WELCOME TO THE HOME OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF SAINT THERESE
OF THE CHILD JESUS (DST)
(Commonly known as the Banyatereza Sisters)
We are consecrated women called to serve and love God freely and inclusively; to possess nothing so as to share everything; to listen so as to discern God’s will.
We are a Congregation of Diocesan Right, founded in Fort Portal Diocese, Uganda, East Africa, by the Right Reverend Bishop Francis Xavier Lacoursière. We live in a Community whereby we share together our giftedness and our common goal. Our principal patroness is Saint Therese of the Child Jesus, patroness of missionaries. We cultivate a special devotion to her and imitate her faith, love, trust, humility and spirit of self-sacrifice. Currently we are serving in Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda.
Mission:
To evangelize
Mission Statement:
We, the Daughters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus are called to evangelize through Evangelical Ministries animated by Spiritual Childhood.
Charism:
Spiritual Childhood — (By the life of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Spiritual Childhood is
marked by Love, faith, trust, simplicity and confidence in the Good Lord).
Vision:
To be a life giving Religious Community reflecting the Kingdom of God.
Motto:
The motto of St. Therese which expressed her Mission became our Motto too:
To Love God and Make Him loved.
Nature:
We are an Active Religious Congregation
Spiritual virtues:
Love, Trust, Humility, Simplicity
Core Values:
Evangelical Counsels, prayer, community living, service, hospitality, self-sacrifice, observation of the rule of silence, and sanctification of the present moment