Working for justice and acting for peace since 1812

The Loretto Community

We are the Congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. We work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.

Living our mission

Our priority concerns are immigration justice, care for Earth and the abolition of nuclear weapons.

Loretto Community members work for justice and act for peace in the United States, at the United Nations and around the world, including in education, healthcare, spiritual accompaniment, the empowerment of women, environmental stewardship, anti-discrimination, land acknowledgement and advocacy.

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    Motherhouse

    The heart of our Community

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    Heritage Center and Archives

    Museum and History

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    Our History

    Mission grounded in the Gospel

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    Retreat Centers

    Welcoming, reflective spaces for individuals and groups

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    Farm and Land

    Working farm, woods and land

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Global Loretto

We serve throughout the United States, in addition to our missions and partnerships in Pakistan, Ghana and Guatemala.

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For Christians, Holy Thursday is a night to cherish community. We do it in two ways, just as Jesus did at that Passover meal: He blessed and broke bread, and He washed feet. Two actions, simple and profound. For the early Christians, to break bread and drink from the cup defined who they were — people in communion with each other through sharing the body and blood of Jesus, feeding and being fed. We are given to each other in the most profound way possible.

Read the Gospel of John today. Jesus wants us to remember him in two ways: washing of the feet as an example of service and then deeper into the mystery, by sharing the bread and wine, the Body and Blood of Jesus. It is all about service and love. Love in a new way. Love by being available to each other. “We though many are one body.” Leave Church in silence to prepare for tomorrow. We watch and we wait. We love … for this night is different from all other nights.

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For Christians, Holy Thursday is a night to cherish community. We do it in two ways, just as Jesus did at that Passover meal: He blessed and broke bread, and He washed feet. Two actions, simple and profound. For the early Christians, to break bread and drink from the cup defined who they were — people in communion with each other through sharing the body and blood of Jesus, feeding and being fed. We are given to each other in the most profound way possible.

Read the Gospel of John today. Jesus wants us to remember him in two ways: washing of the feet as an example of service and then deeper into the mystery, by sharing the bread and wine, the Body and Blood of Jesus. It is all about service and love. Love in a new way. Love by being available to each other. “We though many are one body.” Leave Church in silence to prepare for tomorrow. We watch and we wait. We love … for this night is different from all other nights.

#LorettoHolyWeek
https://www.lorettocommunity.org/christ-is-risen-alleluia-alleluia/

Loretto welcomes you.

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