Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis

The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis are a Roman Catholic apostolic congregation of pontifical right, based in Reading, Pennsylvania.

This order was founded in 1894 by Mother Veronica Grzedowska, a Polish nun from Zakliczyn, for the instruction of poor girls in the parish of Mount Carmel.[1][2]

As of 2010, the order had more than 380 members in more than 50 houses.

Ministries

The following are among this organization's areas of ministry:[3][4]

  • Education (early, elementary, secondary, special, and higher)
  • Elder care
  • Foreign missions
  • Healthcare
  • Homecare
  • Ministry (diocesan, pastoral, retreat, social)
  • Outreach to the poor
  • Prison ministry

References
  1. "Who We Are," in "About Us." Reading, Pennsylvania: Bernardine Franciscan Sisters: An International Congregration of Religious Women (website), retrieved online February 23, 2019.
  2. Comerford, Thomas J., John Joseph McCabe, et. al., eds. Souvenir of Dual Jubilee: Consecration of the Rt. Rev. M. J. Hoban, D.D. (1896-1921): "The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis (Polish)", pp. 175-176. Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Press, 1922.
  3. "Who We Are,"Bernardine Franciscan Sisters (website).
  4. "St. Mary's, Reading (1888 - 2017)." Reading, Pennsylvania: Go Reading Berks (website), retrieved online February 23, 2019.
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