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Who is a nuns' superior?
The nun superior is the head of all the nuns at her convent.
What is a daily routine for a nun?
Different nuns do different things. Some live in a convent, others do community work for the poor, and others run orphanages. They probably all pray daily for some amount of time. It is cool to help orphans, widows, and the poor. There are Carmelite nuns, Franscican nuns, and Catholic nuns.
Can nuns be married to more than one guy?
Nuns cannot marry at all whilst they are nuns. They can leave the convent with the permission of the Mother Superior, and therefore marry one man, but a nun would never dream of marrying more than one man. This is bigamy if she is married to two men at a time, and nuns do not believe in divorce.
Who did nuns get there homes from?
A good question, as all nuns belong to religious orders of one kind or another- there are no secular, or unattached, nuns. They reside in a Convent, as it is generally called in the US. The Convent is attached to the parish or diocese or may be owned directly by the Religious order, as is the large establishment of the College of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, this includes a college campus, many administrative buildings, in-house health care facilities, and on the end stage- mortuary chapels and a cemetery- so the whole life pattern unfolds. this is called a Motherhouse and is a general headquarters for the Religious Order in a state, County , etc. All Motherhouses are a species of convent, but not all convents are Motherhouses. The Motherhouses belong to the religious order- such as the Sisters of Charity of St.Elizabeth, in the case described.
When Catholic nuns become elderly where are they sent?
Most will stay on at the convent and help out as best as they are able. Many orders do have assisted living facilities or nursing homes for nuns who require more attention. In other words, they all will receive care and are not simply thrown out into the street.
I have heard that nuns have children do they?
There are nuns in such roles as orphanages, day-care, and of course, education which involve immediate and direct interaction with children. All things considered , there is much less abuse than with the padres. As far as I know the Religious orders do not permit the Nuns to directly adopt children, though there may be exceptions, called Boarders. If Adult- the boarders have job activities outside the convent, but do have sleeping quarters there. There is never more than one or two boarders at a convent at any given time. obviously they must be of the Catholic religion.
Where do nuns live?
Many nuns do live in monasteries and convents, but some live out in the community where they work, too.For example, if a nun was a leader in a university campus Catholic Student Center, she would probably live in a house somewhere near her work.A nun lives in a convent or a nunnery.Many nuns live in convents (or nunneries), but some now live out the community.Roman Catholic AnswerNuns live in a monastery which can also be referred to as a cloister or an enclosure. The building itself is usually referred to as the monastery. The whole complex might be referred to as a monastery, or an abbey. Sisters are a separate case. This is all kind of confusing as nuns are called Sister, in many countries, but sisters are actually a different vocation from nuns. The residence for sisters is usually called a convent.
Why do you pray all night on Shavuot?
The custom is not to pray all night, but to study all night. Shavuot is considered to be the anniversary of the Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Tikkun Leil Shavuot is the custom of staying up the entire night (leil) of Shavuot studying with the community in order to reexperience standing at Sinai.
What did nuns also do besides pray?
Nuns are still very much with us - they are not really 'in the past' as the question suggests! There are literally thousands of nuns worldwide in many different 'orders' or groups that obey certain rules. Most are Roman Catholic but there are nuns in other denominations such as the Church of England. Some orders are very strict - where the nuns enter a convent never again to re-emerge where they spend their life in prayer for those outside, and work for the convent community (on fairly mundane tasks like cooking, cleaning, gardening, and so on - after all most convents are self sufficient communities). However, most nuns live in the convent communities and work for the benefit of the community, but also work outside (unpaid - as nuns promise poverty within their vows). Work can be very varied - but the caring professions, nursing, teaching and so on are more usual. My mother went to a convent school as a young girl (although she was not a Catholic but was sent there because of the standard of education) and was taught by nuns and the nuns varied from very severe strict disciplinarians through to angelic, almost saintly teachers who were especialy loved by the girls in their care. Throughout the day, the nun leads an austere life; they rise in the early hours and spend much of each day in work, study and prayer. Meals are simple and often taken in silence. They have few possessions as they promise poverty. They are celibate (do not have relationships with men) as they promise chastity. They obey the head nun, the Mother Superior, without question, as they promise obedience. She is elected from the nuns every year or set number of years. They go to bed in their own rooms (called 'cells' as they are very sparse, just like a prison cell) very early as they will rise agan in the early hours of the next day ready for work. Although the life of a nun seems very bleak and austere, although I have known quite a few nuns in my spiritual life and all without question have been very happy, content and seem to have something special. Perhaps their spiritual lifestyle could teach us a thing or two.
Were any of the nuns on sister act real nuns?
I believe they were all actresses
What is an antonym for preacher?
Member. A sentence is: The preacher told all of the members of the church that they were to pray each night.
Are all monks and nuns kind?
No
