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St. Louis, MO 63119
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WELCOME TO THE OFFICE OF CONSECRATED LIFE FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. LOUIS!

News up front . . .

DID YOU RECEIVE YOUR INVITATION? 
Prayer Service for Consecrated Life and Luncheon Reception Welcoming Archbishop Robert J. Carlson on Saturday, September 12!
Invitations were recently mailed to all residences of men and women religious serving in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.  If your residence did not receive an invitation, it is not too late to RSVP!  The Prayer Service for Consecrated Life will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, at St. Raymond's Maronite Cathedral, 931 Lebanon Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63104, with a luncheon reception immediately following at 12:00 p.m. at Cedars Banquet Hall (next to the Cathedral). To register, please email the following information to BarbaraFischer@archstl.org by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26: Your name, congregation name, your address and the number of attendees from your address. Please send one response per address for all attendees from that address.  If you have any questions, please call Barbara Fischer at 314.792.7252. Thank you and our apologies if we missed your address!

Archbishop Elect, Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson, Looking Forward to Working with Those in Consecrated Life

In his first press conference as Archbishop Elect on Monday, April 21, Most Reverend Robert J. Carlson warmly greeted attendees and said he was looking forward to working with those in consecrated life.  “I learned early on as a bishop,” he stated, “when I went around and visited all of the women religious, that the Holy Spirit was very busy in places I didn’t even know existed. It gave me great comfort that the Holy Spirit was so busy through the hands and lives of so many talented men and women religious.”

Monsignor Edward Rice to serve as the Office of Consecrated Life's Interim Director
Monsignor Edward Rice, Director of the St. Louis Archdiocesan Office of Vocations, will concurrently serve as the Interim Director of the Office of Consecrated Life following the departure of Sister Eva-Maria Ackerman, FSGM. Monsignor Rice and his assistant, Barbara Fischer, can be reached at 314.792-7250 or by email at consecratedlife@archstl.org.


GREETINGS FROM THE OFFICE OF CONSECRATED LIFE!

We are happy to introduce you to the 2,200 religious priests, sisters and brothers from about 85 congregations represented in the Archdiocese.

Consecrated men and women dedicate their lives to Jesus Christ and His Church through the profession of vows as priests, brothers, sisters, contemplative nuns, consecrated virgins and Hermits.

The congregations to which they belong have a variety of charisms. Through their apostolic works such as teaching, health care, and social service, they make Christ present in our midst.

We invite you to learn more about the religious congregations in the Archdiocese by visiting our pages and submitting a question to a priest, sister or brother via our
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page or the link below.

You may be discerning God's call in your life. We pray these pages may be a source of inspiration as you seek His very special plan for your life. You may also want to visit the Office of Vocations page.
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pinknuns.jpgQuestion: "Why do the Pink Sisters wear pink?"

Answer: Our title is the Holy Spirit Adoration Sisters. Our founder, St. Arnold Janssen, wanted our Sisters to be continually aware of their dedication to the Holy Spirit, the God of love. Therefore, he chose a rose-colored habit which he regarded as a Pentecostal color. In all 13 countries in which our Congregation has a foundation, people call us in their native language, the "Pink Sisters."
Sister Mary Gemma. Visit the Mount Grace Convent website.

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