by carolyne | Jul 23, 2025 | Education
Canossian Style of Education
BETHLEHEMU – UG
1. Christ-Centered and Gospel-Inspired
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The foundation is Jesus Christ, especially His Crucified Love.
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Learners are helped to develop a personal relationship with Christ and live according to Gospel values.
2. Formation of the Whole Person
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Focus on the head (knowledge), heart (values), and hands (service).
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Develops not just academic excellence, but also emotional maturity, moral integrity, and spiritual depth.
3. Education of the Heart
“Form the heart before forming the mind” – St. Magdalene
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Emphasis on character formation, emotional intelligence, and inner freedom.
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Learners are helped to become compassionate, humble, and responsible individuals.
4. Preferential Love for the Poor
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Special attention is given to the marginalized, the weak, and the voiceless.
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Education is seen as a mission of charity to uplift the poor and promote justice.
5. Accompaniment and Presence
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Teachers are not just instructors but loving guides and companions.
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Following Magdalene’s example, educators practice “loving presence”, being close to the learners in their joys and struggles.
6. Simplicity, Gentleness, and Firmness
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A Canossian educator teaches with simplicity of heart, gentle manners, and firm values.
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Discipline is practiced with understanding and respect, not fear.
7. Women and Girls’ Empowerment
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Faithful to Magdalene’s legacy, girls’ education and dignity are given special importance.
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Learners are encouraged to discover their identity and become leaders who serve with love.
8. Community and Family Spirit
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Education happens within a supportive, caring community.
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Strong partnership with parents, teachers, and society is promoted.
9. Love in Action: Service-Oriented Learning
Learners are encouraged to put love into action through:
- Outreach programs
- Community service
- Acts of kindness in daily life
10. Mary, Our Model
The Virgin Mary, Mother of Charity is the model of a Canossian learner and educator.
Her humility, obedience, and love are to be imitated.
The Goal:
To form women and men of character, rooted in Christ, passionate about truth and justice, and committed to building a more loving and just world.
Canossa Girls- TZ
by carolyne | Jul 2, 2025 | Vocation Animation
Postulants, Novices, Sisters &Priests
Magdalene defines the vocation to her Institute of Charity as «a great gift of God». Through the action of the same Spirit, and at a distance of nearly two centuries, Vatican Council II would officially recognize every call to the life of religious consecration as «a divine gift» to be jealously safeguarded and promoted according to the specific spirit of the founders/foundresses
who make up the secular heritage of the Church of Christ. If every gift comes from above, it is more than ever true to say the same for the vocation to consecrated life.
The vocation of man/woman has its roots in the heart of God and precedes its very manifestation and perception by man/woman just as it precedes the very creation of the world itself. The God who calls is the same God who creates. He creates to call, and calls according to a mysterious plan of providence after having given the qualities and means necessary for the person to respond. «In the plan of God every man/woman is called to a certain development because every life is a
vocation» and this is written in the innermost depth of each person. It is for man /woman to respond to the invitation of the Creator and Lord, in the depth of his/her own conscience for an integral and harmonious development of all his/her potentials and for the realization of the goal for which he/she has been created. All men are called through diverse ways to realize themselves fully and to participate in the happiness of God Himself. With the aim of leading them to attain this eternal happiness, God sent His Son into the world who in time fulfilled the salvific plan hidden for centuries. Through His Incarnation, Christ is present in the history of man to enrich him from within, to transform him with the breath of the Spirit and to lead him back reconciled with the Father.
by carolyne | Jul 2, 2025 | Evangelisation
OUR MOTHER FOUNDRESS
The imitation of Jesus Christ is the dominant motive for Magdalene‟s spirituality. It is not the kind of imitation that looks to a model for an external expression but rather an entering into the deep motives which animate the life of Christ from within. Magdalene‟s foremost intention is to relive the burning love
that prompted the Word to become flesh and live among men as one of them, and die on the cross for their salvation. The inner thrust towards this type of imitation is in fact preceded by an “intense spiritual union with God”, which Christ reveals to her and is accompanied by ardent feelings of love. This is the fire of love which Magdalene would like to spread throughout the whole world and into
all hearts.
ST. MAGDALENE OF CANOSSA
