Creed and Mission
Creed
" We, Calasanzian Religious,
Poor of the Mother of God,
gathered together by the Father,
in the name of Christ,
and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
faithful to the inspiration of Calasanz
questioned by the cry of multitudes of poor children and youths,
profess our faith in Jesus Christ who welcomes and blesses them. And therefore:
as consecrated persons, we follow the Master in evangelical radicalism;
called together, we live the joy of fraternity, prophetic sign of the Kingdom, in communion with the Church and with the whole human family.
and sent out, we dedicate ourselves to our educational ministry, hand in hand with the laity.
Thus, we proclaim our hope in a new world and we wish to share that hope with our Calasanzian brothers, religious and lay people.
We entrust ourselves into the hands of Mary,
under whose maternal protection our Order was founded."
Mission
We, lay and religious Calasanzians,
"co-operators with the Truth",
like Saint Joseph Calasanz,
feel today sent by Christ and the Church
to evangelize by educating
children and youth, especially the poor,
from early childhood,
through the integration of faith and culture
-Piety and Learning-
to renew the Church and transform society
according to the Evangelical values,
creating fraternity.
To carry out this mission we have received
a charism coming from God,
our own history, spirituality and pedagogy,
and a communion of specific people,
schools and institutions,
that allow us to present to the little ones, to Jesus,
the Master,
and the Motherhood of His Church.
