{"id":17894,"date":"2025-01-03T10:45:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T09:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legionariosdecristo.org\/?p=17894"},"modified":"2025-08-12T19:50:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:50:38","slug":"84-years-forming-apostles-and-extending-the-kingdom-of-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/blog\/2025\/01\/84-years-forming-apostles-and-extending-the-kingdom-of-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"84 years shaping apostles and extending the Kingdom of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On January 3rd, we celebrate the 84th anniversary of the founding of the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and, together with them and through them, the <em>Regnum Christi<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Emergence of a new \u201cmissionary work\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Legion of Christ was founded on January 3, 1941, in Mexico City. What happened that day? <strong>The <em>\u201cApostolic Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus\u201d<\/em><\/strong> was born, which at that time was created as a separate section of the Diocesan Seminary of Cuernavaca, with the authorization of the bishop of that diocese, Mons. Francisco Gonz\u00e1lez Arias, and the archbishop of Mexico City, Mons. Luis Mar\u00eda Mart\u00ednez. The new \u201cmissionary work\u201d was formed by a group of teenagers with a very specific purpose: to shape a new religious congregation. In fact, the diary of that first community refers to these teenagers as \u201cfuture members,\u201d and a group of these adolescent seminarians would establish a novitiate on March 25, 1946. However, it was an de facto foundation, lacking formal recognition from the Church of Rome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/historia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Read more about the history of the Legion of Christ<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beginnings of <em>Regnum Christi<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"736\" height=\"560\" data-id=\"17900\" src=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/73.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/73.bmp 736w, https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/73-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"570\" data-id=\"17902\" src=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/78.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/78.bmp 737w, https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/78-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"549\" data-id=\"17903\" src=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/81.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/81.bmp 725w, https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/81-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A long historical trajectory, begun in the 1940s, has led to the birth of the movement <em>Regnum Christi<\/em>. Already in the <em>Nihil Obstat<\/em> granted to the Legion in 1948 by the Congregation for Religious, there is reference to a form of collaboration with the Catholic laity by the emerging Institute: one of the stated aims was assistance to Catholic Action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The text of the 1948 Constitutions was even more explicit: <em>\u201cthe specific purpose of the institute is the <strong>creation of special organizations of laity that unconditionally collaborate in the establishment of the kingdom of Christ<\/strong> according to the demands of Christian justice and truth.\u201d<\/em> It also indicated that the task of these organizations was to work so that \u201cnot only men profess an integral Christianity, but that society itself is governed and behaves Christianly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1950s, the Legionaries of Christ envisioned this project as a \u201csecond Legion,\u201d but it was too early to put that idea into practice. The final part of a promotional video from 1952, prepared by the community of the Rome College, declared that the seminarians living there were preparing to carry out their <strong>concrete apostolate among the laity once they became priests<\/strong>. In fact, this is what happened. By the early 1960s, the Legion of Christ had already opened some schools, which allowed for intensified work with laypeople.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To this end, in March 1963, the Inter-American Cultural Center was inaugurated in Mexico City, and simultaneously, some student groups with various names emerged: <em>Milites Christi<\/em>, Crusaders of Christ the King, <em>Perficit<\/em> Groups, in which the content of the Gospel message was discussed and assimilated. However, these groups did not continue and disbanded. Nevertheless, still in 1963, the final name of the new lay organization was chosen. Likely using an expression from the original Latin text of the Legion\u2019s Constitutions, it was called <em>Regnum Christi<\/em>. In the following years, the Congregation persisted in the effort and began to develop a more organized action among the laity. Moreover, the same Second Vatican Council reminded all Christians of the vocation to holiness and apostolate. In the Decree <em>Apostolicam actuositatem<\/em>, dated November 18, 1965, it was read that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">\u00abOur times do not demand less zeal from the laity, but rather, current circumstances call for a much more intense and broader apostolate. Because the number of men, increasing day by day, the progress of sciences and technology, and closer relationships among people have not only expanded the vast fields of the laity\u2019s apostolate, partly open only to them, but have also raised new problems that require their diligent care and concern\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and the nature, character, and variety of the laity\u2019s apostolate were explained by stating \u201cthe fundamental principles\u201d and providing \u201cpastoral instructions for their greater effectiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/historia\/regnum-christi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Read more about the beginnings of Regnum Christi<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Letter from the General College of Directors on the occasion of the 84th anniversary<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5682-1-1920x892-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5682-1-1920x892-2.webp 1920w, https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5682-1-1920x892-2-300x139.webp 300w, https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/IMG_5682-1-1920x892-2-1024x476.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The General College of Directors has sent a letter to all members of Regnum Christi, inviting them to see this date as a <em>\u201creminder of God&#8217;s providence to evoke the charism that He wished to give to His Church to proclaim God&#8217;s merciful love to all and lead them to the redemptive encounter with Christ and become His apostles in the world, with passionate zeal (2Cor 5:14), through personal experience of Jesus Christ\u2019s love\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regnum Christi is made up of four vocations: <a href=\"https:\/\/subdir.legionariosdecristo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legionaries of Christ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/consagradasrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/laicosconsagradosrc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laity of Regnum Christi<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/regnumchristi.org\/es\/miembros-laicos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associated Laity<\/a>; each vocation contributes its own dynamism to the service of the common mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\">\u00abFrom the certainty that springs from the charism, as a gift from God, and from a profound Christian perspective of the world from which we are called and to which we are sent, we renew our desire and commitment to make the Kingdom of Christ present in hearts and society, here and now in the world\u00bb (<em>Communiqu\u00e9 of the 2024 General Convention<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This 84th anniversary is also marked by the Jubilee 2025 called by Pope Francis for the entire Church. Regnum Christi has always promoted full adherence to the Pope and his Magisterium, so we are all invited to live this year of grace by joining the celebrations that will take place throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><em>\u201cFrom those beginnings\u201d<\/em> \u2013 says the letter from the General College of Directors \u2013, <em>\u201cGod has blessed our spiritual family with countless fruits: men and women transformed by their encounter with Christ, communities of apostles seeking to extend His Kingdom, and a living testimony of charity in the diversity of vocations. We have traveled a path that has not been without challenges, but throughout we have experienced God&#8217;s fidelity guiding our mission\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us not miss the opportunity to thank God for this anniversary and to renew our commitment to extend the Kingdom of Christ in our hearts and in others\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To read the letter from the General College of Directors, <a href=\"https:\/\/regnumchristi.org\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/12\/DG-FRC-001-2025-Aniversario-Fundacion-Legion-de-Cristo-y-Regnum-Christi.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/regnumchristi.org\/es\/84-anos-celebremos-juntos-este-aniversario-en-el-ano-del-jubileo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">With information from the Office of Communication of Regnum Christi<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 3rd, we celebrate the 84th anniversary of the founding of the religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and, together with them and through them, the Regnum Christi. 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