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Mother Teresa founded the
Missionaries of Charity in response to Christ’s plea that she
make 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.
Mother Teresa’s Successor
Sr. M. Nirmala MC (Superior General)
of both the active as well as of the contemplative branch
ADDRESS:
Motherhouse
Missionaries of
Charity
54 A AJC Bose
Road
Calcutta WB
700016 India
In 1963 Mother Teresa
founded the Missionaries of Charity Brothers. Two years later,
Jesuit Father Ian Travers-Ball (Brother Andrew, M.C.) joined the
Brothers in 1965 and became their first Superior. The Brothers were
officially established as a diocesan congregation in 1967.
The
superior General of the Brothers (the
General Servant ) is Brother
Geoff M.C.
Address:
Missionaries of Charity Brothers
7
Mansatala Row
Kidderpur
Calcutta 700 023 India
tel.
0091(33) 24497480
24497080
e-mail
yesu_das2001@yahoo.co.in
In 1976 Mother Teresa
began a contemplative branch of the Missionaries of
Charity Sisters under the direction of Sr. M. Nirmala, M.C. Their
mission is to go in search of the souls of the poorest of the poor through
the apostolate of prayer, in particular Eucharistic Adoration, and the
spiritual works of mercy.
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY –
CONTEMPLATIVE BROTHERS
In answer to a similar desire of men
for a more contemplative life in the service of the poor, Mother Teresa
founded the Missionaries of Charity Contemplative Brothers on 19 March 1979
with Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala, M.C. Consisting of brothers and priests, they
were formally established as a Diocesan Congregation in Rome on 8 December
1993.
FATHER GENERAL:
FR.
SEBASTIAN VAZHAKALA, M.C.
MISSIONARIES OF
CHARITY-CONTEMPLATIVE BROTHERS
VIA DI S. AGAPITO,
8
00177 ROMA – ITALY
TEL.: 06/
21.70.77.02
FAX : 06/
21.70.77.03
Email:
MCCbrothers@libero.it
In 1984, Mother Teresa
founded, with Fr. Joseph Langford, the Missionaries of Charity Fathers.
Their purpose is to give priestly service to the poorest of the poor,
spiritual assistance to the MC Family, and to spread Mother Teresa’s
spirituality and mission. The Fathers became a congregation of diocesan
right in Tijuana, Mexico in 1992.
Superior General
Fr.
robert conroy, M.c.
M.C. Fathers mother house:
padres
misioneros de la caridad
TIJUANA, BAJA
CALIFORNIA
MEXICO
TEL: 52 664
624 67 96
52 664
462 46 51
FAX: 52 664 623
06 21
mcfathers@yahoo.com
MAILING
ADDRESS
MISSIONARIES
OF CHARITY FATHERS
PMB 815
2498 ROLL
DRIVE
SAN DIEGO,
CA 92154-7275
U.S.A.
PADRI
MISSIONARI DELLA CARITA'
VICOLO TOR
DEL FISCALE n° 73
00178 ROMA,
ITALIA
tEL: 06
7807817
FAX: 06
7825011
E-MAIL:
mcfrome@yahoo.com
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 God’s thirst for love by personal
holiness and by working for the salvation and sanctification of the poorest
of the poor. For all of the Sisters, Brothers and Fathers, Mother Teresa is
“Mother.”
Co-Workers of Mother
Teresa
From the beginning of her
work, Mother Teresa welcomed and sought the help of lay persons. Eventually
those attracted to her and her work formed a group called the
Co-Workers of Mother Teresa. Coming from all religions, nations and
walks of life, these men and women share in Mother Teresa’s aim to quench
the thirst of God for love and souls by seeking to give Him their love and
to bring His love to every person with whom they have contact, especially
the poorest of the poor, and, above all, those most needy in their own
families.
Jacqueline de Decker was
a young Belgian social worker who in 1948, while on a “working” visit to
India, was introduced to Mother Teresa. At the time, Mother Teresa was
learning the rudiments of medical care from the Medical Mission Sisters in
Patna, Bihar. The two were drawn to each other by a common love for Jesus
and a desire to help the poor. Miss De Decker wanted to join Mother Teresa,
but serious health problems prevented her. When Jacqueline returned to
Belgium, Mother Teresa asked her to become her “second self,” that is, to be
united with Mother Teresa as her spiritual sister, offering her sufferings
to God for the sake of the poor. Jacqueline took up the task of promoting
this apostolate of prayer and self-offering among the sick, linking each
person who became a “Sick and Suffering Co-Worker” with an
individual Missionary of Charity.
Mother Teresa had a great
love and reverence for the priesthood. Prior to founding the Missionaries of
Charity Fathers, Mother Teresa began the Corpus Christi Movement for
Priests as a plan of life and holiness with the help of Fr. Joseph
Langford,
M.c. The Corpus Christi Movement has continued to spread among diocesan
priests worldwide under the present leadership of Fr. Pascual Cervera.
Address
Fr.
Pascual Cervera
P.O. Box 1389
New
York e-mail:
CorpXti@cs.com
www.corpuschristimovement.org
Mother Teresa sought to
assist priests further by beginning the Veronica Intercessors for
Priests, a program of spiritual adoption by which a priest is
supported by the prayers and sacrifices of a particular sister. The program
is promoted by bishops around the world and has expanded to include many
religious congregations.
The LAY MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY is an
association of lay persons, both married and single, who apply the
spirituality of Mother Teresa to their family life. An off-shoot of the M.C.
Contemplative Brothers, they began in Rome, April 1984. They have spread to
over forty countries.
Mailing address
VIA DI S. AGAPITO,
8
00177 ROMA – ITALY
TEL.: 06/
21.70.77.02
FAX : 06/
21.70.77.03
Email:
MCCbrothers@libero.it
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