MC Family.
The Religious Family Mother Teresa Founded
MC Family
The Family She Founded
Missionaries of Charity
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 of God by their presence and by spiritual works of mercy;
- going to remote villages;
- conducting relief work.
- daily hour of Eucharistic Adoration
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
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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Missionaries of Charity
223 South Circular Road
Dublin D08 V8Y4
Republic of Ireland
Tel: +353-1-454-0163
Missionaries of Charity
Ingólfsstræti 12
101, Reykjavik
Iceland
Tel: +353-1-454-0163
For Spain, France, Portugal, Morocco, Switzerland:
Missionaries of Charity
Paseo de la Ermita del Santo, 46
28011 Madrid,
Spain
Tel: 34-91-463-3744
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Missionaries of Charity
62, Rue de la Folie-Méricourt
75011 Paris
France
Tel: +33-1-4355-7901
Missionaries of Charity
Avda. Joao Paulo II
Lote 538
1º-2º Andar, Chelas, Zona J
1950-157 Lisbon
Portugal
Tel: +351-21-859-1398
Missionaries of Charity
Feldstrasse, 136
8004 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41-44-242-0430
Missionaries of Charity
23, Rue de la Participation, Roches Noires
20300 Casablanca
Morocco
Tel: +212-522-242-165
For Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Sweden, Denmark, Norway:
Missionaries of Charity
Elisenstrasse 15
45139 Essen,
Germany
Tel: +49-201-235-641
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Missionaries of Charity
Egelantierstraat 147-149
1015 RA Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel: +31-20-6251952
Missionaries of Charity
Begijnengracht 55
9000 Gent
Belgium
Tel: +32-9-2233535
Missionaries of Charity
Mariahilfergürtel 11
1150 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43-1-8934279
Missionaries of Charity
Jukicéva 24
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel: +43-1-8934279
Missionaries of Charity
Kalisnikov Trg. 7, Ježica
1131 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: +386-1-5371183
Missionaries of Charity Gunduliceva 32 78000 Banja Luka Bosnia i Herzegovina Tel: +387-51-257070 Missionaries of Charity Algatan 4 bv Fisksätra 13344 Saltsjöbaden Stockholm Sweden Tel: +46-8-7178634
Missionaries of Charity
Sigurdsgade 29
2200 Kopenhagen N
Denmark
Tel: +45-50108645
Missionaries of Charity
Nygårdsgaten 3
5015 Bergen
Norway
Tel: +47-55-215970
For Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine:
Missionaries of Charity
ul. Poborzanska 33
03-368 Warszawa
Poland
Tel: +48-22-614-5074
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Missionaries of Charity
ul. Rovniankova 10
85 102 Bratislava
Slovakia
Tel: +421-2-6381-0754
Missionaries of Charity
ul. Zenklova 195
182 00 Praha 8-Liben
Czechia
Tel: +420-28-469-3513
Missionaries of Charity
Tomo u. 19
1083 Budapest
Hungary
Tel: +36-1-334-2151
Missionaries of Charity
Str. Mircesti 5-7, Sector 1
012 312 Bucharest
Romania
Tel: +40-21-224-1452
Missionaries of Charity
Str la Sv. Andrei 7
2004 Chisinau
Moldova
Tel: +373-22-290-245
Missionaries of Charity
ul. Hvardiiska 2A
03 118 Kiev
Ukraine
Tel: +380-983-323-193
For Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece:
Missionaries of Charity
Rruga Ibrahim Tukiqi 2/1
1001 Tirane
Albania
Tel: +355-4-223-9296
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Missionaries of Charity
Rr. Nene Tereza - 81
Peja 30000
Kosovo
Tel: +383-39-432-409
Missionaries of Charity
Ulica Georgi Dimitrov 38
Kisela Voda
91000 Skopje
Maqedonia Veriore (Macedonia)
Tel: +389-2-278-1415
Missionaries of Charity
Ul.Tsar Simeon 34
1202 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel: +359-2-981-3931
Missionaries of Charity
Odos Aimonos, 79
Akidimia Platonos
10442 Athens
Greece
Tel: +30-210-514-2219
For Russia, Belorussia, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia:
Missionaries of Charity
Ul. Chechulina, 13
105568 Moscow
Russia
Tel: +7-499-3-089-383
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Missionaries of Charity
Ul. Sovetskaya 146 A
246000 Gomel
Belorussia
Tel: +375-232-601-751
Missionaries of Charity
Italian Village
1805 Spitak
Armenia
Tel: +374-255-20433
Missionaries of Charity
Bochorma 14A
0144 Tbilisi
Georgia
Tel: +995-32-277-1773
Missionaries of Charity
Zig Yolu 44 H
Baku
Azerbaijan
- Mailing Address:
Roman Catholic Parish:
‘Christ the King’
69 B/1 Mammad Araz Street
AZ 1069 Baku
Azerbaijan
Tel: +994-12-372-6416
Missionaries of Charity
Svento Stepano 35
01312 Vilnius
Lithuania
Tel: +370-5-215-1840
Missionaries of Charity
Ludzas iela 6
LV - 1003 Riga
Latvia
Tel: +371-6770-4869
Missionaries of Charity
Ristiku 44
10320 Tallinn
Estonia
Tel: +372-67-33-696
For Italy, Vatican:
Missionaries of Charity
Piazza San Gregorio al Cielo, 2
00184 Rome,
Italy
Tel.: +39-06-700-8435
Africa
For Egypt, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Sudan, Libya:
Missionaries of Charity
1, Yousef Roshdi St.
Ahmed Badawi - Shoubra MSR
11561 Cairo
Egypt
Tel: +20-2-22-331-561
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Missionaries of Charity
03 Rue Noureddine Mikkiri
Bologhine, Notre Dam D’Afrique
16021 Algers
Algeria
Tel: +213-23-154054
Missionaries of Charity
1 Rue Scipion
2060 La Goulette
Tunis
Tunisia
- Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 18
2060 La Goulette
Tunis,
Tunisia
Tel : +216-71-736-228
Missionaries of Charity
135 St. Paul St.
Bormla, BML 1920
Malta (Europe)
Tel: +356-21-666-021
Missionaries of Charity
Mutha Adalfeel
Markas Andalus
El Tajura, Tripoli
Libya
- Mailing Address:
c/o Catholic Church
P.O. Box 361
Dahra,Tripoli
Libya
Tel: +218-923-524-835
For Ethiopia
Missionaries of Charity
Russia Street, House No. 1104
Arada, Woreda 06
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tel: 34-91-463-3744
- Mailing Address:
Russia Street
P.O. Box 21871
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-11-123-2597
For Kenya, Tanzania, South Sudan:
Missionaries of Charity
Huruma
Nairobi,
Kenya
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 32778-00600
Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa
Tel: +254-702-184-444
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Missionaries of Charity
Mburahati
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7359
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania, East Africa
Tel: +255-739-927-111
For Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda:
Missionaries of Charity
Nyarugenge, Muhima
Kabasengerezi, Intwari
Ville de Kigali
Rwanda
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 1174
Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa
Tel: +250-788-783-596
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Missionaries of Charity
Rue du Marche, 4
Bujumbura
Burundi
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 397
Bujumbura, Burundi
Tel: +257-2222-3242
Missionaries of Charity
Namugongo-Kironde Road
Kampala
Uganda
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 10056
Kampala, Uganda, East Africa
Tel: +256-778651988
For South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros:
Missionaries of Charity
76 St. George’s Street
2198 Bellevue East
Johannesburg
South Africa
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 28310
Kensington 2101
Johannesburg
South Africa
Tel: +27-11-648-6315
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Missionaries of Charity
Bairro Hulene B
Rua: CFM 4167, QU:43, No. 97
Maputo
Mozambique
- Mailing Address:
C.P.1 Maputo
Mozambique
Tel: +258-21-460-245
Missionaries of Charity
GG4 Finneran Road
Ardbennie
Harare
Zimbabwe
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box ST 217
Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: +263-24-266-5992
Missionaries of Charity
B.60 Kudu Road Kabulonga
Lusaka
Zambia
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 20196
Lilongwe, Malawi
Tel: +265-997-835-008
Missionaries of Charity
Lot II 4 M Ter
Androhibe- Tananarive
Madagascar
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 7699 Antanimena
Antananarivo 101
Madagascar
Tel: +261-342-231-537
Missionaries of Charity
34 St. Martin Street
Roche-Bois, Port-Louis
Mauritius
Tel: +230-242-0812
Missionaries of Charity
Anse Etoile, Mahe
Victoria
Saychelles
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1527
Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles
Tel: +248-424-1006
Missionaries of Charity
Sinejou, Mutsamudu
Anjouan
Comoros
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 355
Mission Catholique
Mutsamudu
Anjouan, Union des Comores
Tel: +269-761-1362
For Cameroun, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Tchad:
Missionaries of Charity
Paroisse Sts. Pierre et Paul
Mendong-Simbock, Yaounde
Cameroun
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 185
Yaounde,
Cameroun, Central Africa
Tel: +237-653-821-918
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Missionaries of Charity
Avenue Boganda 3Km
Bangui
Central African Republic
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 1129
Bangui
Central African Republic
Tel: +236-7275-4830
Missionaries of Charity
Avenue de L’OUA No. 2174
Bifouiti, Brazzaville
Republic of Congo
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 13722
Brazzaville
Republic of Congo, Central Africa
Tel: +242-065-975-864
Missionaries of Charity
Avenue Kimiala No. 24
Comune de Limete
Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mailing Address:
s/c Ambassade de l’Ordre
Souverain de Malte eb R.D.C.
B.P. 1800 Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo
Central Africa
Tel: +243-998-320-748
Missionaries of Charity
82 Zisks Avenue, Fegge
Onitsha, Anambra State
Nigeria
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 8905
Onitsha, Anambra State
Nigeria
Tel: +234-803-319-4830
Missionaries of Charity
Mission, Sarh
Tchad
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 87 Sarh
Tchad, Central Africa
Tel: +235-9227-9306
For Ivory Coast, Benin, Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Gambia, Niger, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo, Guinea-Bissau:
Missionaries of Charity
Boulevard du Cameroun
(En face de la Residence Agoutis)
Koumassi Nord-Est. Prodomo
Abidjan,
Ivory Coast
- Mailing Address:
12 B.P. 186
Abidjan 12,
Ivory Coast, West Africa
Tel: +225-055-513-8360
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Missionaries of Charity
Paroisse Ste Rita
Cotonou
Benin
- Mailing Address:
Paroisse Ste Rita
07 B.P. 0335
Cotonou
Republic of Benin, West Africa
Tel: +229-6176-3241
Missionaries of Charity
Mission Catholique
Archevêché de Conakry
Guinea
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 3881 Conakry
Guinea, West Africa
Tel: +224-620571779
Missionaries of Charity
Police Barrier, Akosombo Rd.
Ashaiman, Tema
Ghana
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 11046 Tema
Ghana, West Africa
el: +233-303-302-929
Missionaries of Charity
Maryland Avenue
Harper, Cape Palmas
Liberia
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4811 Monrovia
Liberia, West Africa
Tel: +231-886-633-710
Missionaries of Charity
Bakoteh Layout
Banjul
Gambia
- Mailing Address:
c/o Catholic Mission
P.O. Box 165 Banjul
Gambia, West Africa
Tel: +220-446-2195
Missionaries of Charity
Saga, Niamey
Niger
- Mailing Address:
Eveche B.P. 10270 – 8000 CTN
Niamey
Niger, West Africa
Tel: +227-9599-9870
Missionaries of Charity
Kahone
Kaolack
Senegal
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 536 Kaolack
Senegal, West Africa
Tel: +221-777-747-781
Missionaries of Charity
Maria Dougou Sect 5
Dedougou
Burkina Faso
- Mailing Address:
Eveche B.P. 35 Dedougou
Burkina Faso, West Africa
Tel: +226-6186-7487
Missionaries of Charity
Lafiabougou
San
Mali
- Mailing Address:
Mission Catholique
B.P. 48 San
Mali, West Africa
Tel: +223-9528-1035
Missionaries of Charity
Station Road
Near Town Hall
Makeni
Sierra Leone
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 57 Makeni
Sierra Leone, West Africa
Tel: +232-8848-9824
Missionaries of Charity
Paroisse Immaculee Conception
Tsihinu, Kpalime
Togo
- Mailing Address:
B.P. 590 Kpalime
Togo, West Africa
Tel: +228-9717-0017
Missionaries of Charity
Matandim, Bor
Guinea-Bissau
- Mailing Address:
Curia Diocesana
Apartado 201001 Bissau - Codex
Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Tel: +245-966-422-179
The Americas
For Eastern U.S.A. and Eastern Canada:
Missionaries of Charity
335 East 145th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
U.S.A.
Tel: +1-718-292-0019
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Missionaries of Charity
185 Dunn Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6K 2S1
Canada
Tel: +1-416-537-1391
For Central U.S.A. and Central Canada:
Missionaries of Charity
3629 Cottage Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63113-3539
U.S.A.
Tel: +1-314-533-2777
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Missionaries of Charity
167 Alkins Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 4G1
Canada
Tel: +1-204-582-2773
For Western U.S.A., Western Canada, Mexico (Tijuana):
Missionaries of Charity
164 Milagra Drive
Pacifica, CA 94044
U.S.A.
Tel: +1-650-355-3091
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Missionaries of Charity
4737 44th Avenue
St. Paul, Alberta T0A 3A3
Canada
Tel: +1-780-645-2968
Missionaries of Charity
Calle del Rio Tijuana 3551
Fracc. Chapultepec Alamar
Tijuana, B.C. 22110
Mexico
Tel: +52-664-621-3041
For Mexico
Missionaries of Charity
Calle Galeana 225
Colonia Santa Fe
Del. Alvaro Obregón C.P. 01210
Ciudad de México
Mexico
Tel: +52-55-5570-5425
For Cuba, Jamaica:
Missionaries of Charity
Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Calle Artes # 206
E/ San Antonio y San Ambrosio
Casablanca C.P. 19110
Havana - 11200 – Régla
Cuba
Tel: +53-7-793-8237
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Missionaries of Charity
75 Tower Street
P. O. Box 8398
Kingston (CSO)
Jamaica
Tel: +1-876-922-8066
For Haiti, Dominican Republic, U.S.A.(Florida), Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico:
Missionaries of Charity
Rue B. de Larnage 11
Delmas 31, Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Tel: +509-3418-2447
- Mailing Address: MIAMI
727 N.W. 17th Street
Miami, Fl. 33136
U.S.A.
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Missionaries of Charity
Barrio María Auxiliadora
Calle María Auxiliadora # 75
Santo Domingo
Republica Dominicana
Tel: +1-809-5364943
Missionaries of Charity
727 N.W. 17th Street
Miami, Fl. 33136
U.S.A
Tel: +1-305-5455699
Missionaries of Charity
55 Queen Street
Christiansted, St. Croix
US Virgin Islands 00822
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 3058
Christiansted, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands 00822
Tel: +1-340-4737055
Missionaries of Charity
683 Ramos Antonini
El Tuque, Ponce
Puerto Rico 00728
U.S.A.
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 32177
Ponce, Puerto Rico 00732
U.S.A.
Tel: +1-787-8415443
For Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama:
Missionaries of Charity
Hogar de Ancianos de Coronado
50 m al Sur de la Iglesia de Coronado
San Jose
Costa Rica
- Mailing Address:
Apdo. 94-2200
Coronado, San Jose
Costa Rica, C. A.
Tel: +506-229-4269
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Missionaries of Charity
33 Av. y 38 Calle # 32-83
Colonia Sakerty 2, Zona 7
Ciudad de Guatemala
Guatemala
- Mailing Address:
Apdo. 2718
Ciudad de Guatemala
Guatemala, C.A.
Tel: +502-2435-2972
Missionaries of Charity
Hogar Reina de la Paz
Urbanización San Marcos
Final, pasaje 9, Block A
San Salvador
El Salvador
- Mailing Address:
Apdo. 1351
San Salvador
El Salvador, C.A.
Tel: +503-2220-0140
Missionaries of Charity
Hogar Don de María
Última parada del bus
Bajo de la Peña
Colonia Monte de Sinaí
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
- Mailing Address:
Apdo. Postal 1565
Tegucigalpa
Honduras, C.A.
Tel: +504-2246-3137
Missionaries of Charity
Hogar San Jose
Valle de San Isidro
San Miguelito, Panama City
Panama
- Mailing Address:
Apdo. 085000021-Milla 8
Panama City
Panama, C.A.
Tel: +507-231-0732
For Venezuela, Guyana, Grenada,Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia:
Missionaries of Charity
Calle El Tanque
Barrio Mirabal
Catia La Mar
La Guaira
Venezuela
- Mailing Address:
Aptdo. No. 12
Catia La Mar
La Guaira
Venezuela, S.A.
Tel: +58-212-351-2313
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Missionaries of Charity
St. John’s and Main Street
New Amsterdam
Guyana
Tel: +592-333-5336
Missionaries of Charity
St. John’s Street
St. George’s
Grenada
Tel: +1-473-440-1311
Missionaries of Charity
1 Church Street
Success Village, Laventille
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Tel: +1-868-624-6888
Missionaries of Charity
Hospital Road
Castries
St. Lucia
- Mailing Address:
c/o Cathedral Presbytery
P.O. Box 97, Castries
St. Lucia, West Indies
Tel: +1-758-453-2237
For Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador:
Missionaries of Charity
Av. 28 de Julio 2821
Lima 100,
Peru
- Mailing Address:
Apdo. 2726
Lima 100
Peru, S. A.
Tel: +51-1-734-5603
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Missionaries of Charity
San Felipe de Seque 13
El Alto, La Paz
Bolivia
Tel: +591-2-280-8006
Missionaries of Charity
Carrera 3A Bis 32-18
Barrio Perseverancia
Bogota, C. P. 110111
Colombia
Tel: +57-601-805-5306
Missionaries of Charity
Calle Guyaquil EZ-146 esqina Av. Belermo
Tumbaco, Quito 170201
Ecuador
Tel: +593-2-237-0294
For Brasil
Missionaries of Charity
Av. Brasil 4947
Bonsucessso
CEP 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro
Brasil
Tel: +55-21-3977-5116
For Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile:
Missionaries of Charity
Sarmiento 390
1621 Benavidez
Provincia de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: +54-11-7726-1309
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Missionaries of Charity
Isidro Mas de Ayala 5487
Barrio Borro
12400 Montevideo
Uruguay
- Mailing Address:
Misioneras de la Caridad
Ave de las Instrucciones 2223
Gruta de Lourdes
12400 Montevideo
Uruguay, S.A.
Tel: +598-2-215-6500
Missionaries of Charity
22 Proyectadas y Parapiti 3391
Barrio Obrero
Asuncion
Paraguay
Tel: +353-1-454-0163
Missionaries of Charity
Hermanos Carrera No. 4670
Población Santiago
Comuna Estación Central
9160000 Santiago
Chile
Tel: +56-233452146
Asia
For India
Missionaries of Charity
Mother House
Missionaries of Charity
54/A A.J.C. Bose Road
Calcutta 700016, West Bengal
India
Tel: +91-332-2249-7115
For Sri Lanka
Missionaries of Charity
Shanthi Nivasa
81 St. John’s Church
Modera Street
Colombo 15,
Sri Lanka 01500
Tel: +94 -11-252-5995
For Bangladesh
Missionaries of Charity
Shishu Bhaban
26 Islampur Road
Dhaka 1100,
Bangladesh
Tel: +880-2-5739-1116
For Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan:
Missionaries of Charity
Ul. A. Banokatiy 90
100005 Tashkent
Uzbekistan
Tel: +998-71-299-5993
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Missionaries of Charity
Ul. Volodarskaya, 39
734012 Dushanbe
Tajikistan
Tel: +992-372-268-575
Missionaries of Charity
Ul. Chernishevskovo, 99
101404 Temirtau
Kazakhstan
Tel: +7-721-392-2700
Missionaries of Charity
Parish of St Michael
Ul. Vasilieva, 203.
720072 Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan
Tel: +996-505-888-517
Missionaries of Charity
42 T Gulberg II
54660 Lahore
Punjab
Pakistan
Tel: +92-42-3571-2710
For Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Iraq:
Missionaries of Charity
Wasfi al Tal St. 83
T’la Al Ali
Amman 11191
Jordan
- Mailing Address:
Post Box 9645
Amman 11191,
Jordan
Tel: +962-6-552-4218
For South Korea, Japan, Mongolia:
Missionaries of Charity
Pyeonghwa-Gil 8
Danwon-Gu
Ansan City, Kyong-Ki-Do
South Korea 15333
Tel: +82-31-402-0892
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Missionaries of Charity
3-5-24 Nishi Arai Honcho
Adachi-Ku
Tokyo, 123-0845
Japan
Tel: +81-3-3898-3866
Missionaries of Charity
Khud 6-R Khoroo Nvn 31-83
“MC” Tereza Ekh Ahmad Nastnii
Asramjiin Tub
Ulaanbaatar 17000
Mongolia
- Mailing Address:
c/o Catholic Mission
P.O. Box 694
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia
Tel: +976-9804-9894
For China, Cambodia, Taiwan, Thailand:
Missionaries of Charity
Nam Cheong Estate Blk. 6
Cheong Chit House GD/FL
Shamshuipo, Kowloon, Hong Kong
China
Tel: +852-2-386-7707
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Missionaries of Charity
475 Norodam Monivong Blvd.
7 Makara
Phnom Penh 120308
Cambodia
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 881
Phnom Penh 12038
Cambodia
Tel: +855-23-213-491
Missionaries of Charity
2 Mintsu 1st Street
Hsichih Dist.
New Taipei City 221
Taiwan
Tel: +886-2-2695-8729
Missionaries of Charity
1001 Trok Wanit 2
Talad Noi Subdistrict
Samphanthawong District
Bangkok 10100
Thailand
Tel: +66-22-236-3735
For Philippines
Missionaries of Charity
1030 Tayuman Street
Brgy. 234
Tondo 1012, Manila
Philippines
Tel: +63-2-255-0832
Far East / Oceania
For Australia, New Zealand, Timor-Leste, Indonesia:
Missionaries of Charity
27 High Holborn St.
Surry Hills N.S.W. 2010
Australia
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 337
Surry Hills, N.S.W. 2010
Australia
Tel: +61-2-9318-2881
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Missionaries of Charity
20 Tomo Street
Glen Eden
Auckland 0600
New Zealand
Tel: +64-9-826-4071
Missionaries of Charity
Aileu Villa
Kabasfatin
Timor-Leste
- Mailing Address:
c/o Diocese of Dili
P.O. Box 50
Camara Ecclesiastica
Dili, Timor-Leste
Tel: +670-7743-0896
Missionaries of Charity
Misionaris Cinta Kasih
Desa Weoe
RT 001/RW 001
Kecamatan Wewiku
Kabupaten Malaka
Timor, NTT
Indonesia
- Mailing Address:
c/o Kantor Pos Besikama
Besikama 85763
Kab. Malaka, Timor, NTT
Indonesia
Tel: +62-852-53179014
For Papua New Guinea
Missionaries of Charity
Champion Parade Road
St. Michael’s Church, Lot 4 Sec 44
Hanuabada 121, Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
- Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 926
Boroko,
Papua New Guinea
Tel: +675-7334-2095
Missionaries of Charity Sisters (Contemplative)
“The Sisters will live the Word of God in Eucharistic adoration and Contemplation, and will proclaim the Word to the people of God – and so, with Mary, Mother of the Church, bring the Word made Flesh [to] dwell in the hearts of all men. They are abeautiful gift of God to the Church.” (Mother Teresa)
History
The Contemplative Branch came into being on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, 25 June 1976, in New York. This gift fulfils further needs in the Church and in the world today, and is the fruit of God’s special love for us and our gradual growth in love for Him.
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
Members of the contemplative branch lead a life of prayer and contemplation, silence, solitude, fasting, and penance. They:
1) love and adore Jesus under the appearance of bread in the Blessed Sacrament by:
- spending much time in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament;
- fostering and sharing in the spiritual growth of others.
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:
- their presence,
- spiritual works of mercy;
- corporal works of mercy;
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 Contemplative Sisters must be have the same qualifications as those desiring to join the sisters of the Active Branch, plus:
- a strong desire for prayer and contemplation and a capacity for silence and a life of penance;
- readiness to go out to the spiritually poorest of the poor to proclaim the word of God;
- capacity to live in the community in peace and harmony with all;
- willingness to surrender their all to God and to live for Him alone;
- a mind open to truth and capable of receiving new knowledge.
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 more information please see: MC Contemplative website.
Contact information
For further information contact:
Asia / Australia:
Missionaries of Charity
St. John’s Church
308 A.P.C. Road
Calcutta 700 009
India
Tel: +91-704-425-0478
Africa / Europe
Missionaries of Charity
Via Dragoncello, 68
00126 Acilia
Rome
Italy
Tel: +39-065-236-1741
The Americas
Missionaries of Charity
1070 Union Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
U.S.A
Tel: +1-718-842-1978
Missionaries of Charity
3877 Boston Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113
U.S.A
Tel: +1-619-263-9566