Women…is the Lord calling you to be a missionary sister?

Religious sisters are needed worldwide who, through a witness of heroic holiness in action, will strive to make Jesus, who said, "I am the Truth," known, obeyed, and loved.

Sisters in Jesus the Lord is a Public Association of the Faithful under the authority of Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. in the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, based in Kansas City, Missouri, serving there and sending sisters to Vladivostok, Russia (and eventually other countries, too). Learn more

Update from Mother Stella—

Mother Julia is with her sisters at Maryknoll in upstate New York. She would love to hear from you! Her address: Sister Julia Kubista, MM/Maryknoll Sisters/PO Box 311/Maryknoll, NY 10545. Many of you might not know that Mother Julia entered Maryknoll in 1960, and since 2003 it has been her work to found our community!

Three of us were given the tremendous gift of a pilgrimage to the Holy Land January 13-24. We prayed for you in all the Holy Sites! Currently, Sr. Faustina is staying with Sr. Olga of the Sisters of Charity of St. Ann in Vladivostok while Sr. Catherine is in the US for a bit with Sr. Joanna and Mother Stella. Our work continues in Vladivostok and Sant Joseph, Missouri. We spoke at a parish in South Carolina in November and in Texas in December. We attended the SEEK conference in St. Louis and are planning a vocation retreat February 17-19. Our last apartment on Russian Island is being converted into a chapel, and the Cathedral Convent is about to have dry wall put up, after the new wiring has been approved.

Your prayers make all the difference for helping hearts to be converted and our work is to continue in Russia. Please pray especially for the young women the Lord is calling to join us!

With Gratitude in Christ,
Mother Stella, CJD, on behalf of all the Canonesses (Sisters) in Jesus the Lord

Mother Stella interviewed

Here is a link to a recent radio interview Mother Stella did for "Sounds of the Spires" with Dr. Jennifer Pascual: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EYJU5rwc9XKMR0qdSSBa34zNRhTVXkLJ/view?usp=sharing

Since 2006, Dr. Pascual, Director of Music for Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, has been hosting the radio program "Sounds from the Spires." It can be heard SIRIUSXM 129 Radio, The Catholic Channel.

 

Rachel's Vineyard in Russia

Your prayers are opening many doors here. We have been contacted by several local Protestant churches interested in Rachel's Vineyard, and five of the ten recent participants at the above-pictured recent Rachel's Vineyard retreat for healing after abortion were pastors and pastors' wives, eager to bring healing to their congregations.

November 18 is becoming a special day to offer prayers in reparation for abortion throughout the world. This initiative started last year in Moscow, led by participants in Rachel's Vineyard. Soviet Russia was the first country to legalize abortion, on November 18, 1920.

Listen to an interview Mother Stella had on June 10, 2021 on the Institute of Religious Life's facebook page on "The Revival of the Church in Russia." Read our Spring 2021 Newsletter

Announcing the Election of Our New Prioress

The Sisters in Jesus the Lord joyfully announce the election of our new prioress, Mother M. Stella, as of October 2, 2020. Bishop James V. Johnston, Jr. of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph celebrated Mass for us and presided at the election. Mother Julia, now Mother Emerita, will continue to serve the community in an advisory role. We are grateful to Mother Julia for her many years of service as our foundress and first superior. We wish Mother M. Stella God's graces and blessings as she fulfills her term of office. Thank you so much for your continued prayers and for your loving suppport of our community and mission!

On EWTN:

Sisters in Jesus the Lord was blessed with the opportunity to share about our community and work in Russia on EWTN. Fr. Mitch Pacwa spoke with Mother Julia and Sr. Maria Damiana in the studio of "EWTN Live," and also spoke with Sr. Maria Stella, Sr. Catherine Marie, and Sr. Faustina Marie vis Skype. Watch the program on line at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98KBvgGy7Lg.

Video:

Reviving the Roman Catholic Church in Eastern Russia: The Fathers in Vladivostok have made a new DVD about their mission, and it includes pictures of our sisters at work. We would be most grateful if you could watch the video and share it with your friends. Watching it will help your prayers take wings!