About Us

Dedication

We have dedicated our efforts in the name of a religious nun who was a member of the religious order “Comunita' Mariana – Oasi della Pace”, The Oasis of Peace”, who had special ties to Medjugorje. Her name was Sr. Mary Crucified of the Divine Mercy. She died in July of 2001 near St. Louis, Missouri. We first met her in the fall of 1990 when she was living at Veronica's House In Medjugorje. A year later she was accepted into the Oasis of Peace as a novice and was moved to the community located in San Paulo, a very small village just north of Rome, Italy. Later, she was moved to the community in Passe Corese, about 30 miles closer to Rome because she suffered from the disease of lupus, was a diabetic and had a congenital heart disorder. As Sr. Mary's health continued to deteriorate, it was decided that she had to come to the States for advanced medical care or she would have no chance of survival. That step was taken in April of 1994. For a few years St. Mary's health improved because of the medical care she received; but eventually, buy the end of 1998 it was becoming more obvious that her medical condition was getting steadily worse. By the Fall of 2000 her physical situation was again serious and her doctors had exhausted all combinations of drugs known. The heavy medications had taken their toll. Because she had not taken her perpetual vows as a religious in the Oasis of Peace due to her move to the States, the superior of the order, Fr. Gianni Sgreva decided every effort would be made to correct this before she died. As providence would have it, a newly ordained priest of the order, Fr. Maximillian, was flown to St. Louis from the community in Jamaica and Sr. Mary took her perpetual vows at a special Mass arranged for her at her bedside at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. Thus, our efforts are under the name of SMC Divine Mercy Memorial.