Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior

The Daughters of Mary, Mother of Our Savior are a traditionalist Catholic congregation of religious sisters, founded in 1984 by the priest Clarence Kelly. Their convents and missions are not recognized by the Vatican or the local Catholic archdioceses where they operate; however, the congregation still refers to itself as Catholic. The congregation and motherhouse are based out of St. Joseph's Novitiate in Round Top, New York, with additional convents in Melville, New York, and White Bear Lake, Minnesota. As traditionalist Catholics, the congregation does not adhere to the modern practices of the Second Vatican Council. They are closely associated with the Society of Saint Pius V, a society of priests which still perform traditional Tridentine Mass, also co-founded by Kelly. Outside of their convents, the congregation maintains a network of missions, including schools and churches, which promote Traditionalist Catholicism. They also have released music albums of traditional Catholic music and Gregorian chants. The congregation has received mixed reception in the commentary made about them, with positive feedback from their administration of the St. Anne's Chapel and Academy location, and negative feedback from the perception of the group by some as a cult, a characterization they firmly deny despite some evidence showing otherwise.