THE SECULAR ORDER
OF SERVANTS OF MARY (OSSM)
A Secular Order is a group of the faithful who, working in the society, try to live the spirituality of a religious Order and the teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church, guided by the friars who belong to the "first order" or “conventual order.”
These secular fraternities are known as "Third Order". The third Order of the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Augustinians, the Carmelites and of the Servites popularly known to the people.
The Secular Order of the Servants of Mary is composed of men and women who live their Christian faith in the society according to the specific spirit of the Order of Servants of Mary.
The essential elements of their spirituality are clearly expressed in the Rule of Life, compiled according to the orientations of the Church, above all as the second Vatican Council says about the active presence of the laity in the Church. On the 29th of April 1995, the Holy See approved the new Rule of life.
fra Souriraj (Souri) M. Arulananda Samy, O.S.M.
Secretary for the Secular Order and lay groups;
Casa Generalizia OSM, Piazza San Marcello, 5
00187 ROMA RM, Italia
Tel. (+39) 06 699 30.237
Fax (+39) 06 699 30 240
E-mail: asouriosm@gmail.com
Website: www.servidimaria.net