Father Tom Schroer, SM, argues in this paper that the mission within the Marianist Family is to bring Jesus, i.e., the Spirit of the Risen Christ, into our world; and the “mature presence” of Mary within the struggling and nascent Christian community at Pentecost is our model. (Two "sample prayers" for Marianists to pray with the mature Mary and original Christian community at Pentecost are included.)
