Pax Christi Sisters celebrated their 50th and 25th Anniversary

Six sisters from the Pax Christi Institute were honored at a Mass and reception for 25 years living a religious life. The event was held at the Pax Christi Liturgical Retreat Center on Aug. 3. 

The six sisters celebrating their 25th Anniversary are Sister Adelina Garcia Garcia, PCI; Sister Angelina Ramires Reséndez, PCI; Sister Susana Maria Renteria Lopez, PCI; Sister Mercedes Martinez Orarco, PCI; Sister Cleotilde Reséndiz Laredo, PCI; and Sister Gloria Salinas Gonzáles, PCI.

Bishop Emeritus Edmond Carmody, their chaplain, Father Don Downey, and several priests throughout the diocese concelebrated Mass in their Chapel.

Joining them in the celebration were sisters from other congregations and the new Director of Consecrated Life & Women's Vocations, Sister Mary Claire Strasser from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity.
 

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About Pax Christi Institute

The Pax Christi Sisters were founded on July 19, 1969, by Mother Teresa Santoyo in the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas. The fundamental purpose of the Pax Christi Sisters, a contemplative-apostolic faith community, is to serve as an enabling instrument of peace, which leads each member in the pursuit of the attainment of perfect love and oneness with God.

Mother Teresa Santoyo inspired Pax Christi Liturgical Retreat Center. It is a retreat and renewal center located in the Diocese of Corpus Christi. The retreat center is a place to find peace, walk in the light of Christ and find restoration.

Through a dual ministry, the sisters take the Good News of Jesus Christ to all mankind. Through their spiritual apostolate, they lead the people of God to a more profound understanding of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. They enable the effecting of the salvific love mission of Jesus Christ our Peace through the sharing of the Pax Christi spirituality, “That all may be one.”