The word “Marist” is derived from the name “Mary”, the mother of Jesus. Marists are those who bear her name, endeavour to live her spirit, and minister in the Church and the world under the name of Mary.
Mission
The Marists are a community of baptized Christian men, priests and brothers, who, heeding the invitation of Jesus to leave all things and follow him.
Our Spirit
The Society, like the Church, finds its model in Mary the woman of faith. Its spirituality is simple and modest in its expression, close to the lives of ordinary people, apostolic in character, and marked by spontaneity and joy. It tries to make its own the Christian experience lived by Mary.
Religious life
Their call is to be truly missionary: they are to go from place to place, announcing the word of God, reconciling, catechizing, visiting the sick and the imprisoned, and doing the works of mercy.
History
From its earliest days members of the Society of Mary were being sent from France to the other side of the world to bring the Gospel to those who had never heard it.
Founder
From its earliest days members of the Society of Mary were being sent from France to the other side of the world to bring the Gospel to those who had never heard it.
Oceania
From its earliest days members of the Society of Mary were being sent from France to the other side of the world to bring the Gospel to those who had never heard it.
Saints
From its earliest days members of the Society of Mary were being sent from France to the other side of the world to bring the Gospel to those who had never heard it.
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Our Mission & Vision
Their call is to be truly missionary:
they are to go from place to place, announcing the word of God, reconciling, catechizing, visiting the sick and the imprisoned, and doing the works of mercy.
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