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Traditional Catholic Faith => Fighting Errors in the Modern World => Topic started by: Marlelar on July 16, 2013, 12:56:25 AM

Title: Convents?
Post by: Marlelar on July 16, 2013, 12:56:25 AM

Are there any traditional convents who take older women?  If not convents are there any other options for women who say are just in their 50's or 60's but are widowed and want to lead a religious life in common?

Marsha

Title: Convents?
Post by: poche on July 17, 2013, 12:55:06 AM

If you can't find any why not start one

Title: Convents?
Post by: Capt McQuigg on July 18, 2013, 12:41:39 PM

Quote from: Marlelar

Are there any traditional convents who take older women?  If not convents are there any other options for women who say are just in their 50's or 60's but are widowed and want to lead a religious life in common?

Marsha

Contact all the Traditional convents that you can think of.  Perhaps they do have exceptions to the rule.  

Title: Convents?
Post by: 1st Mansion Tenant on July 18, 2013, 02:05:41 PM

Quote from: poche

If you can't find any why not start one

How would a person go about that?

Title: Convents?
Post by: Ambrose on July 18, 2013, 02:09:55 PM

Quote from: Marlelar

Are there any traditional convents who take older women?  If not convents are there any other options for women who say are just in their 50's or 60's but are widowed and want to lead a religious life in common?

Marsha

The only convent that I know of that accepts late vocations is one under the CMRI in Rathrrum, Idaho, near Post Falls.

I do not remember the name of their order, they are not CMRI sisters, but their order is under the guidance and support of CMRI.  The Superior's name is Mother Mary Fatima.

If you would want to get in touch with her, I would suggest contacting the Church in Rathdrum:  

http://www.cmri.org/latin-mass-directory/traditional-latin-mass-locations-2.shtml#IDAHO

Rathdrum (Coeur d’Alene area)
Mary Immaculate Queen Church
Pastor: Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI (Email)
15384 N. Church Road
Rathdrum, ID 83858
Phone: (208) 687-0290
Sunday Mass: 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Click for times for weekday Masses and confessions.
School: Mary Immaculate Queen School (K-12)

Title: Convents?
Post by: Sigismund on July 18, 2013, 07:07:54 PM

Quote from: 1st Mansion Tenant

Quote from: poche

If you can't find any why not start one

How would a person go about that?

If you own a house, you could start there.  Set one room aside as a chapel.  Invite other women to join you under the guidance of a priest.  Go from there.  If God wants it to work, it will.  

Title: Convents?
Post by: poche on July 18, 2013, 10:48:24 PM

Quote from: 1st Mansion Tenant

Quote from: poche

If you can't find any why not start one

How would a person go about that?

See if this site is any help to you.

http://cloisters.tripod.com/conf/

Title: Convents?
Post by: Viva Cristo Rey on July 19, 2013, 12:21:26 AM

Quote from: Marlelar

Are there any traditional convents who take older women?  If not convents are there any other options for women who say are just in their 50's or 60's but are widowed and want to lead a religious life in common?

Marsha

There is a convent in Germany.

Title: Convents?
Post by: Marlelar on July 19, 2013, 11:39:05 AM

Thanks for the leads, I'll pass them on.

Marsha

Title: Convents?
Post by: Emerentiana on July 19, 2013, 11:46:15 AM

Quote from: Ambrose

Quote from: Marlelar

Are there any traditional convents who take older women?  If not convents are there any other options for women who say are just in their 50's or 60's but are widowed and want to lead a religious life in common?

Marsha

The only convent that I know of that accepts late vocations is one under the CMRI in Rathrrum, Idaho, near Post Falls.

I do not remember the name of their order, they are not CMRI sisters, but their order is under the guidance and support of CMRI.  The Superior's name is Mother Mary Fatima.

If you would want to get in touch with her, I would suggest contacting the Church in Rathdrum:  

http://www.cmri.org/latin-mass-directory/traditional-latin-mass-locations-2.shtml#IDAHO

Rathdrum (Coeur d’Alene area)
Mary Immaculate Queen Church
Pastor: Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI (Email)
15384 N. Church Road
Rathdrum, ID 83858
Phone: (208) 687-0290
Sunday Mass: 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Click for times for weekday Masses and confessions.
School: Mary Immaculate Queen School (K-12)

Title: Convents?
Post by: Emerentiana on July 19, 2013, 11:48:08 AM

Quote from: Ambrose

Quote from: Marlelar

Are there any traditional convents who take older women?  If not convents are there any other options for women who say are just in their 50's or 60's but are widowed and want to lead a religious life in common?

Marsha

The only convent that I know of that accepts late vocations is one under the CMRI in Rathrrum, Idaho, near Post Falls.

I do not remember the name of their order, they are not CMRI sisters, but their order is under the guidance and support of CMRI.  The Superior's name is Mother Mary Fatima.

If you would want to get in touch with her, I would suggest contacting the Church in Rathdrum:  

http://www.cmri.org/latin-mass-directory/traditional-latin-mass-locations-2.shtml#IDAHO

Rathdrum (Coeur d’Alene area)
Mary Immaculate Queen Church
Pastor: Fr. Benedict Hughes, CMRI (Email)
15384 N. Church Road
Rathdrum, ID 83858
Phone: (208) 687-0290
Sunday Mass: 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Click for times for weekday Masses and confessions.
School: Mary Immaculate Queen School (K-12)

As of now, I have heard that CMRI only takes candidates up to 35 years of age.  However, you can contact them about considering exceptions.