With two parishes in Perth now run by the Order of Clerics Regular of Somasca (CRS), the Somascan Fathers are now looking to spread the spirituality of their founder, St Jerome Emiliani, to the wider Australian community.
The Somascan Movement of Australia will be an alliance of religious and laity that invites all laypeople to join in living the Somascan spirituality through the provision of care and catechesis to the sick, poor and youth in need.
Like Somascan lay movements established in other communities around the world, this Australian chapter will also have a particular focus on bringing human dignity to those whom the rest of society have abandoned.
The Somascan Movement will be inaugurated by the Order’s Superior General Fr Franco Moscone CRS at St Jerome’s Parish in Munster on March 27 at 7pm.
The inauguration will be followed by an information session on the lay movement’s spirituality, ongoing formation and apostolic mission with refreshments provided.
The Somascan Fathers look forward to welcoming all interested and providing a greater insight into how the Somascan Movement can make a difference in the lives of the more fragile in our society.