The Congregation was founded exclusively for the upliftment and the liberation of the Poor. The Charism of the Congregation is "Upliftment of the Poor" and the Motto is "Service in Charity and Poverty". The prime focus of our apostolate is the poor, marginalized and downtrodden in the society. The members of the community lead a very simple life and dedicate their human and material resources for the integral growth and the well being of the poor with a special focus on women, children and destitute.
Dinasevanasabha is a Catholic Association for upliftment of the poor has been Registered under the Societies Registration Act XX1 of 1860 S. No. 43 of 1970 and also is a society registered under Section 12 A of Income – Tax Act, 1961 0n 15th March, 1978.
Dinasevanasabha (DSS) started as a pious union in the diocese of Calicut with the approval and the blessing of the then Bishop, late Rt. Rev. Dr. Aldo Maria Patroni S.J., it was raised to the status of a diocesan Congregation on 21st September 1983 by His Excellency. Rt. Rev. Dr. Maxwell Noronha, the then Bishop of Calicut. It was raised to the status of Pontifical Right on 2nd February 2003.
The Charism of our Congregation is service of the poor. The specific aim of the Congregation is to continue the Evangelical Mission of Christ by rendering services, both material and spiritual, to the poor, especially to those living in remote rural areas.
"Service in Charity and Poverty" constitute the pillars of the Congregation. The identity of the congregation can be expressed in Mother Petra's words as the one who is called to be with the poor, for the poor and like the poor. Keeping this unique mission, the members make an additional promise the service of the poor as our fourth vow.
The emblem depicts well with the spirit of our Congregation. The letters DSS is the abbreviation of the Congregation Dinasevanasabha and S C P (Service in Charity and Poverty) constitutes the pillars of the Congregation and summarize the nature of our Charism. Folded hands and Cross stands for constant prayer from where we get energy to accept the daily cross that comes to our life when we live our Charism. Through constant prayer and suffering we aim at self sacrifice. No crown without cross. Diya, stands for the mother earth.
His Lordship Rt. Rev. Fredereck D'Souza, the Bishop of Jhansi held the formal inauguration of the Province at Amal Jyothi, Judepur, Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh on 29th of June 2007.
North Province consists of MP, UP, Chattisgarh and Jharkhand. The Province has 16 houses(convents) and 50 sisters. We had many vocations from Kerala in the past years and now after becoming a Province we concentrate more on the Local Church which is growing up with full of spirit and enthusiasm. We try to promote good candidates from these families to strengthen the future of the local church. There are big Catholic communities where 200 to 250 children receive Holy Communion every year and also 10-15 Priestly Ordinations.
There is a promising future for the Province to open more convents in the interior villages to live the Charism of DINASEVANASABHA. The young Sisters coming from rural background are committed to the cause of the poor. They have received several years of training in Evangelization, Pastrol work, social work, nursing and especially, on the job training, credit union, self-help groups, community based health education and women empowerment. The basic motive for their commitment is not money or fame, but the love of God and humanity as reflected in the gospels. The sisters are consecrated to live of poverty for the poor. This youthfulness and dedication are the basic assets of DSS communities. The Congregation on the whole, doesn't possess any educational institutions or any other income generating institutions.