While venerating St. Francis de Sales, and drawing inspiration from his example, Fr. Peter Mermier our Founder also took St. Ignatius of Loyola for his guide. He used quite extensively his spiritual exercises. The Sisters of the Cross were formed by this rigorous and dynamic pedagogy.
Hence. We live our special characteristic of “KENOSIS in the Paschal Mystery” at the confluence of the double spiritual heritage – Ignatian Spirituality and Salesian Spirituality.
“We, the Sisters of the Cross, today, revisiting our origin and history, recognize in our source spiritualties, a treasure which is offered to us to know the Lord and make Him known, and to witness to the liberating power of the Paschal Mystery in this world.” General chapter p. 8