English Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Become Carmelite Nuns

English Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Become Carmelite Nuns

The Priory of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate in Lanherne, Diocese of Plymouth, England, has become a Carmelite monastery, writes Sara Harvey-Craig on friendsoflanherne.org.

In July 2001 a dozen of sisters of the contemplative branch of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate came to Lanherne, a former Carmelite monastery that was bought by a group of laypeople.

Later the order, including the sisters in Lanherne, embraced the Tridentine Mass. But in October 2015, Pope Francis appointed a commissioner who practically abolished the Tridentine Mass and forced the friars and sisters to return to the Novus Ordo. Several sisters left.

The priory in Lanherne took a different path. In December 2016 the Sisters became Carmelite nuns with the Old Carmelite Rite.