Marian-Franciscan Charism

A community of prayer, of poverty, of penance, in the spirit of total consecration to the Immaculate Virgin in the manner of St. Maximilian Mary, so that She may transform us, like St. Francis, into Jesus Crucified, and may let us be consumed in the conquest of all souls for God.

 “The more we belong to the Immaculate Virgin, the better we will understand and love the Heart of Jesus, God the Father, the Holy Trinity”

Our Life of Prayer

“Pray Always to God with a pure heart” – Rule Ch. 10

Our Life of Poverty and Penance

“Do penance with the blessing of God” –

St. Francis

Our Apostolic Life

         Two features govern all of our apostolic activity: it should be Marian and, as befits the Ordo Minor, it should be lesser. The first of these qualities, essential to a Marian community, must render Marian all apostolic activity according to the wonderful example of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe (1898-1941), whom Pope Paul VI ranked “among the great saints and prophetic spirits who grasped, venerated, and sung the mystery of Mary.”