Formation
Annual Retreats
Marian Catechist Retreats If you have any questions, contact the Apostolate office at (608) 782-0011 or email staff@mariancatechist.com. The Apostolate does not organize an annual […]
Consecration Prayer
Those preparing for Consecration / Renewal are encouraged to meditate on the words of this Prayer of Consecration. O most amiable and adorable Heart […]
The Importance of Spiritual Reading
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First Saturday Meetings for Marian Catechists
It is the desire of our International Director, Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, that Marian Catechists meet on a regular basis to be a source of […]
Questions for the CGDC
Instructions for Answering the Questions First, read Cardinal Burke’s Commentary on the General Directory for Catechesis. Second, copy all 98 questions, with their headings, and paste […]
Commentary on the General Directory for Catechesis
by His Eminence Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, D.D., J.C.D. Download as PDF Table of Contents Foreword Origin, Purpose and Goal of the Directory Teaching the […]
Thirty-Day Ignatian Retreat
Holy Week audio presentations To meditate on the Lord’s Passion with the help of our beloved founder Servant of God Father John A. Hardon, S.J., […]
Completing the Daily Spiritual Practices
A Reservoir of Strength & Joy by Msgr. Roger J. Scheckel, Spiritual Advisor A constitutive part of a Marian Catechist’s formation, prior to, and following, […]
The Marian Catechist and Lifelong Formation
by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. Marian Catechists need a lifelong formation in the four qualities expected of everyone who wants to be a true […]
The Marian Catechist Manual
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 […]
Stages of Formation
There are three stages in the formation of Marian Catechists. The First Stage: Candidacy (ordinarily lasts up to one year) Spiritual Practices: In this first stage, […]
Marian Catechist Formation
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 […]
The Importance of Spiritual Reading
by Father John A. Hardon, S.J. I am afraid that for many Catholics the term “spiritual reading” is either a strange expression, and they are […]
