We Daughters of Jesus truly want to be so, resembling Jesus, “as a daughter resembles her father”, recognizing and helping to live that we are all brothers and sisters.
From a respectful conversation with the wounds of the soul.
From a few words of encouragement, a smile or a hug.
Caring for the whole person as Jesus does
and caring for creation as the home of all.
This gift is a hope for the world.
WE WANT TO WALK AS A CHARISMATIC FAMILY
Daughters of Jesus and laity, we are a family that loves in the way of Jesus. God is the first one who sets out and calls us to unite and walk together, guided by Mary and following in the footsteps of St. Candida. Together, as Mother Candida Family, we wish to assume the commitment to transform the reality where we live.
with a very specific way of living and of serving
which we summarize in 7 principles that you will find in our people and communities
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Jesus in the center
We want Jesus to always be the center of our life.
May his person, his words, his way of acting and living be what gives meaning to our lives. For this reason, every day we seek his presence that nourishes us, consoles us, sends us and helps us to live, with him and like him, in every situation.
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We are daughters
God is that foundation on which we walk in life.
Like a father or mother who offers their words and efforts to support, give confidence and comfort to their children, to give them life and see them grow from love and freedom. We feel that we are daughters and sons of God, in whom we can place all our trust, and, therefore, sisters and brothers of all. In living this relationship of filiation, we find a constant and profound joy, which we wish to share with others.
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We live with simplicity and joy
We walk from small, with a smile.
Because it is in the small and simple that God likes to act. That is why we want to live only with what is necessary for our mission: prayer, dedication and affection. We want to allow ourselves to be shaped by God, to live like Jesus, and to find joy in this.
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We see God in everything and everyone
When you feel you are a daughter or son of God, you learn to follow his way of being in life.
Until we find him in every person and in every situation. We love the person, whoever, wherever and however he or she is. We love nature, our common home, so beautiful and wounded. Daily examination helps us to discover the passage and presence of God in everything and everyone.
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Always available where we are most needed
Availability is our accent
Our place in the world is where we are most needed and for those who need us most. Regardless of race, origin or economic level. Because we are all brothers and sisters.
We make ourselves available to go anywhere in the world and serve in whatever is needed. Trusting completely in God. Helping to meet Jesus.
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Our way of proceeding is discernment
We want to discover what God wants in each situation.
Personally and in community. And this presupposes deepening, distinguishing and choosing what leads to the greatest good among the different possibilities that present themselves in life. The space for this is silence, contemplation and fraternal dialogue.
We are Ignatian spirituality. Discernment is part of our lifestyle and way of proceeding, in order to relate to others, to ourselves, to God and to carry out the mission.
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Mary is our guide
Star of our roads.
Mary is our mother. In such a fractured world, having a mother reconciles us. Mary helps us to find the points of union, the understanding among all. In short, the fraternity is home, it is family.
As a mother, she knows each son and daughter and is present. A discreet presence in the most important moments, in the joys, and also in the sorrows, where she consoles us, as a guide and refuge.