Examples of 'lay brother' in a sentence

Meaning of "lay brother"

lay brother - In religious contexts, a lay brother is a member of a religious order who has taken vows and participates in the work and prayers of the community without being ordained as a priest
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  • A layman who is a member of a religious congregation or monastic order without the intention to become a priest.

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And so he became a lay brother in a cloister.
A lay brother brought her food every day at the door.
Bazin became a lay brother.
He was a lay brother and became a devout Christian.
Carino performed penances and become a lay brother there.
The Saint told the lay brother to continue helping Fr.
There he remained for the rest of his life as a lay brother and a hermit.
Lay brother Nicodimus.
Something like a lay brother.
Lay brother of Sts.
He went on to become a Franciscan lay brother.
He subsequently became a lay brother of the Order of St Benedict.
His son Pedro also associated himself with the order as a lay brother.
Martin de Porres was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who resided in Peru.
AFTER this the glorious father returned to Italy in company with a lay brother named John.

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As a lay brother he would never be a priest, say Mass or hear confessions.
The frescoes in the church were painted by a lay brother known only as Ulrich.
Sweerts sailed for Alexandretta with bishop François Pallu, 7 priests and another lay brother.
Shortly thereafter, two priests and a lay brother were transferred from the Oratory.
He never received priestly ordination, but remained a lay brother.
I am the only lay brother in the convent, I do all the cooking, cleaning.
So where did the idea that he was a lay brother come from?
A lay brother by conference, preferably younger than age 40 ;.
The first Preacher to have his novitiate here is Hyacinthe Rousseau, a lay brother.
A lay brother who blasphemes . " Think about it, Egidio.
Thomas Pickering, lay brother.
He died in 1075, as a lay brother in the Sankt Blasien Abbey in the Black Forest.
They included Francisco Custodio, Marcos de Muros, and an unnamed lay brother.
He 's a converso, a lay brother.
Agnelli was born and there joined the Dominican Order in 1257, as a lay brother.
July 25 - Alphonsus Rodriguez, Spanish Jesuit lay brother and saint d.
Aged 19, he joined the Society of Jesus as a lay brother.

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