Community Profile

Passionist Nuns Monastery of St. Joseph Sr. John Mary, C.P. Vocation Contact 8564 Crisp Rd Whitesville, KY 42378-9782 270-233-4571 vocations@passionistnuns.org www.passionistnuns.org

Community Information

International? Yes No. in community (professed members) 14 Year founded 1771 Generalate/ motherhouse Autonomous Province/federation Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Owensboro, KY

About Us

Mission statement/description These cloistered contemplative nuns are dedicated to the loving memory of the passion of Jesus, and share a contemplative experience with others through their solitude and retreat house. Qualifications for entry Single, Catholic women in good physical, mental and emotional health, who have completed a live-in experience of at least two weeks. Formation program Formation begins with a live-in experience, followed by an aspirancy of six to eight weeks. Postulancy of at least one year follows, then novitiate of two years, then juniorate (after temporary profession) of six years. Age range/limit 18-40 Consider belated vocations? No Belated/late vocations explanation