The Diocese of St. Petersburg is taking up a collection for Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests—collectively known as women and men religious—have selflessly served for decades.
“During this week, the Church gives thanks to God for the faithful example of husbands and wives, and joyful witness of ordained ministers and consecrated persons."
Women and men from the various religious communities that serve in the Diocese of St. Petersburg gathered for the Religious Jubilee Mass on November 4, 2023.
“I had been building up a pretty good life. Until there came a point where I just didn't see myself doing what I was doing and being fulfilled for the next forty years of my life,”