In a recent letter published in English by Malaysia’s Catholic newspaper, the prefect and secretary of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life wrote, “Consecrated men and women in religious, monastic and contemplative institutes, in secular institutes and new institutes, members of the order of virgins, hermits, members of societies of apostolic life, we ask all of you to place this Encyclical at the center of your life, formation and mission.”