Our Institute, of pontifical right, dedicated to the works of pastoral ministry, is made up of clerics and lay members who both live in community and pursue the gospel counsels.
Our vowed way of life, brotherly rapport and Nazarene mission are the integrating factors of our calling. In patterning our lives after the example of the Dwelling of Nazareth and acclaiming that Household as the matchless school for all Christian families, we outline our service in the Church and obtain our rightful place among its reli­gious communities. Such endeavors gift our way of life with a precise meaning and definite style.
This nazarene life form, bequeathed by our Founder is the invariable of our history and the family spirit which both identifies and distinguishes us in the Church and the world.

OUR PERSONAL CALLING
We are each called by God to membership in the reli­gious family of Father Manyanet, for "both the calling and the choice of Institute are God's gifts." In response to this summons, we freely decide to become members of this Household by the taking of religious vows or other sacred bonds. Our Institute acknowledges in each our calling and enables us to bring it to fulfillment, and we in turn, as responsible members, enrich the life and work of our communities with our own gifts.