How to Choose a Religious Order | Discerning Vocation

Ok, so there are like 1 million types of nuns basically. How do you choose the order that is the absolute best fit for you? Kathleen breaks down the basics and goes through 6 steps to choose a religious order.
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[@emilydillon9238]

"There's a nun for that" is the best thing I've heard in a long time. I really enjoyed your video and your perspective. This is such an accessible and informative video.

[@beatricec9238]

We need a search engine for finding religious orders suited for the searcher. I think it would increase the numbers of religious by at least... 10% 😉

[@TERRIsTRAX]

Huh. Who knew? Married (20 years) mom of 3 (16, 18, 27) and I still think about religious life. I loved this video. So informative.

[@jgarden3925]

st. rita of cassia also thought about religious life ❤

[@josephtran-day3437]

Well are you ready if your husband die and all your kids die or become independent if you are ready then ask St. Rita to intercede in your life

[@erinwojcik4771]

I think there might be some orders who allow married women partial admittance. At least I've heard rumors of such things as cloistered orders who have lay women liaisons of sorts who do things like fundraise and shop for them. I've also heard rumor that some orders allow married mothers to join as long as their children are grown and their husbands deceased. I have no idea how true these things are, but one never knows.

[@francisfischer7620]

If you've not been led to a specific order, slow down. Keep praying. It's not time.

[@Chola18Bella]

How do I become a nun that cares for children in foster care? A dream of mine is to be mother to children who need love and care. I don't want to marry and I don't want to have children with the wrong man especially when there are already so many children who need a parent or guardian. Please help

[@archsword2446]

check the Albertine Sisters

[@elisabeth840]

the Sisters of Life could be great 😊

[@mariesosa2242]

I feel good sent me your video. I'm looking through my desires and talents and now i'm sure there's a nun for that. Pd: Now i now why i love franciscan and Saint Paul orders. That's totally my way of praying. 🥰🙌🏻 I really want to be a writer and screenwriter, and i just realiced that Daughters of Saint Paul exist, also in my country: CDMX!! Love you sis, pray for me 😇🙏🏻

[@irish-u6p]

I really like your speaking style and I appreciate that you talk without background music. ( Why do most others talk over music?)

[@theresalayton9286]

Thank you so much for this video. It's definitely come to me at the exact right time isn't that funny!! I've been trying to discern which order to enter and I've been feeling called towards the Sisters of Charity especially since there's an order in the same city that my children live in! Yes it's just a charity allow women who have been married before to enter..... How cool is that!!!

[@pamkowal7464]

Very good, practical advice. Too many young women hem and haw when deciding on their vocation. At some point, no matter WHAT the life path-secular or religious-one’s choice will require a leap of faith and a trust that there are no mistakes, just different lessons (even marriage!!).

[@lindakaldestad5874]

Thank you, Kathleen! Such a wonderful vocation video! Blessings for your life and your life path!

[@viabell8283]

I prayed for Him to take away the desire if it wasn’t His will for my life. I want to be a nun, I don’t think I’ve ever wanted something more in my life. If it’s Gods will it will happen

[@archsword2446]

check out Sisters of St. Rita

[@viabell8283]

@@archsword2446 I will thank you very much

[@Liz_678]

You chose the right order for you! God knew what he had in mind for you🙏🏻

[@projectelsa]

Awesome video! This'll help me a lot!

[@feedogmummy496]

Remember too when discerning religious and consecrated life, that there are also Hermits, Consecrated Virgins and widows living the religious life as solitaries in the world. 😊💖🙏

[@barbarasanchezmitchell4213]

Any order are almost the same unless you wantt to have less or no contact with the outside world then enter the cloistered convent like the Carmelita or st Clairs congregation

[@letuspray18]

Thank you so much for sharing. This helps me a lot. God bless

[@claretaamorevero4087]

So nice which order are you

[@PrayLikeaGirl]

I discerned with the Daughters of St. Paul but I'm not a religious sister. :)

[@meghanlawrence8466]

This has been a very helpful video. Thank you and God bless you. 🙏🏼

[@fluzziflo]

Beautiful video! I really needed those words ❤️

[@jasonallen8767]

I will be using this with my instruction with my grade 6 class. Thanks!

[@PrayLikeaGirl]

Awesome! Hope they enjoy!

[@cheskatolentino3375]

Thankyou!!

[@Lucy-v4f]

I pray God help me I want to be a nun

[@andresinsurriaga1082]

So did you ever choose one for yourself?

[@thomassharp2719]

Check out the Sisters of Social Services Order. And the Sisters of Saint Dorothy Order. They are both wonderful orders.

[@nuns8126]

Salesians of St. John Bosco work with youth, summer camps, etc.

[@indikuzhiyil]

Very nice presentation. Lot of fun too. Praise God. God bess you.

[@erikamaria4889]

Really helpful!!!

[@ELIZABETHOkiwelu-fh4qi]

Thank you ❤

[@josephgonzales1815]

Good advice

[@uwujujerachel1746]

Thank you 💕

[@marycastellano6728]

That's great!

[@thomassharp2719]

Did you ever check out the Sisters of Saint Dorothy and the Sisters of Social Service Orders ?

[@miekebogaard4851]

De keuze is ieder voor zich ,maar laat je niet meer uitbuiten wat. Te veel in het verleden is gebeurd,je hoeft niet de hele dag te bidden maar hoe men zich gedraagt is doorslaggevend ,respecteer elkaar maak geen misbruik van een ander zwakheden,je word beoordeeld hoe je in dit leven heeft gedragen, de leidinggevende zijn verantwoordelijk en hun oordeel staat vast. Ik wens ieder een goed vreugdevol leven toe,wees eerlijk en rechtvaardig en behulpzaam.CHRIST.

[@sorytha]

Amen

[@boonsitaanamnart6694]

I’m totally new here. May I know which sister/nun work with the sick/poor in the rural areas?

[@nuns8126]

Home of the FATHER Sisters. Spanish.

[@lorettamartin-halpine6823]

Great post!

[@lillily7309]

Thank you ❤️

[@iradukunda3699]

All glory to God. Thank you sis 💗

[@honeykai8274]

I went to come and see for the Dominican sisters and i didnt feel like i had a desire for teaching the word of God. Now im wondering what other orders i would like. How many come and see's are too little or too much to go to?

[@archsword2446]

Try the Sisters of St. Rita( OSA)

[@missionarydefoucauldsisters]

at a certain point, you will feel "at home": there your heart will rest and have peace.

[@tonyd287]

Habit order

[@karenconnor6682]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@johnmichael3238]

I am a gent discerning religious life and this video is helping me a lot .

[@SandySandy-hm6nk]

What's with the childish hairstyle? Not very appropriate, is it?

[@thomassharp2719]

I don't think you checked out any nuns orders.

[@thomassharp2719]

Join the Sisters of Imelda Marcos.

[@MrKockabilly]

Choose an order that allow women to conduct mass.

[@hayleymarse2853]

That’s not possible. Unless you join a heretical order, that’s not a thing and heretics aren’t celebrating Mass validly anyways.

[@amandadelassus2128]

God help us should the day ever come that we have female priests in the Catholic Church. That would be grounds for schism.

[@archsword2446]

thats a disorder😀

[@garyshields2734]

Well, I'll tell you. I was going to be a Presbyterian Minister. I've been studying your Rosary. Here is what I learned. 1,000,000,000 Catholics say the Rosary once a week, that's 50 Hail Mary's times all of the above, for about at least, 500,000,000 x 52 weeks a year, times let's say, 100 years, is conservatively, 250,000,000,000,000(at least-the fewest count possible for the entire world population of Catholics over 100 years). Any Results? A big bunch of results??? In the Last 100 years, have any of these prayers ever said, Hail Jesus, Full of Grace, wonderous Son of Our Loving God, who is the source of all of our power, and our life, through whom all our Blessing flow? On any given day? 1 - 2 - 5 - 100, ??????? Over the last 100 years, the average praise that goes to Mary, who He left at age 9 or 10 to teach and preach, becomes 1: 250,000,000,000. I don't care how close we are to the rapture of the Church. Start over at square 1. All prayers, Start with, "Hail Jesus," until the praise count, goes to God's Son of Man and God's Glory in heaven, instead of to some woman that gave Him Birth; and the tally is reversed into 250,000,000,000,000 Hail Jesus', to 1 Hail Mary'.

[@sanjivjhangiani3243]

The first part of the "Hail Mary" comes from the gospel; it's the Angelic Salutation. As to leaving her at 9 or 10 years old to preach...where did you get that idea? In the description of the finding of the child Jesus in the Temple, it says he was about 12 years old. After they found Him, it says that He went back to Nazareth and was obedient to them in all things.

[@jgarden3925]

some woman who gave him birth? I would say for you to meditate, everyday, on the visitation of the angel to St. Mary and on St. Mary's visit to St. Isabel on the bible. There it says clearly that everyone (everyone who is of God) will praise Mary. she is called our Lord's mother, as in, God's mother. an angel greets her, being the only time an angel bows down to a human in the whole bible instead of being greeted by a human. and if you talk to people who actually pray the rosary everyday, there are tons of miracles! I myself was cured from suicide urges from praying the Rosary everyday (and to that point I had tried everything, from therapy to meditation, with 0 results). who are you to question God? if she was only someone who gave birth and of no importance, then why did God even chose to have a mother, to be in a womb? couldnt God just come 33 years old into the world and preach? of course he could! but he, supreme love and wisdom, chose to come from her. she is the new ark of the covenant, for God's sake! who are you to question God's decision for a woman? who are you to question the Bible, who says it so clearly? when King Davi came close to the ark, he danced in joy. when St. John in St. Isabel's womb came close to the new ark, Mary, he leapt in joy. how can you be so blind by hatred that you cant see it?

[@jgarden3925]

when people touched a piece of Jesus' garments, they were cured. when Jesus choses to stay in a womb for months, the mother is holy. how can a good fruit come from a bad tree? the tree which gave us Jesus was molded by Our Lord himself. how could Jesus, God, stay anywhere dirty by sin? he needed somewhere sacred to be in. Mary is so special... sin came from a woman, Eva, and salvation came from a woman, Mary. i hope that by carefully reading the Bible's passages everyday this can become clearer in your heart, brother

[@garyshields2734]

@@jgarden3925 Bluntly, I'm non-mortal that talks to Angels himself. The Angel that I talked to, told me, not to talk to Mortals. That's you. As for the Angel bowing to Mary, That's Pure Crap!!!!! Every Angel in heaven, will tell you, when you Tell them, that they're Mary's Angel, they'll will snap your head off, and tell you, "GOD'S ANGEL !!!!!!!! " GOD only Permitted, that Angel to talk to Mary. Jesus Himself told me to tell Catholics, that He can't be thought of as God! He told me to tell you, that He has to be thought of as A DOOR ! NOT-GOD! UNDERSTAND MORTAL !!!!!!!!!

[@garyshields2734]

@@jgarden3925 Wrong again Mortal. It is written, ALL MEN, have fallen short of the Glory of God, and all, are unworthy of God. The Sins of the Father are passed on to, the Son. God's Son, has a Sinless, FATHER. Jesus came to visit Sinners, Not to find some sinless female to have Her for a Mother so all Sinners will praise her as Holy. And that's not what Holiness is, being sinless. It's being One, in all, with all, and through all. Know Ye, Oh Israel, The LORD Thy GOD, is ONE. That, is what Holiness is. Oneness with everyone created by God. NOW, Begone, Mortal.

[@kaitpricot]

I have a calling for religious life but also to be a mother 🥲

[@joane24]

Technically speaking, all women have a call to be a mother, for a motherhood is the maturity of the woman - it's about giving love beyond yourself, giving care and nurture. On a natural level, it is also a universal trajectory. However, motherhood doesn't have to be biological only, but also spiritual. Just the men are, likewise, called to fatherhood, and for instance the priest fulfills that call by being a spiritual father.