A Day in the Life of the Passionist Nuns
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2021
- Sr. Miriam Esther takes us on a 20 minute tour of a typical Wednesday at St. Joseph Monastery in Whitesville, KY. See clips of our liturgies, daily work, and community recreation, and discover some of the beauty and mystery of Passionist contemplative life.
Beautiful, I'm Sr. Bertha Khaula, Malawi, Africa. Let us pray for each other.
So beautiful to see my aunt was a nun she was so beautiful she dress all in white .she is with the lord today amen 🙏
From a Hasidic (Ultra-orthodox) Jew, a beautiful life you sisters live. In Judaism we have no monks/nuns, for we are a Nation of priests, we all strive to live in the spirit of those who dedicate their lives to G-d. The daily prayers are very similar to our 3 daily prayers, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. I've always had a love for monks/nuns. Bless you all❤
I recommend watching Dr Brant Pitre and the Jewish Roots of the Papacy for you! You will find it interesting
What time do they go to bed at night?
What time do they go to bed at night?
@@candacecassidy6784 it depends on which cloistered order. For example, the Discalced Carmelites retire at 10.30 p.m. and rise 4.30 a.m. or 5.10 a.m. Other orders probably 9.30 p.m. or 10.00/10.30/11.00 p,m. on average.
The Trappists/Cistercians/ Carthusians retire very early and rise after midnight then have another 3 hours sleep before rising at 6 for Lauds , silent prayer then Mass etc. Theirs is much stricter than the Carmelites, in particular the Carthusians as they are cloistered monks/hermits.
Thanks for making this comment. It's nice to see dialogue about the commonalities in each person's respective love for G-d. (I'm Catholic, but I seem to remember, from Jewish friends, that that way of writing the name is an act of profound reverence and humility among the Jewish faithful). Bless you.
The brothers and sisters in these religious orders are at the front line of spiritual combat, praying for the entire world. Thank you. God bless you.
I love the greatness and beauty of this vocation. I used to think the Lord wanted me as a Passionist, or some kind of sister/nun, but it wasn't meant to be. At first I felt discouraged by this, but then I discovered the vocation of Consecrated Virginity. I definitely feel more at peace and more joyful at the thought of being consecrated to Him in this way!
You women are an inspiration. I'm (god willing) going to be a passionist postulant in October. Please keep me in your prayers.
Congratulations, Eoghan! We will certainly keep you in prayer.
You are sooo blessed* I will be praying for your entrance into the Passionists, since the Lord has called upon you're heart&soul!
Prayers for you good luck
I pray the lord to grant you the grace to always serve with joy, love and for perseverance to the end.Amen
I hope your journey has been fruitful.
What an important vocation. The Prayers and Mass being said at all times somewhere in the world is what allows for Gods Mercy. Imagine if it stopped? I shutter to think of it. I should have been a Nun the I would have had fruit. Instead I was a Brat. I thank each and every Nun and Priest who have given their lives to God and to us. What a blessing they are to us.
God keep and bless them. There is nothing so beautiful as a woman who has dedicated her life and more importantly her soul to Jesus Christ.
Brought back so many memories from the orphanage i grew up in ,thanks be to God.
THis is a very difficult life to live. I guess one has to be called to it. God bless these nuns and all the hard work that they do.
God seems to be calling me to get my act together.
Thank you for sharing. Life is hard out here for average folks, and we can watch and imitate you and live better lives. This encourages us!☦️🌟
I could not do it. I felt exhausted watching. I can't get up that early and keep myself awake through all those prayers. I need naps.
Ooooh I love the Passionist Order so much. I pray that one day I too can enter this beautiful Order; a life of complete union with Our Lord Jesus Christ. I've had this longing desire since childhood.
I just love Compline, the Church's Night prayer......it's always uplifting. It raises the mind and heart to God.
United in prayer dear Sisters in Christ.🙏🤗🇦🇺
"For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world!"
My favourite is evensong.
I want to be a nun. This is what I want to do.
@@LaoSoftware Do it! There is no better life than to consecrate one's life to God, who alone deserves all our love 🙏🇦🇺
This is the first time I have watched this video about the nuns and the life everyone lives
Thank you, sisters, for your continual witness to the love of Our Lord and the beauty of His holy Catholic Church. Glory to Jesus Christ!
So beautiful! What a wonderful, amazing life! I wish I'd also been able to be a religious sister but I also was not able to. But what a beautiful life❤❤❤❤❤
Many thanks for sharing your lives with us, Sisters. May God bless you all.
God bless you sisters!
There is so much important work nuns do everyday all around the world that is unpublished and hence goes unnoticed that people forget they exist sometimes in mentions of the Catholic church.
They as well as priests are true inspirations in the Catholic church.
Voices like Angels 👼, truely
Beautiful video, I like the way the Nuns keep their Convent Home so clean and well-organized.
Such a beautiful and fulfilling life. It was a blessing to be able to see just a glimpse of their joy and prayer filled life. Thank you for sharing this.
Please God may Pope Francis recognise how precious and valuable your work is, and may he leave you alone to fulfill God's will for you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🏴
There is an orb over the nun's face at 6:53... I'm not catholic, but I recognize that as having high spiritual significance. Blessings from this evangelical Christian who finds the life and choices of nuns to be fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
Awesome...! I love their voices when singing to the Lord...! ❤
May our heavenly mother protect you all sisters 🙏 and may God bless you all..
I've watched this probably three times now. I wish I were called to a life such as this; not yet, I don't think. In the meantime, I continue to be inspired by your way of life, by how committed you are to God, and by the spiritual wisdom that you gain along the way. God bless.
Have you seen "Hidden, A Life All for God "? If not, I think you would enjoy it. It's here on UA-cam.
Also, Life in Hidden light is a good video of the Carmelites
Thank you for all that you do for the salvation of souls , please God you get many souls to Heaven, I may be one of them!, God bless you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Every single minute very well used
Such peace and serenity. As I watched you work, my immediate response was "how can one exist in such silence?" However, upon reflection I realise the peace in serving the lord must provide such inner tranquility. I have only felt truly peaceful once in my life, but I imagine your such existence must provide you with such solace.
That's it settled, I shall have to organise a few days in a convent for reflection and peace in the summer.
Victoria W - Adorable lol! God bless you💞
Many prayers of gratitude for your dedication, respect and example
Hi sisters, please pray for my daughter to have a conversion of heat, return to our Catholic faith and be healed, thank you
It would be lovely to have a few episodes of singing the divine office, for us to listen byo and meditate on as it is rich spiritually and needs to be shared, please? The singing bis like pure adoration, so peaceful and relaxing and full of grace. Blessing from Australia
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Wonderful show of your beautiful religious life. May the Lord bless all of you and give you the strength to continue and enjoy HIS love and guidance.
Your are an inspiration …. God Bless you … ✝️💜🙏
Glory and Praise to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank You Dear Lord Jesus, through Holy Mother Mary...our Mother...🙏🙏🙏🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭♥️♥️♥️
Philippines😊
God bless you sister
Dear Sisters, Please pray for my family and I ..thank you!
I wanted to be a nun for a long time, but didn't feel God calling me to the vocation, and the more I learn about it the more I realized I would have made a terrible nun! Although it still breaks my heart a bit, God was right (as usual) to lead me away from that path.
I thought of becoming a nun, but the life went another way.
Please keep me in your prayers
How beautiful the corridors and chapels of Divinely Beautiful "Nun Sense" singing with choirs of Angels as Archangels Michael & Gabriella lead the Song of G👁️D/Goddess!
Lord Bless these Holy srs...pray for me
Praise God .
Bless the sisters. I couldn't imagine living a life not being with animals. I think I'd miss them most of all; I see God in them.
Me too! And I'm most at home outdoors. Put me in the garden or chopping wood or digging the potatoes!
@MortalClown Same here. I admire their lifestyle, but I couldn't imagine not having cats around, or running barefoot over grass.
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Usually there is a convent cat or 2 The Carmelites I knew in San Diego had 2 cats
@@sandyy.8244 you haven’t lived if you don’t like running barefoot in the grass (good grass, not the kind with sticks and stones that poke your feet) lol it’s so freeing!
I so admire these nuns giving up everything,marriage,husbands,kids,a home,a career,their own lives,their family,i couldnt do what they do thats why i admire them cos i could never sacrifice what these women have sacrificed to god,they even sacrifice their virgnity to god too a virgin for eternity i could never give up before god what these women have done but i say god bless them
May the Peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. 🙏🙏🙏
It must feel even better to joke around and laugh with your peers after being silent and in prayer for hours and hours all day. Must appreciate every little thing a whole lot more living this kind of lifestyle! God bless you all 😌
Im not catholic but i think that it would tons of guts and lots of courage to be able to dedicate your whole entire life to god to sacrifice everything for the sake of god it takes a very special person to be a nun,but it takes a woman who is prepared to devote their whole being to god for all eternity but mind you i could never imagine living like they do much less turn my back on the world for the rest of my life
Hello I am so blessed to find this. I remember visiting your community way back in 2001 with a group of young ladies on a nun run with fr Andrew now Bishop Cozzens. What a special time that was. I have never forgotten you and pray for you everyday. I’m asking for a prayer from you. Right now I’m in Ft Myers Florida with my daughter and her husband and new baby girl Vivienne Madeline Mae. She is 2 months. Hurricane Ian is coming right for us and I have always been sure of Gods presence especially in a storm. I’m feeling nervous so I would love for you to add us to your prayers. I’m Jodie my daughter is Laura and her husband is Kyle. Thank you so much sisters. God Bless you and we will never forget what Jesus has done for us. Love to you I remember Sr John Mary right no. Praying for you. Thank you Jesus for this beautiful community.
Also my first thought when we arrived to have prayers with you I cried in such joy thinking this must be what heaven sounds like. So beautiful. ❤🕊🌹
Thankful for your prayers. We made it through the hurricane just fine. and now really praying for the victims who are suffering terribly. 🙏🙏🙏 🕊✝️🌹
So much discipline required for all the sessions of prayer through the day!
Hello Rachel,how are you?
It Is a big Convent So maney Sisters Are Here. Beautiful Place I like Your Video Your Daily Prayer and your Daily Life I am Very Happy Tosee you All my Love To All my Holy Sisters God Bless You All🌹🌹🌹🙏🌹🌹🌹😀🌹🌹🌹🌟🌹🌹🌹💓🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
I have an honest question and I hope it is take as such- I know very little about Catholicism and am not particularly religious but have seen a few different videos of nuns/ convents and find it very fascinating. What is the purpose of praying all day? Is it prayers for the people? The video mentions learning, what do they learn about? I assume God but I don’t know what else.
I would love to learn some more if anyone can assist
Very lovely chanting for all Offices but I especially liked Compline! This is what is missing in so many communities today.....if I was a little younger, I might just be there applying.....God bless you and thankyou for your calling to serve the Lord!
Thanks for sharing
I don't understand any of this but respect you xx
It is sad to see so few sisters in the monastery.Could I suggest contacting EWTN and arranging an appearance on some of their shows Life on the Rock and EWTN Live?That might help you with vocations.God bless you dear sisters!
The contemplative nuns don't seem to be hurting for vocations.
Why do they need more nuns ??? Nuns dont really work they live free they dont serve at mass where priests are greatly needed..
What exactly is the purpose of nuns ??????
Vocations to the consecrated life will always be fewer in number than vocations to married life. But, there is a recent increase in vocations to consecrated religious life! The average age of entry has dropped from 35 to around 23 in the last few years :)
A worthwhile day. 🙏
Deus abençõe sua Ordem Religiosa.
Beautiful
What beautiful singing. No doubt they have vocal lessons during the novitiate.
My goodness God has blessed them with gifted singers!
My Dear Great Divine Mercy Loving Smiling Healing Holy Grace Passionist Blessed Soul Sistersnu Vinayathoda Snehathoda Aadaravoda Bahumanathoda Kaikooppi Eeshomishihayikku Sthuthiyayirikkatta Ammen ammen ammen Praise the Lord Halleluya halleluya halleluya Lokathinu Muzhuvan Mathrukayaya Mangala Jeevitham
God bless all of you sisters! Being a nun is not easy, and you are completely devoting your life and interests to our Lord. It’s a very admirable thing!
I would argue that becoming a nun is not the only way to serve.
I have thought of becoming a nun, except:
1) don’t want to convert to Catholicism and
2) my sight is failing, which would preclude me from some activities.
But, i like to think i am serving Him by using my handicraft skills (I’ve been crocheting since i was eight years old {let’s say more than 35 years}, when i still needed glasses but my sight was much better than now) to make baby blankets, shawls, lap afghans and such for charity.
@@robertandhollyscorpiofan2697 absolutely! I hope I didn’t indicate that I thought it was the only way to serve because that is not true at all. I had kinda thought about being a nun, but honestly I like material things too much for it. I also like partying with my friends and being social and I’m attached at the hip to my immediate family. However, I absolutely love giving to people in need and volunteering, so that’s how I feel I can serve.
@@Punkchic207 i’d like to suggest that instead of outright saying, “i can’t do this,” explore different convents.
I’ve watched many videos about “a day in the life of Sister _______,” or “tour our convent!”, and it’s been interesting to learn how they came to have a vocation, what’s allowed and what isn’t.
In fact, i was watching a “day in the life of sister_______”, earlier today, she said she explored different convents on-line, she compared it to “on-line dating,” before she found the community that she thought was the best fit.
Another video, several sisters who live in a cloister were showing the various public rooms, and their “living room” has a large-screen TV.
the sister who was describing the room said that the other day, all the sisters had watched a secular movie (didn’t mention the title), then discussed how the themes could be used in their teachings and daily lives.
@@robertandhollyscorpiofan2697 No one said "being a nun is the only way to serve." No one "outright" said "I can't do this." Perhaps would be interested in knowing that there are Protestant nuns through the Anglican Church. Poor Clares, Benedictine, Carmelites, etc. Also, having perfect eyesight is not a requirement.
@@yl5020 by the nun i contacted, the fact that I’m going blind prevents me from serving, and i had that suspicion before i contacted her.
I serve by the ways i indicated.
Beautiful.
September 30, 2022
This is a good video
The nun speaking in the video is beautiful 🌹🌹🌹
Pray That I Will Pray The Rosary The Divine Mercy Prayer To St Michael Stations Of The Cross Memorare To St Joseph The Golden Arrow Prayer Shoulder Wound Of Christ Prayer Poor Souls In Purgatory All My Priest Friends For The Pope That Blessings Will Come Upon My Property Belongings Life Health
TY.
Inspiring
Respect regards
Very true
Truly inspiring sisters.
Hod Bless all of them please pray for me and my family in Jesus Name Amen 🙏 🙏💗😇👏👼🍀💜❤️💙💚💞💛💕🤲🙌👼
Beautiful.
Muito linda!
Could someone please provide where I can find the morning prayer at 2:20 mark please?
You're voices are so beautiful. Can anyone please tell me the name of the prayer being sung at 17:29? Many thanks🙏🏻
We are singing "Jesu, Salvator Mundi", a motet attributed to B. Cordans, #215 in the St. Pius X Hymnal.
@@passionistnuns thank you so much. God bless you all ❤
Slm sht slu suster THN memberkati 🙏🙏
Joined you in 2012...buffalo tribunal
When these sisters have class, do they actually take tests on the material that they are learning or is it just spiritual learning?
In the novitiate, depending on which cloistered order, some do take tests based on how much he/she remembers from what she learnt during formation classes but not very often - it depends on the formators
Thank you sister for this lovely video. I noticed at the end that Mother was blessing the nuns with holy water. I heard somewhere only a priest could bless with holy water. I know it's OK to bless ourselves with holy water. Could you clear this up for me. Thank you 🕊
Blessings with holy water are not restricted to the clergy. In fact, the tradition of the religious superior blessing the community with holy water at the end of the day goes back many centuries. Same with the tradition of parents blessing their children.
It is also OK for the laity to bless with blessed oil -- not, of course, the holy oils consecrated by the bishop at the Chrism Mass for use in the sacraments, but simple oil such as St. Joseph oil (promoted by St. Andre Bessette) or oil a priest has blessed with a relic of a saint.
Hope this helps!
@@passionistnuns Thank you sister. Sometimes I feel like blessing certain people and places with holy water and thought it might be like performing a "minor" exorcism that only an exorcist is authorized to perform. I don't want to open any doors that I am not equipped to deal with if you know what I mean. Thank you again and may you all have a blessed and joyful Easter 🕊🕯🐇
Oh yes! When I have to do something special I ask my mom to bless me. I will go to the u.s and my aunt blessed me. It is sad that many of these beautiful traditions are being lost today.
I love it! I think everyone should live like this. So beautiful.
I think God gave us many paths for a reason. Here's to all souls loving and forgiving each other. Peace.
Waking up at 4:30 am? That's when I go to sleep.
I wonder if 4:30am would include weekends 👌
If everyone did this, the Church would not be producing Christian homes and families. We should grow up seeking God's Holy Will for our lives to glorify Him as He sees fit for us. A Christian home is also holy, joyful and beautiful. God bless us all.
I pray for wisdom ❤❤❤❤
I'd like to know the title and lyrics of the song sang at 1:41
Also, please share a link to it if there's any.
God bless you! That chant is the opening invocation of each "hour" of the Liturgy of the Hours. The music is an adaptation of the Latin chant, arranged by our former organist Mother Catherine Marie. Here is what we are singing:
O God, come to my assistance.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Alleluia.
Here's a link to the original Latin chant, Deus in adjutorium meum intende: gregobase.selapa.net/chant.php?id=7417
@@passionistnuns
Thank you 😊
Yah bless you too
How inspirational. A practical question though: if nuns listen to a reading while eating, when does the sister assigned to read at each meal eat, herself?
She eats while the rest of the community does dishes!
@@passionistnuns Thought as much. Blessed Advent.
@@passionistnuns the reader assigned to the reading for the week is usually the last to eat in the refectory lol!😄
Praise the lord 🙏🙏
The Sister can’t leave her cellphone in her room. Wow! So modern.
The cell phone is actually our security camera monitor; the Sister carrying it is assigned to doorbell duty. A very modern twist on an ancient monastic duty! God bless you.
What is the difference from a Carmelite nun?
Hmmm, the chanting of the Divine Office is similar to the Carmelites too. The work done in silence and 2x 1 hour recreation in community is similar too.
The only difference is the charisma , spiritual formation and spiritually is very different - for example, the Discalced Carmelites follow a simple rule called the Primitive Rule with just a tad few rules, they study and follow the spirituality of the Carmelite Saints & Doctors of the Church such as Sts. Teresa of Jesus, John of the Cross, Therese and Edith Stein (St. Benedicta of the Cross) etc. The Passionate Order has their own rule and their own spirituality , possibly studying from Sts Paul of the Cross, Gemma Galigini, Gabriel of the Mother of Sorrows. Bible studies is also important in cloistered Monasteries/Convents.
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Wow. I thought i was crushing it by going to Mass daily 😊 This is just a whole other level. I admire the dedication and piety. Isn't there some type of way you put the faith to work and benefit others?
I believe that their prayers for humanity are potent, radiating exponentially to our Father. Peace. :-)
@@mortalclown3812 Yes, as I have studied these orders more (perpetual adoration, etc.) I agree. My church today had the Adoration of the Eucharist and I better understand the power of prayer. I am grateful for their service!
Really?
“Crushing it”? (Shaking my head).
I’m Protestant, and I like to think I’m living my faith by using my handicraft skills to make things for charity.
@@robertandhollyscorpiofan2697 It was just a joke d bag. Lighten up and keep carving!!
@@gregorythomas2674 it was a stupid joke, and calling me a name makes you look incredibly immature.
Instead of telling me to “lighten up and keep carving (keep carving? Is that more idiotic slang?),
How about you “grow up.”
What were the two sisters doing at 10:03
They are bringing the Blessed Sacrament from the tabernacle in our main chapel to a smaller chapel inside the monastery.
@@passionistnuns thank you.
Beautifully done! Thank you for insights! - How do you earn/ receive ithe income for your daily living? Do you have any hand work and shops, as for instance benedicine nuns? Do you receive donations as the Poor Clare nuns? Greetings from a Catholic hermit sister/ Germany
No waaaay do they receive income. They are supposed to live a poor and modest life, living off the land and donations probably for their healthcare and whatever else they would need.
The Passionists in Northern Kentucky do indeed have income. The make the hosts for Holy Communion and sell them to parishes nearby.
@@motherhenn8850 Thank you for information! There are just a few orders who depend on donations only. Most try to earn incomes at least partially/ as much as possible.
September 30, 2022
I would like to own one of those BIG rosaries the nuns carry! I wonder where you can purchase one?
Etsy likely
I admire you ladies. Do you ever leave your convent for any reason?
For the most part we do stay on our monastery property. We do leave the enclosure for necessary things like doctor's appointments and voting, but these trips are the exception rather than the rule.
Why does the one lady have a black veil on?
The sisters with black veils have professed their vows. The sisters in white veils are novices (in training) and the sister with the lace mantilla is a postulant in the very beginning of her formation.
@@lizbueding2626 the woman with the lace mantilla seems to bee already older.i am surprised that the Content accepts her as a postulat ,because all the other convents accept only young postulants
May god bless you all, my der sisters, I wish to become of this role of serving jesus, our lord and savior, but im only 14, is it possible for god to give this path? Amen.
Serve Jesus now as you have opportunity, and keep praying about becoming a nun. Let your Parish priest know about your interest too.
@@tryingnottobeasmartass757 yes but I'm not catholic..
@@raine4192, ah. I see. That does complicate things. In order to be a Catholic nun, you have to first be Catholic.
@@raine4192 The Anglican church has nuns too💞
Is this a cloistered order where sisters do not leave the monastery throughout the day? ❤🔥🌹
Yes, we are cloistered contemplative nuns. God bless you!
Thank you, blessings...🌹@@passionistnuns
@@passionistnunswhat an amazing vocation is it a myth or true that nuns mastrubate may god bless you
@@passionistnunsdo nuns mastrubate regularly
@@passionistnunsdo nuns mastrubate or is that a myth
Do they not do any thing else ? I saw or heard nothing about helping people or any sevices out side ?
God bless you! That's right - we are cloistered contemplative nuns, which means that our "day job" and the way in which we serve the Church and the world is by our prayer and sacrifices on behalf of all.
The Passionist Nuns traditionally also welcome others to spend time at the monastery in prayer and silence with us. Our community does this by operating a small retreat house attached to the monastery, although the nuns usually are not directly involved with leading retreats.
I hope this helps!
Hi
3:35 Why did this nun take the wafer in her hands instead of in her mouth like the previous nuns? (I'm pretty much clueless when it comes to the correct terms to use when asking this question so please give me some grace if I used the wrong terminology 🤷🏼♀️)
God bless you! The Catholic Church gives each one the option to receive Holy Communion either on the tongue or in the hand; some Sisters prefer one way, some the other. Whichever she chooses, we strive to foster great reverence in this most intimate of moments, when we receive the Divine Sacramental Spouse into our bodies and souls and allow Him to transform us more and more into Himself.
I hope this helps!