sara-faustina:susietwobruise:black and white sisters from st elisabeth’s. first time i&rsq
sara-faustina: susietwobruise: black and white sisters from st elisabeth’s. first time i’ve noticed that she’s got her name, ksenia, embroidered on the breast pocket. so cute Is there a difference between the black and white sisters? (My immediate guess is that the black sister is a nun and the white sister is a sister?) these sisters (of st. elisabeth convent in minsk, belorus) and the sisters of the martha-mary convent in moscow, are unique in the world of orthodox nuns because they do distinguish between contemplative and active in the same sense that roman catholic orders do. this is not usually a thing for us, we don’t distinguish between prayer and works. but both convents were founded to serve a great need and they do unbelievably good things.the white sisters are not nuns, they aren’t required to stay for life, they are just women who dedicate a certain period of their life to being a ‘sister of mercy’. many do stay forever and some will go on to be nuns, ‘black sisters’, in the convent proper. -- source link
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