As far as exterior matters are concerned, you know how completely cut off we are from everything. Oh, my Creator and Lord! When have I merited so great an honor? Thou seemest to have searched everywhere for means of drawing nearer to us. May it please Thy goodness that we lose not this through our own fault. Oh, sisters, for the love of God, try to realize what a great favor the Lord has bestowed on those of us whom He has brought here. (St. Theresa of Avila: The Way of Perfection)
Not so good nuns:
(I couldn’t resist adding the last picture, just out of place. God forbid I take myself too seriously)
The carmelite photos are so edifying!
The smoking nun – that would be a great blog name – is funny, but do think it is really a guy?
Well, on close inspection… maybe. I’ll change it, eek.
Awesome Photos, and a top site. Where do you get all these?
No – I liked the nun smoking – LOL!
Terry, yeah it was funnier, but on closer inspection (large pic) it did look to be a guy dressed as a nun.
you & I both have an affinity for admiring images of religious orders. I have some photos of a Trappist funeral you might find interesting.
http://thecrescat.blogspot.com/2007/06/trappist-funeral.html
Hello Carolina, I check your site everyday, saw them, super pics.
I wish you could tell us what monastery the nuns are from. I am so very interested to know!
I don’t know which monastery, but I know they are in France, and the pictures are from 1904-1905.