Following the path of Jesus and following the example of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac, the Daughters of Charity proclaim the gospel by serving the poor. From the beginning of the Company, the Daughters of Charity have made themselves available everywhere and in all poverty because they know that “God awaits them in those who suffer” (constitutions 7 b).
The needs of peoples evolve at the rate of changes and developments in societies. Thus, “by their suffering brothers and sisters, by the signs of the times, and by the Church” (constitutions 11a) the Company discerns the calls of Christ. This is why the missions in which the Daughters of Charity engage are constantly changing and adapting.
Here are some missions in which we are engaged:
Education and mission with young people
And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with people. (Lk 2:54) Saint Louise de Marillac asked permission to open a
Elderly persons
Now that I am old and grey-haired, God, do not desert me, till I have proclaimed your strength to generations
Health care & nursing
Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take as your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of
Homeless people
Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his
Migrants and refugees
I was a stranger and you made me welcome. (Mt 25: 34-35) In the times of our Founders wars caused
Ministry to children
Jesus said, ‘Let the little children alone, and do not stop them from coming to me; for it is to
Pastoral
Go out to the whole world; proclaim the gospel to all creation. (Mk 16:15) Saint Louise de Marillac said that the
People affected by addictions
I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full. (Jn. 10:10) Nowadays, the expectations
Persons with disability
Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Get up and stand in the middle’. (…) Then, he said
Prisoners
Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take as your heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of
Women’s promotion
God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.