The communities in Germany are part of the Middle European Province.
Some of the oldest foundations of the Congregatio Jesu were made by Mary Ward or by her companions in Germany: Munich in 1626, Augsburg in 1662, and Burghausen in 1683.
Today, the Middle European Province consists of all the communities in Germany, Austria, and South Tyrol as the amalgamation of these eight German-speaking provinces was done in 2005. In 2017 the Hungarian province was also incorporated into the MEP.
The main archives of the Congregatio Jesu and many of the paintings including the Painted Life of Mary Ward are in houses of the Middle European Province.
Ministries within this province are numerous and varied including an apostolic presence in El Salvador.
For more info, visit their websie: www.congregatiojesu.de
Promise of two new companions in Germany, Middle European Province
We are an international multicultural congregation of around 1,800 sisters present in more than 40 countries around the globe. Founded in 1609 by the Venerable Mary Ward, we are a group of unenclosed apostolic religious women, rooted in the Ignatian Spirituality.
We are working in different areas and projects – not out of ourselves, but because we allow ourselves to be sent by God. We form our sisters to be mobile and available, willing to go wherever they are sent. We expect them to strive, like Mary Ward, to have that inner freedom to respond to the call to leave all and follow Christ with passion and compassion.
“Vocation” – a word that tastes of MORE, of what Saint Ignatius of Loyola called “THE MAGIS”: Longing, meaning, fullness of life, a task and the experience of being needed. It sounds like someone who is calling me personally and with whom I can give my life a unique shape.
People all over the world are inspired and enthusiastic about Mary Ward and her way of following Jesus. There are different ways to join our network and become part of the wider Mary Ward Family.
Mary Ward once said: “I listened to God’s deep dream for me and felt a longing to respond.”
In this spirit, we invite you to pray with us. We offer a variety of prayers and material for reflection.
