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The Marianists, also called the Society of Mary was founded in 1817 by Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, a priest who survived the persecutions of Catholics during the French Revolution. There are currently 500 priests and over 1,500 religious in the organization. The Society is one of the four branches of the Marianist Family.
Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade, SM (also known as William Joseph Chaminade; Périgueux, 8 April 1761 – Bordeaux, 22 January 1850) was a French Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution and later founded the Society of Mary, usually called the Marianists, in 1817.
Empowered by the Holy Spirit and inspired by the dynamism of Blessed Chaminade's charism, we – brothers and priests – vowed religious in the Marianist Family, live in community as equals. Through lives of prayer and Gospel service, we dedicate ourselves to the following of Jesus Christ, Son of God become Son of Mary. Wherever we are sent we ...
The Family's four branches are the Society of Mary (Marianists) (S.M.), a religious institute of priests and religious brothers; the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (F.M.I., or also known as Marianist Sisters), an institute of religious sisters; the Alliance Mariale (A.M.), an historically all-female secular institute, composed of laypeople, who ...
The Marian Movement of Priests (MMP) is a private association of Catholic clergy and lay associate members founded by Italian priest Fr. Stefano Gobbi in 1972. [1] According to the MMP, its members now include over 400 Catholic cardinals and bishops, more than 100,000 Catholic priests, and several million lay Catholics worldwide. [citation needed]
Oblates of Jesus the Priest; Oblates of Saints Ambrose and Charles; Oblates of St. Joseph; Oblates of the Virgin Mary; Olivetans; Oratory of Divine Love; Order of Hospitaller Canons Regular of St Stephen; Order of Monte Vergine; Order of Saint Elisabeth; Order of Saint Michael of the Wing; Order of Sion; Order of St Mary Magdalene; Order of the ...
The list does not distinguish between institutes that historically would be classified either as "orders" or as "congregations". Institutes are listed alphabetically by their common names, not their official ones. For example, the Jesuits, officially called the Society of Jesus, would be listed under 'J' rather than under 'S.' If an institute's ...
Marists must approach everyone in the same way as they approach God; “with an apron, a basin and a towel. To love and serve”. [4] “Mary in the Early Church” : Marist think of Mary in this group of believers at the beginning: with her faith and wisdom she had much to contribute to the life of the church, but in an unobtrusive manner. [5]