3. HISTORY – SISTERS OF ST.CHARLES BORROMEO The congregation of the Sisters of St. Charles Borromeo was started in Belgium in 1684.It extended its mission to different countries like India, Italy, Argentina, Poland and Africa. The three missionary sisters who came to India in 1929 opened the first house in Ranipet, of Tamilnadu. Now there are 65 houses in India formed into provinces : Eastern, Western and Northern.

4. Our founder Fr.Adrien Bresy chose St.Charles Borromeo to be a patron of our congregation because the church was celebrating the centenary of the death of st.charles that year and he was an advocate of religious discipline in the church and an ardent apostle Christian education of the faithful both concerns being dear to the heart of Fr.Adrien Bresy.

5. WHAT APPEALED TO HIM IN THE LIFE OF JESUS WAS HIS CONSTANT COMMUNION WITH THE FATHER AND HIS COMPASSION FOR HUMANITY

7. St. Charles visiting the sick and the victims of plague.

8. Two terrible calamities fell upon Milan, famine in 1570 and pestilence in 1576. Not less than 3000 poor were fed every day through the care and charity of St. Charles Borromeo. Two terrible calamities fell upon Milan, famine in 1570 and pestilence in 1576. Not less than 3000 poor were fed every day through the care and charity of St. Charles Borromeo.

9. ST. CHARLES ATTENDED WITH UTMOST ZEAL THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS, HE FOUND TIME TO MAKE WISE LAWS AND TO FOUND INSTITUTIONS.

10. ST. CHARLES GATHERED IN SANTA SOFIA, GIRLS WHO WERE EXPOSED TO MORAL DANGER, ESPECIALLY THE ORPHANS.

11. ST.CHARLES PROVIDED TEMPORARY SHELTERS FOR WOMEN WHO WERE ABANDONED BY THEIR HUSBANDS.

12. ST. CHARLES BORROMEO SHOWED SUCH A PEDAGOGICAL WISDOM THAT EVEN TODAY AFTER FOUR CENTURIES, HE IS NOT ONLY ONE OF THE GREATEST EDUCATORS BUT A VISIONARY, A PROPHET OF THE GREATER PART OF MODERN PEDAGOGY.

13. My brothers, you must realize that for us churchmen nothing is more necessary than meditation. we must meditate before, during and after everything we do. When you celebrate mass, reflect on the sacrifice you are offering. When you take care of your people, meditate on how the Lord’s blood that has washed them clean so that “ all that you do becomes a work of love”.

15. In order to achieve an incorrupt society Christian morals should be taught along with the knowledge of the subjects

16. Praise and rewards of the teacher yield better results than punishment and blame

17. An effective teacher should get the active and full co-operation of the parents in the education of their students

20. St.Charles demanded the parents should set an example for their children.

21. Ignorance and illiteracy are the causes of individual’s and society’s evil. It is our duty to strive to root them out.

22. Tomb of St.Charles Borromeo

23. ST. CHARLES BORROMEO IS A SAINT FOR ALL TIMES AND SEASONS. FOLLOWING HIS EXAMPLE, THE SISTERS OF ST. CHARLES BORROMEO ARE CALLED TO BE MYSTICS, PROPHETS AND SAINTS.