Stages of Formation

Aspirancy

Candidates who aspire to enter the Congregations but have not yet decided.

Postulancy

Candidates who, having decided to become members of the Congregations, are given some privileges of participating in the life and certain apostolates of the Congregation while waiting for their admission.

Novitiate

Candidates having been formally admitted into our religious orders are prepared by a series of exercises and tests for the religious profession.

Religious profession

Candidates embrace the religious state by the three vows of Obedience, Poverty and Chastity and bind themselves to the rules of the Congregation

We have it as our charism to bear witness to the Mercy of God, by following the footsteps of Christ, the merciful saviour and Mary our mother of Mercy. This Mercy is expressed as compassion, forgiveness and kindness. 

The charism of DMMM congregation is based on the merciful love of God towards his people especially the poor. Imitating this divine attribute of God, the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy bear witness to his merciful love for his creatures with acts of compassion, forgiveness and kindness. DMMM sisters show mercy as compassion by loving the poor and underprivileged and caring for them in hospitals, schools, homes, orphanages, centers, etc. they live out mercy as forgiveness by excusing one another’s faults; seeking and accepting reconciliation from those who have wronged them; promoting peace and harmony in whatever field of apostolate they are engaged in. they practice mercy as kindness by offering Christ-like hospitality to all who cross their paths, being tender hearted towards one another, sharing each other’s joys and sorrows and giving fraternal correction to one another.