Congregation of the Sisters of

St. John the Baptist

GENERAL HOUSE

I wish that even my shadow

could do good!

St. Alfonso Maria Fusco

Living the spousal relationship with Jesus of Nazareth at the service of the little ones and the poor and,

like the Baptist

THE NAZARENES

Decrease

so that He may increase

At the service of the little ones and the poor

Spirituality and Mission

The Congregation of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist has as its primary aim the praise of God and the sanctification of its members.
From this spirituality and mission flow three essential elements:

Prepare the way of the Lord

Inspired by its Founder, Saint Alfonso Maria Fusco, the Congregation lives centered on Jesus of Nazareth, with unlimited trust in Divine Providence; considers St. John the Baptist a privileged guide to Jesus.

Recognize Jesus of Nazareth

In this service, the whole Congregation is called to bear witness and reveal Jesus of Nazareth to the world in the light and hope of the coming of the Kingdom of God.

Decrease... so that He may increase

The Sisters, as members of the Church, open to the signs of the times, serve humanity with dedication through evangelization, education and human promotion of children and young people especially the poor, abandoned and at risk.

Apostolic Mission

Congregation of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist

Evangelization and Education

in private and public schools, in homes for vulnerable children and daycare centers, in houses of prayer and spirituality centers;
in the parishes through pastoral liturgical services and the animation of prayer.

Human promotion

in homes for orphans, abandoned, abused, neglected, malnourished, physically challenged, hearing impaired children and street children, human development and training centers for women and children with special needs.

Promotion of human dignity

for people exposed to new forms of slavery. Emotional and sexual orientation and rehabilitation centers for youth. Promotion of prisoners and ex-prisoners with special attention to women and children.

Assistance

in clinics and health centers, homes for the aged, for lonely and abandoned people, hospitals and leper (Hansen's disease) settlements.

The Renewed Charism

Living the spousal relationship with Jesus of Nazareth at the service of the little ones and the poor and, like the Baptist, preparing the way.

I have to work for the glory of God: I want to gather many abandoned boys and girls under the wings of divine protection

I wish that even my shadow could do good

All over the world...

I have to work for the glory of God: I want to gather many abandoned boys and girls under the wings of divine protection.

Saint Alfonso Maria Fusco

“The Institute is not my work. I am God’s worker, I didn’t want the work, He wanted it, He imposed it on me, He will take care of everything.” (St. Alfonso Maria Fusco)
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist was willed by God.
Fundamentally based on the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience, as a religious family in the Church, its purpose is the praise of God and the sanctification of its members, through the Holy Spirit and apostolic activity, according to the specific purpose of the Institute.

C.S.S.J. B

God wants all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Tim 2:4).
As part of the of this project, the Congregation lives its charism of “Preparing the way of the Lord”, realized in the Church by the Founder, Priest Alfonso Maria Fusco.
Following his example, we draw inspiration from our model and protector, St. John the Baptist who presented, announced and presented Jesus to the world.

C.S.S.J.B.

Saint Alfonso Maria Fusco

Father Founder

Alfonso Maria Fusco (Angri, March 23, 1839 – Angri February 6, 1910) was an Italian priest and Founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. Beatified in 2001, he was proclaimed a saint by Pope Francis in 2016.

He received his First Communion at the age of seven and soon after, his Confirmation. He manifested his vocation to his parents at the age of eleven. On the 5th of November 1850, he entered the episcopal seminary of Nocera dei Pagani. During his seminary years, he was apparently inspired in a dream by Jesus. He wanted to found both a convent for Sisters and an orphanage for boys and girls.

On the 2nd of August, the Institute was approved by the Bishop of Nocera Luigi del Forno, and Maddalena Caputo became the first Superior. On the 29th of September 1889 Fr. Alfonso founded the Trade School called “Opera degli Artigianelli”. On the 6th of February, 1910, he died in Angri by natural death.

He was born in Angri, in the province of Salerno, to Aniello Fusco and Guiseppina Schiavone, the eldest of five children. He was given the name of Alfonso Maria de Liguori by his parents for the grace received for the birth of their first child. He had a mild character and was very sensitive to the poor and to prayer.

Grateful for his meeting with Maddalena Caputo, the noble young woman from Angri who aspired to Religious Life, on September 26, 1878, he founded the “Congregation of the Sisters of the Nazarene”, which would later take the name of Sisters of St. John the Baptist.

Alfonso M. Fusco Father Founder