Product Description
The Confraternity of Penitents Vita Dei Houses need your support! Vita Dei Houses are homes for people who wish to live in Catholic Community or who are discerning a major life decision such as a vocation, marriage, or career. For general information on both men's and women's Vita Dei Houses, see this link.
- Details on Annunciation Women's Vita Dei House on this link.
- Details on Guadalupe Men's Vita Dei House and St. Joseph Men's Vita Dei Hermitage on this link.
Pictured are some men and women from the Vita Dei Houses performing Outdoor Living Stations of the Cross on the Friday's of Lent and Christmas Caroling on the Sundays of Advent. Other images of Houses are shown below (Guadalupe House--yellow and brown, Annunciation house--brick, St. Joseph's Hermitage--yellow with white fence).
Here are the current needs for these houses (all donations tax dedcutible)
1. Guadalupe Men's Vita Dei House needs a new roof. Total needed $19,172. Total raised as of August 21 $13,749. To Raise as of August 19: $5423
Photos of festival held to raise funds for the roof replacement on this link.
In the Guadalupe House cardboard model (pictured), each shingle represents a $20 donation. Can you donate $20?
Or consider honoring a priest in Mary, Mother of Priests Chapel in Guadalupe House. For information ($180 per sponsorship), see this link. At this time, all priest sponsorships will go toward the roof and gutter repair.
2. The 37 year old first floor furnace in Annunciation Women's Vita Dei House died and the same age air conditioner is breathing its last. Todal repair cost $10, 578). Collected as of September 6, 2025- $3,730. Needed $6,848.
3. Saint Joseph's Men's Vita Dei Hermitage can't be insured until the asbestos siding is removed. Total estimate for removal of siding and replacement with vinyl siding: $21,000.
Donate on line.
Checks and money orders made out to "Confraternity of Penitents Renovations Fund" can be mailed to: Confraternity of Penitents Renovations Fund, 1702 Lumbard Street, Fort Wayne IN 46803 USA. In the check memo line, write, "Roof and Gutter Repair Donation."
With God's help, this will be done! Please pray about how you can help, and then "do whatever He tells you."
May God bless you for your support!
