LARNED – The annual Consecrated Life Celebration will be held on World Day of Consecrated Life, Feb. 3, at Sacred Heart Parish in Larned. Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Consecrated life is a gift given by Christ who chooses a person individually to respond to His great love in a special relationship.

He asks that person to leave some aspects of the world (such as marriage and following secular goals) to put themselves at the service of their brothers and sisters.

Furthermore, consecrated life is a vocation just as marriage and diocesan priesthood are. Both men and women can choose to consecrate their lives to Christ as a way to seek an intimate relationship with Him. These men and women live the truth that only Christ can satisfy the deepest longings in a person’s heart and witness that this union provides a deeper joy than the secular world can give. In effect they are previewing the way we will relate to Christ in heaven.

If you feel called to learn more about religious life, talk to your priest or reach out to Father Ted at the Vocation Office at 620-227-1555 or via email: vicargeneral@dcd.diocese.org.