Salvatorian Spirituaity, Charism and Mission.
The Salvatorians are a congregation of religious priests and brothers. Like most religious orders, Salvatorians make vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience. On the day of our vows, we dedicate ourselves without reserve to a life of apostolic service to God and his church in order to follow Jesus Christ more faithfully, and to serve him and his work of Salvation.
Salvatorians don’t restrict themselves to any one apostolate, instead, we try to use all ways and means that God may inspire, to make God better known and loved in the world.
If you think God may be calling you to do the same, then you might want to consider finding out more. Please visit the “about us” section of our site, or contact our vocations director “here” for materials about us and our founder.
THE RESOLUTION
ON OUR LIFE IN APOSTOLIC COMMUNITY
“…that they may become completely one,
so that the world may know that you have sent me…”
John 17.23
In order to be authentically Salvatorian and inviting to others, our consecrated life in community must witness a communion of love, advance our mission and be flexible to our apostolates, support the members in their works and ministries, and manifest our charism. To do so, we are called to renew our life in community. Today, Salvatorians around the world indicate that this renewal can be furthered by the following initiatives.
1. We cultivate ways of praying together centred in Christ which are conducive to our apostolic identity and are rooted in shared reflection on our experience of God in Word, Eucharist, community and apostolate. (c. 401-403, 501-504)
2. We emphasize in initial and continuing formation that our life and service within community has an apostolic value in itself, that the individual is called to be committed to the community’s needs and apostolates, and that each individual’s apostolic activity needs to express our charism. (c. 311, 326)
3. We assess our community gatherings by their capacity to enrich and strengthen our bonds as a community of life and faith, that is, by their quality and regularity and not only by their quantity or long tradition. (c. 406)
4. We provide occasions when we express to one another our need for forgiveness and reconciliation so that we more fully respect and accept each one’s individuality. (c. 309, 326, 404-405, 509)
5. We use any appropriate means which can help us more effectively communicate and dialogue, share personal experience and concerns, and give and receive support. (c. 403, 405)
6. We open our life in community to fuller integration with the Salvatorian Family and to deeper relationships with men and women of similar apostolic and spiritual aspirations, while respecting differences of lifestyle. (c. 107-108)
7. We evaluate the simplicity of our lifestyle and integrate our communities within the reality of the people whom we serve, conscious of our obligation to be in solidarity with the poor. (c. 315, 403)
8. We form our leaders to view their role as one of service and shared responsibility; to engage us in dialogue, communal discernment, and apostolic planning; and to implement the initiatives in this resolution. (c. 324-326, 405-406, 701-704)
In our efforts to renew our life in community, we gain inspiration from the apostles at Pentecost:
“They devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.” Acts 1:14, 2.1,
