With a view to effective service of the Church and of the people of God, the ministries of the Congregation extend to various fields such as Education Ministry, Health Ministry, Social work and pastoral work according to the needs of the time. We carry out our ministries by running schools, hospitals, dispensaries, technical institutions, free boarding, homes for the aged and destitute, homes for the abandoned, palliative care center, school for the mentally handicapped, visiting homes, slums and jails . 

Education Ministry: 

One of the basic aims for founding our congregation was to promote education of the poor, especially girls irrespective of caste and creed. Following faithfully the Charism of the founder, our Congregation is typically an educative community.

Some of our sisters are teaching in Diocesan Colleges Viz. Fatima Mata National College , Kollam and Bishop Benziger College of Nursing. We teach in corporate management schools. Among them Vimala Hridaya Higher Secondary School, Pattathanam, Kollam deserves a special mention for, it is the best school in the district of Kollam and about five thousand students study in this school. Other schools are St. Margaret Girls’ High School, Kanjiracode, Kollam, St. Antony’s HSS Kanjiracode, Nitya Sahaya Mata School Kottiyam, Kollam, St. Michael’s Vocational Higher Secondary School , Kumbalam, Kollam and St. Antony’s Secondary School Koivila and St. Joseph Secondary School , Sakthikulangara, St. Goretti Higher Secondary School, Punalur  and several other elementary schools. 

 Our Self management schools in Kerala include Vimala Hridaya ISE School Pazhayattinkuzhi, Kollam, Lourde Mata Higher Secondary School Kovilthottam Kollam, Lourde Mata CBSE School , Kovilthottam, Vimala Hridaya High School , Viraly, Trivandrum and many elementary schools.

A good number of sisters teach in our own schools in other states of India viz. at Korba and Charoda in Chattisgarh, Chengum and Santhavasal in Tamil Nadu, Bethmangala in Karnataka, Veeravasarum in Andhra Pradesh, Banmankhi and Purnea  in Bihar, Bavel in Haryana,  Among them Nirmala Convent English Medium Higher Secondary School, Nirmala Convent Hindi Medium Higher Secondary School, Nirmala Convent CBSE School, Korba, Chattigarh, Jyothi Vidyalaya Higher Secondary School, Charoda,   Jyothi Vidyalaya CBSE School Charoda, Chattigarh and Vimala Hridaya CBSE School, Bavel, Haryana deserve special mention. Divine Mercy School , Veeravasarum, St. Francis Academy , Kala amb, Himachal Pradesh are parish schools where our sisters render service.

It is a matter of joy that a few sisters are teaching in Parish schools in the archdiocese of Indianapolis , Indiana , USA and a few others are getting ready to teach in schools in the archdiocese.

Where ever we teach, we help the students to develop themselves into mature and responsible persons to play well their role in their families, social and political life. With a sense of responsibility we make efforts to spread the Spirit of the Gospel in colleges, schools and families through active participation in the campus ministry.   

Health Ministry: 

Many of our sisters are dedicated to the service of the sick and the suffering. Loka Rakshaka Hospital is a Congregational hospital at Thevelakkara, Kollam.  Kristu Jayanthi School of Nursing is also functioning along with the hospital.  Assisi Hospital ,  Channapetta, Kollam is another hospital of the Congregation in Kerala. Auxiliary Nursing and midwifery is also functioning along with this hospital.

Vimalalaya Hospital , Electronic city in Karnataka state, Jyothi Hospital , Charoda in Chattisgarh state are famous hospitals of our Congregation. Besides, at Santhavasal and Chengum in Tamil Nadu, Korba in Chattisgarh, Baghela, Purnea and Banmankhi  in Bihar, Bavel in Haryana we run dispensaries. 

Some of our sisters are rendering selfless service in other Management hospitals viz. Bishop Benziger Hospital at Kollam , India .  Istituto San Giovanni Di Dio, Genzani Di Roma , Italy , St. Francis Hospital at Indianapolis in Indiana , USA ,St. Franziskus Kranken Haus at Aachen in Germany .

By our self sacrificing and loving service we try to bear witness to the sympathetic and merciful love Jesus had for the poor, the sick and the suffering. We always keep in mind that the sick desire not only physical care but also moral support, personal attention, kindness and consideration. We achieve our apostolic aim by our active service as well as by our prayer and penance.  We begin our daily work only after active participation in Daily Mass, Liturgical hours, Adoration, Rosary etc.

A palliative care centre is functioning adjoining to our hospital at Thevelakkara. It helps to provide palliative therapy for the critically ill patients specially cancer patients. It also helps to provide psychological and spiritual support during their last stage of life and alleviate financial burden of the family. It helps to provide medical facilities feasible for the poor and down trodden. In short, Palliative care offers an integral assistance and furnishes the incurably ill with human support and spiritual guidance they greatly need.   

Social Works:   

Our sisters involve in a variety of social works according to the needs of time and place.  It is mainly intended to help the less privileged young ladies who turn to be the bread winner of families. 

Stabilizer assembling units are the main technical institutions where more than three hundred ladies earn their livelihood. Presently we have four Stabilizer assembling units, two in Kerala at  Kollam and Alleppey and two in Karnataka at Electronic city and Byrathy.

We have 2 tailoring and garment making units, one in Kerala another in Tamil Nadu.  In Vimala Hridaya Garment making unit, readymade uniforms are stitched and distributed to all schools owned by the Congregation. Through this social center many unemployed ladies earn their livelihood.

Homes for the aged and destitute is another social activity carried out by our sisters. Assisi Vinayalaya, Kottiyam, is a Home for the aged. More than fifty aged destitute are cared here. 

Assisi Bhavan, Kottiyam and FIH Santhi Bhavan, Edacochin are the boarding homes for the aged in Kerala. 

Casa Serena, Casa Accoglienza are the two homes for the aged at Florenze in Italy, St. Elizabeth Haus at Berlin , Martin Altenzentrum at Hagen , Franziskus Seniorenzentrum at Wuersel and St. Elizabeth Altenheim at Frechen are the homes for the aged  in  Germany, where our sisters render service. 

The sisters of our Congregation run many orphanages for girls

1. Balika Sadanam orphanage, Kanjiracode, Kollam, 2. Balika Sadanam,  Kottiyam, Kollam,  3. Balika Sadanam, Thirumullavarum, Kollam,  4. Balika Sadanam, Punalur,  5. Balika Sadanam, Kothamangalam, 7. Vimala Hridaya orphanage, Viraly, Trivandrum  are the  seven orphanages of our Congregation in Kerala.  More than 500 girls are taken care in these orphanages. 

  St. Antony’s orphanage, Santhavasal in Tamil Nadu, Amala orphanage, Purnea, Vimla Hridya orphanage, Bagela, Vimla Hridya orphanage, Banmankhi in Bihar state and Nirmal gram orphanage, Korba in Chattisgarh  are the five orphanages  for girls in other states of India .  More than 400 orphans are looked after in these orphanages.  Our Social services include house visiting, slums visiting, prison ministry. 

Running a School for the mentally handicapped is an outstanding service done by the sisters of our Congregation. Vimala Hridaya Special School for the mentally challenged

is located at Pazhayattinkuzhi, Pallimukku, Kollam. It  was blessed and Inaugurated on the 1st of the May 1995. Vimala Hridaya special school is a day care school with junior senior wings. The institution which was started with 10 students and 2 sisters is now having the strength of about 75 students and four staff.   Sr. Litty Mary’s service in this field is commendable.  The once invalid and problem creating children are making the best use of their time under the able guidance of Sr. Litty Mary. Candles of various colors and types, Christmas cards, envelop and other useful handicraft items are manufactured by them and are very much appreciated by one and all. They also spent their leisure time for growing gardens both vegetable and flower.  Beautifying garden is one of their leisure time activities.   To learn more about special school please visit http://www.vhmentallyhandicapped.org/

We cannot ignore another commendable service that is being carried out by the Congregation. We shelter unwed mothers and abandoned children. Our main role in this field is helping children whose parents are not there for them to care, love and foster. Presently 11 children who were once left to be dead are growing happily under our care.  They are all sponsored by kind hearted persons. Sponsors show great interest in their all round development. Thirteen other infants had been already handed over to organizations that have registration for adoption. They are all growing in some safe places. 

Karmel Hostel, Pattathanam, Kollam is a women’s hostel owned and managed by the Congregation. It is mainly for the students of Fatima Mata National College and Vimala Hridaya Higher Secondary School . FIH Santhi Bhavanis another hostel for women at Edacochin.  One of our sisters is working as Educational Secretary in Quilon Bishop’s house. 

Our sisters’ service at St. Joseph ’s Priest Home, Kottiyam is a worth mentioning social work and we have been doing service since 28 years.  

Pastoral works.   Sisters actively participate in diocesan pastoral works, Family apostolate, B.C.C programs, Jesus Youth, KCYM and other Parish works. we help in liturgical services,  Catechetical services like teaching catechism, preparing youth and children for sacraments and House visiting, helping in distributing Holy Communion to patients. Another notable service we do in India and abroad is distributing Holy Communion to the sick. 

Commendable pastoral works are carried out by  our sisters in mission especially in the diocese of Purnea. Training health promoters to work in their local communities.  Infant survival effort. Mobile clinic.  Immunization HIV Aids  awareness classes.   Women’s development and vocational training.  Herbal medication training.   Kala- Azar Elimination program.  Self Help Program.

Jail Ministry is another service rendered by our sisters. One of our sisters is working as full timer in this field. 

Evangelization Ministry : Vimala Hridaya Retreat center, Thazhuthala, Kottiyam is our main Evangelization unit. Here we conduct retreats, prayer services, counseling etc. Our sisters help in Evangelization by providing counseling at other retreat centers viz. Padre Pio Retreat Center , Tillery.  Christeen retreats are conducted by our sisters in various schools.