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Traditional Catholic Faith => Catholic Living in the Modern World => Topic started by: JoanScholastica on September 08, 2007, 06:10:20 PM

Title: Third Orders on Priests
Post by: JoanScholastica on September 08, 2007, 06:10:20 PM

Does anyone know if a priest can join any tertiary member? :confused1:

Coz if I'm not mistaken, St. John Vianney was a Fransican tertiary. Am I correct? :confused1:

Title: Third Orders on Priests
Post by: Kephapaulos on September 11, 2007, 09:18:01 PM

It seems to me a priest can join a tertiary order. I think St. Pius X was a member of the Third Order of Penance that is a Franciscan order. I found out that St. John Vianney was in the Third Order of St. Francis indeed, even though he was a diocesan priest.

From http://www.medj1.com/ars.htm :

(The above link does not work actually, and so try first clicking this link: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SPDA&q=St.+John+Vianney+third+order and then click on the first search link to view the webpage source from which I took the following quote.)

"John Vianney also had a great devotion to St. Francis of Assisi and, though a diocesan priest, he became a Third Order Franciscan because of his love for the poor. Today a Franciscan friary has been built on the parish grounds and the friars now say the Masses and hear the confessions of pilgrims at Ars."

Title: Third Orders on Priests
Post by: JoanScholastica on October 13, 2007, 12:47:27 AM

thanks for that. but it seems it's only diocesan priests. i wonder if religious orders can also be one. does anyone know? :confused1:

Title: Third Orders on Priests
Post by: Kephapaulos on October 13, 2007, 01:40:45 AM

What do you mean? Are you asking about those who switch religious orders?

Title: Third Orders on Priests
Post by: JoanScholastica on October 14, 2007, 12:13:33 AM

no, i'm asking about Jesuits becoming a third order of Franciscans... is that allowed? :confused1:

Title: Third Orders on Priests
Post by: Kephapaulos on October 14, 2007, 12:40:41 AM

I imagine a Jesuit could not be a Third Order Franciscan at the same time as being a Jesuit. He would have to be one or the other.

Title: Third Orders on Priests
Post by: JoanScholastica on October 14, 2007, 04:55:56 PM

meaning the religious can't (in your opinion)... :confused1: