Given to Marian Catechists, August 7-9, 2009 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Sacrament of Penance, presentation Number One (50:22) Sacrament of Penance, presentation Number Two (49:26) Sacrament of Penance, presentation Number Three (1:09) 8. Lesson 3 Supplemental Vocabulary to read: Human Being (Man).
The purpose of the Marian Catechist Apostolate is: To cultivate love of the Holy Eucharist, devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and unswerving loyalty to the Holy Father and the Magisterium (the teaching authority) of the Catholic Church. To prepare members to share the gift of Christ’s truth and love, as found in its fullness in the ...
These practices are to become habitual. Mass and Holy Communion (daily, if possible) The Sacrament of Confession (twice a month) Spiritual reading and meditation (fifteen minutes each day) The Way of the Cross (daily) Doctrinal Formation: The second stage requires the completion of Father Hardon’s 36-lesson Advanced Catholic Catechist’s Course.
The purpose of the Marian Catechists, as stated in the opening words of the manual, includes cultivating a special loyalty to the Vicar of Christ, the Bishop of Rome.
9. The basic work of the Marian Catechist Apostolate is to be done by dedicated persons without financial remuneration. This is consistent with the whole history of the apostolic work of the Catholic Church. All the great achievements of evangelization have been done by individuals, through corporate enterprises, in keeping with Christ’s directives to His first disciples. He commanded the Twelve and began to send them forth two by two; and He gave them power over the unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for their journey, but a staff only — no wallet, no bread, no money in their girdle, but to wear sandals, and not to put on two tunics. And He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you leave the place.” Mk 6:7-10 The core of the Church’s proclamation of the Good News has been such selfless love of Christ that apostles of the Word have labored, not for money, but out of love for the Savior in the extension of His Kingdom. The heart of the Marian Catechist Apostolate must be the selfless dedication of men and women who are willing to follow the poor Christ in the proclamation of His revealed truth.
The center of a Marian Catechist’s spiritual life is a deep faith in the Eucharist as Sacrifice of the Mass, Holy Communion, and Real Presence. At the center of this faith is the realization that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became the Son of Mary to be with us, on earth, as He promised, until the end of time. (Cf.
A catechist has a sense of mission, as one who is sent by Christ, not unlike the first Apostles who were sent by the Master to give others a share of the truth which they had first received from Him. Catechesis is not an employment, it is not a job, it is not even in the popular sense of the word, a profession.
Anima Christi. Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the Side of Christ, wash me; Passion of Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me.
The Blessed Virgin prayed. Tradition tells us she was at prayer when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to her to tell her she was chosen to be the Mother of God. (Cf. CCC 2617)
31. Pope John Paul II declared, it is “decisive” that “the very young child receives the first elements of catechesis from its parents and the family surroundings.” He further said, “I cannot insist too strongly on the early initiation by Christian parents in which the child’s faculties are integrated into a living relationship with God. It is a work of prime importance.” ( CT 36)
The purpose of the Marian Catechist Apostolate is: To cultivate love of the Holy Eucharist, devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and unswerving loyalty to the Holy Father and the Magisterium (the teaching authority) of the Catholic Church. To prepare members to share the gift of Christ’s truth and love, as found in its fullness in ...
Father Hardon had been teaching the Missionaries of Charity since the beginning of his association with Mother Teresa, and the teaching trip to the motherhouse in Calcutta had been a yearly event.
As mentioned previously, the third and final stage of Marian Catechist formation begins with the Solemn Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the date chosen by the Episcopal Moderator. Consecration bestows particular graces that assist the catechist in passing on the Faith to others. In addition, Consecration through Mary, the Mother of God, allows her to draw us closer to her Son, that we may be true and loyal co-workers with Christ in bringing His truth and His selfless love into the world.
Our founder Father John Anthony Hardon, S.J. was fond of saying that, in this extraordinary time in Salvation History, ordinary Catholics will not survive. Only heroic Catholics, men and women willing to share the Cross of Christ, will survive to share in His Resurrection to eternal life. The primary mission of the Marian Catechist Apostolate is ...
The basic difference is that a formal commitment has been made to follow these practices faithfully.
A catechist has a sense of mission, as one who is sent by Christ, not unlike the first Apostles who were sent by the Master to give others a share of the truth which they had first received from Him. Catechesis is not an employment, it is not a job, it is not even in the popular sense of the word, a profession.
Since God has given parents the privilege of bringing children into the world both physically and spiritually, He also places on them the obligation to nurture the lives which they freely procreated.
Motto. Marian Catechists will have as their motto the words of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the servants at the wedding feast at Cana: “Do whatever He tells you” (John 2:5). It was after this directive of His Blessed Mother that Our Lord used the work of these servants to perform His first miracle.
Mass and Holy Communion should be daily. Reception of the Sacrament of Confession or Penance should be at least twice a month. The spiritual reading and meditation (or meditative reading) should be at least fifteen minutes each day. The Way of the Cross is to be made daily.
The Blessed Virgin prayed. Tradition tells us she was at prayer when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to her to tell her she was chosen to be the Mother of God.
Pope John Paul II declared; it is “decisive” that “the very young child receives the first elements of catechesis from its parents and the family surroundings.” He further said, “I cannot insist too strongly on the early initiation by Christian parents in which the child’s faculties are integrated into a living relationship with God. It is a work of prime importance.” ( Catechesi Tradendae, 36)