Since 1886 the Sisters of the Divine Compassion, in collaboration with laywomen and men have listened to the cry of the poor and marginalized and have responded in accordance with the needs the times have called for: education, parish ministry, pastoral care, counseling and spiritual development, outreach to the migrant and the rural and urban poor; always and in all things with the awareness that “…not only are we recipients of the divine compassion, but that God will let us take this divine compassion into our hands and extend it to others.”

MISSION STATEMENT

The Mission

of the Sisters of the Divine Compassion

is to proclaim and witness

by our lives and service

the Compassionate Presence of God

in our world.

Touched by God’s mercy,

we are called to be

life-giving women of prayer

who respond to the signs of the times by embracing

the sufferings of others

and bringing God’s healing love to them.  
                   

Congregational Assembly 1984

VISION STATEMENT

The Sisters of the Divine Compassion,

in partnership with women and men

committed to the gospel and our charism,

will create contemporary communities of compassion

where we live and minister.

Our commitment calls us to enable liberation

and empowerment of people,

especially women and children,

and those who are marginalized, oppressed

and paralyzed by lack of resources.

This is our vision that cries out

to become a reality.

This is our time, our only time,

and Compassion is our gift. 

Congregational Assembly 2000