OUR NAME
“Behold I am the Handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
A sign that unity is possible beyond ties of kinship, nationality, and culture.
EUCHARIST
The heart of our life and our mission
MARY
We contemplate in Mary, the first Handmaid, the image of what we want to be with God's grace.
FOUNDRESS
Saint Raphaela Mary’s deepest desire is “to make Christ known and loved by all.”
WE ARE CHURCH
We have received our vocation with the church and we are sent in her name.
OUR CHARISM is reparation.
We labor with Christ to heal a broken world.
IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY
Inspires us to seek God in all things and to be available to serve.
Reflections...
Lord, help me to be GRATEFUL, today! Thank you.
Our Ministries
Handmaids work tirelessly in the United States and around the world to assist people and communities who are poor, uneducated, marginalized, spiritually hungry, and searching for God.
Current Projects
Journey of Hope
A sacred journey...A Journey of Hope God said to Abraham: "Go forth from your country
