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The Order

The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy, founded in 1218, is an international community of priests and brothers, who live a life of prayer and communal fraternity based on the Rule of Saint Augustine and the Constitutions of the Order. From this life flows the apostolic work of the Order that seeks to carry on the work of our founder, Saint Peter Nolasco, who in imitation of Jesus the Redeemer, offered even his life for those Christians in need of redemptive love.


Mercedarian religious strive to live the following spiritual values:

  • Example and model of Christ the Redeemer
  • A life centered on our Blessed Mother and the Eucharist
  • Daily Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, Meditation, and Rosary
  • Weekly Eucharistic Exposition and Benediction
  • Faithful to the Magisterium of the Church

Mercedarians work in the following ministries:

  • Parishes and Parochial Education
  • Hospital and Prison Chaplaincies
  • Foreign Missions

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