What we do
Make Jesus known and loved through living charity everyday
The Canossian mission is born from a specific spiritual experience: contemplating Christ Crucified and allowing ourselves to be transformed by his love. It is from this gaze that every action, every educational choice, every gesture of closeness to those most vulnerable takes shape. Making Jesus known and loved does not mean merely announcing with words, but making the Gospel visible through a concrete presence, capable of listening, closeness and service.
With Jesus
Contemplation of the virtues of the Crucified Lord guides the Canossian Sisters’ journey. In Him, God’s love is revealed, entering human history and becoming a total gift. This love becomes the source of every mission: not a personal project, but participation in God’s love itself, especially directed to the poor and those living in situations of fragility. Following Christ’s example, charity translates into daily dedication to each of our brothers and sisters.
In fraternity
Fraternity is the heart of community life. It springs from the gratuitous love contemplated in the Crucified Lord and fully embraced by Mary, Mother of Charity. It is in fraternity that strength for the mission is nourished: forgiveness, reconciliation and sharing become a concrete experience of the Gospel and support for daily apostolic service.
For the mission
Educate Today
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Canossian education finds its model in the greatest Love, Christ Crucified, who on the cross expressed charity to the fullest. Its goal is the “formation of the heart,” the centre of the person and the place where freedom, responsibility and openness to others can develop. Educating means accompanying the integral growth of the person, with a style that combines kindness and firmness, familiarity and respect, generosity and joy. For Magdalene of Canossa, and for those who continue her charism today, education is a true ecclesial and human mission.
Proclaiming the Gospel
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The proclamation of the Gospel is an essential part of the Church’s mission, and the Canossian Sisters participate in it with a simple style that is close to people’s lives. The legacy left by Saint Magdalene – “I recommend to you, as much as I can, the poorest” – continues to guide our missionary journey. The proclamation of the Risen Christ takes place among families, young people, children and marginalized people, through our presence in parishes, schools, hospitals, dispensaries, parish clubs and in urban and rural settings, to make the closeness of God’s love tangible.
Alongside those who suffer
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Alongside those who suffer, the Canossian mission becomes a sign of consolation and hope. Service in health care springs from Jesus’ compassion for all human suffering and seeks to help people experience God’s goodness, both in families and in healthcare institutions. Care is expressed through listening, presence and accompaniment, recognizing the dignity of every person in their fragility.
With the Laity
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The mission is accomplished together. In their shared baptismal vocation, the Canossian Sisters share with the laity a passion for proclaiming the Gospel, caring for the poor, and educating young people. Collaboration is based on mature and co-responsible relationships, capable of enhancing the gifts of each person. The Canossian charism is also shared with many lay people, giving life to a spiritual family in which religious men and women, and lay people walk together in service of the Church and the world.
Time for God
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Spiritual exercises and retreats represent a privileged space for a personal encounter with God. Through moments of prayer, listening, adoration, and spiritual guidance, they offer opportunities to slow down, re-examine one’s life in the light of the Gospel, and deepen one’s relationship with Christ. Group or personal retreats, spiritual days, and discernment programs help people rediscover inner life and find direction in their daily journey.
For the Canossian family, making Jesus known and loved means continuing to make visible a love that educates, heals, accompanies and generates fraternity. A mission that is renewed every day, in life’s great and small and large choices, where the Gospel becomes a concrete and shared experience.