Obonitas! Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Does anybody know if there are any other orders that use "Dom" as a title other than the Carthusians in Vermont? if so, I am unclear. Does Dom indicate a Prior or Solemnly professed member? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The Benedictine monks (English Benedictine Congregation) in Portsmouth, RI use Dom as the term of address for priests in their monastery. However, Abbot trumps Dom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puellapaschalis Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 In the English Benedictine Congregation the term 'Domine', shortened to 'Dom', is the title of professed monks. The female counterpart is Dame. Whether a professed monk is called Dom or Father/Brother depends on the house; in all three houses of nuns 'Dame' has become a title only used on paper - everyone is referred to as Sister (or Mother as appropriate). The EBC usage used to indicate the choir professed as opposed to the lay monks and nuns before the post-Conciliar reforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egeria Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 The Cistercians (at least the Trappist branch, I'm not 100% sure about the Common Observance) only use it for abbots, with other monks being addressed as Father or Brother. As far as I know, its use for solemnly professed monks (and in at least some monasteries this applies not only to priests, but to brothers too) is fairly widespread among Benedictines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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