Yes. All members of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, and the Society of Apostolic Life of the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi are members of the Regnum Christi Federation, and share a common charism with the lay members of Regnum Christi.

 

From the Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation:

 

The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, and the Society of Apostolic Life of the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi, their members and the other faithful individually associated with the Federation, belong to Regnum Christi, a spiritual family and apostolic body. (SRCF 3)

 

Go Deeper:

 

• Communiqué from the 2018 Regnum Christi General Assembly
• Preamble to the Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation 
• RC Essay “What is Regnum Christi?: A Regnum Christi Essay Introducing the Statutes of the RC Federation and the Rule of Life for Lay Members” by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
• Video: What is the Regnum Christi Federation?
• Regnum Christi Identity Video
• Video: Regnum Christi — 4 Vocations, 1 Family

As members of Regnum Christi, the Legionaries of Christ, Consecrated Women, and Lay Consecrated Men share a common charism and a common mission. Within the Federation, we live this out through an emphasis on communion, shared formation, and collaboration in the mission.  In their unique vocations, they live the shared charism according to their own call and state in life, with their own constitutions and governing structures. As individuals who bear the Regnum Christi charism as a gift from God, they each live the charism in their spiritual lives, personal and community lives, and in all the daily ways that they aspire to live the fullness of their vocations.

 

Go Deeper: 

 

• Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation 
• Essay: The Identity of Regnum Christi According to the Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation: a short booklet that offers a reflection on what it means to live the mystery of Christ’s life embodied in the charism of Regnum Christi 
• Constitutions of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
• Constitutions of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi (Spanish only)
• Communique of the 2020 General Assembly of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi 
• www.legionariesofchrist.org
• www.consecratedwomen.org
• www.rclayconsecratedmen.org 

The Religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ is governed by their General Director, Fr. John Connor, LC, and his council in Rome.  At the territorial level, the Legionaries of Christ have territorial directors and territorial councils that oversee the local superiors and their communities. Here in the North American Territory the territorial director of the Legionaries of Christ is Fr. Shawn Aaron, LC.

 

When the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi were established in 1969, they were established under the governance of the Legionaries of Christ. In 2012, the Pontifical Delegate, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, granted autonomy of government and internal life to both the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi.  Each vocation now has their own general and territorial directors and governing structures that are autonomous. 

 

In 2013, the Holy See approved the statutes of both the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi. 

 

On November 25, 2018, the Solemnity of Christ the King, Archbishop José Rodríguez Carballo, OFM, secretary of the Congregation for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life (CIVCSVA), presented the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi with decrees to canonically establish them as societies of apostolic life of pontifical right, recognizing their individual autonomy.

 

The current general director of the Consecrated Women is Nancy Nohrden, and the general director of the Lay Consecrated Men is Félix Gómez Rueda. Each have their own council. In the North American Territory the territorial director of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi is Kathleen Murphy, and the territorial director of the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi is Jose Mateos.

 

Go Deeper:

 

• Constitutions of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
• Constitutions of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi (Spanish only)
• Communique of the 2020 General Assembly of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi 
• www.consecratedwomen.org
• www.rclayconsecratedmen.org 
• The Holy See establishes the Consecrated Women and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi as Societies of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right

Although historically the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi were governed by the general director of the Legionaries of Christ, that is no longer the case.  In 2012, the Pontifical Delegate, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, granted autonomy of government and internal life to the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi.  Each vocation now has their own general and territorial directors and governing structures that are autonomous.

 

The Legionaries of Christ and the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi share a common charism and identity which they live out through their equal commitment to the Regnum Christi Federation and through joint apostolic initiatives. 

 

Go Deeper:

 

• The History of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi
• The Holy See establishes the Consecrated Women and the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi as Societies of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right 
• Constitutions of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi (Spanish only)
• CRC IMPACT

Lay Consecrated Men are part of the Regnum Christi family, embracing its mission to extend Christ’s Kingdom. They are men who live in the world with professional careers, but have also answered a call to totally surrender their lives to God in Regnum Christi, striving to radiate Christ from within the culture, making it a place of encounter with God.

 

The Society of Apostolic Life of the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi unites the lay dimension of life to a total and exclusive consecration to God, lived in poverty, chastity, and obedience, enriched by the charism of Regnum Christi. In this way, it seeks to offer the Christian man of today a path to fulfillment characterized by consecration in the midst of the world.

 

Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi live in Mexico, Chile, Italy, Ireland, Spain and the United States.

 

Go Deeper:

 

• www.rclayconsecratedmen.org 
• Letter from Dr. Jorgé Lopez on the canonical establishment of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi
• Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi Elect New General Government

All Legionaries of Christ, Consecrated Women, and Lay Consecrated Men are members of the Regnum Christi Federation. They may or may not be assigned to apostolic missions run by the Regnum Christi Federation, but they still live the same charismatic mission as all other Regnum Christi members. This commitment to the Regnum Christi Federation is outlined in their respective statutes and constitutions:

 

From the Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation:

 

The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi, and the Society of Apostolic Life of the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi, their members and the other faithful individually associated with the Federation, belong to Regnum Christi, a spiritual family and apostolic body. (SRCF 3)

 

From the Constitutions of the Legionaries of Christ:

 

1. The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
   
   • is a clerical religious institute of pontifical right, composed of priests and candidates for the priesthood;
   • belongs constitutively to the spiritual family and apostolic body of Regnum Christi;
   • is part of the Regnum Christi Federation, which is regulated by its own statutes. (Constitutions of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ #1)

From the Constitutions of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi

 

1. The Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi is a society of pontifical right, whose members assume the evangelical councils, constituted according to the norms of canon law, with Constitutions approved by the Holy See.
2. The Society is federated with the clerical religious institute of the Legionaries of Christ and the Society of Apostolic Life of the Lay Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi. Together with them, and with the laity who associate individually with the federation, they form part of the Regnum Christi Movement. ( Constitutions of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi #1, translated from the original Spanish)

Go Deeper:

 

• Statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation 
• Constitutions of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ
• Constitutions of the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi (Spanish only)
• Communique of the 2020 General Assembly of the Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi 
• www.rclayconsecratedmen.org 

Unlike communities of diocesan priests, the Legionaries of Christ and Consecrated Women do not typically receive funding from a local diocese. They live in community where they share a home and hold goods in common, under the authority of a community superior or director. Communities are established in various localities across the territory. Each community works in collaboration with the locality to secure the financial resources needed to cover their housing, living and mission expenses. 

 

Communities in various localities are each unique and develop their own individual funding models.   Some typical sources of funding for their respective needs are through: direct support from the locality and sections; local donor support, joint or individual campaigns and fundraising events such as galas; stipends paid for work in local institutions and stipends from serving at local events and activities.

 

The Legionaries and Consecrated Women also raise funds to support their respective institutions, covering the costs associated with vocations promotion, seminarian and candidate formation, governance, long-term care, evangelization projects, and more.  

 

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• Ways to Give