This article is about the Catholic association. For the family of Mary, the mother of Jesus, see Holy Family.
The Family of Mary, also known by its full name, Pro Deo et fratribus—Family of Mary (PDF-FM), is an Association of the Faithful of Pontifical Right for clergy and laity in the Catholic Church. The clerical arm of the association is called Work of Jesus the High Priest (Latin: Opus Jesu Summi Sacerdotis), the members of which bear the post-nominal titleOpus J.S.S. The affiliated branch of consecrated women is called the Apostolic Sisters of the Family of Mary, with the post-nominal initials F.M.[1]
Bishop Pavol Hnilica, with the backing of Pope Paul VI, founded the association in 1968 under the title Pia Unione Pro Fratribus. Its original purpose was to provide material and spiritual support to Catholics of the Eastern Bloc facing persecution under Communist rule.[2]
After the Fall of Communism, the community adopted its current name and repurposed itself as a Marian missionary organization.[1][3] The Catholic Church formally recognized the association under this new form in 1995. In 2008, the Congregation for the Clergy formally established the community's clerical branch, known as the "Work of Jesus the High Priest," with Fr. Paul Maria Sigl [de] as its founder.[1][4]
The Family of Mary is primarily active in Slovakia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Uruguay, Kazakhstan, and Russia.[1]
The community has a particular focus on spreading devotion to the alleged Marian apparition entitled The Lady of All Nations.[5][6] However, in December 2020, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith discouraged promotion of "the alleged apparitions and revelations" associated with the Marian title of "Lady of All Nations,". While the title "Lady of All Nations" for Mary is itself "theologically acceptable", the alleged apparitions that gave rise to it are not. They were the subject of a "Negative Declaration" in 1974.[7]
^ abcdeNardi, Giuseppe (June 18, 2020). "Neuer Zeremoniär des Papstes aus der Familie Mariens". Katholisches.info (in German). from the original on October 10, 2020.
^ abAllen, John (June 16, 2020). "With Slovak cleric's new job, big things in a small package". Crux.
^"History". Work of Jesus the High Priest—Family of Mary.
^Hirtl, Rudolf (September 9, 2020). "Neues Leben im St.Scholastika: Schwestern der katholischen Gemeinschaft Familie Mariens übernehmen das Kloster in Tübach" (in German). from the original on October 20, 2020. Eine besondere Beziehung hat die Gemeinschaft ... zur Amsterdamer Gruppierung «Frau aller Völker», die sich auf eine Marienerscheinung in den 1950er-Jahren bezieht.
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