Sister Anna from Monastery St. Marienthal about a nun's life

[@lindakaldestad5874]

Love Sister Anna's way of relating with people and so appreciate, too, the Cistercian way to God! Blessings to each of you!

[@cledwynstafford4819]

Bless you Sister Anna with your vocation. Deepest respect, Br Francis Mary. Franciscan Friar.

[@silverhawck]

salute to these selfless women who choose to leave materialistic life for a cause which is dear to them.

[@Shaara1]

..and also dear to us. they prey for the world WE live in. :)

[@praisegod3768]

May the Lord bless you, Sister Anna, and your fellow sisters, and all who leave the things of the world to live among us and share Jesus Christ's Gospel in word and deed.

[@gertrudehiggs]

Sister Angela May the blessing of God bewith you and all the hope & help you bring to people needing it. Trudie higgs❤

[@hjm5885]

Most intelligent commentary on religious life that I've heard ever.

[@Annakist76]

I really wish there were subtitles for the questions, it is so difficult to hear what they ask...

[@voidremoved]

now you can turn on closed caption for the video and read the subtitles. take care

[@fraisesquebec3920]

Did sister Anna left this monastery or left being a nun ? Can we have some news from her, from what she becomes in 2023 ? If someone knows please let us know.

[@luciangugi9145]

Thanks sister and God bless you

[@Jackjohnjay]

More nuns need to have more contact with families in today’s uncatechized world, I think. The fact they can call and go home as they can is more than most. That is good.

[@funwatchworld2657]

May God bless you all and keep you safe Sisters!

[@marynzau7481]

❤

[@marilynzipsie9776]

Does anyone know why she left the order?

[@monicahocking1046]

amen to that. may God bless them.

[@gisellekichi9499]

You can't hier the questions It is so difficult to hear what they ask...

[@gabriellalu7373]

How can I enter the cloistered monastery from mainland China?

[@mad4cavs]

you could contact a convent online to ask this question

[@sistermarierosesoliva9809]

If you wish to come to the Philippines, we will gladly welcome you.

[@gabriellalu7373]

@@sistermarierosesoliva9809 thank you Sr Marie

[@sistermarierosesoliva9809]

@@gabriellalu7373 may I know your address so I can send you our vocation material? Praying for you.

[@sistermarierosesoliva9809]

Our address is: Sr.Marie Rose Soliva, Sisters of the Merciful Heart of Jesus, Enrile St., Mahogany Road, Brgy. Patutong Malaki South, 4120 Tagaytay City, Philippines

[@susanpower-q5q]

Please make video on 800 years history you mention at video 0/28 since you speak such excellent English Church History is my absorbing interest but German Language is barrier for me Diaries of Church Historian Ludvig von Pastor could some extracts at least be translated into English and put on KZbin?

[@thomasmcewen5493]

The women religious are the heart and hands of the church. I thank all of you. Here in Czech the atheists arrested and raped the sisters and none rejected Christ as the price of release. Pray for us, that in the time coming we too have courage.

[@publicmockeryofaliar4901]

Thomas McEwen I just want some untouched hairy beaver.

[@LalaSmiles]

Thomas McEwen I don't understand why people are so cruel towards people religious values. Like when people target Muslims for no reason.

[@somyan8540]

La'Dayshia Hunt - i guess because we are not all on the same level in life with learning and understanding ... They might understand and agree that what they did was wrong unneccessary and unaceptable in future years to come ...

[@somyan8540]

In life and in faith

[@gertrudehiggs]

Gods blessing and Strength be with sister always. From Trudie Higgs

[@hjm5885]

Any more Sr Anna videos?

[@kathrindoll6903]

I feel like a nun not having a car.

[@bolwolwol7987]

God Bless all worlds

[@saladfingers.]

Why is it so dark

[@marynagy8072]

Answer to question below of 'Solarangel Waldeck' about what religious order - sister answered they are Cistercians, and this order is Catholic, a later adaptation of the Benedictine rule.

[@Albertino596]

What a beautiful habit and veil. Let's hope the sisters will never change it for a modernist frumpy frock and ugly headscarf like many modern nuns. My niece seems to be interested in this nunnery, but she says it's a shame that they don't have a traditional Latin Mass and stick to Communion in the hand. Now sister Anna is no longer with them, I wish the community had new candidates. Sadly, the pope prolonged the formation process by issuing this'Cor Orans' document. It is done to chase away new vocations and turn nunneries into hotels. All female contemplative monasteries should rebel against this destructive legislation by asking the bishop / pope to shorten the formation period every time they have a new candidate. It was done in the past and should be done in these difficult times. Otherwise, no women will risk their lives to wait 9-12 years to be certains if they will be received into the order.

[@bigbeddie]

Absolutely! It's also a surprise about them not using the traditional Mass and Communion in the hand. There are quite a few nunneries which still live according to tradition.

[@LS-ei7xk]

I wish I were 40 years younger and lived in Germany... ah well. I'm a Benedictine Oblate, so that's good, too. I love her habit. BTW, the rule of S. Benedict says not "to eat the flesh of 4-footed animals"-- but as all things are taken in moderation, I don't think most abbeys adhere to that anymore, though from what I understand, the Trappists/Trappistines (who are stricter and who follow the rule of S. Benedict) are vegetarian.

[@ridzwanhassan5551]

She’s the chosen one...

[@fmorant2222]

are they Catholic or protestant

[@1951kvk]

Catholic

[@sxyslyvxn]

Some Protestants such as the Anglicans, Episcopalians and even some Lutherans, Methodists and Presbyterians have established similar monastic and religious communities of their own, some of these have an active apostolate as teachers, social workers, nurses, etc. while others maintain a contemplative ministry behind the cloister making altar linens, vestments, bread for communion, conducting retreats, religious and devotional items, candles, food products, etc. Even in the cloister, there's no such thing as total boredom.

[@Txboy85A]

+SolarAngel Waldeck This isn't surprising because those churches to some extent and degree, follow the Carholic church in some way. Methodists state they believe in the Catholic Church at the closing of their service. They fall under the same apostate umbrella with the Catholic Church.

[@sxyslyvxn]

As long as Catholic means 'universal', I have no complaints...LOL I think they ought to also include Orthodox, since that means 'true faith' as well. In GA we have an Anglican-Episcopal religious order of nuns called Sisters of St Helena, named after the woman who allegedly found the True Cross while on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was said she was in her early 40s when she became a Christian along with her husband Constantine, who is also revered as a saint in the Eastern rite churches. It was said she found it under a sprig of sweet wild basil growing in the area. As a result, some countries in the Mediterranean never use it as a cooking ingredients but others do as well as a healing implement in medicines and in holy oils for anointing the sick, ordinations, baptisms, etc. Others even use it as a sachet in their homes. A lot of Anglican-Episcopal churches had re-instituted several of the old Catholic religious orders after Henry VIII had dissolved a lot of the monasteries and convents in the British Isles during the Protestant Reformation as a sign of his severance with Rome. Some adopting the old traditional rules of the original orders but swore their oath of loyalty to the head of the church in England, in this case, the current ruling sovereign of England because one of their honorable titles was that of being 'Defender of the Faith'. This title was originally bestowed on Henry VIII when he was a young prince and studying for the priesthood and his older brother Arthur was the then Prince of Wales. When Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the church door in a German church, one of his arguments pertained to the 7 Sacraments (Baptism, Penance, Communion, Confirmation, Holy Orders, Marriage and Anointing of the Sick) . He argued the should be 2 (Baptism and the Eucharist) instead. Copies of his arguments were spread throughout the continent, including England. Henry wrote a rebuttal of this entitled, 'In Defense of the 7 Sacraments'. The then Pope obtained a copy and encouraged others to read this. It was so well received the Pope gave Henry the honorable title 'Defender of the Faith'. (Many other royal houses throughout Europe and some Islamist countries still use that title on their sovereign as well to this very day.) Years later, when Henry obtained a divorce from his 1st wife, Catherine of Aragon, and remarried his 2nd wife Anne Boleyn, the title was taken away from him. It was only due to an act of Parliament was the title restored to him. Several religious orders had to undergo a serious transition, at the cost of their own lives in most cases, when Henry was declared the head of the Church in England. Some even had to change names of their respectable orders to placate their king. To be sure, they were still allowed to be attached to their vows of poverty, chastity, obedience and, in some other orders they added stability and adherence to their rule as well as loyalty to their superiors and acknowledge the ruling sovereign as Christ's vicar on Earth. Some complied and others didn't and found themselves thrown in jail, tortured and executed on grounds of high treason. When a group of monks and nuns mounted the scaffold on Tower Hill, Thomas More (one of Henry's top advisers who was awaiting the same punishment) told his daughter Margaret, who was distraught watching this grisly sight from her father's prison cell, "Don't be upset, dear Meg. Don't you see how cheerful they go, like bridesmaids and bridegrooms on their way to a wedding?" When Thomas went to his trial, he remained silent even when false witnesses were brought in to testify against him, like another man before him at His hearing before three judges (Caiaphas, Annas and Pontius Pilate). And when Thomas was asked to answer in his defense, he replied, "I think no harm, I say no harm, I do no harm...but I do wish everyone good!" ;-) He was even in good humor to the end as he was being escorted to the scaffold, "See me safe up, dear Lieutenant, but for my coming down, let me shift for myself!" And since he wasn't allowed to speak before the crowd, he simply forgave the headsman and added, "I die a good servant of the King...but God's first!" But speaking of some religious orders changing names, one prime example that comes to mind is that of the Poor Clares. There's a contemplative Catholic order whose full name is the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, referring to their perpetual devotion of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. With a monstrance on perpetual display in their chapel, 24-7-365, several nuns spend a few hours in prayer with others working other daily routines of chores ranging from gardening and making altar linens, vestments, etc. These are all done in rotation. The Anglicans have a similar group called Poor Clares of Reparation, adopting the same spiritual and temporal formula of the Rule of St Francis (which is based from Scripture and other sources) and using the Book of Common Prayer. Like their Catholic brethren and sisters, they do have both active and contemplative ministries and each have similar charisms yet share the same spiritual bond of universal prayer, with the same degree of dedication of loving and serving God and neighbor in various ways.

[@8elionadvancing884]

when they say catholic church they are not talking about Romanism lol...the church is called catholic meaning universal. sheesh

[@josevidalfloriach1191]

Meine Sschwester: Warum Luthers Bild in Ihrem Zimmer?

[@scholastica6460]

How beautiful, I wonder where they are.

[@scholastica6460]

Yes, that is the whole point indeed!

[@Rony2453]

Germany

[@briandelaney9710]

Cistercians of the Common Observance. She makes it clear they are not the stricter Trappistines

[@marcellinafromherz473]

Did you have to get your hair cut?

[@Rony2453]

yes. It simply gets in the way when wearing a veil and hot too.

[@fmorant2222]

Txboy85a.....are you saying that the Catholic Church is apostate??? Why would you say that??

[@maryhynes9061]

F Morant well since there is a picture of Martin Luther behind her my guess is she is A Lutheran nun. There are also nuns in the episcopal church/church of England.

[@maryhynes9061]

F Morant She is not Catholic. Note picture of Martin Luther behind her.

[@Jackjohnjay]

Nuns study theology and history. It’s probably part of their formation lessons.

[@LS-ei7xk]

@@maryhynes9061 No, she is Catholic. She was referring to the Popes, etc. The picture must be for a lesson, or something.

[@LS-ei7xk]

@@maryhynes9061 It must be there for another reason.

[@angelm8557]

colorful sweater under the habit??? That is somethings new? Especially with Cistercians. I am connected to Norbertine, they do not wear any color cloth at all.

[@voidremoved]

Judge and be judged. Most people wear ordinary clothes, whatever they can get. If someone gave her that sweater she would wear it rather than go buy a white sweater just to appease the likes of you.

[@colinlavelle7806]

I imagine sister is wearing that to keep warm after all she lives in Germany and older monasteries are draughty places.

[@angelm8557]

@@colinlavelle7806 wear black, like other sisters I know. I am in Poland is cold as well. I had my 2 aunts in St Elizabeth convent. Black kolor have meaning and colours are not for clergy. They have wives for that. Leave the world and die for Christ. It is clear on priests or nuns ordinations, vows.

[@Jackjohnjay]

Looks flannel. They do farm work. Not surprising.

[@cwynn1547]

Her habit is cotton, not wool, so she needs the warmth.

[@julietnakaayi9719]

today is your day for salvtion, the true salvation is through jesus christ, the son of the living God, if you believe in him only you will be saved

[@2quilterbee]

Juliet Nakaayi what do you make of the scripture "In my fathers house there are many mansions. I go to prepare one for you." our christian Faith does not entitle you to judge. one can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. the joy of your Christine life will attract more to the Faith than judgement and condemnation.

[@lucygirl4926]

It's very difficult to hear the questions. Too bad -- I really wanted to stick around and watch this. Thumbs down...

[@Prettyordying]

lucy girl what she has to say is much more important than the question themselves

[@butterflybeatles]

There is a picture of Martin Luther behind her on the wall!!!

[@michaelcaza-schonberger9282]

butterflybeatles I noticed it too, wonder if that means she's a Lutheran nun?

[@butterflybeatles]

Yet the intro. says that she lives in a Catholic monastery.

[@michaelcaza-schonberger9282]

butterflybeatles never read the intro until you pointed that out. That is a mystery.

[@donnagaffney6467]

so?

[@p.e.gottrocks4528]

Read the story of Martin luther. he was a VERY UNHOLY man.

[@patriciaowens3479]

I don't see a wedding band on the right hand I was wondering why she didn't have one on her finger..

[@XenobiaWinterWolfMoon]

It depends on the order

[@kitiowa]

Warum Sprecht sie Englisch?

[@Garbo630]

Die interviewer Englisch sprechen. Sie spricht mit ihnen in einer Sprache, die sie verstehen. Englisch ist eine globale Sprache.

[@kitiowa]

Duetches Frauen in Duetchland darf Deutch Sprechen.

[@Garbo630]

So the good Sister should babble away in German and be utterly incomprehensible to those who are interviewing her? Is that what you are suggesting - a Tower of Babel?

[@sumamme]

Everyone in Germany learns english at school and I guess she has a higher eduaction, too. It would be very complicated if they would have to use an interpreter.

[@beautyforashes8964]

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[@voidremoved]

ya i got som advice shut of caps lock. Chill out get over yourself and stop yelling, then may peace be with you! Blessings and love to you

[@christinagreaves7932]

This was very interesting and im not into religion

[@Pearly403]

Nobody wants to ask her any questions ;-)

[@silverhawck]

that is their style. they don't bombard questions.

[@fmorant2222]

Solar angel.. No ?

[@sxyslyvxn]

Solar Angel is a Theosophical term describing the Seraphim and is also the name of a Judas Priest song from the 'Point of Entry' album. Waldeck is the name of an old German princely house. It means, the 'forest hidden in the corner'

[@sxyslyvxn]

What Order do you belong to? Dominicans? Trappistines? Very interesting habit....

[@xanh01]

They are Trappistines or Cistercians.

[@sxyslyvxn]

We have Trappist monks where I live but no Trappistines. I once visited a Visitandine (Sisters of the Visitation) convent where I live. I once made a comment to one of them they must be quite bored behind the cloister and I got a lot of laughs. One of the nuns said to me, "Bored? Did you say 'BORED'? I pray every day for boredom...there's no such thing as a dull moment here!" They rise as early as 5 AM and assemble in chapel in total silence and prayer, the Angelus is recited at 6 AM, then they chant the Daily Office and morning prayers before Mass, which is around 7 AM. After Mass, they have a brief period of quiet prayer before departing to have a small breakfast After leaving chapel, they greet one another, including the mother-abbess, with the words in either French or English. The abbess greets everyone in the community, "Vive, Jesus, mes filles!" ("Live, Jesus, my daughters!") And they reply and greet one another, "May God be praised, Good Morning, Sister!" And go about doing whatever chores might be assigned or acts of 'obediences'. This can be range from sweeping and mopping the hallways; working in the laundry room; attending classes and training by either the mistress of postulants or novices, etc Around 1045 they assemble again for the Daily Office and around noon the Angelus is recited before leaving the chapel and having lunch in the refectory, which is also done in silence while someone reads a book on spiritual matters, like the lives or letters exchanged between the founders of the order, Sts Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal, in which they offered each other spiritual advice; papal encyclicals on various topics; copies of homilies/sermons from neighboring parishes, etc. On one occasion, I read some to the nuns in French and English because some of the nuns in the community were French Canadian or from the French West Indies, parts of Africa, etc. After lunch, there were more chores followed by a brief rest followed by some time in our cell for quiet prayer-time and meditation before going to classes and choir practice for upcoming feasts and wished to sing some hymns for the occasions. It was in a way like singing 'Happy Birthday' to a particular saint....LOL Around 6 PM, the Angelus was recited again before they assembled in the chapel for vespers for about an hour, then came supper, followed by recreation in the main parlor or outside. The nuns engaged all kinds of hobbies, telling of their previous experiences before entering the cloister, their family life, etc. Some were previously married or widowed, disabled in some capacity but were able to continue serving God regardless. They then gathered in the chapel for night prayers until about 930 at night and left the chapel to their cells quietly calling it a day...

[@xanh01]

Beautiful, I used to study with the Benedictine monks in college. Their schedules are pretty much the same with the monks. I love their life style.

[@sxyslyvxn]

Was it at St John's College in Collegeville, MN? I saw a picture of their campus chapel...very interesting! I also spent a vocational retreat at the Sacred Heart convent of Benedictine Sisters in Cullman, Alabama, while in high school..they have a more active ministry as teachers, social workers, nurses, etc. It was the first time I met a nun with long hair...LOL Like some Visitation nuns, some were either widowed, divorced, etc. Some of the postulants I chatted with were still in college and getting their degrees in education, nursing, etc. When they had a visiting Benedictine abbot from Germany, I spoke to him a little in German, much to the surprise of some of the nuns there...LOL

[@xanh01]

SolarAngel Waldeck I studied with Benedictine Monks at Westminster Abbey in Canada.

[@fmorant2222]

solarAngel...Catholic Does mean Universal.

[@nightmareoracle]

I can hear people talking and giggling. How rude. No respect.

[@Rony2453]

She is giving this talk which is one thing to recruit vocations besides praying.

[@fmorant2222]

8elionadvancing8 The Catholic Church IS universal.

[@julietnakaayi9719]

the true salvation is through jesus christ the son of the living God, repent and turn to your creator

[@maranatha6973]

I get so frustrated with my fellow Christians being so judgemental and self righteous! They bombard videos like this. Better off being a good witness to those around you in real life than leaving comments on youtube trying to convert Catholics to your belief.

[@zaphodtrillian]

Sister if you are a Catholic and your order is so old, why did it give into the heresy of Vatican 2?Why did it abandon the true liturgy?Why do you endorse communion in the hand?

[@angelm8557]

Well, it is not so easy. You do not understand how everything work. The bishop do not agree for them to be traditional. Same with different sisters like Norbertine's in USA. The bishops, the bishops! That why is many callings but some do not want to enter Novus Ordo, especially the older vocations.

[@maryhynes9061]

Zaphod Trillian who said she isCatholic? Note the picture of Martin Luther behind her.

[@maryjurisons4648]

You are very ill informed of the Catholic Church! Look at yourself before passing judgement! Become informed!

[@maryjurisons4648]

mary hynes So! They have a picture on the wall. Martin Luther did have some good things to say. She is Roman Catholic.

[@Jackjohnjay]

Eyeroll.

[@cherylmburton5577]

Maybe she is a fraud? It is a bad thing that no one answers questions written. These online videos, many of them are malicious, luring people away.

[@DumpsterFire2048]

Whoa Sister..you single

[@harpervalleypeeteeay9708]

She looks ridiculous. No wonder young people are turned off by religion.

[@maryjurisons4648]

Who are you to judge. You might be the one to look ridiculous!

[@maryjurisons4648]

Many youth are turned off religion because they lack discipline.

[@briandelaney9710]

Why ridiculous??? That habit goes back hundreds of years. I think it is a beautiful link to all those women who served God in the past and every part of that habit has a meaning

[@bigbeddie]

not at all, and it's the traditional orders that attract the vocations these days.

[@Jackjohnjay]

The habit is beautiful. ❤