The Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence are a religious institute of Catholic women founded in 1930 in the United States to serve the spiritual and social needs of the Mexican-American community there. They are engaged in religious ministry, in social service, and in diocesan and parish leadership positions in the Southwestern United States.[1] They were the first religious congregation established to serve the needs of that population, and continue to do so through catechesis and social work among predominantly-Hispanic communities.[2]