Legionaries
of Christ

The mission of the Legionaries of Christ is to form apostles, Christian leaders at the service of the Church. Driven by the desire of Jesus’ heart to set the world ablaze, the religious priests of the Legionaries of Christ support each other and work in communion with other Regnum Christi members in their mission to form apostles, people who let the love of Christ the King transform their hearts, their families and their world.

Legionaries go out as missionaries in today’s world. With great charity, joy and zeal, they invite people into the adventure of living for Christ and transforming the culture around them.

Each year they impact thousands of lives through youth work, education, parishes, missions, the sacraments, and spiritual direction.

In their mission of forming apostles, Christian leaders at the service of the Church, Legionaries make present the mystery of Christ gathering the Apostles around him, revealing to them the love of his heart, forming them and sending them out to collaborate with him in building up his Kingdom. They are a Roman Catholic religious congregation of priests and seminarians who live in communities and make vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

being a legionary means being:

It means living each day, every act, as a joyful response to God’s love experienced personally in an intimate encounter with Christ. It is a way of apostolate—per Regnum Christi— with a single aim—ad Gloriam Dei. To be a Legionary of Christ is to receive God’s call to a religious and priestly life that embraces all this and more. 

 

(Legionaries of Christ Ratio Institutionis, #65)

Legionaries of Christ
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perpetual vows
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temporary vows
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Minor Seminarians at
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Global congregation statistics updated on December 31, 2023
The purpose of the Congregation is to give glory to God and strive to have Christ reign in the lives of its members, in the hearts of people and in society.(Legionaries of Christ Constitutions, #2)

The purpose of the Congregation is to give glory to God and strive to have Christ reign in the lives of its members, in the hearts of people and in society.

 

(Legionaries of Christ Constitutions, #2)

Signs of the
Kingdom

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Br. Andrew Torrey, LC
Br. Andrew loves sharing in the lives of his brothers in the religious community.

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Fr. Jaime Lorenzo, LC
“This is Life,” Fr. Jaime shares, “it’s been a long journey, full of surprises, ups, and downs. But looking back at it all, it’s totally worth it. God has been so good and his love will never fail.”

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Fr. John Bender, LC
Fr Nathan Torrey, LC, and Fr John Bender, LC ,share their call to the priesthood and what it is like to live and work at the Legionary seminary in Cheshire, CT.

Christ-centeredness

Christ-centeredness constitutes the fundamental and specific characteristic of the Legionary spirit. Therefore, aided by God’s grace, Legionaries should strive to make Christ Jesus the center, standard and example of their lives as religious, priests and apostles. They should seek to know, love and experience him intimately, above all in the Gospel, the Eucharist and the Cross, and strive to imitate him in a special way through self-giving to their neighbor.

 

Constitution 9

Areas of
Evangelization

Legionaries exercise their pastoral ministry principally in the fields of spreading the faith; education; evangelization of the family, of culture and of the media; youth work; clergy formation and the promotion of justice, charity and solidarity with the neediest; along with the spiritual care and formation of the Regnum Christi members. 

 

(Constitutions of the Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ, 4.3)

Christ-centeredness

Christ-centeredness constitutes the fundamental and specific characteristic of the Legionary spirit. Therefore, aided by God’s grace, Legionaries should strive to make Christ Jesus the center, standard and example of their lives as religious, priests and apostles. They should seek to know, love and experience him intimately, above all in the Gospel, the Eucharist and the Cross, and strive to imitate him in a special way through self-giving to their neighbor.

 

Constitution 9

In the North American Territory

Our communities of Legionary of Christ priests serve throughout:

the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Hong Kong.

In the North American Territory

Our communities of Legionary of Christ priests serve throughout the United States, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, and Hong Kong.

The Legionaries of Christ have two formation centers in the North American Territory:

 

Sacred Heart Apostolic School, in Indiana, for high-school-aged boys considering the priesthood.

 

Legionaries of Christ attend Novitiate in Cheshire, CT, for two years before beginning their studies.

Legionary Brothers from the North American Territory will begin their studies in Cheshire Connecticut.

 

They study Humanities in Cheshire, CT, and theology and philosophy in Rome, Italy.

There are over 150 Legionary of Christ priests throughout the North American Territory.

 

Legionary priests in the North American Territory live in communities throughout the United States, Canada, Korea, and the Philippines and additionally serve Regnum Christi members and the Church in New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong.

The Legionaries of Christ, by their religious consecration, contribute the testimony of their self-giving to Jesus Christ and their complete availability for the fulfillment of the common mission (of Regnum Christi). By their condition as priests, they make present Christ the Priest and the Good Shepherd through preaching, administering the sacraments and spiritual guidance. 

(SRCF 5.3)

Novitiate and College of Humanities

At the Novitiate & College of Humanities in Cheshire, CT, seminarians spend four years together with other young men who are seeking to discover if God is calling them to the priesthood as a Legionary of Christ.

Get to know the LC Cheshire Brothers

Novitiate and College of Humanities

At the Novitiate & College of Humanities in Cheshire, CT, seminarians spend four years together with other young men who are seeking to discover if God is calling them to the priesthood as a Legionary of Christ.

Get to know the LC Cheshire Brothers

Visit the Sacred Heart Apostolic School website to learn more about this school for highschool age boys.

Visit the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate & College of Humanities website to learn more about the formation center in Cheshire, CT.

Learn more about discerning a vocation to the priesthood with the Legionaries of Christ.

Calendar of Events

Government of the Legionaries of Christ in the North American Territory

Fr. Shawn Aaron, LC

Territorial Director

Fr. John Bartunek, LC

Territorial Vicar

Fr. Steven Reilly, LC

Councilor

Regnum Christi General Convention Legionaries of Christ

Fr. Bruce Wren, LC

Councilor

Fr Mark Haydu Legionaries of Christ

Fr. Mark Haydu, LC

Councilor

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Alex Kucera

Atlanta

Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!