Our Apostolate
FROM OUR STATUTES…


                       OUR PURPOSES

                             The purposes of the Association are:

    1   to stimulate and sustain priestly and religious vocations through prayer, good works,
         and hospitality

    2   to pray for the needs of the laity who seek their prayers

    3   to promote devotion to Eucharistic Adoration

    4   to promote devotion to the Mother of God

    5   to assist the members in their striving for holiness and to assist their active         
         participation in the apostolic mission of the Church

    6   to help the Souls suffering in Purgatory

    7   to attract youth to deepen their commitment to the church and to explore the religious life

    8   to offer a place for the lay people to pray in common with religious, in a setting that is both
         reverent, sacred, and of the same mind as the Church in the third millennium

    9   to offer a “way” for third order seculars, or those with other forms of sacred bonds as
         defined by canon law, including those formerly married, to enter into religious life (after   
         the death of their spouse,) regardless of age, and with fewer restrictions on health and
         education

    Rationale: Our gradual process of transition from the secular lifestyle to a religious life
    allows for the more mature to gradually let go of their possessions and make this
    commitment in stages.  Traditional religious communities are not structured to accommodate
    a gradual process. The gospel invitation of Jesus to “Go, sell what you have and give to the
    poor, then come follow Me,” can be readily followed by the young, who have not invested
    several years in a family, home, or career.  There are no retirement investments to sign over
    or a home to sell. Should they spend up to ten years in formation before discerning that the
    religious life is not their calling, they are still young enough to marry, start a career, save for
    retirement, etc.  For someone who has reached middle age, on the other hand, selling a
    home prior to living the vows creates a difficult situation. Should the person leave (or be
    asked to leave) the community, they have no home to return to. Such a premise leads to a
    person remaining in a place where they are unsuited and unhappy because they feel they
    have no other option. It also places the community with the unpleasant choice of bearing
    with a person who is unsuited because they don’t have the heart to send them away, or
    tolerating a lukewarm person because the community lacks the funds to send them away in
    a just manner.