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.
On January 1, Sr. Kristen Forgotch celebtrated her Perpetual Profession of Vows. To view the celebration from the Chapel of St. Anne’s Retirement Community in… Read More »Congratulations to Sr. Kristen Forgotch, ASC, on her Perpetual Profession of Vows
by Sr. Rose Anthony Mathews, ASC This is my response/reaction to Sr. Marcia Kruse’s very thought-provoking question last month. In the 70 years I have… Read More »Response to Religious Life Dying Out in America
January 1, 2025 “Go down to the Potter’s House,”Says the Lord.So to the potter’s house I went.”Jeremiah 18:1 As Sunday Vespers were ending on December… Read More »Sister Laurentia Koehler, ASC
by Sr. Joan Stoverink, ASC December 3, 2024, came and Sr. Leona Luechtefeld was able to cross a long-anticipated milestone; she turned 100 years young.… Read More »Crossing a Milestone
Sister Colette Tenley, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully St. Anne’s Retirement Community in Columbia, PA, November 25, 2024. She… Read More »Sister Colette Tenley, ASC
by Sr. Rose Anthony Mathews, ASC Within the space of the last month, my heart is/was broken, and I am made aware of a quote… Read More »Time
In the quiet hours of early morning, November 13, 2024, Sr. Helen Elizabeth Lindsey, ASC, entered into eternal life. A resident in Caritas Center in… Read More »Sister Helen Elizabeth Lindsey, ASC
Sister Rosina Mies, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully the evening of November 11, 2024, with family at her bedside… Read More »Sister Rosina Mies, ASC
October 11, 2024 Sister Justina Schaefer, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully at Benedictine Living Community on Thursday, October 10,… Read More »Sister Justina Schaefer, ASC
Sister Elaine Freund, ASC, celebrated 60 years with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at Benedictine Living Community at… Read More »Sister Elaine Freund, ASC
Sister Carolyn Schilling, ASC, celebrated 60 years as an Adorer of the Blood of Christ at Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine of Our Lady… Read More »Sister Carolyn Schilling, ASC
Sister Marcia Kruse, ASC, celebrated 60 years with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ at Benedictine Living Community at the Shrine of Our Lady… Read More »Sister Marcia Kruse, ASC
The ASC Family is a community of Adorers of the Blood of Christ Religious Sisters and those inspired by our values and spirituality. The Adorers were founded by St. Maria de Mattias in Italy and came to the United States in 1870. Today, we work for justice, peace, and love for our dear neighbor all over the world.
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