Who We Are

On December 6th, 1568, St. Pius V included the new Company, that was developing with rich fruits for the Church, among the Congregations of the Clerics Regular.

He gave her the right to profess solemn vows and subjected her directly to the Apostolic See.

The Somascan Congregation is a clerical institute of pontifical right, consisting of religious, priests and laymen. Their lifestyle is the same, even though their ministries are different.

Following the example of Jesus and his disciples, her members live in community sharing everything in common; they persevere united in prayer and work, strive for the perfection of charity in humility of heart, meekness, and benignity, loving poverty and work, with the most ardent desire to attract and unite all people to God.

The life of the Congregation is guided by the Constitutions and Rules. They preserve the spirit of the early regulations and adapt them to the needs of the times. Our Congregation proposes them to those who wish to remain and persevere in her.

The Somascan Fathers and Brothers continue St. Jerome’s mission by: living in communities pursuing holiness by prayer and ministry to the poor living in humility and kindness loving poverty and work praying to the Crucified Jesus and Mary Mother of the Orphans being either priests or brothers.

Performing different ministries in the Church, such as: care of orphans, disadvantaged and poor treatment of at-risk-youth rehabilitation of drug addicts education pastoral care and spiritual guidance pastoral care of minorities foreign missions youth formation. Working in: group homes treatment and rehabilitation centers retreat houses schools youth centers parishes.