In order to be a foreign missionary, one must know the mystery of the cross. From the mystery of the cross, the missionary must draw the apostolic strength of those generous imitators of Jesus Christ, whose life below was but a continuous martyrdom. — Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C.
In order to be a foreign missionary, one must know the mystery of the cross. From the mystery of the cross, the missionary must draw the apostolic strength of those generous imitators of Jesus Christ, whose life below was but a continuous martyrdom. — Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C.
The Congregation of Holy Cross sent four brothers to Rome, Italy, in 1850 at the personal request of Pope Pius IX. They were to educate the city’s orphans.
The Congregation of Holy Cross first arrived in Peru in September 1963.
In 1952, Servant of God, Fr. Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., arrived in the Philippines to launch the Family Rosary Crusade in the country.
The Congregation of Holy Cross expanded its work in East Africa to the country of Tanzania in 2000.
The Congregation of Holy Cross sent missionaries from the United States to Uganda in 1958.
Blessed Basile Moreau sent the first group of Holy Cross missionaries to the United States in 1841