Community
The Congregation of Holy Cross emphasizes community life at every level of its organizational structure. Constitution Four on Brotherhood speaks about this aspect of our lives:
Our calling is to serve the Lord Jesus in mission not as independent individuals, but in a brotherhood…. We grow close to one another as brothers by living together in community. (C4, cf 33–34).
Our ordinary and desirable manner of living is in a local community, normally an established religious house. Where the formalities of such a house are inapplicable, the local community is designated as a residence. (C4, 35)
Local Holy Cross communities are associated with our apostolic work and/or with the religious formation of our membership. We take our extraordinary journey of faith together, offering each other encouragement, sharing our meals, prayer, and friendship.
You will find the 1,500 professed brothers and priests of Holy Cross living in local religious communities or residences in the following countries:
- Bangladesh — 30 communities and residences
- Brazil — 12 communities and residences
- Canada — 26 communities and residences
- Chile — 8 communities and residences
- France — 8 communities and residences
- Ghana — 9 communities and residences
- Haiti — 13 communities and residences
- India — 47 communities and residences
- Italy — 1 community
- Kenya — 2 communities
- Mexico — 3 communities
- Peru — 6 communities and residences
- Philippines — 1 residence
- Tanzania — 1 community
- Uganda — 7 communities and residences
- United States — 70 communities and residences
You can learn more about our Holy Cross presence in these 16 countries on five continents by accessing the Web entry points listed under Leadership & Structure, as well as the Almanac/Directory sites to see selected Holy Cross schools, parishes, missions, and social ministries.
