Fr. Tony Fortunato, a friar of the Order of Mercy, was thinking about becoming a diocesan priest until his uncle changed his mind. Find out what the white habit and studying in Rome meant to him in this video. |
The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy was founded in 1218 and 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.
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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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