Christian Mothers

Christian Mother is an organization of women with christian faith that has the ambition to support and protect their families through prayers, raise their children in a christian way of upbringing and shower their husbands with love and respect.

What is particularly remarkable about the origin of the Christian Mothers' Confraternity is that it was so spontaneous. It was not something that was foisted upon Catholic women, but something that grew out of themselves. It was one of those providential movements of the lay apostolate by which the Holy Spirit so often renews the spirit of the Church or of some group within the Church.

It was at a time, about the middle of the last century, when the modern forces undermining family life first began to lift their heads, that the Christian Mothers reacted in a spiritual and spiritualizing movements. It was a movement of self defense and self preservation.

In various parts of France, and especially in Lille, mothers began to gather to pray with and for one another, and their children, to discuss their problems and to advise one another regarding the Christian rearing of their children.

At present there are six Archconfraternities of Christian Mothers in the world. They are located in Paris, Rome, Regensburg (Ratisbon), Cracow, Einsidlen, and Pittsburgh. The society found its way into America at an early date, and on the 16th of January, 1881, the Confraternity of Christian Mothers canonically erected in St. Augustine's Church now known as Our Lady of the Angels Parish, 220-37th St., Pittsburgh, Pa., was raised to the rank of an Archconfraternity with the right of affiliating other Confraternities wherever the Ordinary approved.

Since then almost 3,500 Confraternities have been affiliated with the Pittsburgh Archconfraternity directed by the Capuchin Friars of the Province of St. Augustine.

For information about our Christian Mothers send an email at c.mothers@afrikahuis.com or call this number: 0206734828

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