JoanLorraine Posted: Jul 29 2005, 12:14 AM
How old is TOO old for one to enter religious life? If one does not find God till they're 50 - and then feels that God is calling them to Religious life - is there any hope? Thank you.
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JoanLorraine
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"Jesus, I Trust in You!"
dmarie Posted: Jul 29 2005, 12:35 AM
Joan, God can call someone at any stage in their lives! Check into the various Third Orders available.
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The Lord is my light and my salvation,
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life,
of whom shall I be afraid?
dmarie Posted: Jul 29 2005, 12:37 AM
tertiary, third order, secular order
Secular orders, commonly called third orders, are societies of people who wish to deepen their Christian life and apostolic commitment in assocation with and according to the spirit of various religious institutes, but without withdrawing from the world like monks or nuns. A member of a third order is called a tertiary. The orders are called "third" because their foundation usually follows the establishment of the first and second religious orders with which they are associated.
Recognized third orders are:
Dominican Laity
Lay Carmelites (Third Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel)
Oblates of Saint Benedict
Secular Franciscan Order
Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites
Secular Order of Servants of Mary (Servites)
Secular Third Order of Our Lady of Mercy (Mercedarians)
Third Order Secular of the Most Holy Trinity
Third Order of Mary
Third Order of Saint Norbert
Third Secular Order of Saint Augustine
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The Lord is my light and my salvation,
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life,
of whom shall I be afraid?
SrElizabethSDS Posted: Aug 29 2005, 12:58 AM
Hello Joan,
Religious orders have different criteria one from the other. They all have different age limits. My best advice is for you to get to know a few.
The more traditional the order the earlier the cut-off, 25-35, more or less.
Some older and more contemporary orders have later cut-offs, 40-55 more or less. It just depends on the order.
Look around, blessings and prayers for your journey.
Sr. Elizabeth SDS
PeterUK Posted: Aug 29 2005, 08:30 PM
Dear Joan
I pray that God will help you in your discernment over your future. May he watch over you and support you with your current search. Amen
You may wish to look at
http://www.vocationsplacement.org/FindRetr...atLocations.asp they do retreats for both men and women
Age is just a number and many great saints were in the wilderness until later in life.
Yours in Christ
Peter
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