Sister Mary Carmela Guito (1925-2004)
Sister Mary Carmela Guito brought the small, private St. Anne’s Home from an obsolete center for the aged to a desirable retirement community.
We are the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, a vowed religious community of Roman Catholic women who were founded in 1834 as a teaching order by the Italian, St. Maria De Mattias, in the small town of Acuto, Italy. Worldwide, we are nearly 1,000 women strong, including 140 in the U.S.
We are the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, a vowed religious community of Roman Catholic women who were founded in 1834 as a teaching order by the Italian, St. Maria De Mattias, in the small town of Acuto, Italy. Worldwide, we are nearly 1,000 women strong, including 140 in the U.S.
Sister Mary Carmela Guito brought the small, private St. Anne’s Home from an obsolete center for the aged to a desirable retirement community.
Sister Rosemary Mulac taught, organized assistance to refugees, and created an independent living village at St. Anne’s Retirement Community.
Sister Emmanuel Palus taught school in the South, served in leadership in Europe, and worked with the homeless in New York City.
Sister Loretta Gegen wrote about Adorers’ history and spirituality, and translated community documents from Italian. She also served in Rome.
Sister Mary Matthew Janciar taught primary grades, enjoyed community life and was devoted to her Hispanic ministry of nearly 20 years.
Sister Rita Kampwerth worked for social reforms in her adopted home of East St. Louis, Illinois, where she loved and cared for needy people.
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