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Praised be Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament!
On May 4, 2024, Most Rev. Michael G. Duca, Bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, blessed our new St. Michael the Archangel Novitiate House for our United States Immaculate Conception Region. This is the home for young women beginning their journey in Religious Life within our Institute as they are formed for one year of Postulancy and two years of Novitiate.
We are incredibly grateful for all those who supported and helped contribute to the building of this new home for Jesus in the Eucharist, where many young women will be formed to share in the charism and mission of our religious family. Let us continue to ask Papa to send many more women on fire with love of the Eucharist to our Institute, so that this new Formation House will be filled for many years to come!
See photos from the Unveiling here. To contribute to the remaining $1 million of our Building Fund Goal, please visit:
https://mercedariansisters.org/novitiate-house-building-fund/#donate
Prayer for Mercedarian Vocations: O Mary, Mother of Christ the Eternal High Priest, and Mother of the Church, we come to you and humbly ask you to awaken new religious vocations for the service of the people of God, especially to the Mercedarian family. Strengthen our Catholic homes in faith which bears fruit; so that disciples and witnesses of your Son may be harvested from them. Touch the hearts of our young people, invite and bring them to the Heart of Jesus. May they grow in his warmth and in the mystery of total self-giving in service of the Gospel. Mother of Mercy, our Mother, bless us with holy vocations to the religious life and priesthood. Amen.
To Evangelize with Mary in the Light of the Eucharist