
Their experience of being forbidden to wear a religious habit in public because of living under Nazism or Communism makes their choice a significant expression of their faith. Many European School Sisters of Notre Dame continue to wear a modified habit. Formation in different periods of the 20th century found sisters dressing differently. This led to many North American School Sisters of Notre Dame wearing secular clothing. A religious habit is the distinctive attire or dress proper to a particular religious institute. In 1972, the General Chapter discussed the request of the North American delegates to move toward simple dress in accord with You Are Sent. School Sisters of Notre Dame in North America all changed to the modified habit on March 25, 1963. Maura Eichner, SSND recalled what it was like to wear the traditional SSND habit and remembered moments of graced recognition when someone approached her because they recognized the habit she was wearing. The sewing of a new habit was a challenge as ministry needs continued while sisters sewed in evenings and weekends. We are passionate about doing Gods work and are guided by the core principles of the four Cs - cooperation, communication, coordination, and collaboration. According to our foundress, Sister Ida Peterfy, it was understood that they wore an invisible habit, that is, their habit of fidelity, of joy, of love, the habit of unity, of caring for each other we prayed, we received Holy Communion, almost at the price of our life during the bombing of the city. Unfortunately, we can not fit all the habits, the almost 350 Pre-Vatican 11 nun's Orders, and almost 400 men's Orders of the Roman Catholic Church, habit photos in our web site and galleries. In 1963, the School Sisters of Notre Dame changed from the traditional habit to a modified habit. Traditional, authentic monastic/religious habits are our speciality and focus. Such dress may comprise types of coverings all the way from the highly symbolic and ornamented eucharistic vestments of Eastern Orthodox Christianity to tattooing, scarification, or body painting of members of nonliterate and contemporary tribal societies. Regina Mundi was one of the few academic institutions where women religious could receive advanced degrees in theology.Īfter discussion on both the local, provincial and general levels the decision was made to select one habit for North America. religious dress, any attire, accoutrements, and markings used in religious rituals that may be corporate, domestic, or personal in nature. Sister Mary Luke Baldwin, SSND, is in the first row, far right. In sum, 43 of Americans indicate they were watching and/or attending religious services on a regular basis at the time of the survey in November 2022. The variety of religious habits is evident. adults who partake in religious services both ways, attending physically and virtually. The Sisters pictured here were studying in Rome at Regina Mundi in 1954.
