FOCAL POINT: “In Her assumption, she was raised up to share in the risen life of Jesus. If we follow Her as our model, we learn to share in the […]

FOCAL POINT: “Hospitality for guests is an important value and is a way of giving witness to Christian community living. This hospitality will always be carried out in a spirit […]

FOCAL POINT: “The ill and the aged enjoy a special claim on personal and communal concerns. The ill are an appeal to all for brotherly service within the community. The […]

FOCAL POINT: “The Congregation desires that the religious formation of its members will develop along the lines established by the Church. The directives of the Church include great concern for […]

FOCAL POINT: “These directives place a strong emphasis on preserving the spirit of the Founders together with a better understanding of the Charism and Mission of the Congregation.” (Con. 148) […]

FOCAL POINT: “Every call of Christ is first of all a call to personal holiness. Religious profession contributes to an intimate, personal union with the Triune God.” (Con. 150)   […]

FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession, rooted in the Sacrament of Baptism, enables the religious to share in Christ’s emptying of Himself and His life in the Spirit.” (Con. 150)   Deceased: […]

FOCAL POINT: “Formation aims primarily at fostering the participation of the religious in the Paschal Mystery whereby, guided by the Holy Spirit, he dies to self in order to live […]

FOCAL POINT: “Religious profession is effected in and through the Church. The religious binds himself in a special way to undertake the mission of the Church and to spend his […]

FOCAL POINT: “Formation, therefore, is ecclesial: it seeks to make the religious conscious of his participation in the mission of the Church and to develop his talents so that he […]

FOCAL POINT: “Religious understand that apostolic activity, rooted in and joined with contemplation, belongs to the very nature of consecrated life; for it is a holy service and work of […]

FOCAL POINT: “In the formation of the religious, as is the tradition of the Congregation, Mary will be presented as a model. She is the perfect disciple of Jesus and […]