Unlike other foreign Religious Orders which - majority of them, if not all - obviously landed in India with the aim of proselytizing this subcontinent, the Patrician Brothers were invited to educate the masses of this vast country. Love for God and love for God's creation, irrespective of geographical boundaries, race, religion or colour, was what motivated them to spread the light of knowledge wherever they went. Along with the teaching of secular subjects, they inculcated in their students those universal values that give meaning to one's life such as love for God, love, respect and compassion towards others, justice, peace and a sense of equality.

The educational institutions they founded became instant success stories. From their first foundation in Chennai, namely St. Patrick's School, Adyar, way back in 1875, they began taking over schools that were offered to them or started founding new ones of their own. The Brothers took over schools like St. Patrick’s AIHSS, Chennai, St. Joseph’s College, Coonoor, St. George’s College, Mussoorie, St. Joseph’s Academy, Dehradun, Mount St. Mary’s School, New Delhi St. Mary’s Academy, Meerut, St. Michael’s Academy, Chennai, St. James School, Binnaguri Nirmala Inter College, Mussoorie St. Patrick’s School, Binnaguri, St. Patrick’s HSS, Trichy, St. Patrick’s School, Mananthavady, Patrician College of Arts & Science, Chennai, St. Patrick’s Academy, Angamali, St. Patrick’s Academy, Dindigul, St. Patrick’s ICSE School, Chennai, St. Patrick’s Academy, Bangalore, St. Patrick’s Academy, Clement Town, St. Patrick’s Academy, Dungravalli, St. Patrick’s Academy, Trichy, St. Patrick’s Academy, Ravulapalem, Mount St. Mary’s School, Gurugram, St. Patrick’s Academy, Manendragarh.