Life of Cistercian Nuns

The Cistercian Nuns of Prairie du Sac lead a cloistered life. This slideshow gives a glimpse of the daily life of these Wisconsin nuns. Photos by Sam Lucero

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[ocistnun]

We wear the cuculla normally in Choir. However as it was 95 degrees and we have a small space and low ceiling, we do not wear it at those times. Also it was an altar bread baking day and so some of the sisters were in work smocks and hoods. I am a member of this community and happened upon this video made by a photographer who visited here several years ago.

[sammlucero]

Hey sister, this is Sam the photographer. Thanks for posting your note. I hope all's well in Prairie du Sac. I hope you're OK with this video on YouTube. As you can see, a lot of people have viewed it and like it.

[SundayRoseDE]

God bless these beautiful ladies.

[mariemarie1980]

What reality?

The one on Survivor? The capitalistic, materialistic reality?

A real life is attained when we directly confront who we are...not amidst the hectic rat race...but in aloneness and silence. That is how we enter the world...and that is how we leave it.

[Antiphyletist]

Thank you for this lovely video. But why are the sisters all in the gallery, and the priest celebrating Mass alone downstairs, as it were?

[madelyn525]

This was a beautiful video. Thank you.

[MainframeCobol]

@blardosplats

What are you talking about? Nuns and monks don't hide from the world nor do they ignore it. They serve our Lord in the manner that he called them. For some nuns, cloistered ones, that means praying for the world. For others it means serving their community and mirroring the love of Christ to neighbour. Peace of Christ be with you.

[blardosplats]

@mariemarie1980

IMHO, aloneness and silence is not how most of us enter the world. We don't know how we will leave it. Some leave amid much clamor. Hiding away from the (Christian) world that sweats and pays for a place where a select few can find food and peace is ignoring the world, and is very unChristianlike.

Again, JMHO.

[lelhajj100]

thank you for sharing this video to the public. For the people that are thinking about following a religious life, this is a small view of what is the life in a monastery.

[GORDITO1000]

Nuns and Monks are cool :-)

[SuperGreatSphinx]

The term Cistercian (French Cistercien), derives from Cistercium, the Latin name for the village of Cîteaux, near Dijon in eastern France. It was in this village that a group of Benedictine monks from the monastery of Molesme founded Cîteaux Abbey in 1098, with the goal of following more closely the Rule of Saint Benedict.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

The emphasis of Cistercian life is on manual labour and self-sufficiency, and many abbeys have traditionally supported themselves through activities such as agriculture and brewing ales.

[SuperGreatSphinx]

The Order of Cistercians (O.Cist. Latin: Ordo Cisterciensis or, alternatively, O.C.S.O. for the Trappists (Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance)) is a Catholic religious order of enclosed monks and nuns. They are sometimes also called the Bernardines or the White Monks, in reference to the colour of the habit, over which a black scapular is worn.

[ladyirish711]

the ironic thing is I just talked to father Ed at my church today about finding an order to join!