Greetings everyone! There is a german nun who has been very active in almost all the clubs concerning the religious habit. She has about three of her own and...
Hello, does anyone know what the difference is between the cloak worn in choir (as part of the habit) and a mantle? Or is this the same thing, just a...
I've always understood them to be the same thing, although a religious order may have cloaks of brown, in the case of Carmelites, to wear if they have to go...
Anyone know if a company called Fitzgerald in Ardmore (Philadelphia) still exists? They made lots of modified veils (SSJ, IHM, Immaculata, Felician, DC,...
FYI I have just listed a beautiful habit rosary on Ebay...take a look at it. Copy and paste the following into your browser. http://stores.ebay.com/Cherished-...
Greetings, I haven't heard about this company for years. My guess is that they are out of business however there is a company in Italy that sells about the...
Would that be "Fitzpatrick's" by any chance? I have a catalogue from them. I think they went out of business. I did email one cloistered nun regarding this...
I found a branch of a Franciscan Italian order in Arkansas, which makes habits. Their gallery includes some standard, identifiable older religious habits, and...
Praise Be Jesus Christ, now and forever! We are new to this group and hope we can share with you as time allows. We will hold all the members in our prayers...
Fitgerald is a group that produced modiefied headgear and collars, from what people have privaetly e-mailed me, is only ope na few days a week. The are in the...
Howdy, I have recently been re-reading some old biographies of nuns. In more than one case (all 1930-50s approx), there is a little discussion when the Sister...
... Somewhere on the website of the Srs. St. Francis of the Martyr St. George,the Alton Franciscans, who wear habits, there is a mention of the HUGE pockets ...
I think so. Also many nuns traditionally taught so they take along a lot of teaching stuff AND their breviaries! Also modern orders, exc for the Cecilian ...
I am ok with all that. It's true. I am sorry but I speack bad english.I can read but for to write it's more difficult. Also, in the oldest congregations, a lot...
In the Middle Ages [where most Habit styles originated], the basic clothing would be a chemise, a gown & an overgown. What we have, most likely, is the...
... Apologies on the typos. The order is the Society of the Sacred Heart, the RSCJ's. My info is from the late 50's, when they still had lay nuns. My info was...
Pockets seem to have varied in differnt communities. Pockets were easily accesible from the "inner" isde of a pleat. A slit was created, or if it was a seam,...
Thank you for all your in-put to my question about the pockets on habits. This is what I love about this group, we are all interested in the same sort of...
Greg's post: French to English as rendered by freetranslation.com I ask you all are excuse to reply you in French. It is all did exact that the religious ones...
thanks for your translation Merci Guy ... From: "Jesusfollower7" <jesusfollower7@...> To: <thereligioushabit@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, February...
I once had the opportunity to observe the wind blowing a Carmelite nun's scapular forward, thus exposing the small pocket strung on her belt. When on retreat...
A friend described the underclothes of the Discalced Carmelites of 50+ yrs ago, thus: a white linen chemise & a "diaper-type" arrangement for that time of the ...
Depending on the order...bloomers, t-shirt, or chemise, stockings, bra, or binding for the older ones, petticoat ( one or two)...this was the general supply...
This is really getting personal when we delve into their underwear....do we really want to know that? Personally, I am not interested in their underwear; I am...
Leafing through my copy of "the Habit", I resolved to finally post to you people who could probably fill me in on at least one of my 2 questions about these 2...
The picture file of unsual in this group has some real winners. The Passionist, for example, is really quite simple. I think the lack of white is what makes...
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