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Traditional Catholic Faith => Catholic Living in the Modern World => Topic started by: Viva Cristo Rey on February 25, 2018, 01:51:43 PM

Title: Third Orders
Post by: Viva Cristo Rey on February 25, 2018, 01:51:43 PM

What is the difference between Third order Franciscan and Third. Order Carmelites?

Discalced means shoe less or wears sandals.  What exactly does it mean Discalced Carmelite?  

Title: Re: Third Orders
Post by: Nadir on February 25, 2018, 03:08:23 PM

A third order Franciscan lives his/her life in the spirit of St Francis.
A third order Carmelite lives his/her life in the spirit of  desert fathers on Mt Carmel.
Two different types of spirituality.
A third order Dominican lives his/her life in the spirit of Dominic etc, etc.

A third order gives access of these various modes of life to the lay person. First order is ordained; second order is brothers and nuns.

Yes. Discalced means without shoes, so a discalced Carmelite belongs to that group of Carmelites who theoretically go without shoes, but usually nowadays they wear sandals.

Here: meet some of my Discalced Carmelite (second order) friends.
https://www.flowerofcarmel.com/daily-life

Title: Re: Third Orders
Post by: Viva Cristo Rey on February 25, 2018, 04:32:46 PM

Thank you, Nadir.  
Thank for the pictures of your friends too.  

Title: Re: Third Orders
Post by: Viva Cristo Rey on February 25, 2018, 05:17:55 PM

What about Third order of St Pope Pius X?   

Title: Re: Third Orders
Post by: kiwiboy on February 25, 2018, 05:35:28 PM

There are third order SSPX members in the resistance. Although of course the first order has lost the faith.

Third order discalced carmelites do not have to go without sandals. Thats only for the first order.

Title: Re: Third Orders
Post by: Nadir on February 25, 2018, 07:57:15 PM

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey on February 25, 2018, 05:17:55 PM

What about Third order of St Pope Pius X?  

http://fsspx.org/en/third-order-st-pius-x
Viva, you'll have to learn to search the web!

Title: Re: Third Orders
Post by: Viva Cristo Rey on February 25, 2018, 09:59:34 PM

I don't go to SSPX anymore.  ( I wonder if I could still be a Third Order St Pius X?).