Although in common parlance are used interchangeably, we give some differences, it is common that are consecrated to God.

• A "nun" is a woman who belongs to the so-called monastic orders. He felt the call to live a contemplative life of prayer in a monastery, a monastery or a convent. His life is known as contemplative.
• The nun made solemn vows, public, temporary or perpetual chastity, poverty and obedience and also vote closing.
• Viven and work in the monastery and recite a common Office, divine office or "Liturgy of the Hours".
• They are living the monastic enclosure, and enclosed space designated for them. The closure is intended to maintain a climate of meditation, silence, prayer and other ascetics resources to the pursuit of mystical union with God. They are also popularly called "nuns".
• The "work" of a nun, besides requiring support for the material sustenance of the house, is the sentence, que continúa a lo largo de todo el día por el bien de la Iglesia y del mundo. Las monjas de clausura en realidad no se aíslan, sino que comunican y mucho. La oración es el núcleo de la vida contemplativa, y es el modo de cultivar la experiencia de amor que sostiene nuestra fe. Su oración “es la que cura las heridas del mundo”, como les ha dicho el Papa Francisco.
• A pesar de esta separación física con “el mundo”, pretenden estar íntimamente unidos a la humanidad y a sus problemas a través de sus oraciones ofrecidas como intercesión. De ahí, por ejemplo que Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, que nunca salió de su convento en Francia, sea la patrona de las misiones.
• Among the religious orders who practice monastic cloistered life at present we have as examples: the Benedictines, Carmelites, Carthusians, Cistercians, jerónimos, Trappists, among others (in the case of communities of men), and the Augustinian nuns , Benedictines, Carmelites, Poor Clares, cartujas, concepcionistas, Jerónimas, minimum, ... among others in the communities of women.
• A nun who holds the position of "superior" is called Abbess.

A religious,

• She is a woman who belongs to a Congregation or religious institute whose apostolic charism is considered "active". That is, that although she and her community pray also help the Church by other means.
• Religious makes simple, public, temporary or perpetual vows of chastity, poverty and obedience.
• The mission of religious institutes is to meet in today's world the program of life that Jesus brought; his dedication, his sacrifice, his proclamation of the kingdom of God, His love ...
• There are congregations who perform the most varied activities. Each religious institute carries out specific hers, including social work, education, nursing, pastoral care, missionary work, work with media, eldercare
• Religious men and women have all three characteristics in common:
  • They have devoted their lives to God through the public vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in a religious institute.
• They live in communities where they share their faith experience.
• They renounce the world. This does not mean that they turn away from the world but the materials that the world cares invited.

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