May 20, 2009

Community of consecrated women to observe 10th anniversary

The public is invited to join the Marian Community of Reconciliation, a community of consecrated lay women known as “the fraternas,” as they mark 10 years of apostolic mission in the Archdiocese of Denver with a thanksgiving Mass at 7 p.m. June 12 celebrated by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

The Marian Community of Reconciliation is a public association of the faithful founded 16 years ago by Luis Fernando Figari, initiator of the Christian Life Movement. It is the third of the spiritual groups established by Figari, who began with an apostolic society for consecrated laymen and priests in 1971.  Members of the Marian Community of Reconciliation are consecrated laywomen who promise obedience, celibacy and sharing of goods. They work in a wide variety of occupations and are committed to the new evangelization.

Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, 1530 Logan St. in Denver.