Marian Groups

Marian Groups, of either men or women, are communities of apostolic life for young people who wish to take their lives seriously and mature in their Christian commitment and apostolate. Hunger for encounter with the Lord moves their members to renew the meaning of Baptism and to strive to live by God's Plan in a coherent way. Each group is made up of five to twelve young people who, with the support of a faciltator, form themselves intellectually in the truths of the Faith and the teachings of the Church.

The Groups are also a place for prayer and celebration of the faith. In them a communal atmosphere is experienced in which the experiences of daily life are fraternally shared.

Group members, as they mature in their faith, project themselves apostolically, giving testimony that "the Lord Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life" (Jn 14, 16).

Filial love of Mary is seen as being born out of the Will of Charity spoken from high on the altar of the Golgotha. Each group member professes to have heard the voice of the Lord Jesus saying to him or her, "Here is your Mother", and like Saint John, accepts the invitation and calls her Mother, recognizing Her with life-giving trust as guide, advocate, help, and educator in the faith.