▁the ▁Society , ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁the ▁Sor row ful ▁Mother , ▁an ▁international ▁religious ▁con greg ation , ▁particularly ▁committed ▁to ▁health ▁care . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Jordan ▁asked ▁W üll en we ber ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Rome , ▁where ▁she ▁and ▁two ▁compan ions ▁took ▁religious ▁v ows ▁on ▁ 8 ▁December ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁receiving ▁the ▁religious ▁habit ▁from ▁Jordan . ▁She ▁then ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Mother ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les . ▁ ▁Mother ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Apost les ▁was ▁beat ified ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁her ▁lit urg ical ▁comm em oration ▁is ▁celebrated ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 ▁( the ▁day ▁she ▁prof essed ▁her ▁v ows ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁Te aching ▁Society ). ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁While ▁communities ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Te aching ▁Society ▁were ▁being ▁established ▁throughout ▁Europe , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁entr usted ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Ass am ▁in ▁British ▁India ▁to ▁the ▁spiritual ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁Society . ▁Jordan ▁then ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁community ▁of ▁the ▁F athers ▁and ▁Relig ious ▁Brothers ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁outside ▁of ▁Europe . ▁Mother ▁Mary ▁of ▁the ▁Ang els ▁sent ▁Sister s ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁women ▁and ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Indian ▁mission ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁Jordan ▁accepted ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Am bro se ▁O sch wald