Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity
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Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity (Missionary Servants) is a religious congregation of men in the Roman Catholic Church. Its membership is composed of ordained priests and brothers who are full members of the community. Members engage in missionary work with the poor and abandoned in the United States and Latin America. One of their principal aims is to promote the missionary vocation of the laity. They are also known for parish ministry and for promoting social justice. Presently, the Superior General is the Very Rev. John S. Edmunds, S.T. The headquarters of the congregation, its General Curia, is located in Silver Spring, Maryland.
History
Started operations in USA & India by signing up a few top Fortune 100 clients in Embedded Service Engineering space. Established New York as the Head Quarters.
Foundation
Rev. Thomas A. Judge, C.M.,[1] founder of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, was born in 1868 Boston, Massachusetts, and ordained to priesthood in 1899. His work as a young priest convinced him of the need to reach out to immigrants from Catholic cultures to help them preserve and spread the Catholic faith. In the various places where he worked in the northeast United States, Rev. Judge began gathering groups of lay people together. It was from this group, today known as the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity traces its origins. Rev. Judge also founded a community for women, called the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity.
Governance
The Missionary Servants are led by a general custodian, otherwise known as a superior general. He is assisted by the general council, which consists of a vicar general and three general councilors. New leadership is elected every four years.[2] The members are governed according to the congregation's Constitution. The congregation is composed of 134 members, each who work and live in 7 geographic regions. Unlike most Roman Catholic orders, the congregation is not organized in provinces.
Social Mission
Across the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, Missionary Servant priests and brothers are working in poverty-afflicted urban neighborhoods, in immigrant communities, on Native American reservations, and in small towns in the rural South. In Costa Rica and Colombia, they serve communities of people living in towns and in tropical rain forests. The priests and brothers serve as pastors, professors, lawyers, chaplains, and counselors.
Statistics
As of 2011, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity has 134 members. The composition of the members is, as follows: 88 priests, 1 permanent deacon, 2 transitional deacons, 12 student brothers (men in the process of joining the priesthood), 25 brothers, and 6 novices.[3] The majority of members are from the United States, with remaining members from Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela.[3]
Members serve in four nations on two continents, with the largest number in the U.S. Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama; Diocese of Tucson, Arizona; Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Diocese of San Bernardino, California; Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Florida; Diocese of Savannah, Georgia; Diocese of Boise, Idaho; Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio; Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois; Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland; Archdiocese of Washington, Washington, D.C.; Diocese of Biloxi and Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi; Archdiocese of Newark and Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey.
In Colombia, missions are found in the Archdiocese of Medellin and the Diocese of El Banco. In Costa Rica, parishes are located in the Archdiocese of San José and the Diocese of San Isidro de el General.
In Mexico, Missionary Servant missions minister in the Archdiocese of Mexico, Diocese of Texcoco, and Archdiocese of Tulancingo. In Puerto Rico, our members serve in the Diocese of Ponce and in the Diocese of Fajardo-Humacao. The average age is 55.3 years.[3]
Habit and Dress
The Missionary Servant Habit consists of a black cassock closing at the right shoulder with three buttons, symbolizing the Holy Trinity, with a military collar. The cincture has three tabs, representing the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Sometime a white habit is worn in warmer climates.
Mission Sites
Alabama
- St. Joseph Parish and Development Center, Holy Trinity: http://www.holytrinityal.org, http://www.stjosephcdc.com
California
- Our Lady of Victory Parish, Compton: http://www.ourladyofvictory.org
- Our Lady of Soledad, Coachella: http://www.olsoledad92236.parishworld.net
Florida
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Missionary Cenacle: http://www.cenaculoguadalupe.com
Maryland
- Hezekiah Movement, Baltimore: http://www.hezekiahmovement.org
Mississippi
- Holy Rosary Indian Mission, Tucker, MS
- Sacred Heart Parish, Camden: http://www.sacredheartcamden.com
- St. John Parish, Charleston: http://www.jacksondiocese.org/parish/15.html
- St. Stephen's Parish, Magee: http://www.ststephenchurchmagee.com
New Jersey
- Shrine of St. Joseph, Stirling: http://www.stshrine.org
Congregation Websites
http://www.trinitymissions.org
Vocations
'America' *http://www.missionaryservantsvocations.org
'México' *http://www.radiosiervosmisioneros.net
Missionary Cenacle Family Websites
- Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity: http://www.msbt.org
- Missionary Cenacle Apostolate: http://www.mcenacle.org
- Missionary Cenacle Volunteers: http://www.mcv3.org
- Missionary Servant Alumni Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Father_Judge/
References
[1] -Fr. Roberto Mena was asked over Easter to share his thoughts about immigration on Univision.[2]
[3] Br. John Skrodinsky, while marching for immigration, was interviewed on Telemundo 47 [4] in New Jersey.
[5]- Fr. Gilberto Rodriguez, S.T., of The Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, receives the 2011 NCDC Good Samaritan Award. [6]
CatholicTV - Fr. Stephen Giorno, S.T. interview on the show This is the Day!
The Beacon The Cenacle Missionary Volunteers at the Shrine of St. Joseph, Stirling, New Jersey
Mississippi Catholic Fr. Mike Barth, S.T. and his parish Sacred Heart in Camden, Mississippi
The Tidings Fr. Francisco Valdovinos, S.T. and the parish of Our Lady of Victory in Compton, California, are featured.
- ^ Fr. Dennis Berry, S.T. (1994). God's Valiant Warrior (First ed.). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Missionary Cenacle Press. pp. 1–341.
- ^ "New leadership - Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity - FAMVIN News". FAMVIN News. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Vesely, Br. Steve (July 2011). Catalogus. Silver Spring, Maryland: Missionary Servants. p. 32.
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