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Marianist Founders on Faith

Year of Faith

Marianist Founders on Faith

[Editor’s Note: The material below was prepared at the request of Thomas Giardino, SM, for use by the Dayton SM Directors in preparation for Founders Day, 2013. All quotations below pertain to faith, a theme drawn upon during this “Year of Faith” in the Church.]

Marianist Family Quotes

Prayer

Marianist Family Quotes is a resource for personal use or use in a communal setting, such a classroom or parish. This series is comprised of three electronic files--located below--and covers the Marianist Founders, social justice, and the Marianist charism.

For Your Inner Comic Kid

Source: Treasure Chest

Treasure Chest

Treasure Chest, a comic book, ran “The Story of the Society of Mary in America” in 1950. The Catholic University of America has scanned this publication as part of its collection.

While the material in the margins can be a bit of a challenge to read, this colorful story of our color-filled history is worthy of one’s time, especially for a trip down memory lane.

 

Click Here for the Marianist Comic

Sainthood: Prayer Questions

By: Fathers Paul Landolfi and Antonio Gascón
Translated by: Michael McAward, SM

Madrid Martyrs

 

[Editor’s Note: The following correspondence occurred between Father Paul Landolfi, SM, who asked the questions, and Father Antonio Gascón, SM, postulator general for the Society of Mary, who answered the questions related to intercessory prayer and causes for sainthood. Father Gascón’s words were translated into English by Brother Michael McAward, SM.]

From Father Landolfi

 

 
Hi Father Antonio,

 

An Example of Community: The Marianist Tradition

By: Isabella R. Moyer
Source: Prairie Messenger, Feb. 15, 2012

Isabella Moyer

 

Isabella Moyer is the president of the International Organization of Marianist Lay Communities and is a member of Marianist communities.

To access Isabella's article from the Prairie Messenger, click here.

Rule of LIfe: Congregation of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate

FMI Rule of Life

 

 

See the attached PDF for the Rule of Life.

 

 

Twelve Days of Christmas

Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon

 

 

This booklet is a gift from all of us at the North American Center for Marianist Studies. Take time for prayer, reflection, and transformation. Take time for yourself. We wish you a blessed holiday season filled with peace and love.

To view the document, click on the pdf file listed below.

 

 

Our Lady of the Pillar: Patroness

By: John M. Samaha, SM

Our Lady of the Pillar

OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR
A PATRONESS OF ALL HISPANIC PEOPLES

What do you know about Our Lady of the Pillar? Have you heard of her? Except for Hispanic peoples, especially Spaniards, and lovers of Hispanidad, she is most likely not as widely known as the Blessed Virgin Mary of other famous shrines. Yet her story predates the Gospels and was told long before the Gospels were written. This is an interesting story, seemingly unbelievable, about Mary’s first apparition in history.

Origin