COVINGTON, Ky. — Sister Therese Marie Rusciolelli (Molly), a longtime parishioner of St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, made her first vows in the Franciscan Daughters of Mary at Mass Oct. 2 in the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption.
Her vows were received by newly appointed Bishop John C. Iffert of the Covington diocese. Sister Therese Marie’s vows were the first he has received as bishop of the diocese.
Sister Therese Marie took vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and an additional vow to uphold the dignity of all human life from natural conception to natural death.
The Daughters of Mary live out their vocation through apostolates of daily prayer for priests and spiritual and corporal works of mercy at the Rose Garden Home Mission, an outreach center that assists the underserved in the Covington community.
She is the daughter of Bill and Debbie Rusciolelli. Her brother, Peter, is a seminarian studying at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Her uncle, Father Christopher Bond, is a priest of the Diocese of Charlotte.
Learn more about her order at www.fdofmary.org.
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