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The Salesian Sisters of St John Bosco or Daughters of Mary Help of Christians are the sister order of the Salesians of Don Bosco. They were founded by Saint Maria Mazzarello in 1872 to work alongside Saint John Bosco in his teaching projects in Turin and continue to be a teaching order worldwide.
On August 5, 1872 in Mornese, Alessandria, Italy, the first Daughters of Mary Help of Christians gathered with Don Bosco and Msgr. Joseph Sciandra, the Bishop of Acqui, to celebrate their admission to the novitiate and the first professions. On that day St. Mary Domenica Mazzarello was also elected the first superior and given the title of “vicar”.
Through a gift of the Holy Spirit and the direct intervention of Mary, St John Bosco founded our Institute as a response of salvation to the profound hopes of young girls. He endowed it with a spiritual heritage that had its inspiration in the charity of Christ the Good Shepherd, and imparted to it a strong missionary impulse.(Constitutions of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, 1)
The story begins with a twice repeated dream of Don Bosco. He dreamt he was crossing Piazza Vittorio in Torino, Italy. The Piazza was filled with noisy, screaming girls who appeared to have no one to look after them. A few were in a group apart and were not playing. These came over to the saint and said: “ As you see, we have been neglected”. Immediately a gracious lady appeared who encouraged him to work for these girls. As she diasppeared into their midst she repeated: “Care for them, they are my children”.In 1864 with a band leading his group of boys, Don Bosco went to Mornese in the diocese of Acqui and was received royally. According to his custom when in Torino, each evening he gave a little talk to the people of Mornese before bidding them ‘goodnight’. Among the group was one young woman who listened avidly to his words. This woman was Maria Domenica Mazzarello who was then 27 years of age. Was she a dreamer too? Some years before and not knowing at all the work Don Bosco had begun for boys in Torino, she had seen on an elevation at Borgo Alto in Mornese, a large building with spacious courtyards. Many girls were playing in these courtyards and she heard a voice say to her: “I entrust them to you”. Years later this building and spacious grounds became a reality. The four-story building was constructed by the townsfolk of Mornese and became the first school and boarding facilities for girls adminstered by the Salesian Sisters. Unknown to each other, Don Bosco in Torino and Maria Mazzarello in Mornese were working for the good of young people particularly those most in need. They first met in 1864 and throughout the next eight years shared their educational ideals till finally in 1872 they founded the congregation of the Salesian Sisters, officially known as the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. Both cherished a great devotion to Mary and therefore named the new congregation after her. From 1872 to 1881,year of the death of Maria Mazzarello,the first group of Salesian Sisters spread throughout Italy, France and to overseas missions in South America. Maria Mazzarello’s passion for young people can be summed up in the words of her closest friend, Petronilla Mazzarello (no relation). Petronilla attests that Maria “attracted the young like an iron does to a magnet”. It is this passion that has attracted many other women to journey with young people from one generation to the next. The Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians is a family of religious women born of St. John Bosco and St. Maria Mazzarello’s love for God and young people. It follows the spirituality of St. Francis de Sales in three key aspects of his spirituality: An optimistic humanism The universal call to holiness for everyone A union with God based on gentleness and kindness in everyday life. Its story began in 1872 at Mornese (a village in northern Italy) where Maria Mazzarello worked in her parish for the good of the young. In 1864 Don Bosco met Maria Mazzarello and these two people realized that they were both working for the good of the young in their respective places - Don Bosco in Turin and Maria Mazzarello in Mornese. By 1872 the religious congregation of women was formed through its founders, Maria Mazzarello and Don Bosco. In the Church the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians brings God to young people through the field of education in a wide variety of activities: schools, camps, hostels, retreat work, youth clubs. Its educational philosophy is based on what the Salesians call the Preventive System - an educational approach based on Reason, Religion and Loving kindness |
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Mother General |
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Rev. Mother Reungoat Yvonne |
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Vicar General |
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Rev. Sr. Musatti Emilia |
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Councillors |
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Rev. Sr. Americo Rolim Maria |
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Rev. Sr. Canales Calzadilla M. del Carmen |
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Rev. Sr. Miranda Maria Loisa |
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Rev. Sr. Deretti Alaide |
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Rev. Sr. Teruggi Giuseppina |
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Rev. Sr. Tallone Vilma |
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Visiting Councillors |
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Rev. Sr. Boullosa Silvia |
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Rev. Sr. Castellino Caria |
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Rev. Sr. Cazzuola Chiara |
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Rev. Sr. Mwema Mukato M. Dominique |
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Rev. Sr. Ozhukayil Lucy Rose |
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Rev. Sr. Pece Marija |
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Rev. Sr. Taylor Kathleen |
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Rev. Sr. Cavaglia Piera |
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Provincial House Address |
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Salesian Sisters
Sacred Heart Convent
Old Madras Road, Bandapura,
Virgonagar P.O., Bangalore 560049
India, Ph. 080 28472525 |
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Provincial |
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Rev.Sr. Malayatty Rosy , Mobile. 09448080525 |
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Vice Provincial |
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Rev. Sr. Korah Ruby |
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Councillors |
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Rev. Sr. Chacko Alice |
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Rev. Sr. Chinnappana Lilly |
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Rev. Sr. Jacob Celine |
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Rev. Sr. Abraham Mercy |
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Provincial Bursar |
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Rev. Sr. Menacherry Ittoop Mercy |
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Secretary |
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Rev. Sr. Kaidathara Marietta |
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Auxilium Centre,
Salesian Sisters, Kattappana
Idukki Dt - 685 508
Tel: 04868 273 047 (Convent ), 250710 (School), 9447823130
E-mail: ktpnaauxilium@gmail.com |
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Members |
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01. Rev. Sr. Pothen Elizabeth (Superior)
02. Rev. Sr. Chandy Jissy
03. Rev. Sr. Karuvelil Mary
04. Rev. Sr. Pallipurathukunnel Aleyamma
05. Rev. Sr. Thengumkudiyil Mini
06. Rev. Sr. Thomas Teresa
07. Rev. Sr. Vailapadiyanickal Mariam |
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Activities : They run Higher Secondary (State Syllabus), High School (ICSE ),
Vocational Training Centre (Affiliated to NIOS), IT Kerala,
Self Help Groups, VIDES, Boarding, Parish Animation |
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