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Consecrated life is an eschatological sign. By a transfigured life especially through the vow of celibacy, it foretells the resurrected state and is a sign of the heavenly kingdom here and now. Consecrated life is at the very heart of the church and it is a decisive element of her holiness and mission. Our consecration demands a total surrender and a firm determination to live deeper in God and closer to people. (Sr. Noella UMI)

“Where there is no mercy there is no justice” (Pope Francis)

This hope is not based on statistics or accomplishments, but on the One in whom we have put our trust (cf. 2 Tim 1:2), the One for whom “nothing is impossible” (Lk 1:37). This is the hope which does not disappoint; it is the hope which enables consecrated life to keep writing its great history well into the future. It is to that future that we must always look, conscious that the Holy Spirit spurs us on so that he can still do great things with us. (Pope Francis)