The Cottolengo Family

The Cottolengo Family present in the world is growing steadily. From the original inspiration of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo to the current presence in the world, the growth is both consoling and invigorating.
It is consoling for a number of reasons. First, the vision of the founder was to bring up a family that is involved full-time with consoling the poorest. secondly, to be involved in big numbers in furthering the charism of St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo is surely a way of building the Kingdom of God, the very mission of Christ Jesus Himself. Thirdly, the advancement in technology and the many development signs have not decreased the number of poor brothers and sisters in the world. Actually, poverty stings more and more.
The growth is invigorating because the more devoted Christians [lay, religious and priest]are involved in this noble mission, the more others are attracted to it. All as if to fulfill what the Lord Jesus himself said, "Seeing your love they will say, 'see how they love one another." The growth is truly vivifying because the attraction born from serving the poorest leads more poor people to live a dignified life. "Console them, Console my people, our God says" [Isaiah 40:1]
The Cottolengo family is an international institute made up of Priests, Brothers, Sisters, and lay workers who follow the Charism of St Joseph Benedict Cottolengo witnessing the Love of God the Provident Father in the world, especially to the poorest and the needy. Cottolengo followers work hand in hand in hospitals, schools, homes for aged, mentally and physically handicapped care centres, rehabilation centres for drug addicts and prostitutes, soup kitchen, home-based care of the terminally sick, parish ministry, chaplaincy and so on.
The main reason why St. J B Cottolengo wanted a family of men and women working together was to make real the image presented of the first christian community [Acts 2:42-47]. We try to live the family spirit expressed in a pronounced sense of belonging, a preferential option for the poorest, the spirit of prayer, a sense of responsibility drawn from the truth that "God is a loving Father who thinks of us more than we do" [St. J B Cottolengo].

... to be continued....

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