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Women's Discernment Retreat

June 6-8, 2013

At our motherhouse near East Peoria

Join other young women and come away from your work and studies for a few days of
prayer and adoration. It is easier to hear the Lord speak to you in silence. You will also
have the chance to meet other young women who are discerning their vocation.

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Welcome

Pax et bonum! (Peace and all good!)

Thank you for stopping by our website.

We hope you will find it helpful, whether you are trying to figure out if God is calling you to be a Sister or you just want to find out more about us.

Who We Are

“Dear Sisters, keep yourselves in strict accord with the rules and statutes. Live in meekness and obedience. Nurse the sick with the greatest care and love, then will God’s blessing be with you.”

 

Officially, we are The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, of East Peoria, Illinois.  We were founded in Peoria in 1877 by Mother M. Frances Krasse, O.S.F. and Bishop John Lancaster Spalding

We are:

  • Franciscan
  • Apostolic
  • A religious institute of pontifical right
  • Committed to caring for the sick and the poor

A few more details that may help you to understand us better.

  • We strive to remain ever faithful to the pope and the magisterium.
  • We live together in community with our Sisters.
  • We wear a distinctive religious habit.
  • We attend Holy Mass daily and pray together the Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer and Night Prayer) and the Holy Rosary.
  • We are devoted to our Lord, present in the Blessed Sacrament, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our mother and model.