e, Xaverian Missionaries arrived in Spain in 1962. The goals of our presence here are: Mission Awareness among the People of God, Vocation Ministry and the Formation of new Xaverians.  Of course, we were ever attracted to the land which gave birth in 1506 to our Patron, St. Francis Xavier.

When we arrived in 1962, Spain was providing numerous vocations to every congregation, and the Xaverians were not excluded.  The foundation in Spain remained an "unfulfilled dream of Bishop Conforti."  The history of the missions is enriched by the splendid examples and lives of Spanish missionaries.

Among the various ways of doing this, we give priority to the following: accompaniment of existing Christian groups, helping them discover and live their missionary vocation; collaboration in the formation of pastoral leaders for Mission Animation and the missionary formation of adolescents and young people. For example, various groups of young people get together periodically in our communities of Burlada (Pamplona), Madrid (Carabanchel), and Murcia, for a well-defined formation in the universal mission. A group of young people is being formed in the vocation of the Xaverian Lay Associates.

Over the past years numerous Spaniards have written their names on the list of professed Xaverians.  These work in every mission of the Xaverian congregation, as our Charism demands of us... "to live one's own country and preach the Good News in new missions."