Come See Serve! - Somascan Fathers

Serving Needy
Youth in the World
Somascan
Fathers
For five centuries the Somascans have carried out throughout
the world St. Jerome Emiliani’s
legacy: “work, devotion and char-
... my burden is light (Mt. 11:30)
ity are the foundation of our activity.”
USA
Brazil
India
Guatemala
Sri Lanka
Italy
Honduras
Spain
Albania
Indonesia
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Somascan
Fathers
Proclaiming
GOD the FATHER
to the World
for five Centuries
Poland
El Salvador
Philippines
Colombia
Mexico
Ecuador
Romania
Australia
Mozambique
Nigeria
Spiritual and material care of
orphans, abandoned youth
and poor
Human and Christian education of youth
Pastoral ministry
COMMUNITY
PRAYER
ACTION
Father of the Orphans, Defender
of Widows … This is the God
whose abode is Holy (Ps. 68:6)
Come
See
Serve!
Fr. Remo Zanatta, CRS
610 W. Melwood
Houston, TX 77009
Ph. 713-880-8243
Fax 713-863-8590
[email protected]
www.somascans.org
St. Jerome Emiliani (1486-1537)
St. Jerome Emiliani
Founder of the Somascan Fathers
Universal Patron of Orphans
and Abandoned Youth
www.somascans.org
Five Centuries
of Creative Faithfulness
F
ollowing the example of St.
Jerome Emiliani, the Somas-
can Fathers serve the poor and the
youth. A special attention is given to
those who live in situations of neglect and need.
The Somascans serve in three major areas of ministry:
 Spiritual
and material
care of orp h a n s ,
abandoned
youth and
poor
 Human and
Christian
education of
youth
 Pastoral
ministry.
Serving
Needy Youth
in the World
In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI
wrote a letter to the Superior
General of the Somascan Fathers, on the occasion of the
500th anniversary of conversion of St. Jerome Emiliani
B EN ED ICT X V I O N
S T . J ERO ME E MILIAN I
I was very pleased to learn that your Order
is about to celebrate with a jubilee year an
anniversary that is joyful and important for
its history and charism. Next September
27th, in fact, will be the 500th anniversary
of the prodigious liberation of your founder
St. Jerome Emiliani, universal patron of orphans and abandoned youth, at the hand of
the Blessed Virgin
Mary. It was a
prodigious event
which, at the same
time, changed the
course of a human
life and started an
experience of consecrated life that is
highly meaningful for the history of the
Church.
The life of the layman Jerome Emiliani, a
Venetian, was in some way “re-founded”
on September 27th , 1511… The care for
youth and their human and Christian education, which marks the charism of Somascans, continues to be a commitment of the
Church in every time
and place…
From Castel Gandolfo, July 20th, 2011
Our Devotions
 Contemplation of the Crucified Christ
 Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary
under the title of “Mother of Orphans”
 Dedication to the Works of Mercy
Our Typical Ministries
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Centers for young boys who are orphaned or in situations of neglect
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Schools
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Parish ministry
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Treatment centers for drug addicts
SOMASCAN
Fathers
Fr. Remo Zanatta, CRS
610 W. Melwood
Houston, TX 77009
Ph. 713-880-8243
Fax 713-863-8590
[email protected]
www.somascans.org