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WHITE was considered the color of reform because the habit would then be of undyed wool which would be poorer and cheaper. Does it have special meaning like the brown of Franciscans? When St. Dominic was a canon of the cathedral of Osma they reformed and like the Cistercians, etc.

That's so awesome! Some of these things are sometimes hard to express but there is a definite difference in them. By awyers October 25, in Catholic Vocation Station. I'm sure their approach to a lot of different things about being a relgioius is slightly different.

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Part of their thought in forming a new congregation was to have a greater emphasis on the traditions of religious life, like community life and prayer in common. I know Dominican and Francican friars but I've only met a few Carmelite friars so I'm less familiar with them.

So actually, it's not necessarily a white white but any shade that is white! The story goes that St. Dominic was NOT pleased with this show of vainty. This is why the nuns never had it. However, everyone does agree that it looks very striking!

The Bridgeport Dominicans are technically a new community, but they branched off from an older, more progressive Dominican community in Ohio.

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If you see pictures of the active order sisters when they first came to this country and were still nuns you will see that they had a small wimple around their necks. Hope that helps! And why is the Dominican habit white?

Their was a book written called, "Ten for Sorrow, Five for Joy." It gave some insigh. Aren't you sorry you asked? The large wimple that is part of the traditional "coif" of the Dominican Nuns is from the monasteries that came from France and is actually quite "modern" and comes from after the French Revolution.

Mary Catharine, I've been told that your habit was given to St. Dominic by the Blessed Virgin herself From what I understand the Rosary was, but I'd only just recently heard that about the habit itself. Ok I am kinda new to the world of habits, we dont see them here in Canada, and I was wondering Why does the Dominican habit have that little white cape thing, sorry I dont know what it is called, and do any others wear it or is that specific to the Dominicans?

Ours was given to us by the Blessed Mother to St. Peter Nolasco in honor of Her Immaculate Conception Originally, the scapular and the hood were one piece but the friars got vain and continued to lengthen th hood until they had the capuce.

Yes, the white has a special meaning. In that case, I'm amazed there are any Dominicans that choose not to wear it! You never realize how many shades of white there are until you have to order fabric! But anyway, what's the story about Our Lady appearing to St.

I am curious about where a certain order "went." Their name was "The Dominican Sisters of Bethany" Their apostolate was to visit women in prison and they also accepted women into community who had been in prison.