Charting Your Path

Joining the Congregation of Holy Cross means choosing a path of meaning and commitment.
Whether you’re in a time of discernment, actively involved in your community, or feel called to religious life, we walk alongside you in your reflection. Discover the many ways you can join our mission and give new energy to your vocation.

A Future Rooted in What We Love

We have three programs that take into account the reality of where each person is in their personal experience. Meetings and activities aim to better understand one’s life forces, one’s relationship with others, to offer a way to transcend the daily routine and to make a connection with the religious dimension that creates life according to the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth.

Group A

Single men and women, ages 17 to 25

Purpose: Support a personal search for the orientation of one’s strengths to build one’s life in a perspective where Christian religious faith and life commitment are integrated.

Means: Creative activities, group discussions, workshops, and an introduction to “praying your life.”

Groupe B

Single men, age 30 and older

Purpose: Discern and support an orientation to life in a religious community

Means: Personal support, sharing with peers, choosing your stages of engagement.

Groupe C

People aged 18 and over who want to join the Holy Cross religious family

Purpose: Carry and amplify the impact of the mission of the Holy Cross family.

Means: Meetings, discussions on the spirituality that inspires us, pastoral projects to develop and celebrations at the heart of life.

Connect With Our Personalized Welcome Services

Montreal remains our primary base.

Our most well-known members are Saint Brother André and Servant of God Brother Flavien Laplante. The Greater Toronto Area hosts the largest number of local communities, followed by Moncton.

In Montreal and Moncton, French is the primary language. Most members are of Quebecois or Acadian origin, while younger members often come from Haiti, India, and Bangladesh, many of whom speak three or four languages. In Toronto, English is the common language. Half of our current members are originally from India, where Canadian Holy Cross religious have been active for over 100 years.

Welcome in French & English in Montreal

Contact :
Joy Biswas, c.s.c

Phone :
514-746-7925

Welcome in English in Toronto

Contact :
Emmanuel Ralte, c.s.c

Phone :
437-281-3546

Welcome in English and French in Moncton

Contact :
Paul Leblanc, c.s.c

Phone :
506-377-9400

Email us to connect with our welcome team

International News

A grant for St Mary’s Home in Bangladesh

Novembre 10, 2025

A grant of 32,000 Canadian dollars was awarded to support St Mary’s Home Ghorarpar and the Dipti Hostel in Bangladesh for the 2024 2025 year. This project supports more than 70 girls from disadvantaged backgrounds by meeting their essential needs in education food health care and Christian formation. Thanks to this support the young girls benefit from spiritual educational and cultural guidance that fosters their personal development dignity and future.

Scholarship for Father Kitbok Carolus Khongrymmai

September 8, 2025

In response to the growing complexity of formation for young men in religious life, the Province of Holy Cross in north east India is investing in the specialized training of its formators. Father Kitbok Carolus Khongrymmai will undertake a program at the Sanyasa Institute to strengthen his spiritual human and pastoral skills. This formation will directly benefit the 78 seminarians of the province by fostering more attentive accompaniment deeper vocational maturity and greater perseverance in their religious journey.

A School Bus for Vakkampatty School

February 16, 2025

Vakkampatty School, located in a rural area of the Diocese of Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, currently serves 1,543 students from eight Catholic parishes. Founded in 2008 by the Congregation of Holy Cross, the school plays a vital role in a region lacking public school transportation within a 20 km radius. Its aging fleet of eight used buses urgently needed an upgrade. To purchase a new bus valued at $49,500, the school had already gathered $16,167. Thanks to a generous contribution of $33,333 from Missions Sainte-Croix, the remaining amount was covered, allowing the school to acquire this essential vehicle for student transportation.

Emergency Relief for Families Affected by Flooding in Tripura

August 23, 2024

Recent floods in Tripura have caused widespread devastation: destroying infrastructure, disrupting daily life, and plunging thousands into hardship, particularly in the areas of education and agriculture. In response, the Holy Cross Fathers acted with compassion and efficiency, organizing relief camps, distributing food rations, and providing psychological support to victims. Their presence on the ground has brought comfort and tangible assistance to the most vulnerable. An emergency relief fund of USD $20,000, partially supported by Missions Sainte-Croix-Canada, has been mobilized to address urgent needs and support the rebuilding of affected communities.

Congregation of Holy Cross in Canada

Program Coordinator
Father Joy Biswas, C.S.C.
vocationcsc@gmail.com
514-746-7925

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