Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz  

Our Story is simple, yet marked by God's loving care for us and His people.

Being missionaries, one may ask why are we in the United States?  This is precisely why:

As missionaries, our Congregation is present on all five continents.  One of its first missions was Saipan, in the Mariana Islands in the South Pacific.  It was on this island where the Lord first called us to a new ministry: to care of the elderly.

It was the war against Japan during Would War II.  The late Msgr. Arthur Tighe, then a young priest from Kansas City and chaplain in the Air Force, landed with his unit on the island.

He met the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz there.  "If you want to continue your mission on Saipan and on the other Micronesian Islands."  Fr. Tighe told them, "you will need to learn English."  And he committed himself to find a place for the Sisters in the United States.

The first Sisters arrived in Kansas City in September of 1946, followed by six more in March of 1947, Our Lady of Mercy Home was established.
 

We seek to enhance the quality of life, alleviate suffering and create an environment where all can live as Sisters and Brothers. Our commitment is: Care with Dignity.   OUR LADY OF MERCY COUNTRY HOME

The tradition of "CARE WITH DIGNITY" started by the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz at 9th and Harrison in Kansas City in 1947, continues today at Our Lady of Mercy Country Home.  With the closing of the original home downtown after 44 years of caring for the elderly, the Sisters are dedicated to providing care for the elderly in Liberty at Country Home. The involvement of the Sisters there is assured since it is also the location of their retirement community for the United States.  Situated 1/2 mile east of I-35 at the Liberty Drive Exit #14, it is only 15 minutes from downtown Kansas City.  Country Home is surrounded by 30 acres of rolling hills.