How do you get into a convent?

Answer 1

Admission to a convent has several guidelines. Foremost, a candidate must have a vocation. A vocation to religious life is dependent on three things: the candidate's personal fitness spiritually, mentally and physically, the desire of the candidate to enter into religious life and finally, the Church's invitation to the individual to enter into that way of life.

Usually, a candidate must be healthy, sound of body and mind, a Catholic of good standing, have no outside debts or responsibilities (such as taking care of a parent or child, be married, etc.). Even if obstacles arise from the above, the candidate can seek a dispensation from her local bishop in order to proceed, though whether it is granted or not is at the discretion of the bishop. The candidate can then either approach her local parish priest and request assistance in pursuing a vocation to a convent, or she can go directly to a convent to speak with the abbess there about entry. Most convents will give potential candidates a few forms to fill out and require several character witnesses and wish an interview; it's not unlike applying for a position in a company.

Answer 2

Answer: People interested in becoming a cloistered nun normally follow this procedure: a) approach the order in which they are interested b) make several visits, normally weekends and possibly a week or two c) be admitted as a postulant, a period normally lasting 6 months, or longer, if desired in which the person lives in the community full time. d) if the person wishes to continue, the commmunity decides whetther or not they think it is the best move; if so, the woman becomes a novice for 1-2 years. e) after novitiate, if all goes well, simple vows are taken and renewed annually for between 3-5 years. f) after simple vows, solemn vows(which last a life time) are taken. The whole process is to make sure that the person knows what she is doing, to give time to reflect and to make sure that she is suitable for the community.

Answer 3

i assume you owuld need to find a convent and talk to the nuns there. ( maybe youll meet one named maria!)

1) Before you do anything, pray a lot about it, to make sure that is your vocation.

2) Then, decide which order interests you the most.

3) Ask at your parish, or ask any priest, monk, friar, or nun you know where a monastery of your chosen order would be; then contact that monastery and ask if you could spend some time there, living their lifestyle. After you've spent some time there, you'll know if that's the right choice for you.

Good luck and God bless!

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Catholic AnswerThere are two sources that you could look into, I have provided links below, one is the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious which represents most of the orders in the United States who wear their traditional habit, live in community, and pray together. The other group, which represents the rest of the sisters in the United States is at the second link. Those two are for sisters, I shall try to find a link for nuns (those are cloistered religious, such as Carthusians, Passionists, etc.) You need to speak with the communities that you are interested in to find out their schedule of formation.

Answer 4

A nun becomes an abbess by being elected by her fellow nuns. This is the same for monks as well.