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In 2013, Pope Francis declared that a Year of Consecrated Life (YCL) be celebrated throughout the world. YCL began on the First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2014 and closed on the World Day for Consecrated Life, February 2, 2016.
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Prayer for the Year of Consecrated Life
O God, throughout the ages you have called women and men to pursue lives of perfect charity through the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. During this Year of Consecrated Life, we give you thanks for these courageous witnesses of Faith and models of inspiration. Their pursuit of holy lives teaches us to make a more perfect offering of ourselves to you. Continue to enrich your Church by calling forth sons and daughters who, having found the pearl of great price, treasure the Kingdom of Heaven above all things. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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Reflections on the Consecrated Life
Use these insightful quotes and reflections on consecrated life for every week of
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Consecrated Life Religious Orders
As part of its celebration of the Year of Consecrated Life, St. Cecilia each month highlighted a different religious order in our bulletin and on our website.
Women
- Consecrated Women
- Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist (FSE)
- Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus & Mary (SNJM)
- Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel (OSB)
- Carmelite Sisters, Discalced (OCD)
Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows (OSF) - Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (SSMO)
Men
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Resources
Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon and the Monastic Community of Mount Angel Abbey opened the Year of Consecrated Life with a Pontifical Mass and program. Please enjoy the blog and photos from this event. The playlist is also available on YouTube.
Mount Angel Abbey's Historical Stories of Faith Film Series.
Other resources for celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life: