about us
Welcome to the Official Website of The Mariamite Byzantine Fathers known as Society of Mary (SM), with its headquarters located in the London, Great Britain. We are a religious monastic order of priests and brothers focuses on Eastern Church Tradition, Evangelization, and Social Justice, with a strong emphasis on Mary as a model. Their model in life is following the Theotokos example of Purity, Faith, and Service.
Our Eastern Byzantine tradition places us within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of God. Our theology is based on the Nicene Creed, the Seven Sacraments, Holy Tradition and the Teaching of the Church Fathers.
We draw on the rich Eastern Byzantine Tradition of the Holy Church spirituality to help ourselves and others to discern God’s presence in our lives. As contemplatives in action, we bring this spirituality into the wider human context as we strive for social justice, charity work, peace, education, dialogue and Church unity.
Seeking to respond to the needs of the times and under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit as well as by human insight, the SM goal of its members is to embrace a way of life which, by Profession of the Evangelical Counsels, follows Christ and becomes an outstanding sign of the Heavenly Kingdom.
We are dedicated to Eastern Christian evangelism. Our goal is to bring together all faithful into a unified and coordinated effort, to spread the truth of the faith in our modern time, in other words; Christianity in the 21st Century.
We all agree that the most important job of a monk is to pray, both privately and communally by reading the holy Hours, participating in frequent Liturgy, and observing all the other services and feasts in the cycle of the Church. We also go to Church several times a day, every day! We pray for all, we pray in our place when we are doing something which keeps us from saying our own prayers, we pray by asking God to grant salvation and health to every Christian. This is our first responsibilities, to pray for the world, for her salvation, your salvation and our salvation.
All are welcome.
Our Eastern Byzantine tradition places us within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of God. Our theology is based on the Nicene Creed, the Seven Sacraments, Holy Tradition and the Teaching of the Church Fathers.
We draw on the rich Eastern Byzantine Tradition of the Holy Church spirituality to help ourselves and others to discern God’s presence in our lives. As contemplatives in action, we bring this spirituality into the wider human context as we strive for social justice, charity work, peace, education, dialogue and Church unity.
Seeking to respond to the needs of the times and under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit as well as by human insight, the SM goal of its members is to embrace a way of life which, by Profession of the Evangelical Counsels, follows Christ and becomes an outstanding sign of the Heavenly Kingdom.
We are dedicated to Eastern Christian evangelism. Our goal is to bring together all faithful into a unified and coordinated effort, to spread the truth of the faith in our modern time, in other words; Christianity in the 21st Century.
We all agree that the most important job of a monk is to pray, both privately and communally by reading the holy Hours, participating in frequent Liturgy, and observing all the other services and feasts in the cycle of the Church. We also go to Church several times a day, every day! We pray for all, we pray in our place when we are doing something which keeps us from saying our own prayers, we pray by asking God to grant salvation and health to every Christian. This is our first responsibilities, to pray for the world, for her salvation, your salvation and our salvation.
All are welcome.