In their earthly life Jesus, Mary and Joseph loved, sought and desired nothing but God Alone.

Be gentle, compassionate and obedient like Jesus, humble, modest and pure like Mary; poor, industrious and faithful like St. Joseph.

The Association of the Holy Family was founded on the 20th of May 1820 in Bordeaux, France by Rev. Father Pierre BienvenuNoailles (1792 – 1861) under the name of Sisters of Loreto to fill in some measure the immense gap left by the ravages wrought in religious life by the French Revolution. It first began as an orphanage for girls. The first members were three young ladies; Caroline Romanian, SecondeGiraudet and Catherine Aimee, who was the sister of Father Pierre BienvenueNoaille and also the first Superior of the Community.

Beginning in France the Association has now spread all over the world to countries such as Spain (1843), Belgium (1854), Sri Lanka (1862), South Africa (1863), England, Ireland, Scotland (1868), Italy (1870), Canada (1901), Chad (1965), Pakistan (1965), India (1978) and The Philippines (1985). The Association of the Holy Family now consists of 7 Congregations, each with distinct work, garb, and particular rules, but all under common constitutions, and directed by the Superior General of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate.