Who are considered as Religious?

[Sumarlin]

Divine Mercy Daily
Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
Thursday, December 25
Humble Simplicity
True Greatness

…
“Look at the sky” And when I looked at the sky I saw the stars and the moon shining. Then the child asked me, "Do you see this moon and these stars?: When I said yes, he spoke these words to me, “These stars are the souls of Faithful Christians, and the moon is the souls of RELIGIOUS. Do you see how great the difference is between the light of the moon and the light of the stars? Such is the difference in heaven between the soul of a RELIGIOUS and the soul of a Faithful Christian.” And he went on to say that, “True greatness is in loving God and in humility” ( Diary , 424).

Religious vs Laity

I know that the priests, monks, friars/brothers & nuns/sisters that belong to a religious order are themselves called a Religious.

Questions:
Is an ordained married deacon or ordained married catholic priest (from Anglican) also called a Religious?

How about a married laity who has professed for life as a member of Third orders such as Dominican, Carmelite, or Fransiscan? Is this married laity also called a Religious?
For example St. Catherine of Sienna was a member of Third Order Dominican but she was not married.

Thanks

 

[phil19034]

Is an ordained married deacon or ordained married catholic priest (from Anglican) also called a Religious ?

No

How about a married laity who has professed for life as a member of Third orders such as Dominican, Carmelite, or Fransiscan? Is this married laity also called a Religious ?

I think this one would depend on who you ask. In one way, yes 3rd orders are “religious” but they don’t live in common.

EDIT:

But as the post below nicely points out, the clergy who are secular members of a Religious order are “secular members,” hence they are still primarily considered “secular” and not “religious”

God Bless

 

[nunsuch]

There are both secular and religious clergy (bishops, priests, deacons). Those who are diocesan are called “secular” clergy–and, by definition are not religious. Secular members of religious orders are also, as their name suggests, Secular. They ARE part of the religious congregation or order whose rule they follow according to their state in life. [By the way, a secular priest or deacon can also be a secular member of a religious congregation.]

 

[Sumarlin]

Ok thanks everyone for your opinion.

 

[LML]

“Religious” are those who have taken vows as part of a religious order…i.e., monks, friars, nuns, etc.