THE M.M.R CHARISM

The charism of the Marian Missionaries Ad Regnum Dei, the special grace which animates their life and mission, is the Love-Embrace of the Cross of Jesus Christ, expressed also as the love-embrace of Jesus and Mary, his Mother.

Christian love is especially an embrace, but not every embrace is good, chaste, and safe. That is why, the love embrace of the charism of the Marian Missionaries Ad Regnum Dei is typified by that embrace between Jesus-the Crucified and His Mother, Mary. The Embrace is that of Jesus on the Cross with his arms extended towards all, without distinction, pouring out his blood and dying for us all (cf. Rom 5:8). It is also the chaste, loving, comforting, and healing embrace between the loving Mother and her beloved Child. It is an embrace that signifies a love with universal outreach (shown by the outstretched arms of the Crucified Christ), a love that is sacrificial (signified by the cross), profound, intimate, and innocent, typified by the mother's love for her child.