are nuns married to jesus?
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We are all children of God but both nuns and priests are regarded as being 'brides of Christ,' (which seems to be where this concept of 'married to God' comes from). One reason for this is they have given themselves, their lives, to Christ much as a bride traditionally gives herself to her husband in wedlock.
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Nuns go through a marriage ceremony and they marry Jesus Christ. ... Nuns are consecrated to communal life in a monestary and take perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They can't get married except in the rare occasions in which they are released from their vows.
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Monks were men and nuns were women who cut ties with regular life and dedicated themselves to religion. ... Monks lived in communities called monasteries. They conducted all of their religious practices in these monasteries. Nuns did the same, however, they lived in a different, secluded community called a convent.
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John the Divine (CSJD) is an Anglican religious order of nuns founded in London in 1848. ... Author Jennifer Worth wrote about her work with the order in the 1950s in her Call The Midwife trilogy. The order was named "Sisters of St. Raymond Nonnatus" in the book, as well as the subsequent series on the BBC.
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No. A friar is the male equivalent of a nun, and takes vows of celibacy and obedience (sometimes poverty, too).
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A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery. Communities of nuns exist in numerous religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Taoism.
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It depends on the order and their rules, but most nuns can and do see family on occasion. Some cloistered contemplative orders choose not to see family, or anyone else, so that they may be dedicated to prayer and serving God without distractions.
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GWEN Stefani and Blake Shelton are more than ready to get married, but apparently her religion won't let her tie the knot just yet. The singer is a practicing Roman Catholic and according to her religion, she can't wed Blake until her previous marriage is annulled, according to People.
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Nuns are consecrated to communal life in a monestary and take perpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. They can't get married except in the rare occasions in which they are released from their vows. In that case, they would no longer be nuns (or living in community or a cloister).
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In the United States, the Military Ordinariate only accepts presbyters (“priests”) as chaplains. Priests are almost always celibate in the Latin Church, so therefore would not be married.
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Apart from certain schools in Japan and Tibet, most who choose to practice Buddhism as ordained monks and nuns, also choose to live in celibacy. Sex is seen as a serious monastic transgression. ... In the case of monasticism, abstaining completely from sex is seen as a necessity in order to reach enlightenment.
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Married couple is 1st in modern times to become saints. VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis canonized the Catholic Church's first married couple in modern times Sunday, declaring the parents of the beloved St. Therese of Lisieux saints in their own right.
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For a start, they're are not all ancient and not in decline. In fact, the number of women becoming nuns in the UK has reached a 25-year high, according to the Catholic Church of England and Wales. ... And 14 of the women who entered convents in 2014 were aged 30 or under.
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BETWEEN A.D. 500 AND 1200, ALL NUNS were cloistered. Because a large dowry was generally required for entry, most of the sisters were daughters of the aristocracy. For centuries, a religious life was considered the respectable alternative to marriage.
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Are the nuns of Nonnatus House Catholic? No, they are Anglican.
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Nuns take solemn vows and are cloistered, that is, they reside, pray and work within the confines of a monastery. Sisters take simple vows and live a life governed by the particular mission, vision, and charism.
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Obviously, if a nun who is vowed to practice chastity becomes pregnant, something has happened which is not acceptable. ... If the Sister wanted to put the child up for adoption, this could happen, but her breaking one of the vows so egregiously is unacceptable. She would be asked to leave.