How Does One Found An Order?

[emilier98]

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YESSSSsssssSSSS!!!!! or PSPC for short!
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We could found the order in Hawaii. Our habits could be board shorts and some sort of top and the veil made of swimsuit material. lol

[BarbTherese]

[quote name='FutureSister2009' timestamp='1300719416' post='2222067']
I'm just curious. Do you have to already be a Sister to found an Order or can someone who is certain of their Vocation go ahead and create one after getting it approved? I know this question is bizarre but I've always wondered.
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I dont know much at all about founding a religious order. My thoughts are that you probably would need with you others who are living your thoughts re a religious order or 'the lifestyle' you have in mind, but as I say, I really dont know much at all about it. I would tend to think that the best way to go would be to speak to your Vocations Director in your diocese for some straight answers. I am pretty sure it is a process governed by Canon Law in that your group starts out as a private association of the faithful or a lay group. From there, I think you need to meet certain criteria of Canon Law before you can actually form a religious order including always the approval of your Bishop. You will find Canon Law here:
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/canon/
Scroll down to:
CHAPTER II : PUBLIC ASSOCIATIONS OF CHRIST'S FAITHFUL
If you scroll down further, you will see "Religious Insitutes"

God bless - Barb

[FutureSister2009]

Well I'm asking since I'm still going crazy about my Vocation. There is the Order that I love dearly with all my heart, and then there's also the Carmelites but I don't think I have the temperment for them unfortunately. I have an idea for an Order but I don't know if it would work out. And now I'm not so sure if I really know what my Vocation is.

[LaboureSociety]

[quote name='emilier98' timestamp='1300750265' post='2222176']
Then why haven't you founded one? You could found the Phatmass Sisters of the perpetual online chat session.
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L O L !

[LaboureSociety]

I always wanted to found the Dominican Sisters of Saint Thomas Aquinas and we would all do doctoral work in Rome and teach at universities. That was my dream... lol. Now, I'm getting married.

[CatherineM]

I just read a book about Catherine Doherty, and it really showed how she struggled to found the Madonna House Apostolate. She had a couple of false starts, and lots of opposition, both inside and outside the Church. Highly recommend reading it. Here's a [url="http://www.madonnahouse.org/publications/other/tchtb.htm"]Link to it.[/url]

[abrideofChrist]

[quote name='LaboureSociety' timestamp='1301429054' post='2224323']
I always wanted to found the Dominican Sisters of Saint Thomas Aquinas and we would all do doctoral work in Rome and teach at universities. That was my dream... lol. Now, I'm getting married.


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Congratulations on your engagement!

[emilier98]

[quote name='LaboureSociety' timestamp='1301429054' post='2224323']
I always wanted to found the Dominican Sisters of Saint Thomas Aquinas and we would all do doctoral work in Rome and teach at universities. That was my dream... lol. Now, I'm getting married.


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Oh please do it! Would we have the full Dominican habit with the veil and everything? That would be so amesome. I am having a horrible time finding an order that has the full habit and will take me since I'm 30.

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='emilier98' timestamp='1301507608' post='2224733']
Oh please do it! Would we have the full Dominican habit with the veil and everything? That would be so amesome. I am having a horrible time finding an order that has the full habit and will take me since I'm 30.
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Have you looked at these orders that have age limits above 30 and have the full habit?

[url="http://nunsopsummit.org/vocations/"]Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ[/url] (age limit of 35)

[url="http://www.vocationws.com/vocation/"]Dominican Nuns of West Springfield, MS[/url] (no age limit listed on their website, but I believe the VD I was in contact with said it was 35)

[url="http://www.opnunslancaster.org/vocation.asp"]Dominican Nuns of Lancaster, PA[/url] (age limit of 40)

[url="http://www.lindenopnuns.org/vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Linden, VA[/url] (age limit of 38)

[url="http://www.lindenopnuns.org/vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Lufkin, TX[/url] (age limit of 38)

[url="http://www.bronxop.org/Vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Bronx, NY[/url] (age limit of 45)

[url="http://www.opnuns.org/pages/formation-requirements.htm"]Dominican Nuns of Buffalo, NY[/url] (age limit of 35)

[url="http://monasteryofmarythequeen.op.org/join-us/vocation-requirements.php"]Dominican Nuns of Elmira, NY[/url] (age limit of 40)

[url="http://www.opnuns-fh.org/html/vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Farmington Mills, MI[/url] (age limit of 40)

Also, if you are interested in only active/contemplative orders, there are these options:

[url="http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/DSOIC.htm"]Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception[/url] (age limit of 35)

[url="http://www.hawthorne-dominicans.org/s201.htm"]Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne[/url] (age limit of 50)

[url="http://daughtersofstdominic.org/index.html"]Daughters of St. Dominic in Steubenville, OH[/url] (no age limit listed, but I am pretty sure it's over 30)

Hope this helps!

[emilier98]

[quote name='MaterMisericordiae' timestamp='1301510340' post='2224737']
Have you looked at these orders that have age limits above 30 and have the full habit?

[url="http://nunsopsummit.org/vocations/"]Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ[/url] (age limit of 35)

[url="http://www.vocationws.com/vocation/"]Dominican Nuns of West Springfield, MS[/url] (no age limit listed on their website, but I believe the VD I was in contact with said it was 35)

[url="http://www.opnunslancaster.org/vocation.asp"]Dominican Nuns of Lancaster, PA[/url] (age limit of 40)

[url="http://www.lindenopnuns.org/vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Linden, VA[/url] (age limit of 38)

[url="http://www.lindenopnuns.org/vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Lufkin, TX[/url] (age limit of 38)

[url="http://www.bronxop.org/Vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Bronx, NY[/url] (age limit of 45)

[url="http://www.opnuns.org/pages/formation-requirements.htm"]Dominican Nuns of Buffalo, NY[/url] (age limit of 35)

[url="http://monasteryofmarythequeen.op.org/join-us/vocation-requirements.php"]Dominican Nuns of Elmira, NY[/url] (age limit of 40)

[url="http://www.opnuns-fh.org/html/vocations.html"]Dominican Nuns of Farmington Mills, MI[/url] (age limit of 40)

Also, if you are interested in only active/contemplative orders, there are these options:

[url="http://www.cmswr.org/member_communities/DSOIC.htm"]Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception[/url] (age limit of 35)

[url="http://www.hawthorne-dominicans.org/s201.htm"]Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne[/url] (age limit of 50)

[url="http://daughtersofstdominic.org/index.html"]Daughters of St. Dominic in Steubenville, OH[/url] (no age limit listed, but I am pretty sure it's over 30)

Hope this helps!
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Well, I am not called to the cloister so that cuts out the nuns. Hawthorne won't take me because I have been married. I need to call the Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conceptions again. I didn't know about Stubenville.

Maybe I should start calling you Master again. lol