Schools in Mexico

photo of Mexico School

Mother Pia’s missionary spirit knew no borders!

Students from Mexico attending Dominican schools in California in the 1900’s expressed interest in entering the congregation and their parents asked the Sisters to teach in their home country.

In 1909, Mother Seraphina Maerz traveled to Mexico with two Sisters. On February 9, 1910, St. Rose School in Atzcapozalco, D.F. opened. The Sisters taught residential students and orphans.

Dominican schools and ministries

photo of Mexican school children Today our Sisters in Mexico operate five schools, educating 1,800 students annually.

Our Sisters also serve as catechists and pastoral associates, working in Catholic parishes and supporting the faith and needs of indigenous Mayan peoples in Chiapas, Mexico.

    Colegio Junipero, Mexico City
    Colegio Robert F. Kennedy, Mexico City
    Colegio Tomas de Aquino, Maravatio
    Instituto La Paz, Delicias
    Instituto Las Casas, San Miguel de Allende
    San Martin de Porres Mission, Chiapas

Listening to dreams - Our work in Chiapas, Mexico

photo from Dominican work in Chiapas, Mexico When girls spend day in, day out tending sheep and weaving, you wouldn’t expect them to ask for more work—especially homework. But six young women in the highlands of Chiapas longed to learn, so they turned to the MSJ Dominican Sisters.

For 42 years, our sisters have served 60 communities in the San Andrés Apóstol parish. In October 2016, that ministry took on a new dimension. For three days every month, the convent is transformed into a language lab, writes Sister Helena Im, as these young women “live the dreams of the whole village.”

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Dominican schools and ministries