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MISSION STATEMENT
The Order of the Legion of St. Michael is a new, experimental, independent, and international prayer and faith covenant community of lay Catholics called to Secular, Semi-Eremitic, and Monastic Expressions.
The Order of the Legion of St. Michael, as an association brought together by private agreement amongst ourselves and reaching out to individuals worldwide, is not associated with any particular diocese. We do not, at this time, have ecclesial recognition — however, such formal recognition is not required or needed for the laity to pursue perfection, holiness, evangelization, and the apostolate. The Church has already given its permission through its various decrees and declarations on the laity. (See the General Disclaimer for further information on the lay apostolate and on our status in the Church.)
Our mission in the tradition of Carmelite, Ignatian, Montfortian, Franciscan, and Benedictine spiritualities, is to seek the face of God in prayer, to find Christ in community, to serve our brethren in need, and to confront Satan and his schemes in Spiritual Warfare.
Our Association is a “new foundation” similar to that mention by our Holy Father in his “Vita Consecrata” (3/25/96). Our members include lay people living in the world (married and singles) and lay celibates — an integrated Association of people who want to consecrate their lives to Christ according to their state in life.
Membership is available for married people and singles, even to those who live at distance from St. Michael House. See our Vocation Office for more information on membership categories.
Our Primary Spirituality
Love for the Church and for the Pope are essential characteristics of the spirituality of the Order of the Legion of St. Michael.
Our members cultivate an affective and effective love for the Church, a love that is translated into fidelity to the authentic magisterium, filial loyalty to the pope and the shepherds of the Church, a sincere effort to collaborate in our shared mission of evangelization, and to imbue our culture with spirit of Christ.
Basic Purposes
In honor of our Lord Jesus Christ and our Blessed Mother, the Order of the Legion of St. Michael was formed to:
- promote a more perfect life;
- promote loyalty and obedience to the Catholic Church;
- engage in evangelization and apologetics;
- exercise the works of piety and charity and other apostolic works; and
- accept the call of the Vatican II Fathers to animate the temporal order with the Christian spirit.
Mission Goals
The mission goals of the Order of the Legion of St. Michael is threefold:
- to create a community where people may profoundly consecrate themselves to
our Lord Jesus Christ, according to their state-in-life, and to provide such
services and pastoral care as is needed to help those members grow in holiness
and in the Victory of Christ;
- to apply the grace and holiness God gives to us by our consecration to help our
family, friends, and others to find God, the authentic and historic Catholic Church,
and the Victory of Christ in their lives; and
- to help others in their spiritual path through intercessory prayer, apologetics, education, workshops, retreats, publications, and Internet Missions.
Our Primary Apostolate
Intercessory Prayer is the primary apostolate of the Order of the Legion of St. Michael. To faciliate this apostolate we solict prayer intentions from the public in a number of ways — through Internet Online Prayerbooks, our Internet Online Votive Candle Chapel, through chatrooms, email, regular mail, phone calls, and word of mouth.
The intentions given to us for prayer are collected and included in Prayer Books that are placed on our Prayer Altar at St. Michael House. These intentions are remembered during our daily singing of the Divine Office in which, as the prayer of the Church, the intentions are offered up to God with the entire Church in prayer.
Special Missions to the Internet
God has called us to the Internet Community as missionaries and ministers. Through this apostolate the outreach of the Order of the Legion of St. Michael can be extended throughout the world.
Of particular importance is the possibility of assisting people in spiritual matters in areas where orthodox resources from people who are loyal to the Magisterium may not otherwise be available. We cannot leave our faithful brethren stranded.
Also exciting is the opportunity to encourage and to provide moral and prayer support to those orthodox and loyal Faithful of the Catholic Church when support and encouragement in their local areas seems to be nonexistent.
While our primary apostolate is Intercessory Prayer, the Internet Missions is truly an opportunity for us to preach the Gospel throughout the world and to develop a very real worldwide fellowship of believers.
The Internet connection also gives us the opportunity to offer pastoral, counseling, apologetic, and other services to people worldwide.