(1) The Claretian Family
The Claretian Family is a great family of missionary disciples who share the charism of Saint Anthony Mary Claret. It is made up of different congregations, institutes and lay movements that, from different vocations, live the same passion: to follow Jesus, to announce the Gospel and to serve the Church and the world in the style of the Heart of Mary. In it, the Claretian vocation is expressed in many ways: in the lay life, in the consecrated life, in the ordained ministry and in multiple forms of shared mission. What unites us is not all doing the same thing, but living the same spirit: putting Christ at the centre, walking in fraternity and going out to meet people, especially those most in need of hope. To know the Claretian Family is to discover the richness of the same charism lived in many ways of discipleship and mission.

(2) Claretian vocations
The Claretian vocation is lived in different ways within the same spiritual and missionary family. In the Claretian Family we find lay men and women, a secular institute, religious congregations of women and the Congregation of the Claretian Missionaries. All share the inspiration of St. Anthony Mary Claret, the love of the Heart of Mary and the passion to proclaim the Gospel.
These are the main Claretian vocations:
• Cordimarian Filiation (HICM).
Consecrated women fully inserted in the world, called to be leaven in the masses and to bring the Gospel to daily life.
• Lay Claretians (SC)
Lay men and women who live the spirit of Claret in the midst of the world, working for the extension of the Kingdom of God with their witness, their commitment and their evangelising action.
• Claretian Missionaries (CMF)
Priests, deacons and brothers who live in missionary community at the service of the Word. Their mission is nourished by the Word of God and the Eucharist, with special attention to the most excluded and vulnerable people.
• Claretian Missionary Women (RMI)
Religious women called to be involved in the reality of the people in the way of Jesus, especially with women, children, the sick, the poor, and foreign or discarded people.
• Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (MMI)
Female religious congregation which directs its mission towards the poorest, especially women, with a close and committed evangelising service.

• Cordimarian Missionary Sisters (MCM)
They live the mission with simplicity and joy, formed in the Forge of the Heart of Mary and dedicated to the proclamation of the Gospel.
• Missionaries of the Claretian Institution (MIC)
They live “with and like Mary”, cultivating a spirituality of prayer, interior silence and listening to the Word, at the service of the mission.
• Missionary Sisters of St. Anthony Mary Claret (MSAMC)
Called to be configured to Jesus the Missionary of the Father, they live the proclamation of the Word and the service of charity with a strong missionary spirit.
One same call, many ways
The richness of the Claretian Family lies in showing that the same charism can take different forms. Thus, these vocations express the beauty of following Jesus from different states of life, always in a missionary, fraternal and shared missionary key.

(3) Features of the Claretian vocation
The different Claretian vocations share the same spiritual and missionary roots. Although they are expressed in different ways, they are all born of the charism of St. Anthony Mary Claret and participate in the same way of following Jesus and serving the Gospel.
These are some of their most characteristic features:
Claret, inspirer of this family
In the life of Saint Anthony Mary Claret we recognise a concrete way of listening to God, letting ourselves be sent and living with missionary passion.
Presence of Mary
The Heart of Mary occupies a central place in Claretian spirituality. She accompanies, forms and animates our following of Jesus and our dedication to the mission.
Centrality of Jesus Christ the Evangeliser
The Claretian vocation is born out of the encounter with Jesus and the desire to follow him closely. He is the centre of our life, prayer and mission.
Docility to the Spirit
The Holy Spirit impels us to discern, to go out to encounter, to announce the Good News and to respond creatively to the challenges of the times.
Missionary Sense
Every Claretian vocation is mission-oriented. One does not live for oneself, but to collaborate with God’s work in the world.
Community dimension
The Claretian vocation is lived with others. Fraternity, communion and collaboration are an essential part of this charism.

Love of the Church and closeness to the poor
The Claretian spirit leads us to love and serve the Church, with special attention to those who are most vulnerable, excluded or in need of hope.
Commitment to justice, peace and care for creation
The Claretian mission is not limited to verbal proclamation. It also seeks to transform reality through the Gospel, promoting human dignity, reconciliation and care for our common home.
Shared mission
Claretian vocations grow and are enriched in collaboration. Each branch brings its own gifts, and together they express the richness of the same charism at the service of the Kingdom.
One source, many paths
Thus, the Claretian vocation unites contemplation and mission, Word and life, fraternity and service. Its different expressions show the richness of the same charism lived in communion and at the service of the Gospel.

(4) The Claretian Missionaries
The Claretian Missionaries are the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, founded by St. Anthony Mary Claret on 16 July 1849 in Vic, Spain, together with his first companions. Our name expresses a very concrete identity: we are children of the Heart of Mary and missionaries sent to follow Jesus Christ and to proclaim the Gospel with passion.

The Claretian vocation CMF is a concrete way of living the following of Jesus in the style of Claret: with a missionary heart, in apostolic fraternity and at the service of the Kingdom. Mission is not something added on, but the very centre of our identity. That is why we understand ourselves as listeners and servants of the Word, men open to the Spirit, formed in community and sent to evangelise.

We live our mission in very diverse fields: education, parishes, social action, accompaniment of young people, communication, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, and commitment to justice, peace and care for our common home. We want to evangelise by listening to the poor, working with others and also reaching out to the human peripheries and the digital continent.
Today the Claretian Missionaries are present on five continents, in a wide variety of cultures and contexts. We are an intercultural Congregation open to universal mission.

(5) How the Claretian vocation is lived in the Congregation

Within the Congregation, the unique Claretian missionary vocation is lived in different ways. We all share the same root: the gift of apostolic vocation, religious consecration, community life, the imprint of St. Anthony Mary Claret and the mission as the centre of our life. This common vocation is made concrete with its own characteristics in the brothers, the deacons and the priests.
In the common aspects, I would only polish some titles so that they do not all begin in the same way:
• The same vocational gift
• The same consecration
• A shared Claretian identity
• A horizon of configuration to the missionary Christ
• One apostolic community
• One mission
And the final paragraphs of each vocational form would be a little cleaner:

The Claretian brothers
The brothers live the Claretian vocation as consecrated lay people. Their most characteristic feature is the witness of fraternity: a life of communion, closeness and brotherhood that becomes a prophetic sign in the Church and in the world. They bring in a particular way the evangelical presence in professional, technical, educational, social and cultural fields, and enrich the mission with their simplicity, their creativity and their closeness to the daily life of the people.

Claretian Deacons
Deacons live their vocation configured to Christ the Servant and Good Shepherd. Their ministry is expressed especially in the service of the Word, liturgy and charity. They are called to proclaim the Good News, to strengthen fraternal love and to bear witness to a servant Church. In them charity stands out in a special way as a concrete form of dedication and service.

Claretian priests
The Claretian priests live the Claretian vocation configured to Christ, Head, Shepherd, Servant and Spouse of the Church. They are, above all, preachers of the Word in the style of the Apostles, in communion with Jesus and his own, in a missionary key. Their vocation integrates prophetic proclamation, sacramental celebration, pastoral accompaniment and service to ecclesial communion, with closeness to the people and missionary availability where the Church needs it most.

One vocation, lived in different ways
In the Congregation, the Claretian vocation is expressed in complementary ways. Brothers, deacons and priests share the same consecration and the same mission, but they incarnate them with their own accents. This diversity enriches the life of the Congregation and manifests the richness of the charism received by Saint Anthony Mary Claret.

(6) Celebrating the Claretian vocation

Every May 31st we celebrate the Claretian Vocations Day. It is an opportunity to give thanks to God for the call received, to ask for new vocations and to renew our commitment to the mission. This initiative responds to the call of the XXVI General Chapter, which invites us to get closer to young people, to walk with them, to accompany them in their discernment and to strengthen a vocations ministry that promotes the different forms of Christian life and, in a special way, our Claretian missionary vocation. In this space we share materials to encourage prayer, reflection and the celebration of this day in communities, apostolic works and pastoral platforms.