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What is the vow of poverty?
A vow of poverty is a vow before God to not own anything or have any money. Nuns, religious priests, sisters, and brothers take this vow in addition to vows of chastity and obedience. These three vows are known as the evangelical counsels.
Why shouldn't a priest get married?
priests have three vows: the vow of poverty, chastity, and obedience. the vow of chastity professes their singleness.
What does a priest house look like?
Actually a priest doesn't really own a house because they took the vow of poverty to become a priest, but they live usually in the rectory of the church or maybe a convent that belongs to the church
A man who takes a vow to live apart from the world in poverty?
Hermit.
Do secular priests who work in a parish church take the vow of poverty?
Yes, especially in Religious Orders. The meaning of "Poverty" is flexible within the church. For instance, there are monasteries that only rely on donations that "happen" to appear at their doorstep, there are monasteries who only operate on what they need for a few days and donate the rest to the poor, or ranging to the Dominicans who just have community supplies of what they need. Diocesan priests are expected to live in the socio-economic state in which their congregation, on average, lives. For instance, a priest in an old, poor area of a city will not live across town in a large, stone, gated house. However, a priest whose congregation would be congressmen, let's say, would live in the state in which most congressmen live in. This vow of poverty means that their lives are not extravagant past what they need to do God's will.
Do a diocesan priest and a religious priest have a salary?
Diocesan priests get a salary - it is not a lot but with room and board paid at rectory he can get by.Some other priest orders take a vow of poverty and get no salary
Who inherits a Catholic priest's property?
If the priest was a member of a religious order, such as the Franciscans, who take a vow of poverty so own nothing themselves, what few things they might have - clothing, books, rosary, etc. will go to the order when they pass on. A diocesan priest makes no such vow and his property is distributed as specified in his will.
Can you remember a diocesan priest in your will and if you do will the money go to him and not to the parish?
Diocesan priests do not take a vow of poverty. Thus, he can be named in a will and money will go to him and not the parish. You should double check to make sure. Other type priests and nuns take a vow of poverty and money would lileky go to parish or convent.
Do all nuns take a vow of poverty?
Yes
Why do monks live apart from others?
because they took a vow of poverty, of celibacy, of oneness and study, housed together in a common residence
What is the differences between a Diocesan Priest and a Priest who belongs to Religious orders?
in terms of ministry and function, there is no difference. Diocesan priests and religious priests perform the exact same ministries of the priesthood such as working in a parish, high school, university, retreat, social outreach, etc. The only true difference between a religious priest and a diocesan priest is that religious priests take the 3 evangelical counsels: the vow of obedience to their superior (they don't need to swear allegiance to and obey any diocesan bishop unless the order specifies that they do if the work in a certain diocese, but they are required to be obedient to the Bishop of Rome), the vow of poverty (which doesn't necessarily mean poor, just have less things and share everything in community that are not materialistic and distracting), and the vow of chastity. Diocesan priests on the other hand are required to obey the diocesan bishop of the diocese they exercise their ministries, and generally do not take the 3 vows (counsels), but instead promises their bishop of their obedience and celibacy, possibly even some form of poverty as well.
Who were the missionaries in Texas who promised to live in poverty?
The Spanish missionaries who promised to live in poverty in Texas were members of the Franciscan order, specifically the Franciscan Friars. They were dedicated to spreading Christianity in the region among the Native American populations and lived a simple lifestyle in accordance with their vow of poverty.
