Because both nuns and sisters belong to the church life form of Religious Life, they can also be called "women religious. As you might have noticed, there is a difference in the type of vows, solemn vs. The chief juridical difference between the two is that religious who profess a solemn vow of poverty renounce ownership of all their temporal goods, whereas religious who profess a simple vow of poverty have a right to retain ownership of their patrimony an estate, endowment or anything inherited from one's parents or ancestors but must give up its use and any revenue.
In ordinary conversation, the terms "nun" and "sister" are used interchangeably. Both nuns and sisters are addressed as "Sister. Yes No. Thank you!
What was wrong? The facts are wrong. Want more images. Article is outdated. Too short - want more details. Too long - want a short answer. Something else. The monastery may also have a parlor or two where family can visit behind a screen or grill.
The enclosure is called the cloister and takes up most of the property. The religious behind that grill, enclosed by that wall, live and pray and work there for their entire lives. Therese was a Carmelite nun. Other women religious live a life of contemplation in the world, serving the Church in a multitude of apostolates.
These consecrated women are called sisters. You will find Catholic sisters throughout the world in classrooms, operating rooms and emergency rooms, counseling centers, retreat houses, homeless shelters, and more. It's a technical term. Throughout this article we will distinguish the technical differences in canon law between sisters who take solemn vows nuns and sisters simple vows all other sisters.
There are several important differences in the lifestyle, ministry and vows of sisters, namely between apostolic women religious vs. Nuns live, minister and pray within the enclosure of a monastery. Nuns also take solemn, perpetual vows publicly and give up all worldly goods including estates, endowments and inheritances. Nuns are devoted to a contemplative and cloistered life of meditation and prayer for the salvation of all.
All other sisters or apostolic women religious , may live in a convent or even in their own apartment and can minister and work outside of their religious community. Sisters take simple vows in a public or private setting and these vows can be either temporary or perpetual. While sisters are able to own property or estates, they are not able to use or earn revenue from them. Sisters live an active vocation of both prayer and service, going to the people who need their service.
The lifestyles of nuns and other sisters can be dramatically different. This is because of where they live and how they serve. Prayer is their primary work of nuns. Nuns live what is referred to as cloistered enclosed or semi-cloistered life.
They live, work and pray within the monastery or convent. Nuns are devoted to a contemplative life of meditation and prayer for the salvation of all.
Most religious orders began like this. Many cloistered nuns only leave the enclosure for serious reasons and on rare occasions. However, for some orders of nuns, the rules of enclosure are a bit more relaxed.
Learn more about the cloistered life of Catholic nuns. While prayer is a very important component of the lives of sisters, it is not their primary work. Apostolic sisters involve themselves in various kinds of employment that are helpful to humanity -- which is called ministry.
The life of an apostolic sister combines a life of prayer with a life of active ministry.
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