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What was Virgin Mary's religious order?
At the time of Mary, there were no established religious orders in the Catholic Church.
How many men are in Catholic Religious Orders and how many of them are priests that can offer Mass?
In 2013 there were 12,350 religious priests (in other words priests in religious orders as opposed to diocesan priests), all of whom may offer Mass, and there were 4,407 brothers in religious orders; for a total of 16,757 men in religious orders.
How many religious orders are there?
There are thousands of religious orders worldwide, including both men's and women's orders in the Catholic Church alone. The exact number is difficult to determine, as new orders are established and existing ones may merge or dissolve over time.
What reforms did the Catholic church make?
There were a few things that the catholic church reformed. One of the main things they did were created new religious orders.
What did the Catholic Reformation accomplish?
The catholic reformation created a few different things. The main things that the catholic reformation created new religious orders and reform the catholic church to rejoin.
What is a member of a Catholic order?
A priest, monk, nun, sister or brother may all be members of religious orders.
Can cloistered religious orders have pets?
Roman Catholic AnswerThat would depend entirely on the individual monastery, and its Abbot.
What are the beliefs of the Catholic Franciscan Order?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Order of St. Francis, and its daughter Orders are all mendicant Orders of the Catholic Church. Their religious beliefs are, then, Catholic. The Franciscans have their own religious fervor that is built upon their founder's vision, St. Francis was told by God to rebuild His Church. The different Franciscan Orders have answered that call in several different ways, some are pastors, some preach retreats, etc. You can read more at the link below:
Are Roman Catholic orders invalid?
It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Of course not, Catholic Orders are valid.
How many orders or priest are there in the Catholic religon?
There is only one "order" of priest, so to speak. In the Catholic faith, there are many religious Orders, such as Benedictine, Jesuit, Dominican, Franciscan, etc. Some of these men are chosen for the priesthood, but that is separate from their religious vocations. A Benedictine monk is a monk whether he is ordained to the priesthood or not. The priesthood as an "order" would be between deacon and bishop.
Are nuns allowed to show their hair in public?
In many religious orders, nuns are required to cover their hair as a sign of modesty and devotion to their faith. This practice varies among different orders and traditions within the Catholic Church and other religious denominations.
What are third orders?
third order is an association of persons who live according to the ideals and spirit of a Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran religious order, but do not belong to its "first order" (generally, in the Catholic Church, the male religious: for example Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelite
