Holy Orders
Holy Orders is the sacrament of Apostolic Ministry by which the mission entrusted by Christ to his Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church through the laying of hands. This sacrament has three distinct degrees or "orders": deacon, priest and bishop. All three confer a permanent, sacramental character. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1536)
Consecrated life is a permanent state of life recognized by the Church, entered freely in response to the call of Christ to perfection, and characterized by the profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. (Catechism of the Catholic Church 914)
St. John the Baptist Church is fortunate to have ties with a diocesan seminary: Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary in Winona, MN.
For men interested in pursuing a priestly vocation, please contact:
Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary
St. Mary's University #43
700 Terrace Heights
Winona, MN 55987-1399
Phone: 507-457-7373
Fax: 507-457-8601
Email: ihms@smumn.edu
Website: www.ihmseminary.org
For women considering a vocation to the religious life, please contact:
Provincial House of the School Sisters of Notre Dame
Convent of Our Lady of Good Counsel
170 Good Counsel Drive
Mankato, MN 56001-3138
Phone: 507-389-4200
Fax: 507-389-4125
Email: cbertrand@ssndmankato.org, jbrandt@ssndmankato.org
Website:www.ssndmankato.org
Religious Sisters of Mercy
51437 800th Street
Jackson, MN 56143
Phone: 507-847-5498
Fax: 507-847-5689
Email: mcharlesmayer@dnu.org
Website: www.rsmofalma.org
Assisi Heights Administration Center of the Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes
1001 14th Street NW, Suite 100
Rochester, MN 55901-2525
Phone: 507-282-7441
Fax: 507-282-7762
Website: www.rochesterfranciscan.org
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