 Society of Missionaries of Mercy
The Society of Missionaries of Mercy welcomes men and women, single and married, Priest and Laity who desire to celebrate a spirituality of mercy, participate in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ and serve as a lay missionary to families, friends, neighborhood and the community at large.
History
In 1988, Fr. Bill Jarema opened the Mercy Center for Healing the Whole Person in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The initial training programs included the National institute for Inner Healing and the Rich in Mercy Institute. Since then, we have established satellite programs in New York, Maryland, Virginia, Wyoming, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, Texas and mission Projects in Trinidad/Tobago, West Indies; Mandeville, Jamaica; St. Vincent Island; Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, and Mississippi.
Membership
We welcome men and women who wish to join us either in prayer and/or service as: Associate members:
These share in our daily work and prayer and assist us in our mission efforts. Vowed members:
These are formally committed to Our Way of Life and become stable members of the Society.
Our Way of Life
Our Way of Life is a four-fold awareness that we share in common: a celebration of our spirituality of mercy, dedication to the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, living the vow of conversion of life and the prayer of mentoring that is two-fold: Monthly Veneration of the Cross and the shared Examination of Consciousness.
Formation
Men and women who have completed either two year program of the National Institute of Inner Healing (Inner Healing Provider and/or Inner Healing Specialist) or the Rich in Mercy Institute (Spiritual Companion and/or Spiritual Director) may apply to the formation Program.
Candidacy
For those who have completed either two year program can be admitted as candidates and become associate members.
Internship
For those who have completed either two year program and desire to begin their discernment toward vowed membership.
The Internship Program includes:
Share in the weekly community night and the simple meal,
Review of Our Way of Life
Statutes of the Missionaries of Mercy
Monthly day and/or evening retreat
Monthly Veneration of the Cross
Weekly Prayer of Mentoring
Personal Poverty Project
Annual Good Samaritan Project (Short Term Mission Experience)
Spiritual Direction and Inner Healing
Daily private and community prayer, Eucharist, fasting and reconciliation
Stewardship of time, talent and treasure to your local parish and Society
Professed members are admitted on the feast of the Exalted Cross – September 14th.
The professed members renew their vow of conversion of life for up to five-years before becoming a stable member of the society.
Stable vowed members.
Help to promote missionary efforts through funds raising efforts, collecting medicine, clothing and special items for mission sites, offer intercessory prayer, provide care and support for Missionaries of Mercy who attend a short-term mission project, share in the weekly community night and the simple meal, weekly prayer of mentoring, committed to personal and spiritual growth through monthly retreats, monthly Veneration of the Cross, shared prayer and the weekly Prayer of Mentoring, meets with the Regional Mentor monthly to review each person’s Personal Program for Holiness.
Spirituality
Our prayer, whether it is private or public, centers our life in mission and relationship with Jesus Christ the Divine Physician. The Society as a whole celebrates the feast of the Triumph of the Cross. We also gather with family and friends once a month to share in the Veneration of the Cross. Once a week we journey together to share the prayer of mentoring so that each person may review their life and work and listen to the Holy Spirit for personal healing, reconciliation and God’s will.
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