Passionist Nuns Of Whitesville, Ky

[Totus Tuus]

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“…MY HEART WILL BELONG ONLY TO GOD: HE IS MY LOVE!” - St. Paul of the Cross

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Deep in the wooded serenity surrounding Whitesville, Kentucky, we continue Passionist
contemplative life begun in Italy by the greatest mystic of the late 18th century, St.
Paul of the Cross. Our life as Passionist contemplative nuns flows from the personal
love of Christ for us manifested in His passion, death and resurrection. We seek to
comfort Him in His Sacred Passion by loving our Sisters in community life and through
Divine Worship.This is expressed most powerfully in our participation in the Holy Mass
which is the highpoint of our monastic day. Through this union with our Sacramental
Spouse in the Eucharist we are empowered to persevere in this loving union with Christ
Crucified.

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We have daily exposition of Blessed Sacrament, two hours of contemplative
prayer and we pray the entire Liturgy of the Hours.

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In all our life we seek to imitate Our Lady of Sorrows—the Handmaid of Redemption.
We make a special vow to promote devotion to and a grateful remembrance of the
Passion of Christ. This vow expresses the specific purpose of our Institute and gives
inspiration and unity to our lives.

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We also make the vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and enclosure. We live our vows in the
atmosphere of Christ’s sacrificial love and offer ourselves with Him to the Father for the
salvation of our brothers and sisters.

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Our formation program, steeped in sacred Scripture and the mystics, nourishes heart and
mind and develops the whole person. We greatly enjoy the family spirit of our community,
therefore we have daily recreation with one another which may include hiking, playing games,
visiting our elderly sisters or just being together. Our work is simple and includes kitchen work,
laundry, cleaning, infirmary, computer work, sewing, printing work, answering letters, phones
and doors and caring for our 170 acres of woods, lake and open field. We host a small retreat
house, an oasis of prayer for people hungering for deeper union with God.

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We occasionally host vocation discernment retreats in response to the request of Pope John
Paul the Great that all religious communities make known the great joy and value of a life
consecrated to God. This gives young women an opportunity to learn more about our
Passionist charism, living a life of worship and intercession and the liberation that comes
from a radical embrace of the Gospel.

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We also have opportunities for live-ins inside the monastery to help women in their discernment
about our life. We arrange these after getting to know you better and you us through correspondence,
phone calls and letters of recommendation.

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In accord with St. Paul of the Cross’ original inspiration, we wear the full religious habit. We are
faithful to the Magisterium and we love being brides of Christ and daughters of the Holy Catholic Church!


[b]Passionist Nuns
8564 Crisp Rd
Whitesville, KY 42378
vocations@passionistnuns.org
(270) 233-4571
[url="http://www.passionistnuns.org"]www.passionistnuns.org[/url]


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[Totus Tuus]

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Looking at the monastery from the other side of the lake reminded me so much of "In This House of Brede"! (Except their monastery is not as abbey-looking as Brede.)

[Lioness For Christ]

Awsome! Thanks for sharing!

[stlmom]

Great post, Lauren! Will you be spending any more time with these sisters?

[cathoholic_anonymous]

How beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, Lauren. I didn't know anything about the Passionists before, and I would like to know more. According to a vocations book I have, there is a Passionist monastery in England - but the book was printed in 1984, so I am not sure if it is still there. The closure of monasteries was a sad feature of the 1980s and '90s in this country. We lost the Dominican nuns on the Isle of Wight, too - the only contemplative Dominicans in Britain.

[rosamundi]

[quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1392397' date='Sep 24 2007, 07:54 PM']How beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, Lauren. I didn't know anything about the Passionists before, and I would like to know more. According to a vocations book I have, there is a Passionist monastery in England - but the book was printed in 1984, so I am not sure if it is still there. The closure of monasteries was a sad feature of the 1980s and '90s in this country. We lost the Dominican nuns on the Isle of Wight, too - the only contemplative Dominicans in Britain. [/quote]

According to [url="http://www.abc.mydom.co.uk/AZOrders/Index.htm"] the Association of British Contemplatives[/url], their address is
Convent of Our Lady,
19-21 Woodfield Gardens,
BELMONT
HR2 9RN
Tel: 01432 360 760

But i couldn't find a website. Nor do I know when that page was last updated.

[Carolyn]

Great post! Thanks for all the info and pictures, Totus Tuus!

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1392397' date='Sep 24 2007, 01:54 PM']How beautiful. Thank you for sharing this, Lauren. I didn't know anything about the Passionists before, and I would like to know more. According to a vocations book I have, there is a Passionist monastery in England - but the book was printed in 1984, so I am not sure if it is still there. The closure of monasteries was a sad feature of the 1980s and '90s in this country. We lost the Dominican nuns on the Isle of Wight, too - the only contemplative Dominicans in Britain. [/quote]


Yes the Passionists are beautiful. Their spirituality is so fundamental to the Church's mission and the meaning of Contemplative Life. They have an awesome mission and I can tell you that at Whitesville at least, they are totally trying to carry it out fully.

[cathoholic_anonymous]

[quote name='rosamundi' post='1392455' date='Sep 24 2007, 09:54 PM']According to [url="http://www.abc.mydom.co.uk/AZOrders/Index.htm"] the Association of British Contemplatives[/url], their address is
Convent of Our Lady,
19-21 Woodfield Gardens,
BELMONT
HR2 9RN
Tel: 01432 360 760

But i couldn't find a website. Nor do I know when that page was last updated.[/quote]

That's odd. Another website says that the monastery is located in Daventry. And there can't possibly be two.

[VeniteAdoremus]

[quote name='Cathoholic Anonymous' post='1393270' date='Sep 26 2007, 03:21 PM']That's odd. Another website says that the monastery is located in Daventry. And there can't possibly be two. [/quote]

Quantum mechanics. Must be. (I passed that course, I [i]could[/i] know ). We should visit them and see

[Totus Tuus]

I do believe there are at least Passionist [i]priests[/i]/brothers in Britain. I'm almost positive about that.

Edited September 26, 2007 by Totus Tuus

[rosamundi]

[quote name='Totus Tuus' post='1393303' date='Sep 26 2007, 03:48 PM']I do believe there are at least Passionist [i]priests[/i]/brothers in Britain. I'm almost positive about that.[/quote]

and certainly Passionist sisters as well - it was a Passionist sister who took me for my "RCIA but not really," chats.

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='rosamundi' post='1393410' date='Sep 26 2007, 12:06 PM']and certainly Passionist sisters as well - it was a Passionist sister who took me for my "RCIA but not really," chats.[/quote]


Awww!

[Chiquitunga]

Wow, great post Lauren! They look incredible! I love how their monastery is in a rural area also.

[Totus Tuus]

[quote name='Margaret Clare' post='1393649' date='Sep 26 2007, 06:18 PM']Wow, great post Lauren! They look incredible! I love how their monastery is in a rural area also.[/quote]


Yes, it is very rural. They have a LOT of land. The enclosure is natural, too, consisting of trees and the lake. It's really beautiful and I am sure it is going to be breathtaking once the trees change colors in the next few weeks.