Sisters of Divine Providence

The Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence was founded in 1851 by the Most Reverend William Emmanuel Baron von Ketteler, Bishop of Mainz, Germany, and pioneer of social justice, and Marie de la Roche, a French noble woman whom he instructed and baptized in the Catholic faith.  The first foundation of the Sisters of Divine Providence was in Pittsburgh, PA.  In 1930 the community began a new province in the Midwest, establishing the St. Louis Province on August 1, 1930, the anniversary of the death of its foundress, Marie de la Roche.  The temporary headquarters of the new province was located at St. Elizabeth hospital in Granite City, Illinois and Mother Rosalia Weaver was installed as its first Provincial Superior.

Founded in 1833 by Blessed Theresa Gerhardinger in Bavaria, the School Sisters of Notre Dame have more than 2,500 sisters in more than 34 countries. They came to the United States in 1847 and to St. Louis not long after, educating generations of children in the St. Louis area.  Their teaching ministry continues today with schools throughout the United States, including Notre Dame High School in St. Louis.  Notre Dame sisters teach at all levels of education — elementary, secondary and post-secondary.  The sisters also host regular events at their campus, which is home to Notre Dame High School, the motherhouse with its exquisitely rehabbed St. Theresa Center Chapel, and the offices for the Central Pacific Province — among five in the U.S.

The Institute of the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI), the religious missionary branch, was born from the Society of the Daughters of Saint Francis de Sales, founded in Paris in 1872 by Father Henry Chaumont, a diocesan priest, and Madame Carré de Malberg, a housewife and mother. They founded this society for lay women to “live the Gospel” and spread its spirit in the world. From this lay society, in 1885, our founder founded a missionary branch, the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate.

Charism:  We desire to be faithful to the grace received by our founder, a grace we now share by our call to the Congregation of the Resurrection. We recognize certain truths to be especially important for our life and work as Resurrectionists because they give expression to the grace and call.

We believe that God’s love for us is merciful and unfailing. We have not earned his love. we are nothing, have nothing, and can do nothing without God. We are attracted to evil. We are sinners. Yet god continues to draw us to himself.

We believe that in his love the Father calls us to conversion: to personal resurrection in union with Jesus, to a new life filled with the power of his spirit. With Jesus we die to ourselves when we surrender our lives to the Father, renouncing anything that separates us from him. The power of the Spirit forms Christ in us, and moves us to respond with love to the Father’s great lover for us.

We believe that God calls us to live together as brothers, sharing the gifts that we have received, supporting one another, praying and working together for His glory. He has called us to be a community which is a living sign of the gospel values of justice, truth, and love.

We believe that God calls us to work together for the resurrection of society, bringing His live and love to all: through our personal witness, through the witness of our life in community, and through our community apostolates, primarily through parish work and teaching. This also requires that we build, and teach others to build, a christian community in which wall can experience the hope, joy, and peace of Christ’s resurrection.

We believe that Mary is our model for all that we are called to be and do as Resurrectionists.

The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma formed in 1973 “in response to the renewal called for in the Second Vatican Council,” RSMs serve as doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators in the medical field, and also teach in seminaries and schools.  A Religious Sister of Mercy is called to professional excellence while living in a religious community as the Bride of Christ.

The community has 10 convents in the United States, three in Europe:  Rome, England and Germany — and another in Sydney, Australia.  They came to St. Louis at the invitation of Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, formerly the bishop in their diocese of Saginaw, Michigan.

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St. Alphonsus Liguori, moral theologian and doctor of the church, founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) in Naples, Italy in 1732 as a religious congregation of the Catholic Church. The congregation was formally approved in 1749 by Pope Benedict XIV.  The original mission as set forth by St. Alphonsus was to strive to follow the example of Jesus Christ by preaching the gospel to the poor and the most abandoned, particularly to those who live on the margins of church and society.

All Redemptorists use the initials “C.Ss.R.” after their last names. These four letters are an abbreviation for cCongregatio Sanctissimi Redemptoris, the latin for “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer.”

In 1212, foundress St. Clare left her home in Italy to follow in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi. She was clothed in a poor habit as a sign of her consecration to God. Several others joined her at the Church of San Damiano, just outside of Assisi, and began what was called the Poor Ladies. After St. Clare’s death in 1253, the community became known as the Poor Clares or Nuns of the Order of St. Clare.

The Poor Clare Nuns’ mission is to live the Gospel in total poverty, through a life of prayer and penance. They do so through daily prayer, readings, communing with God and silent meditation. Living in community is another critical aspect of the sisters’ charism. They share responsibilities for the upkeep of the monastery. The order in St. Louis have a specialty of making altar breads for use in the Holy Mass.  They have had a presence in the Archdiocese of St. Louis since 1959.

All are invited to pray in the Monastery of St. Clare – Daily 6:15am & Sunday 6:30am Mass. The chapel is open for prayer daily until 5:30pm.

For the Jubilee Year, on designated Sundays all-day Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is open to all, with Evening Prayer at 4:30pm followed by Benediction at 5pm. 2025 dates: May 4, June 8, July 6, (August 3: 7pm Novena to St. Clare will replace 4:30 Evening Prayer), September 7, October 5, November 9, December 7.

A Holy Hour for priestly and religious vocations is held the first Friday of each month at 7pm, ending with Benediction.

All are welcome to attend the annual Novena, held in August, ending with the August 11 Feast Day of St. Clare of Assisi.

As a Jubilee Year Pilgrimage Site, a Jubilee plenary indulgence may be gained for oneself or the holy souls in purgatory by praying at a jubilee pilgrimage site under the usual conditions.

Our calendar: https://poorclaresstl.org/calendar.

We Passionists proclaim God’s love for the world revealed through the Passion of Jesus Christ.

The Passionists, a family of priests, brothers and laity, reach out with compassion to the crucified of today. We keep alive the memory of Christ’s passion through our commitment to community, prayer, ministries of the word, and service to those who suffer. We welcome all who seek renewed life through the power of the cross and the hope of the resurrection.

The Passionists are a Roman Catholic religious order of vowed priests and brothers, sisters and nuns operating with the full support and approval of the vatican and the Holy Father.  Our mission is the communication of the saving message of the Cross of Jesus Christ.  Passionists are scholars, preachers, spiritual directors, retreat masters, teachers, chaplains, authors, musicians, artists, researchers, gardeners, poets and ministers to the suffering people of the world.

Paul Francis Daneo, an italian mystic and saint known popularly as St. Paul of the Cross, founded the Passionists in 1720.  For St. Paul of the Cross, the Passion of Jesus was “the most overwhelming work of God’s love.”  He was convinced that renewed awareness of the suffering of Christ could lead persons to deepened faith and help them to find meaning in the midst of their suffering and distress.  Through ministries of preaching and communication, St. Paul of the Cross worked to renew the religious awareness of his time, particularly among the neglected groups of his society.  Today Passionists everywhere continue the mission of their dedicated founder.

The Passionist Congregation came to America in 1852, settling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Holy Cross Province celebrated 100 years in 2006.

The foundation of Passionist Nuns in the Archdiocese of St. Louis dates to February 1948. As cloistered contemplatives dedicated to the Passion of Jesus Christ, the nuns lead lives of prayer, silence and sacrifice centered on the Mass, the Liturgy of the Hours, intercession for the Church and all mankind, and the preparation of altar breads for numerous parishes.