Some time ago I was reflecting on the fact that there aren’t too many groups of nuns these days who make things like the burse I ordered last summer. That’s when it occurred to me that I could found an order of nuns dedicated to making cool looking liturgical things. I would call them the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing. They would, of course, be cloistered since I’m figuring that being cloistered would make their work even more grace-filled. The rule of the order would be based on that of St Benedict. That way, the rule is already written and it saves time in organizing the order (plus St Benedict’s rule is awesome). Their habit would also be Benedictine-based, and they would wear a chaplet of St Benedict. Their habit would also include a sewing kit attached to it. They will have perpetual adoration, and there will always be at least one sister sewing in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. The convent would also have Mass exclusively in the Extraordinary Form.
June 1st, 2009 at 2:23 am
I like it! Except that you might want to add St. Anne’s name to the order as she is the Patron Saint of seamstresses.
June 1st, 2009 at 10:23 am
Good idea. Mayhap I will change the chaplet to one devoted to St Anne.
June 6th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
That is pretty darn close to the Benedictines of Mary Queen of the Apostles.