Rules You Didn't Know Many Nuns Have To Follow

There are lots of different orders within the Catholic Church, and they have slightly different rules for how to be a nun. But while traditions, ceremonies, and rules of conduct may differ from order to order, or convent to convent, there are some rules that almost all nuns have to follow.

One of the most important things to note is the often-confused difference between a "sister" and a "nun" - which is especially confusing thanks to the fact that nuns refer to each other by the title "Sister."

According to Simply Catholic, though, a "sister" deals with outreach. They might work in healthcare, or do community work like at soup kitchens — that type of thing. Or they may have more typical sounding jobs, like working at a non-profit liturgical printing press, for instance. Either way, Sisters usually live in a convent — a sisters-based residence that might contain a chapel, individual rooms, and so on — and leave when necessary.

A "nun," on the other hand, lives in a monastery and pretty much never leaves. These nuns live lives that are separate from the world, dedicated to meditation, and consecrated to God.

If you envision a Buddhist monk, or any other cross-cultural, universal idea of an isolated, hermetic individual dedicating their lives to quiet study, introspection, and a focus away from all things secular, then you've got a good baseline from which to work to understand the rules nuns have to follow. In the case of nuns, they also believe they serve a spiritual function, using their prayers as a constant entreaty and intercession to the divine on behalf of humanity.

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