Annual Membership Application

Date ____ / ____ / ____

Please complete and submit with $25 Annual Fee to support the work of the Apostolate. Make check payable to Marian Catechist Apostolate and mail it to the national office. Membership renewal fees ($25) are due January 1st of each year, regardless of the month in which you join. Unfortuantely, we are not able to pro-rate partial fees at this time, but do know that your contribution is essential to the work of the Apostolate.

National Office
Marian Catechist Apostolate
1032 Caledonia St. La Crosse WI 54603
(608) 782-0011 Fax ( 608)-796-0086
E-mail mariancatechist@charter.net

Your Name _____________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________

City/State/Zip ___________________________________________

Home Phone ____________________________________________

Work Phone ____________________________________________

Fax ___________________________________________________

E-mail ________________________________________________

Parish _________________________________________________

Diocese ________________________________________________

Age (optional: must be Catholic over 18 yrs) ____________________________

Occupation: ______________________________________________

I would like to participate in the “New Evangelization” by becoming a member of the Marian Catechist Apostolate.

___ As a Marian Catechist “in formation” with the intention of completing the home study courses and making the Solemn Consecration as a Marian Catechist.

___ Active (as a teacher, parent, relative, worker, neighbor)

___ Contemplative (Health limitations impede you from actively catechizing. You dedicate your prayers, sacrifices and sufferings to obtain God’s blessing upon those who are Active Marian Catechists.)

___ As a Marian Catechist Associate who does not complete the study courses and does not make the Solemn Consecration. An Associate supports the Marian Catechist Apostolate with daily prayers, volunteer help and monetary donations to whatever degree possible.

To join as a Marian Catechist Associate, please return this form with your $25 membership fee to the above address. There is no need to complete the rest of this form.

If you are seeking to become a Consecrated Marian Catechist, Active or Contemplative, please complete the entire form and return it with your $25 annual membership fee to the above address to support the work of the Apostolate. [Make check payable to Marian Catechist Apostolate.] Membership renewal fees ($25) are due in January of each year, regardless of the month in which you join. Unfortunately, we are not able to pro-rate partial fees at this time -- but do know that your contribution is essential to the work of the Apostolate.

1. Are you in the Formation stage or the Commitment stage of a Marian Catechist?

___ Formation stage - currently working on courses and adopting spiritual practices.

___ Commitment stage - Basic & Advanced courses completed, GDC completed, completing spiritual practices. Preparing to make or renew your Public Solemn Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a Marian Catechist. This Consecration is made annually on the day chosen by the National Director.

2. Have you received the Sacrament of Confirmation?

___ No ___ Yes What age? _________

3. Have you completed the Thirty-day Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius using Father Hardon’s method in his book Retreat with the Lord?

___ No ___ Yes What year? ________ most recent

If yes, who was your Spiritual Director? Father _________________________

4. Fr. John A. Hardon’s Basic Catholic Catechist’s Home Study Course (16 Lessons

___ No ___ Yes Have you started it?

___ No ___ Yes Have you completed it?

Please mail a copy of your certificate to the National Office upon completion of each course.

5. Fr. John A. Hardon’s Advanced Catholic Catechist’s Home Study Course (36 Lessons)

___ No ___ Yes Have you started it?

___ No ___ Yes Have you completed it?

6. Have you studied Archbishop Burke’s Commentary on the General Directory for Catechesis (GDC) and taken the home study test on the GDC

___ No ___ Yes

7. After successfully completing all of the home studies, and successfully implementing all of the Spiritual practices as described in the Marian Catechist Manual, you are eligible to request to make the Solemn Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This request is made by letter to the National Director one month prior to the consecration date and is mailed to the National Office. The letter should explain why you want to make or renew your consecration as a Marian Catechist, and describe your present or future work in the apostolate of catechesis. This Consecration is made and renewed annually on the date chosen by the National Director.

___   I am not yet prepared for Consecration.

___   I am ready to make my first Consecration.

___   I am ready to renew my Consecration.

8. For continuing formation, have you completed Fr. Hardon’s Masters of the Spiritual Life Home Study Course?

___ No ___ Yes

9. If you are Active, what apostolic work are you currently doing, or plan to do this year?

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Welcome to the Apostolate! Let us keep one another in prayer as we strive to
“Do whatever He tells you.”

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