"Our Xaverianity" comes down to living out our unique charism; To make the whole World into one Family in Christ by bringing Jesus to people and places that don’t know him yet. Inspired by our Founder, St. Guido Maria Conforti, with the fire of St. Francis Xavier, this calling asks me to leave behind everything and follow the humble path prepared by Jesus, stepping into the real, everyday struggles of non-Christians and walking beside them as a brother rather than acting like I am better than them. In this world, a world divided by pride, power, and fear, our charism pushes me to let go of my own cultural baggage and selfish plans, to listen with genuine respect to neighbors with different faiths, and to love local communities so genuinely that once they can stand on their own, I am willing to let go, hand over the work, and move on to new frontiers so more people can be welcomed into God’s family.
Yet, even though I know to myself that I can never faithfully help build one human family in the world unless I first live out our family spirit right at home. Our charism sends us to distant, often difficult places, we move as a community to be a true home where we support one another like real brothers. Our Xaverianity is tested daily in how we warmly and wholeheartedly welcome new brothers, how open we remain to lifelong growth, how we brotherly and genuinely give and accept corrections, and how we obediently, openly and peacefully accept any task or sudden move asked of me for the good of the mission. When we live together in genuine, joyful brotherhood without fighting for status, that simple family witness expresses the world what it truly means to belong to Christ.
What comforts me most about our charism is knowing that it does not depend on my own physical strength. When old age eventually slows me down or sickness stops me from traveling to new frontiers, my missionary calling will not end, instead, sometimes that physical limitation could be a way for God to enter our life like what happened to a sick St. Guido. Whether I am young and crossing oceans or old and resting in the gentle care of my community, Our Xaverianity stays the same: giving our life completely to God so that St. Guido’s dream may come true, and the whole world may truly become one family in Christ, and that’s Our Xaverianity.
