"To make Jesus Christ Known and Loved"

“If you want to teach young people, first you must love them. You must love them all equally.”

Marcellin believed it was his mission to education children not only about the christian faith but also about their surrouding world  and themselves. The Brothers continued in this spirit becomming known first and foremost as teachers. As the Brothers left France in the 19th century they established schools in the countries where they went and spread Marcellin's charism. Today there are less Brothers but the schools are established throughout the world many of which are staffed completely by lay teachers who keep the unique Marist flavour of these schools.

St Marcellin himself had this to say:

“Remember that the young people you teach are your brothers and sisters; Your own likeness, bone of your bone, another you. These young people have the same heavenly Father, the same destiny, the same end, the same hope. They are called to the same happiness. They are your travelling companions in time. They will be heirs with you, sharing the joys of the homeland of heaven with you.”

“To educate a child, it is not enough to teach him reading, writing and other branches of primary instruction. This would be enough if he were made for this world only; but a higher destiny awaits him; he is created for heaven, for God; and it is for God and for heaven that he must be educated. To educate a child, therefore, is to make him know this high and sublime destiny, and furnish him with the means to attain it; in a word, to educate a child is to make him a good Christian and a good citizen.”

Our Marist Pillars 

• Presence
• Simplicity
• In the Manner of Mary
• Family Spirit
• Love of Work

Contact

Brother Terence Costello
(09)585 0114
PO Box 125076
St Heliers
Auckland