Families and students who wish to deepen their human and spiritual formation have the opportunity to join one of the following groups or movements:
To grow in spiritual life and share the joy of faith, the school offers families and students the opportunity to join in the meetings and activities of the Marian Congregation Mater Salvatoris, a private association of the faithful approved by the Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid on January 5, 2006.
Its purpose is to help young people fully live the Christian life according to the spirit of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
The motto of the Marian Congregation is “To Jesus through Mary”. The congregants live their devotion to the Virgin Mary in a special way, seeking to imitate her virtues and spirit of service.
The Marian Congregation Mater Salvatoris is divided into sections according to the age of its members: ESO and Baccalaureate students, university students, professionals, couples… Different activities are organized in each section:
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Meetings and training sessions.
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Spiritual exercises and retreats.
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Coexistence and pilgrimages.
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Participation in World Youth Days.
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And other events in the life of the Church.
Furthermore, with the desire to respond to challenges of 21st century society and help transmit the light of the Gospel, the congregants collaborate in various apostolates:
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Mountaineers Mater Salvatoris.
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Mater Salvatoris Missionaries.
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Spirituality in the Family.
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Family Charity.
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Charity and Mission.
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Mountaineers Mater Salvatoris is a school of life. The intense and demanding reality of the mountain, with the effort involved in maintaining the pace of ascent and helping companions along the way to achieve a common goal, is a privileged means of forming the character of girls and young people in true Christian values and virtues.
The group of Mountaineers has as its motto “More, more and more” , an expression of its patron, Saint Francis Xavier. It reflects the constant spirit of effort and improvement that must characterize every mountaineer.
The mountain gives friendship; a pure, intimate, sacrificial, sincere, joyful friendship. A hike is not an excursion, it is taking a path, not always easy, to reach the top of a mountain. It is learning that life is like this path; sometimes hard, at others, pleasant, and that we bring the Virgin Mary as a companion in this desire to reach the summit, which is holiness.
The group’s main activities are excursions, school meetings and some two or three day camps that are organized throughout the year. In addition, during the months of June and July, one of the most anticipated activities takes place: the summer camp.
The sign of belonging to the group of Mountaineers Mater Salvatoris is the scarf. The virtues of the mountain spirit are represented by stripes and insignia, which recognize the effort made to live at all times the attitudes of an authentic Mountaineer of the Virgin Mary.