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The Missionaries of the Poor OJ (Latin: Missionarii Pauperum) is a Roman Catholic monastic religious institute of Brothers and Sisters dedicated to "Joyful Service with Christ on the Cross" to serve the poorest of the poor.
Manuela de Jesús Arias Espinosa (María Inés Teresa of the Blessed Sacrament) (1904–1981), Founder of the Poor Clare Missionary Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and the Missionaries of Christ for the Universal Church (Nayarit, Mexico – Rome, Italy) Declared "Venerable": April 3, 2009; Beatified: April 21, 2012 by Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B.
Brothers of Our Lady of the Fields: 1902 1931 Merged Joined with the Clerics of Saint Viator [1] C Catechist Missionary Sisters of St. John Bosco 1938 Died out Celestine Order (Hermits of St. Damiano) O.S.B. Cel. 1254 18th to early 20th century Benedictine Died out Congregation of St. Mary: O.P. 1860 2009 Dominican: Merged Congregation of St ...
The Maryknoll Society is (also known as the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers and officially as Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America; Latin: Societas de Maryknoll pro missionibus exteris) is a Catholic society of apostolic life for men founded in the United States to serve as missionaries to the poor and marginalized.
Glenmary priests, brothers, and co-workers are Catholic missionaries who serve Catholic missions and ministries in 11 different dioceses in the United States. Glenmary serves the spiritual and material needs of the Catholic minority, the unchurched, and the poor by establishing the Catholic Church in small-town and rural America. [1]
Initially called "Missionaries of Provence," they dedicated themselves to evangelization through preaching parish missions in the poor villages, youth and prison ministry. In 1818 a second community was established at the Marian shrine of Notre Dame du Laus .
As an expression of their charism, the Rogationists dedicate their lives in the apostolate in favor of the poor. In various places throughout the world, the Congregation has established orphanages, health and nutrition centers, schools for the deaf and dumb, technical-vocational schools, scholarship programs for poor children, centers for professional management, centers for relief and ...
The early missionaries concentrated in East Asia, particularly China (1921) [5] and Korea (1922). World War II interrupted their work. Many Sisters were detained and deported, and two lost their lives. However, numerous South American countries were added as mission sites. Maryknoll Sisters also responded to the needs of refugees in Central ...