Familiar with their world, the Salesian Brother is called to help the young experience and respond to Christ's love. The Salesian Cooperators are Catholics who are living the gospel message in the spirit of Saint John Bosco while choosing to live in the world, rather than in a religious community. The Salesian Cooperators are actually the first group of youth ministers established by Saint John Bosco. Working for the young and responding to their needs made Saint John Bosco very conscious of the fact that in order to be more effective, he would need to work with other committed Catholics and people of good will. Saint John Bosco invited people whom he felt had the talent and the desire to help young people.
Christians have various ways available for living the faith.
To commit oneself as a Cooperator is to respond to the Salesian call by embracing a specific manner of living the Gospel and sharing in the Church's mission. Sisters Mary most Holy was the inspirer of our Institute and continues to be its Mother and Teacher. Let us be aware of Mary's presence in our lives and entrust ourselves entirely to her, striving to make her dispositions of faith, hope and charity, and her perfect union with Christ, our own.