Tuesday, October 14, 2008

YOU CAN'T TELL YOUR RELIGIOUS WITHOUT A PROGRAM

We have not had a quiz in a very long time so today seemed ripe for it (especially since I am not in a creative mood today.) These are the initials that follow the name of a professed religious. It looks like this: Fr. Benedict Groeschel CFR. On the list you would see CFR. The correct answer would be Capuchins Friars of the Reform. I’ll help you out by indicating which are male and which are female orders. Other than that you are on your own. If I don’t mistake, all of these can still be found in the Diocese of Cleveland (Though there are even more than listed here.) Have fun.

MEN:
CPPS
CSC
CSJ
CSSP
MM
O de M
OFM
OSB
SJ
SM
SSS

WOMEN:
FDC
HM
HMSS
IHM
OCD
OP
OSST
OSU
PCC
PCPA
PSDP
SC
SJSM
SND

3 comments:

Lillian Marie said...

Even though I probably looked at quite a few of the women's religious orders, I hate to admit, I don't know many of their titles...

except... OSST (hmmm.... womder why???)
*grin*
Trinitarians

SJ - Jesuit
OSU - Ursuline
OSB - Benedictine
PCC - Poor Claires
OFM - Order Friars, Minor (I have no clue why I remember this one - Franciscans)
CSC - Holy Cross?
SSND - Notre Dame
OP - Dominicans (Fr. E. had a homily about them recenlty)


You forgot BVM - Sisters of Charity. Looked into that Order as well.

Unsure about the rest, although I could make guesses - but that just wouldn't be right *grin*.

Anonymous said...

CSC Congregatio Sancta Cruce (Holy Cross)--Hoban and U. of N.D.

HM--Humility of Mary

OP--"Order of Preachers," Dominican

PCCA--Poor Clares of Perpetual
Adoration

Anonymous said...

MEN:
CPPS
CSC
CSJ - Congregation of St Joseph
CSSP
MM - Marianist Missionaries
O de M - Order of Mercy (Mercedarians)
OFM - Order of Franciscan Missionaries (or as one of them used to tell us kids growing up, Old Fat Men)
OSB - Order of St Benedict
SJ - Society of Jesus
SM -
SSS - Blessed Sacrament Fathers

WOMEN:
FDC
HM - Humility of Mary
HMSS -
IHM - Immaculate Heart of Mary
OCD
OP - Order of Preachers (Dominicans)
OSST -
OSU - Order of St Ursala
PCC - Poor Clare Colentines
PCPA - Poor Clares of Perpentual Adoration
PSDP
SC
SJSM - Sister of St Joseph ____?
SND - Sisters of Notre Dame