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ST. Carmen Sallés y Barangueras

St. Carmen Sallés y Barangueras was born in April 9, 1848, the first daughter of José Sallés and Francisca Barangueras. Living in Vic, near Barcelona, in Spain, she was the second of ten children of her parents. Two days after, she was baptized with the name “Carmen.” Her parents gave her a firm Catholic education when she was enrolled in the school of “Compañía de María” where she learned to love the feast of the Niña María. God’s call to become Christ’s bride came to her after a pilgrimage in Montserrat. She turned down her parents’ plan to marry and entered religious life in the Adores Sisters as a novice where she cared for the needy women of the society. She then moved to the Dominican Sisters of the Annunciation where she taught in schools, but she took priority for the girls who have little or no education at all. She was discriminated in the congregation because of her ideas, but God always provides. She prayed and sensed her surroundings, waiting for God’s will for her. Along with Sisters Candelaria, Remedios and Emilia they went to Burgos, Spain and in the 7th of December, 1892 the Archbishop of Burgos granted a Diocesan approval to the “Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Mary” and authorized the opening of the first Conceptionist school. The congregation founded more schools she called “the Houses of Mary Immaculate” and with her fellow sisters, they went through all corners of Spain. With her hard labor, God saw it best to call her back and to receive her heavenly reward on the 25th of July, 1911 at 63 years of age. A year after, a group of sisters voyaged to the New World, in the country of Brazil. Her holy life was recognized when Pope St. John Paul II beatified her on 15th of March 1998, during the Centennial Anniversary of the congregation. She was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on the 21st of October 2012.

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The Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is an international religious congregation founded by St. Carmen Sallés in 1892, in Burgos, Spain. For over 125 years, the Sisters have dedicated themselves to the service of humankind through the education of children and youth in many countries of the world.

They founded their first house in the Philippines in 1986, in Manila, where they built a dormitory for young university girls. In 1996 they came to Bacolod, Negros Occidental, where they built another dormitory for young university girls.

In 2002, they opened “Blessed Carmen Salles School” which offers Pre-School and Elementary levels. In the year 2013, the school name was changed to St. Carmen Salles School after the canonization of our Mother Foundress last October 21, 2012.

In the school year 2014-2015, the school reached another milestone in its history when they opened the Junior High School and also, in the school year 2017-2018 when they opened the Senior High School. The school celebrated its 15th year last 2017 which coincided with the 125th founding anniversary of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. In 2018, the school opened a branch in Quezon City was opened which offers Kindergarten.

VISION-MISSION STATEMENT

Vision

A Catholic, Conceptionist and Marian educative community of Christ-centered lifelong learners committed for holistic, innovative and transformative global education. 


Mission

Inspired by the life and teachings of St. Carmen Sallés, we commit ourselves to:  


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ALMA MATER SONG

ADELANTE Y MAS ARRIBA


Carmen Sallés, la mujer que dios soñó

Para hacer un mundo nuevo,

De joven corazón repleto de ilusión y de amor.

Carmen Sallés, la que supo dibujar

Horizontes de esperanza,

Caminos de amor, de paz y libertad, y verdad.

 

CHORUS:

Adelante, siempre adelante,

Más arriba buscando a dios;

Adelante y más arriba

Con María y con amor.

Más arriba y adelante

Con ardiente corazón.

 

Carmen Sallés, gran apóstol de jesús,

Buscadora inagotable que supo responder

Al reto de la fe con amor.

Carmen Sallés, evangelio, vida y luz

Que se lanza a la aventura

De abrir su corazón y dar a conocer a Jesús.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

 

Carmen Sallés nos invita a caminar

Con entrega y alegría,

Llenándonos de Dios para poder así compartir.

Carmen Sallés, la que supo responder

Con su “si” como María

Anima el corazón para poder llegar hasta Dios.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

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