American Catholic Etiquette
| Authors | Fenner, Kay Toy |
| Publisher | Newman Press |
| Published | 01 set 1961 |
| Date | 15 nov 2012 |
| Languages | eng |
| Identifiers | oclc: 1024177495, lcc: 61-16569, uri: https://archive.org/details/americancatholic00fenn |
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regarding religious profession (p. 53, PDF p. 79):
The ceremonies of religious profession […] have almost no social connotations. [They certainly do, but perhaps not in a natural, wordly sense.] Friends do not make gifts to the newly professed religious. [Why not?]
There is one social gesture which friends can and should make: they should send a note of congratulation to the parents of the young religious on the occasion of his profession, or offer their congratulations in person. Parents whose children are led to the religious life have been greatly favored by God, and this fact should be acknowledged by their friends and relatives.