Primary Charisms

Our unique charisms are: Eucharistic, Marian, Contemplative and Receptive.

Our spirituality is very simple in one sense. The ultimate goal is to draw us to live our Baptismal vows of intimate union with our Triune God in the fullest possible way. The means by which we seek to do it is by anchoring on and clinging tightly to our Divine Eucharistic Bridegroom and our Holy Mother, which is encouraged by the Church as the quickest and surest way to draw us into union with God. 

To cling most tightly and come to know most deeply our Eucharistic Lord, we must go through the heart of our Mother. There are various degrees of devotion to Mary. At the heart of our spirituality is to strive to live the "3rd degree" spoken of by St. Louis de Montfort. And a great aid in helping us do this is through our Mother's words through Fr. Stephano Gobbi in the Marian Movement of Priests (which has 22 imprimaturs). In these messages Mary forms us to really know and understand what it means to live this 3rd degree of consecration to her. 

The heart of our formation as Missionaries of OME is to come to know Mary in a deeply personal way and let her form us each as she sees fit. We are all different, and so will be formed uniquely within the more general formation of becoming docile in her hands. 

Whenever we are drawn to deep intimacy with our Mother, we begin to experience her heart and the love and longings within her. Thus, the primary place she leads us is always to her Son's presence here on earth. We cannot help but be drawn to the Eucharist, to receiving Him more often and spending time with Him. Through her heart we begin to understand more clearly the Churches teaching that the Eucharist is the "Source and Summit of the whole christian life." 

Mary draws us to Jesus, and together they draw us to live wholeheartedly the Trinitarian Life of intimate union with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who dwell within us through Baptism.

As the Hearts of Jesus and Mary are exposed to us, so we seek to expose our hearts to them. In this we seek a human/spiritual integration in our faith life.

For more info on Fr. Stephano Gobbi and the MMP, or to order a book, go to: www.mmp-usa.net