to use these people to help evangelise the rest of society. The Order would also be given a voice in the political arena, which would be used to promote and defend Church teaching on abortion etc.

We would celebrate both Forms of the Roman rite, and all priests would be able to celebrate both. We would promote traditional Catholic worship and liturgy.

I think my Order would be a combination of the Dominicans, Jesuits and Opus Dei. We would take the preaching from the Dominicans, the education and missionary zeal from the Jesuits, and we would allow all Catholics to join our Order like Opus Dei.

Or if I’m being honest, I would just revive the Old school Jesuits. There were a great Order and that’s what I would try to recreate.
 
DaughterOfGod82 said:
I have many ideas for my own order… Perhaps I would found many orders, mainly active but also some cloisters! Some ideas for an order which would help the families (one of my ideas:)):
-faithful to the Pope and to the Magisterium of the Church;
-fiercely pro-life and pro-traditional family;
-common life in the convent/monastery;
-habit->like the Dominicans but with green scapulars, capes, veils and choir mantles;
-daily OF Mass in vernacular;
-daily office in vernacular;
-no upper age limit (18 years old would be the minimum age limit);
-they would accept people with mental disorders, since the disorder would be treatable;
-the postulants would wear an uniform.
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And what would the green signify?

I guess you’ve seen Cloister Outreach’s proposed orders?

cloisters.tripod.com/id60.html

It takes four to start a community. We’re well on our way with some of them:

cloisters.tripod.com/id83.html

Blessings,
Cloisters
 
Wow! I didn’t know about them. Thank you for the link!!
God bless:)
 
brigid12 said:
We would be Marian Benedictines, with some Dominican traits as well as some Carmelite traits. Liturgy being one strong leaning, we would celebrate the (reverent) OF on weekdays and Saturdays with the EF on Sundays. We would study then teach the Truth with Love both in surrounding parishes and to whomever of the guests of our convent that were wanting our help with instruction. As may be apparent from the above this order would have both a contemplative and an active apostolate.
We would wear a slightly modified habit (similar to the Nashville Dominicans). For driving and some of the warmer weather, the sisters could choose to wear a somewhat shorter dress and veil (similar to the Daughters of St. Paul). The colors of the habit would be brown, blue and white.
Minimum age would be 18 with maximum age to be 95. Women with health problems (including MI) or disabilities would be welcome as long as those health problems were well-controlled with full free-will apparent.
Our contemplative charism would include daily Adoration and the women would rotate the contemplative with the active (there would also be 2 hours, at least, of contemplation during active cycles with at least 1 hour of that being Adoration every day).
The women would live within the convent and, on active rotations, could leave the convent every day.
We would also grow some food along with baking and making altar cloths, chapel veils, etc.
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I’ve thought of a few more very important aspects of my “dream” order. 1) Fully devoted to the person who holds the “Keys of the Kingdom” here on earth, 2) located in the Pacific Northwest since it needs devout followers and to hear the Truth, and 3) one of the guest areas in the convent would be set aside for women in crises pregnancies.
 
Cloisters said:
And what would the green signify?

I guess you’ve seen Cloister Outreach’s proposed orders?

cloisters.tripod.com/id60.html

It takes four to start a community. We’re well on our way with some of them:

cloisters.tripod.com/id83.html

Blessings,
Cloisters
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I know what green signifies. It signifies hope!
As far as your orders are concerned, they are all very interesting! The apostolates are very actual. I also have many ideas for my own orders, but here in Portugal we only have OF Masses, so my orders (if I would found some order) would not be traditionalist!
BTW, I’m a fan of your site! Very good! 👍
 
Special Forces Brothers…

Specializing in Gregorian Chant and Spray and Pray tactics.
 
This is a great question! I’ve been looking into religious life. But I’m pretty strict on my vegetarian habit. I prayed to God that I’m not sinning or being paganistic in my practice, however the practice of meat-eating seems very violent and unnecessary to me. So my order would be vegetarian. We would live hippie/eco-conscious lifestyles. We’d buy our produce from the farmers’ markets, ride bikes and take public transportation, use organic soaps and cleaning products and encourage such practices in our communities. And we’d wear habits! 👍 However, these are external things. Our spiritual devotions would be to the Sacred Heart, Holy Host, and to the Virgin of Revelation. We’d pray the Holy Rosary everyday; Fridays Chaplet of Divine Revelation. We would meditate Christ’s passion at least on Fridays. We’d pray the hours everyday, in Latin on Wednesdays and Saturdays to honor Mary and Christ’s Church. We would have adult literacy programs and school-age tutoring/mentor services. We would teach catechism to children, teens, and adults. We would have campus outreach. We would take part in protests for peace, justice, environment, human rights and women’s rights (including pro-LIFE) We would have religious dialog with the Krishna devotees. We’d run an organic community garden and lead nature tours for our income. We’d hang out with the homeless at the park. We might play guitar like street performers, but this would be a form of prayer and to purify passer-bys. If anybody reading this lives or has lived in Berkeley, you would think this order would already exist!
 
WaldMissionar said:
This is a great question! I’ve been looking into religious life. But I’m pretty strict on my vegetarian habit. I prayed to God that I’m not sinning or being paganistic in my practice, however the practice of meat-eating seems very violent and unnecessary to me.
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Wald:

Since you’re looking into religious life, did you know that the Discalced Carmelites eat no meat? They do eat fish, but I doubt if that is mandatory.
 
WaldMissionar said:
… So my order would be vegetarian. We would live hippie/eco-conscious lifestyles. We’d buy our produce from the farmers’ markets, ride bikes and take public transportation, use organic soaps and cleaning products and encourage such practices in our communities. And we’d wear habits! 👍 However, these are external things. Our spiritual devotions would be to the Sacred Heart, Holy Host, and to the Virgin of Revelation. We’d pray the Holy Rosary everyday; Fridays Chaplet of Divine Revelation. We would meditate Christ’s passion at least on Fridays. We’d pray the hours everyday, in Latin on Wednesdays and Saturdays to honor Mary and Christ’s Church. We would have adult literacy programs and school-age tutoring/mentor services. We would teach catechism to children, teens, and adults. We would have campus outreach. We would take part in protests for peace, justice, environment, human rights and women’s rights (including pro-LIFE) We would have religious dialog with the Krishna devotees. We’d run an organic community garden and lead nature tours for our income. We’d hang out with the homeless at the park. We might play guitar like street performers, but this would be a form of prayer and to purify passer-bys. If anybody reading this lives or has lived in Berkeley, you would think this order would already exist!
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What a wonderful proposal! Although I’m not vegetarian I can fully sympathise with your cause. You certainly present an eclectic mix, elements of which are reminiscent of Peter Maurin’s “green revolution” ideas in the early days of the Catholic Worker.

Keep dreaming!
 
Just that though.

Dreaming.

The thing is that we have to change our mentalities into that of the founder.

But in this scenario, since you would be the founder…

Keep dreaming. :rolleyes:
 
I’ve thought about this. I would start the Sons of St. Joseph.

I would want a fraternity of consecrated lay brothers and priests living together in an active parish in a city in California. We’d primarily be Dominican in our spirituality I think, because one of our charisms would be the importance of continuing Catholic education for Catholic adults. We would have programs and classes, RCIA, Bible Studies, and the Liturgy of the Hours, open to the public.

As to our spirituality we would have daily Mass in the EF, Eucharistic Processions on Corpus Christi, a crowning of a Mary statue in May, and be the site of a huge feast for St. Joseph’s day. St. Joseph would be our patron saint, and we would strive to mimic his devotion to God’s will, and his lifestyle of minimizing his own person in order to magnify Christ.

Our habit would be a white robe with green hems, with a dark blue scapular (the long, floor length kind) with a gold Cross on the front. Around our waists would be a cincture and hanging from that at our right would be our rosaries.

The white would represent the purity of St. Joseph and Christ that we strive for, the green, hope and St. Joesph (he always wears green, I assumed that was his color). The blue scapular would be representative of our hope to obtain heaven, and the gold Cross assures the sign of Christ goes before us at all times.

We would have a vegetable garden, with which we would feed ourselves and help support ourselves at local farmer’s markets. We would also make hosts, rosaries, or other sacramentals.

As you can see, we would be very busy. 😛
 
Very good question indeed! Here’s a response even though I know it’ll only be a dream:

My order would be founded on the charisms and spiritualities of the following saints whose feasts we commemorate one after another: St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Alphonsus Liguori, and St. Peter Julian Eymard. Adopting the charisms, of fidelity to the magisterium and the Holy Father, special attention to confession and preaching, and love for the Eucharist and our Lady respectively.

The order will be semi-contemplative (profoundly adoring of the mysteries of the Eucharist) as well as apostolic (prophetically proclaiming God’s love in our troubled world). The worthy celebration of the Mass (EF/OF) will be a priority for the priests of the order.

The priests will wear the ordinary dress of the Roman Clergy with the black fascia as a symbol of self-denial, unity with the Church, and manifestation of God’s presence in the world.

The order will not turn away anyone because of their age but focus on their talents and seek a means within the order to crystalize their calling.

The main mission of the order is seek the poor and abandoned (St. Alphonsus) in society, feeding their hungers with God’s love in the Eucharist (St. Peter J. Eymard), and if necessary fight for their rights, freedom, etc… (St. Ignatius).

Here’s a paragraph to sum everything up:
To be an orthodox witness for Christ Jesus and His Holy Roman Catholic Church through: Fidelity to Divine & Ecclesiastical Traditions, Reverent Adoration of the Eucharist, Ardour for the Gospel, and Deovtion to Our Blessed Mother.
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I am already thinking about and praying about one called Handmaids of Abundant Life. An order of consecrated virgins and lay woman dedicated to serving their local bishop. Fullfilling the call to the new evangelization and catechesis. We would dress in simple poverty. Long skirts, blouses, turtle necks, and jumpers. No real habit but very modest clothing. No jewerly and the like. Poverty would be a simple dedication to living simply and modestly. Obedience would be practiced by being open to living in the Holy Spirit and in utter obedience to our spiritual father. And of course chastity would be key to the life, even expressed down to the type of entertainment and fellowship we share together.

My bishop has accepted a personal rule of life for me and soon with accept my private vows in this way of life. I am planning to move and follow him to his new diocese and continue the process. Our hope is that other aspirants may join me in the apostolate and a common prayer life. We may even eventually form a house of common prayer and life together.

My spirituality is a mix of Franciscan (love of poverty), Dominican (love of reason and study), Carmelite (deep contemplative life) and Benedictine (seeking balance and hospitality). I have a deep contemplative charismatic life that feeds my active life of service. I chant the divine office and attend daily mass. I have a great devotion to John Paul the Great.

Everything is still in the works but I am excited about the future and what it holds.😉
 
jj4christ said:
I am already thinking about and praying about one called Handmaids of Abundant Life. An order of consecrated virgins and lay woman dedicated to serving their local bishop. Fullfilling the call to the new evangelization and catechesis. We would dress in simple poverty. Long skirts, blouses, turtle necks, and jumpers. No real habit but very modest clothing. No jewerly and the like. Poverty would be a simple dedication to living simply and modestly. Obedience would be practiced by being open to living in the Holy Spirit and in utter obedience to our spiritual father. And of course chastity would be key to the life, even expressed down to the type of entertainment and fellowship we share together.

My bishop has accepted a personal rule of life for me and soon with accept my private vows in this way of life. I am planning to move and follow him to his new diocese and continue the process. Our hope is that other aspirants may join me in the apostolate and a common prayer life. We may even eventually form a house of common prayer and life together.

My spirituality is a mix of Franciscan (love of poverty), Dominican (love of reason and study), Carmelite (deep contemplative life) and Benedictine (seeking balance and hospitality). I have a deep contemplative charismatic life that feeds my active life of service. I chant the divine office and attend daily mass. I have a great devotion to John Paul the Great.

Everything is still in the works but I am excited about the future and what it holds.😉
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Great news! Something new on the scene! God’s Blessings and with success on your venture…regards…Barb:)
I did peek at your Profile to see your location. I am in Australia.
 
I would form an order of christian brothers that would operate as groups of exactly three all times except for meals. The life would be vows of poverty, obedience, chastity. They would operate a farm with plants and animals, and a vegetable garden. All extra would be donated to the poor, and fundraising would be service oriented.
 
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