Secular Fraternity of the Trinitarians of Mary
The Secular Fraternity of the Trinitarians of Mary is a private association, made up of clergy and laity that strive by common effort to promote a more perfect life by engaging in works of piety, evangelization, or service in order to animate the temporal order with a true Christian spirit and foster an intimate union with faith and life.
The Fraternity is made up of: Priest Associates, Laity, Volunteer Missionaries, and Collaborators who together with the sisters form part of the Family Trinitarians of Mary.
Trinitarians of Mary Priest Associates
The Trinitarians of Mary Priests Associates are diocesan clergy who share in the Trinitarian, Eucharistic, and Marian Charism of the Trinitarians of Mary and find in it a great help for living more deeply the spirituality proper to their priesthood.
Lay Trinitarians of Mary
The Lay Trinitarians of Mary are a Fraternity of lay men and women who embrace the spirituality of the Trinitarians of Mary and pledge to seek perfection in holiness according to the demands of their state in life.
Trinitarians of Mary Volunteer Missionaries
The Trinitarians of Mary Volunteer Missionaries are lay women who volunteer for terms of three months to a year and dedicate themselves to apostolic service at one of the monasteries of the sisters. (Click here for more information on how you can be a volunteer)
Friends of the Trinitarians of Mary
The Friends of the Trinitarians of Mary are Collaborators who support the sisters and assist the various charities and apostolic efforts of the Secular Fraternity of the Trinitarians of Mary. They are bound to the community informally by the bond of friendship, mutual support, and cooperation. There are no religious denomination or spiritual requirements to be a “Friend”, all that is necessary is a good will and a sincere desire to serve.
The Friends of the Trinitarians is a non-profit organization 501c3 that supports the livelihood, charitable outreach services, and lay apostolates of the Trinitarians of Mary Sisters.
