The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis are a Catholic apostolic congregation of pontifical right based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The order was founded in 1894 by Mother Veronica Grzedowska, a Polish nun from Zakliczyn, for the instruction of poor girls in a parish in Mount Carmel."Who We Are," in "About Us." Reading, Pennsylvania: Bernardine Franciscan Sisters: An International Congregration of Religious Women (website), retrieved online February 23, 2019.Comerford, Thomas J., John Joseph McCabe, et al., eds. Souvenir of Dual Jubilee: Consecration of the Rt. Rev. M. J. Hoban, D.D. (1896-1921): "The Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis (Polish)", pp. 175-176. Scranton, Pennsylvania: International Textbook Press, 1922. As of 2010, the order had more than 380 members in more than 50 houses.
Ministries The following are among this organization's areas of ministry:"Who We Are,"Bernardine Franciscan Sisters (website)."St. Mary's, Reading (1888 - 2017)." Reading, Pennsylvania: Go Reading Berks (website), retrieved online February 23, 2019.
Education (early, elementary, secondary, special, and higher) Elder care Foreign missions Healthcare Homecare Ministry (diocesan, pastoral, retreat, social) Outreach to the poor Prison ministry
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