MC Family.

The Family She Founded

MC Family

The Family She Founded

Missionaries of Charity

The two wounds in the Hands,

Sisters and Brothers - Active

Serving with active love the Poor.

The two wounds in the Feet,

Sisters and Brothers – Contemplative

Going in search of souls by their

word, prayer and; penance.

The Wound in the Sacred Heart of Jesus,

The Priests – Satiating the Thirst of

Jesus by their Priesthood

by completing the work of the Sisters and

Brothers in the Poor they serve.

Even when Mother leaves you, Jesus’ thirst will never leave you. Jesus thirsting in the poor you will have with you always.

I want the Active Sisters and Brothers, the Contemplative Sisters and Brothers, and the Fathers to each one aid the other in satiating Jesus with their own special gift supporting, completing each other and this precious Grace as one Family, with one Aim and purpose.

Do not exclude the Co-Workers and Lay MCs from this this is their call as well, help them to know it. (Saint Teresa of Calcutta)

“I have asked Our Lady to keep the Society hidden in the five wounds of Jesus.” (Saint Teresa of Calcutta)

In 1946, Mother Teresa received the inspiration to found the Missionaries of Charity in response to Christ’s plea that she makes Him known to the poorest of the poor by her humble service of love. She envisioned a congregation of women and received her first companion in March 1949. The “little Society” of twelve members was officially established on 7 October 1950. The religious branches include the Sisters, followed by the Brothers on 25 March 1963, then the Contemplative Sisters on 25 June 1976, the Contemplative Brothers on 19 March 1979, and the Fathers on 31 October 1984. For diocesan priests, the Corpus Christi Movement was founded on 26 June 1981.

As a religious family the active and contemplative Sisters comprise one congregation, while the Brothers and Fathers are three separate congregations. All share in the charism of Mother Teresa to satiate Jesus’s thirst for love of souls by laboring for the salvation and sanctification of the poorest of the poor. For all of the Sisters, Brothers and Fathers, Mother Teresa is “Mother.”

For the laity, Mother Teresa established the Sick and Suffering co-workers on 13 January 1953 and the Co-workers on 29 March 1969. The Lay Missionaries of Charity were founded on 13 April 1987.

Missionaries of Charity Sisters (Active)

“A Missionary of Charity is a carrier of God’s love especially to the poorest of the poor, setting all on fire with love for Him and one another, a healing touch of God that cures all diseases; a soothing smile of God that warms all hearts; God own language of love that all hearts understand.” (Mother Teresa)

History

The Missionaries of Charity Sisters is an international religious family of pontifical right founded by Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 1950, composed of active and contemplative branches with perpetual, public vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor.

Aim

The Society’s aim is to quench the infinite thirst of Jesus Christ on the Cross for love and souls by the living of the four vows in a spirit of loving trust, total surrender, and cheerfulness, leading each one to the perfect love of God and neighbour and making the Church fully present in the world of today.

Apostolate

The apostolate is to labour at the salvation and sanctification of the poorest of the poor, not only in the slums, but also wherever they may be all over the world, by putting the love of God into a living action. Every member goes where she is sent and does not choose either the place or kind of work: “In all our missionary apostolate, we follow the advice of Our Lady at the wedding feast at Cana, ‘Do whatever He tells you.’” (Mother Teresa – from the MC Constitutions)

Members of the active branch:

1) Love and adore Jesus under the appearance of bread in the Blessed Sacrament by:

daily Holy Mass
daily hour of Eucharistic Adoration

2) Love and serve Him in the distressing disguise of the poorest of the poor, both materially and spiritually, recognizing in them and restoring to them the dignity of the children of God by:

nursing the sick and dying destitute;
gathering and teaching the poor and little street children;
giving shelter to the abandoned and homeless;
caring for the unwanted, the unloved and the lonely;
going out to the spiritually poorest of the poor to proclaim the Word ofGod by their presence and by spiritual works of mercy;
going to remote villages;
conducting relief work.

Regardless of where they are sent or what they do, the life of a Missionary of Charity is founded in prayer, marked by the simplicity and humility of the Gospel, and characterized by total reliance on Divine Providence for all personal necessities and those of the poor.

Vocations

Candidates that aspire to join the Missionaries of Charity must be:

sufficiently mature to adopt our way of life;
guided by a right intention;
healthy in body and mind, and hence able to bear the hardships of this special vocation;
able to acquire knowledge (especially the language of the people they serve and English, the language of the Society);
of a cheerful disposition;
able to exercise sound judgment;
full of common sense.

Candidates are encouraged to complete at least a high school education. Those interested will be invited to make a two week “Come and See” experience. For further information, please visit us at missionariesofcharity.org or contact the closest house, belonging to your region:

Contact information (Our Regional Houses)

Europe:

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Byelorussia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), Ukraine, Vatican City.

Asia:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China (Hong Kong, Macau), India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palesatine, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Taiwan,Thailand, Uzbekistan, Yemen.

Oceania:

Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.

Africa:

Algeria, Benin, Burundi, BurkinaFaso, Cameroun, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

The Americas:

Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, United States of America (incl.Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands), Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.

Europe

For England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland, Iceland:

Missionaries of Charity
177 Bravington Road,
London W9 3AR
England, U.K.
Tel: +44-208-960-2644

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Apostolate

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Contact information (Our Regional Houses)

Europe:

Asia:

Oceania:

Africa:

The Americas:

Europe

For England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland, Iceland:

For Spain, France, Portugal, Morocco, Switzerland:

For Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Sweden, Denmark, Norway:

For Italy, Vatican:

For Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine:

For Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece:

For Russia, Belorussia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia:

Africa

For Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Sudan, Libya:

For Ethiopia,

For Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan:

For Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda:

For South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros:

For Cameroun, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Tchad:

For Ivory Coast, Benin, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea-Bissau:

The Americas

For Eastern U.S.A. and Eastern Canada:

For Central U.S.A. and Central Canada:

For Western U.S.A., Western Canada, Mexico (Tijuana):

For Mexico

For Cuba, Jamaica:

For Haiti, Dominican Republic, U.S.A.(Florida), Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico:

For Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama:

For Venezuela, Guyana, Grenada,Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia:

For Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador:

For Brasil:

For Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile:

Asia

For India:

For Sri Lanka:

For Bangladesh:

For Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan

For Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq:

For Philippines:

For South Korea, Japan, Mongolia

For China, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand:

FAR EAST / OCEANIA

For Australia, New Zealand, Timor-Leste, Indonesia

For Papua New Guinea:

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