St. Thomas Aquinas Trust: a pious foundation that supports the needs & causes of the Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan.

The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma, Michigan have their Motherhouse in Alma, Michigan; they number about 120 Sisters, spread throughout the world in 13 States and 6 countries. Each Sister of Mercy offers her life to be the convergence point between the mercy of the Lord and the misery of mankind. The ways in which a Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan serves Holy Mother Church in the apostolate are various, but they are characterized by their vow of service with an emphasis in healthcare, education, and the care of distressed women. 

The Religious Sisters of Mercy of Alma helped to found the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious in 1992 and continue to actively support the priesthood and religious life through formation workshops, times of retreat, authorship, etc.

The Religious Sisters of Mercy were originally founded in Dublin, Ireland by Venerable Catherine McAuley in 1831. They were one of the first institutes of active Religious Life, vowed to a life a prayer and the works of Mercy. In 1973, under the direction of the Sacred Congregation of Religious, the Religious Sisters of Mercy were refounded by 10 Sisters of Mercy and one Dominican Sister. The fist 11 Sisters were dedicated to preserving the Charism of Mercy so as to incarnate the Mercy of God the Father to the poor, sick, and ignorant. And this included preserving the essential elements of Religious Life, such as wearing a religious habit, praying in common, being obedient to a religious superior, etc. 

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