On June 15, 2026, Junior Sister Arti Minj will profess her perpetual vows as a Sister Adorer in Kolkata (India).
Details of the Eucharistic celebration, presided over by Archbishop Elias Frank of Calcutta:
📅 Date: June 15, 2026
🕐 Time: 11:00 a.m. (local time)
📍 Place: Auxilium Parish Church, Gobra, Kolkata (India)
What does the profession of perpetual vows mean?
Perpetual Profession is a definitive step in the life of a religious sister. Through it, she gives her life forever to God through the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience—not as a temporary stage, but as a total, free, and lifelong consecration.
For the Sisters Adorers, this perpetual profession means fully embracing the charism that unites Eucharistic Adoration with the commitment to accompany women in their processes of Liberation from contexts of prostitution, trafficking, and other forms of violence and exclusion.
This will be the definitive step in Sr. Arti’s vocational journey, marked by prayer, discernment, and the desire to dedicate her life to God and to the most vulnerable women.
Arti’s vocational journey
Arti is 29 years old and comes from the Gumla district in the state of Jharkhand, India. From childhood, she felt the desire to consecrate her life to God in religious life. The life of the sisters, centred on prayer and service, awakened in her a deep admiration.
During her high school years, she met two Sisters Adorers who came to present the Congregation and its mission in the Church. The testimony of the sisters and the Adorer charism, centred on Adoration and Liberation, deeply impressed her.
Later, she participated in a vocational programme called “Come and See,” where she clearly felt that God was calling her to follow Him within the Congregation of the Sisters Adorers, Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity.
Her formation journey began in Kharagpur, in West Bengal, where she lived a time of mutual discernment alongside other young women who also wished to know the Adorer life and mission. She later completed her Prenovitiate in Goa, in the house of Velsao, and her Novitiate in Nuvem (Goa).
On June 15, 2019, she made her first religious profession in the novitiate house in Nuvem. Since then, she has been part of different Adorer communities in Siliguri, Nalgonda, and Liluah. She shares that these experiences have helped her understand what it truly means to be an Adorer, both in community life and in apostolic mission with women in situations of prostitution, trafficking, and other forms of violence.
Arti’s testimony
Arti recognises that her vocation is not a personal achievement, but a faithful call from God that continues to sustain her every day. Along her journey, she has found strength especially in prayer, Adoration before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and life shared with other sisters in community.
“In prayer and community life I have experienced the truth of Isaiah 43:1: ‘I have called you by name; you are mine.’ This certainty of God has strengthened me in moments of doubt and difficulty,” she explains.
She also says that these six years of Juniorate have been a process through which God has been shaping her life according to His will, deepening her faith through a daily “yes.”
The communities where Sr. Arti has lived have been homes of love and welcome that have nurtured and sustained her vocation. She also finds inspiration for the mission in a phrase of Saint Maria Micaela:
“I have lived only for God and for them.”
With emotion and hope, Arti awaits the day of her definitive self-giving: “I desire to pronounce my unconditional yes and give my whole life to Him.”
From the Adorer Family, we unite in prayer and give thanks for Arti Minj’s vocation and for this new step of fidelity and self-giving in service to God, the Church, and the women accompanied in our mission.
How you can support Arti’s vocation and the mission of the Sisters Adorers
Consecrated life is not lived in isolation; it is nourished by the support and prayer of the community. If you wish to support and contribute to the mission of the Sisters Adorers, you can:
- Join in prayer on the day of her perpetual profession.
- Make a donation to support the Congregation’s projects for women in vulnerable situations.
- Share this event with your friends and family so they may join this day of celebration and commitment.
Make your donation and learn more about our mission here. Thank you for your support!
Would you like to know more? You can learn about the Adorer vocational journey here.
Our mission: Liberate, promote, and integrate
Since 1856, the Sisters Adorers have worked with women who have faced situations of prostitution, human trafficking, and other forms of violence. We focus on the promotion and social integration of women, recognising their dignity and offering them new opportunities in life.
Visit our Social Work around the world page to discover how you can become part of this mission of accompaniment and support for vulnerable women.
