Community Servant of God Mother Maria Luisa Josefa del Santísimo Sacramento
2800 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
c.ourladyofpeace@servidoras.org

Our foundation began on August 28, 2004.  Our community assists the IVE priests with the Parish ministry at Our Lady of Peace Parish, in Santa Clara, Diocese of San Jose, California.

Apostolate
Our apostolate includes the following:

• Catechism: the entire community is involved in the Catechesis program of our Parish which has almost 700 students. All the sisters teach Catechism classes to children, youth, and adults, one sister works full time in the Catechism office.  The whole community cooperates in all special events such as Christmas and Lenten plays, days of recollection, etc.
• Sacristy work: two of the sisters work in the Sacristy of the Parish. The sisters are also working with the ladies of the Altar Society, to help repair altar cloths, vestments, etc.
• Summer Oratory: all the sisters, together with the sisters from the Juniorate, work every year at the Summer Oratory which takes place during the month of July.
• Perpetual Adoration: The sisters coordinate the adorers’ schedule, organize the perpetual adoration annual celebration, and are now working to start a group of young adorers who will get together every fifteen days at the convent. They will have a talk, play some games, and share some pizza with the sisters.

Read about past events relating to our community:

• New Chapel and Girls' Oratory

Our Patron
Venerable Mother Maria Luisa Joséfa of the Most Blessed Sacrament (1866-1937)
Maria Luisa de la Peña was born on June 21, 1866, the third child of fourteen in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico. After a marriage of 14 years, Maria Luisa was widowed at age 29 and immediately made a vow of chastity and began to search for a convent to enter. She had formed a group of young women who dedicated themselves to Christ in the service of the sick and poor. Upon recommendation of the Archbishop on February 2, 1921 the group was called The Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart. On June 24, 1927, Mother Luisa and two other sisters sought refuge in Los Angeles from the fierce religious persecutions in Mexico at that time. This arrival led to the establishment of twelve Carmels in the United States with a novitiate and eventually to the establishment of The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles, a sister-congregation to the foundation in Mexico. After two years in the United States, Mother Maria Luisa Josefa returned to Guadalajara. On February 11, 1937, she entered into eternal life.