The Marianites of Holy Cross are an international Catholic congregation of religious women serving God's people since 1841. United with Mary standing at the foot of the cross, they are apostolic religious, women of prayer and compassion. Their mission, energized by their life in community, is to incarnate the love and compassion of Jesus Christ. Called to be a prophetic presence in an ever-changing world, the Marianites of Holy Cross resolutely stand with those who are excluded.