The Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Christ the King for the Polish Diaspora Abroad (MChr) (Latin: ''Congregatio Sororum Missionariarum Christi Regis pro Polonis Emigrantibus'') - grew out of the spiritual and cultural needs of Polish emigrants. It was founded in 1959 by the

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Ignacy Posadzy Ignacy Posadzy Society of Christ Fathers, SChr (February 17, 1898 – January 17, 1984) was a Polish Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic priest who ministered to Polish migrants from the interwar period, through World War II and ...

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(exact date of establishment - November 21, 1959; approval under papal rights - November 24, 1996). The vocation of each missionary is boundless love for the cause of God among the Polish diaspora abroad and the desire for self-sacrifice and joyful sacrifice of strength, comfort and life for the good of the Polish diaspora. The sisters live in a community whose inner motto is Paul's exclamation: "May only Christ be proclaimed" (Phil 1:18). At the center of their lives is Christ, reigning from the throne of the cross. Together with their immigrant brothers, they share the joys, sorrows and longings of everyday life. In a foreign land, missionary sisters want to strengthen their faith and build a scrap of their beloved homeland by spreading the cult of the Eucharist, catechesis, and nurturing Polish culture, tradition and language.

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