Our Mission
We see mission as a participation in the sending of Christ into the world: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” (John 20:21) As Ignatian women, mission is at the very heart of the life of the Congregatio Jesu. We understand our call to the consecrated life as part of the universal mission of the Church. As Jesus Christ sent his disciples out with the words: “Go out to the whole world; proclaim the Gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15), so we see our mission as universal and not limited to a particular place or a particular work .
Final statement of the General Congregation
On the morning of 8 September 2022, the members of the General Congregation 2021-22 approved the final statement the have been working on during the last days. You can find it here in different versions. We invite you to use and share it in the form that suits you best. Co-Creating our Future Becoming One
Mission and Ministry
By ‘universal mission’ we understand a mission without frontiers. In the past this might have been interpreted solely as without geographical frontiers. Today, we understand ‘without frontiers’ to mean that there are no places or peoples to whom we would not be ready to bring the saving love of Christ. Universal mission can take us
Social
Social ministries cover a wide range of activities. In many parts of the world our sisters are involved in health care as nurses, doctors, administrators, midwives, health centre workers, psychologists, psychotherapists, physiotherapists, in hospice care for the elderly and sick, in homes for the physically and mentally disabled, in running day centres and other health
Pastoral
Many of our sisters are engaged in pastoral ministries. These ministries include such responsibilities as managing pastoral centres; running training courses for discernment and spiritual accompaniment; providing spiritual accompaniment; involvement in chaplaincy work; youth pastoral; work in the parish in caring for the needs of parishes without a priest, or supporting the priest in the
Intellectual
The intellectual ministry includes all forms of theological, biblical and pastoral research and writing. This will often be undertaken by those working at college and university levels, and will also entail lecturing, preaching by invitation, facilitation of groups, the preparation and publications of books and journals. This is an important growth area for members of
Education
The education of girls and young women has always been and will continue to be a key ministry, especially in those parts of the world where girls and young women are often deprived of the opportunity of an education. In many of our Provinces and Regions we continue to own and run schools: primary schools;
JPIC
Justice – Peace and Integrity of creation As Mary Ward women, we aim to further Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) in a specific Mary Ward way – that is, in accordance with the charism of the Just Soul and its defining virtues of freedom, justice, sincerity and felicity (joy) which speak so powerfully