Our History

The seed that has born so much fruit

The history of our missionary community started with one man, Fr. Thomas Augustine Judge, born to Irish immigrants in 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts. The story of his growing faith and missionary outreach is the seed that has born so much fruit in our order and in the missions we serve

A timeline of sharing God’s love with our neighbor.

1920

Jan 02

1920

Purchase of Holy Trinity

1921

Jan 01

1921

Bishop Allen grants Fr. Judge permission to establish Congregation

1924

Jan 01

1924

Opening of Shrine of St. Joseph & St. Joseph Villa

1930

Jan 01

1930

First Canonical Profession – Fifteen Novices

1933

Jan 01

1933

Fr. Judge dies at Providence Hospital Washington, DC Nov. 23, 1933

1940

Jan 01

1940s

21 missions assumed

Jan 02

1940s

34 Missionary Servants ordained priests

1950

Jan 01

1950

Expansion into Appalachia

1957

Jan 01

1957

Return to Puerto Rico

1960

Jan 01

1960

Urban expansion into DC, Cleveland and Los Angeles as well as Latin America

1967

Jan 01

1967

New seminary in Silver Spring opens

1970

Jan 01

1970s

Two missions in Mexico open

1990

Jan 01

1990s

Expansion into Central America and opening of Formation Houses

2000

Jan 01

2000s

Opened missions in Colombia

Jan 02

2000s

Robust outreach to immigrants and recovery ministry

2018

Jan 01

2018

New mission established in Haiti

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