07/29/2026
Please keep Sister in your prayers as moves on in her next step
Vocations do not spring up from nowhere. They grow within families β through prayer, love, sacrifice, ordinary moments together, and the example of people striving to follow Christ.
This beautiful photo shows Sister Stella Rebekah Michaela Marie Duryea playing a game with her siblings. Even as she prepares to make her final vows, Sister Stella remains a beloved daughter and sister. Family continues to be an important part of who priests and religious are, even after ordination or religious profession.
Sister Stella is a daughter of the Diocese of Lexington and a native of St. Lawrence Parish in Lawrenceburg. On August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, she will make her final vows.
Please join us in praying for Sister Stella as she prepares to offer her life definitively to Christ. May the Blessed Virgin Mary accompany her, and may God continue to strengthen the family whose love and faith helped nurture her vocation.