Somascan Fathers and Brothers (C.R.S.)
"I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you." Jn14:18
Mary, Mother of the Orphans
The Congregation fosters in her religious a filial love toward Mary, the Virgin Mother of God. We venerate her as the Mother of graces and source of mercy, our hope and support of the orphans, joy of the afflicted and liberation of the oppressed.
By imitating and invoking her, our faith and hope in the Lord will increase, while our heart will be filled with tenderness and love toward the poor and the needy.
In order to promote devotion toward the Mother of God in both, the religious and believers, each community is to celebrate with particular solemnity the liturgical feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary, illustrate her inexpressible mission in the light of the Scripture and Tradition, and foster the practices of devotion in everybody, in accordance with the commendable local customs. Every day, our religious are to express their devotion to the Mother of God through appropriate forms of prayer, especially by reciting the holy rosary.
We venerate the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of “Mother of Orphans” as patron of our Congregation. From her we derive renewed commitment for a generous dedication to our mission.