Hermit Nun. This documentary was produced in 2003. It tells the story of a hermit nun, Sister Irene, who, with the local bishop's blessing, built a small hermitage for women on the West coast of Ireland …More
Hermit Nun.
This documentary was produced in 2003. It tells the story of a hermit nun, Sister Irene, who, with the local bishop's blessing, built a small hermitage for women on the West coast of Ireland between 1992-95. Around 1995 she was given special graces. With spiritual guidance from a local traditional Catholic priest and in view the crisis in the modern Church, she returned to the Latin Rite Liturgy and teachings prior to Vatican II. Always remaining faithful to her vows, she nevertheless found it increasingly impossible to have easy access to the traditional Sacraments. With so few priests offering the Latin Rite Liturgy in Ireland, it was rarely celebrated in her private oratory. With no regular Mass, like minded candidates were not encouraged to join her. In 2009 she therefore made the difficult decision place the Hermitage on the property market. It was sold in 2012 and Sr. Irene moved to Athlone in the heart of Ireland within walking distance to the Tridentine Mass where she continues her life of prayer and sacrifice in her new "Holy Family Hermitage". To this day she remains faithful to the unchanging Magisterial of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
A note to vocation enquiries.
The Sisters welcomes candidates who feel called to a contemplative life of prayer and reparation. As there are no traditional bishops in Ireland and no post Conciliar bishop in the country sympathetic towards traditional nuns, women wishing to join will not be able to make canonical vows. For the moment, the Sisters will live as a pious union trusting in the not to distant future that a Catholic bishop will be found to support them.
Non EU members:
Persons from outside the EU who wish to join, must find a Sponsorer who will pay their annual visa cost of around 350 euro plus health insurance.
related link: catholic-church.org/hermitage
This documentary was produced in 2003. It tells the story of a hermit nun, Sister Irene, who, with the local bishop's blessing, built a small hermitage for women on the West coast of Ireland between 1992-95. Around 1995 she was given special graces. With spiritual guidance from a local traditional Catholic priest and in view the crisis in the modern Church, she returned to the Latin Rite Liturgy and teachings prior to Vatican II. Always remaining faithful to her vows, she nevertheless found it increasingly impossible to have easy access to the traditional Sacraments. With so few priests offering the Latin Rite Liturgy in Ireland, it was rarely celebrated in her private oratory. With no regular Mass, like minded candidates were not encouraged to join her. In 2009 she therefore made the difficult decision place the Hermitage on the property market. It was sold in 2012 and Sr. Irene moved to Athlone in the heart of Ireland within walking distance to the Tridentine Mass where she continues her life of prayer and sacrifice in her new "Holy Family Hermitage". To this day she remains faithful to the unchanging Magisterial of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.
A note to vocation enquiries.
The Sisters welcomes candidates who feel called to a contemplative life of prayer and reparation. As there are no traditional bishops in Ireland and no post Conciliar bishop in the country sympathetic towards traditional nuns, women wishing to join will not be able to make canonical vows. For the moment, the Sisters will live as a pious union trusting in the not to distant future that a Catholic bishop will be found to support them.
Non EU members:
Persons from outside the EU who wish to join, must find a Sponsorer who will pay their annual visa cost of around 350 euro plus health insurance.
related link: catholic-church.org/hermitage