Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm

At the Jubilee of Mother Angeline Teresa in 1964, she said that in the 1920s, while working among the aged in Brooklyn and Pittsburgh, she came to dislike the institutional flavor of existing homes, and sought to provide greater freedom for the residents.

Being unable to effect any necessary changes in her present situation, McCrory sought advice and counsel from Patrick Cardinal Hayes, the Archbishop of New York.

The cardinal encouraged her in her work and suggested that she expand her ministry to include the aged throughout the New York City area.

[2] On 28 June 2012, Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree declaring McCrory Venerable.

At present, there are approximately 200 Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm who operate 24 homes caring for 5,200 elderly persons.