holyterrain 173 Share Posted March 4, 2018 ORDER OF THE BLESSED CATHERINE The 20th of Snow’s Maiden, 1653 His Holiness JUDE I, High Pontiff of the Church of the Canon, Metropolitan of Rhodesia and the Crownlands, Archbishop of Jorenus, Lotharum, Aleksandria, Phillipus, Enochas, Visigia and Erochland, Prince-Bishop of St. Thomas, Savoy, Mont St. Humbert, Holofernes, Johannesburg, Esheveurd, Luciensport, Huss, and Dibley, Prince-Abbot of Laureh’lin and Hariam, Abbot of Annsden, Bishop of Godfreo, Fernandus, the Westerweald, Versace, Mardon, Metz, and Carace, Successor of the High Priesthood of the Church, Supreme Pontiff of the Church of True Faith, Keeper of the Canon, Missionary to Aeldin and Svatum, High Servant to the Exalted's Testaments, Humble Servant of the Faithful and Vicar of GOD doth decree… Her Reverence JUDITH ANN, Holy Mother of the Church of the Canon, Abbess of Jorenus, Judzcya, Annsden, Esteresa, Avignon, Martyrs Abbey, Clementine, Belvitz and Mother Superior of the Order of the Blessed Catherine. TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - ORIGINSECTION II - IDEOLOGY SECTION III - FORMATION SECTION IV - RECORDS SECTION V - PATRONS SECTION I - ORIGIN The rebirth of the sisters of the Church of the Canon grew in the infancy of the settlement of the Atlas continent. The sisterhood was few and scarcely spread, with only three primary nuns that were settled in three distinct locations of the realms. In that time Sister Judith of Czena was a forthright sister that had claimed a religious hovel in the Marantine woodlands, where she thrived beside a garden and a warm pot of tea that she kept for travellers and holy knights. Sister Yuliya of Haense was the only nun in the most southern bastions, residing within the Hanseti-Ruskan capital of Markev as a quiet but hard working member of the religious community. Sister Bogdanova of Hussaria remained in isolation within the hinterlands, proceeding to pursue a cloistered life of silent service to GOD. From these three women, a great sisterhood grew, through zeal devotion and effort to breathe life back into the Church through the way of holy women. In the Year of Our Lord, 1648, the Annsden Abbey was founded by His Eminence, then Elphias of Metz, and the Sisters Judith and Yuliya were tonsured as thee who would uphold the mantle of this holy and sanctified build. From humble beginnings, the foundations of the Order of the Blessed Catherine were laid, and continued to built upon with multiple women taking the cloth and swearing the holy vows of the Church. Upon the abdication of the High Pontiff Clement III, the sisterhood saw a great rise in their progressions and their numbers. Archbishop Elphias of Metz ascended the Exalted Throne as the High Pontiff Jude I; the glorious rise launching the sisterhood into sudden prominence and activity. It is recognised that without the faithful efforts of His Holiness, Jude I and Her Reverence, Mother Judith, the Order of the Blessed Catherine would not flourish and proceed in such haste and devotion. The archives of the Annsden Abbey revealed vital reservoirs of truth in relation to the only other sororal item of the Church, a century past. The Order of St. Julia was conceived by Mother Lorina of Vekaro, and albeit her outlandish end, the virtues and attributes of the small institution provided inspiration for the reformation of the sisters and the genesis of the Order of the Blessed Catherine. As the Church of Canon began to accommodate a plethora of vowed sisters, in the Year of Our Lord 1652, the Convent of Esteresa was established within the Principality of Evereux, commonly known as the Duchy of Curon. It was with great charity that His Serene Highness, Alfred I of Cyrilsburg donated the institution to the Order, in hopes that the Mother Church’s purities would cleanse his streets of its unabsolved sin. In the same year, the Order combatted great hardship with the Haensic men who opposed the Church and the Lucienists, preying on the sisters as outlets of their abrasive hate. It was the fiery and inspiring words of Sister Yuliya that filled the Order, preventing submission and allowing the women to rise up and seize independence and sources of strength. The modern reform of the sisterhood that led campaigns of devotion, compassion, and restoration rather than hypocrisy and hate was contributed to by the constant endeavours of Mother Judith and the Sisters Yuliya, Darya, and Alyona. Notable mentions would be the High Pontiff Jude I and the Archbishop Yurii of Jorenus. SECTION II - IDEOLOGY The Order of the Blessed Catherine hosts contentment with virtue and a continual strive for absolute sanctity. Catherine Horen was raised as a kind and honest spirit; one that slipped bread into her basket and ran down to feed the poor, to explore the shores with the common children, and fall into ruts of immersion with the books in her imperial father’s library. As she matured into a woman, Catherine expressed her desire to lead a true and virtuous life that did not feign or falsely present itself as so many other sly partisans did. Upon the seventeenth name day of Catherine Francesca, she took a high vow to never lie again, and upheld this sacred oath until she died thirty seven years later. This virtue is a brandished token of the Order, inspiring the women each day to act true as the blessed patron did so many years ago. Beautified for her integrity, the Order of the Blessed Catherine’s intention is to follow in her step and act as she did, true. Catherine Horen took no higher notice of herself in contrast to those that she walked amongst. The humble and modest nature she hibited was inspired by the late Tuvya Carrion, whom would dress in the common man’s garment and experience the world and community without great regard or recognition. Similarly, Catherine would leave her vanities at the palace when she sifted through the Felsen crowds, enthusing the work of the baker, the artist, and the smith. Her relationship with the people was a critical influence on her life and the perspective people took of her; a strength she wielded and other nobles did not. The Order recognises her humble approaches, and takes it as another core ideology that is taught to the sisters. To be humble and to be true is to lead a life, wholly. The power of language is a weapon that is pushed to be a constant reliance and utility of all sisters of the Order. Through the religious and academic dogmas of humanity are the greatest powers found; that all men and women can use to strengthen belief and education. The Order of the Blessed Catherine provides an extensive education that reminds the women of their intelligence and capacities. CATHERINE FRANCESCA HOREN ‘It takes a strong group of women in times such as these to take a stance, and not cower from our place in the world. All to easily, we might bow out, and subject ourselves to be cloistered, and tuck ourselves cleanly away from this world. We might read literature, sing hymns to the seven skies, and live our days content with our faith. I know not of you sisters, but my faith demands action, not seclusion. My faith demands a fiery heart that beckons us to serve the good people of the world. Not through violence and force, but the love and compassion of our Lord, GOD.’ - Prioress Mother Yuliya of Haense, 1651, A Sororal Call to Action. SECTION III - STRUCTURE The order follows strict structural codes that renders formations that enable tonsured sisters to progress and pursue their ascetic lives in accordance to the Church of the Canon. Within the cohorts of the Order of the Blessed Catherine, an ecosystem is built that encourages equalled levels for the majority of the sisters, exempting the official roles which sisters can strive for to rise within the Church as secondary and tertiary servants of GOD. In alignment to the Church, the High Pontiff wields absolute authority from the Exalted Throne over the Order of the Blessed Catherine, and no sister can challenge his judgement regardless of her office. The sisters of the Order are sworn into their devotion until death, and so all of them are encouraged to aspire to deliver glory and charity in the name of the Creator. To progress and climb within the Order, the sisters must be well-learned in the Holy Scrolls and be equipped with extensive knowledge in theology, literature, history and mathematics. The sisterhood is glorified for the education that it provides to the free women of all realms and the archives it keeps, and so the sisters are to wield their knowledge and pursue it willingly. HOLY MOTHER The Holy Mother of the Church of the Canon is the highest ranking woman of the clergy and is the supreme mother of the Order of the Blessed Catherine. She sits the figurative throne beneath the High Pontiff, whom she closely confides and works with. The ascension of the Holy Mother is similarly paralleled to that of the pontifical selection. The Mother chooses a favoured successor to uphold the sororal mantle; yet any eligible sister may put their name forward for the supreme role. All sisters as well as the Synod place a vote for one of the women put forward; and the sister most favoured will become the Holy Mother of the Church and Mother Superior of the Order. The Mother may only be relieved of her role through death, abdication, or excommunication. ABBESS An abbess runs a convent or abbey in alignment and relation to the Order of the Blessed Catherine and the Church of the Canon. Typically, there are only one or two abbess’ serving in their holy office in any one age. The Holy Mother is the archabbess, and might elect another competent woman to oversee another diocese of convents and priories. PRIORESS A prioress can either be the arch sister of a priory or assistant head over an abbey or convent. She is tasked with the responsibilities of managing the internal affairs of the institution as well as the relations with other monasteries and communities. The prioress serves duly in her duties of discipline and organisation of the sisters within the convent, and actively participates as a right hand to their abbess. Many prioresses claim origins from prosperous houses and families, often being the fourth or latter daughter that would be unlikely to serve higher marital purposes. TONSURED SISTER A sister that has underwent the tonsuring rites that induct and swear her into the Order of the Blessed Catherine and the Church of the Canon. A tonsured sister has dedicated her life to GOD unto death is delivered. POSTULANT Within all religious institutions belonging to the Order of the Blessed Catherine, women who intend to swear their vows yet have not participated in their tonsuring rite are known as postulants. Typically, a postulancy can last from six months to two years, allowing for the woman to fix her life to the song of the Order. A postulant generally is an active participant in the life of the abbey, progressing alongside the novices and sisters in prayer and religious work. Tenured postulants are women who have been summoned by the Order of the Blessed Catherine to serve a sororal tenure for heinous crimes, sins or impurities committed. A tenured postulant serves alongside the sisters until the Mother Superior summons a sororal conclave, in which the sisters will cast votes unanimously in favour or disagreement of relieving the postulant of her tenure. All sisters must vote in agreement for the postulant to be relieved of the cloth and dedication to the Order. NOVICE Women who seek an education in theology and the works of GOD serve in sororal tenures for the Order. Those who undergo these tenures are known as novices, and participate in active life in alignment to the ascetic and policies of the sisterhood. Novices can be women who are inclined to learn more about GOD or the academic courses offered by the professed sisters. These type of women can also be those who have committed heinous crimes or sins, and have been sentenced to serve sororal tenures to be cleansed and be guided back to His Light. VOLUNTEER A volunteer can be a Canonist man or woman who dedicates their time to help out in the affairs, events and progressions of the Order of the Blessed Catherine. EMMANTINE COUNCIL A governing body of clergywomen who discuss the greater affairs and progressions of the Order of the Blessed Catherine. THE HOLY MOTHER - Mother Superior Judith of Czena The supreme mother has absolute authority over the Emmantine Council and the Order of the Blessed Catherine. THE DAUGHTER OF DISCIPLINE - Sister Alyona of Marna As the Daughter of Discipline, she exercises and manages the strict codes of discipline and ascetic styles over the sisters. The sister will enforce the vows the women swore in their tonsuring rite and punishes those who betray the code of the Order or the Word of GOD. THE DAUGHTER OF INTELLIGENCE - Prioress Mother Darya of Belvitz The duties of this office are to collect information for the Order, bringing forth valuable items to be discussed and addressed by the Emmantine Council. It is vital that the sisterhood remains informed of the affairs of the Canonist states, to address them in accordance to the code of the Order. The Daughter of Intelligence leads private investigations and trials to obtain fair dictations on matters such as postulancies, marital affairs and misconduct, heresy and hypocrisy, and immoral conduct. THE DAUGHTER OF DOGMA - Prioress Mother Yuliya of Haense The Daughter of Dogma is charged with oversight of all archives, manuscripts, doctrines and scriptures kept internationally by the Order of the Blessed Catherine. The sister of this office is in possession of the sacred Sororal Tomes of Jorenus, and has chief access to the records kept by the Order alongside the Holy Mother and High Pontiff. Many thesis’, declarations, prayers and writs of theology are published through the way of the Daughter of Dogma. Typically, it is known that the sister adds to the sororal code of the Order over the years, contributing to the growth and progress of the Church. SECTION IV - RECORDS Within the seventeenth century, the dominion of the Holy Church of the Canon has ever expanded into the bastions of Atlas. Similarly, the sisters have led their own pious processions to wield greater influence over the many herds of people that live across the continent. The Holy Mother of the Church leads supremely from her figurative seat within the papal county, however since the Order of the Blessed Catherine spreads their word internationally, eligible sisters are progressed to secondary offices to aid the Holy Mother in her control over the several abbeys and priories of the Church. Yuliya of Haense, Prioress Mother of Annsden Darya of Belvitz, Prioress Mother of Belvitz Within the seventeenth century, the sisterhood grew to an esteemed number of tonsured women whom pledged their lives to GOD. Sister Bogdanova of Hussaria Prioress Mother Yuliya of Haense Sister Odette of Annsden Sister Petra of Marna Sister Henriette of Markev Sister Lucienna of Czena Sister Emilia of Marna Sister Cecily of Wickwood Sister Katarina of Santegia Sister Lisa of Senntisten Sister Alyona of Marna Prioress Mother Darya of Belvitz Sister Esther of Gethsemani Holy Mother Judith of Czena SECTION V - PATRONS CATHERINE FRANCESCA HOREN TRUTH. HUMBLE. 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