Portugal

APOSTOLIC SERVICE

The Sisters of Saint John the Baptist and Mary Queen are women that the Father chose to follow his Son, chaste, poor, obedient, and anointed with his Spirit to announce to the poor the Good News of the Kingdom: “Kingdom of truth and of life, Kingdom of holiness and grace, Kingdom of justice, love and peace”. The fraternity gives daily bread, calls to prayer and entrusts the task of leading to Christ, like St. John the Baptist, the people of our time.

Every apostolic service has, in the celebration of the Eucharist, the center and the starting point for the mission of each day.

The more united to God the people were, the more fruitful the apostolic work will be. Based on this conviction, Father John Maria Haw entrusted the Congregation with the mission of, through the transmission of religious knowledge and the deepening of the faith, to form active collaborators in the Church and in society.

Main sectors

1.Vocational Youth Ministry

2.Liturgical pastoral

3.Retreats and Training

4.Monitoring of patients

5.Personal formation

6.Spiritual formation

7.IPSS (Private Social Solidarity Institutions)

YOUTH MINISTRY

Vocational Youth Ministry is a fundamental dimension in the Congregation. “Jesus went up on a mountain, called to Himself those he had chosen, who went to Him. He appointed twelve to be with Him and to send them out to preach” (Mk 3, 13-14). In order to fulfill the apostolic mission, the Church needs people who make themselves totally available to the Lord. According to Pope Francis, Consecrated Life grows by attraction and contagion.

The Congregation promotes and participates:

1.Meetings with young people

2.Catechesis meetings

3.Participation in retreats (Fraternal meetings, catechetical retreats)

4.Prayer Vigils for Youth

5.Other trainings

The practice of activities serves to demystify a little the concept of what it is to be a priest and/or nun and, nowadays, its relationship around what it is to be consecrated and what its implications are.

Faithful to the evangelical methodology of “Come and see” (Jn 1:39), an atmosphere of openness and welcome for young people is to be expected in order to discover their vocation.

PASTORAL SOCIAL

Living faith urges charity. The Congregation considers it a primary mission to help people become aware of themselves, find God and successfully insert themselves into society.

Main means of these works:

1.Kindergarten and youth

2.Monitoring during free time

3.Christian education for young people and adults

4.Adult training

5.Home care for elderly and sick people

6.Personalized advice and help for people in need

7.Monitoring the inclusion of citizens in the world of work