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.
In their congregation’s 152-year history, the Franciscan Sisters of Mary (FSM) have marked many milestones since Mother Odilia and her companions first arrived in St.… Read More »Installation of Sister Barbara Jean Franklin
On Sunday, August 25, 2024, Sister Mary Clare Reineberg celebrated 70 years as an Adorer of the Blood of Christ at St. Anne’s Retirement Community… Read More »Sister Mary Clare Reineberg, ASC
Sister Sarah – Seventeen people from nine different communities gathered in July at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, IL. We all gathered… Read More »Life Commitment Reflections
by Sr. Rose Anthony Mathews, ASC In 1950, my Prairie du Rocher graduating class of 19 chose as our motto: LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP.… Read More »Launch Out Into the Deep
by Sr. Joan Hornick, ASC We are grateful Srs. Wieslawa Przybylo, Danijela Anic, and Maria Hughes came to visit us in Columbia. The day before,… Read More »We Are Grateful
by Srs. Mary Alan Wurth and Marilyn Janson Take a look at it…. Isn’t that what you might call a “perfect tomato”? It was the… Read More »Gardening
Sister Maureen Farrar, ASC, entered into eternal life, mid-morning on August 10, 2024, in Caritas Center, in Wichita, KS. She was 88 years old and… Read More »Sister Maureen Farrar, ASC
July 27, 2024 Sister Lucille Kern, ASC, of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, died peacefully at 2:09 p.m. on July 24, 2024, at… Read More »Sister Lucille Kern, ASC
Sister Barbara Smith, ASC, celebrated 50 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ at Benedictine Living Community in Belleville,… Read More »Sister Barbara Smith, ASC
Sister Diana Rawlings, ASC, celebrated 50 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ at Benedictine Living Community in Belleville,… Read More »Sister Diana Rawlings, ASC
On Monday, July 1, 2024, Sister Leona (Mary Ambrose) Luechtefeld, ASC, celebrated 82 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of… Read More »Sister Leona (Mary Ambrose) Luechtefeld, ASC
Sister Dolores Ann Rapp, ASC, celebrated 81 years as a vowed member of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ on Monday, July 1, 2024,… Read More »Sister Dolores Ann Rapp, 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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