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Blessed Trinity Missionary Institute Women, Men
Founded: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1950 by Dr. Margaret Healy according to the inspiration of Fr. Thomas Judge, CM; approved as a pious union in 1964 by the Holy See through the Archbishop of New York.
Purpose: To preserve the faith among people who are spiritually neglected and to develop a missionary spirit in the laity.
Dedication: Members dedicate their lives to the Most Blessed Trinity, through profession of the private vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
Apostolate: By their personal witness and transforming presence, members engage in various missionary activities that the Church wants, which are good and necessary, and have a note of abandonment about them.
In The World: Members are lay persons living in the world. Members wear no distinctive habit, dress or uniform. They dress as modern Christians according to the fashions of the times. They choose their own field of secular profession or employment as well as their own place of residence, subject to their Superior's approval. Nothing is required of members that will limit in any way their secular way of life and their effectiveness as apostles in the world.
General Aim: The Institute is to glorify the Triune God and to sanctify its members by the practice of their three vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. The vows are professed annually for the first five years, then for life. A period of training precedes the first profession of vows.
Spiritual Formation: Each member follows a daily rule of life, which includes Mass and Communion, vocal and mental prayer and spiritual reading. Provision is made for two weekend retreats annually, meetings and instructions. Aspirants and Candidates receive special spiritual training.
Requirements: Desire to live a life of consecration to God in the world; a practicing Catholic; demonstrating a love for neighbor; and a spirit of sacrifice.
Affiliation: The Blessed Trinity Missionary Institute is one branch of an apostolic family, who have been called by God to be missionaries in the Church. We have a special relationship with the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity, and the Missionary Cenacle Apostolate.
Contact:
Margaret Hayes
Tel: 980 647-5311
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