 The apostolate of the institute is to provide "A Home Away from Home" for children and the elderly.For this purpose the institute has houses in Europe, the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, and Africa.In the U.S. the Sisters have cared for the elderly, since 1929, at St. Agnes Home in Kirkwood, MO, since 1952 at the Carmel Nursing Home in Owensboro, KY, since 1917 at St. Joseph Home for the Aged in Kenosha, WI, since 1951 at Saint Ann's Home in Grand Rapids, MI; and since 1954 at Mount Carmel Home in Corpus Christi, TX.