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St. Mary Source of Our Joy, OSSM Community – Chicago
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What Is the Secular Order of the Servants of Mary?
A community of lay men and women who follow Christ in the spirit of Mary, Our Lady of Sorrows. Inspired by the Seven Holy Founders, we embrace prayer, compassion, and presence. It is a Marian path—and sometimes a gentle call—to live your faith with deeper awareness in all you do.
Who Is Invited?
Catholics drawn to Mary’s quiet strength and compassion, seeking a deeper spiritual life and a community rooted in prayer and service. A simple pull of the heart may be God’s invitation.
What We Offer
Monthly gatherings for prayer and fraternity Formation in Servite and Marian spirituality A spiritual family living as Servite brothers and sisters A way to live your faith with intention
Come and See
Discernment begins with openness. No commitment—just a chance to listen. If you feel even a small nudge, join us for an information session or speak with a member of our community.
St. Mary Source of Our Joy, OSSM Leadership
Local Community Leadership
Prioress: Mary Ann Andersen, OSSM
Council: David Iaccino, OSSM (Treasurer); Theresa Orozco, OSSM (Secretary) and William Young OSSM
Formation Team: Mary Ann Andersen, OSSM; William Young, OSSM
Spiritual Assistant: Fr. Michael Guimon, OSM
Community Meetings and Important Dates
Community Gathering: St. Mary, Source of Our Joy meets every third Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m. Central Time.
Formation: Held annually at the beginning of each year.
Inquiries: Must be submitted by September of each year.
Canonical Approval: St. Mary, Source of Our Joy was canonically approved on December 31, 2006.
National Leadership
Regional Councilor: Deborah Nunes, OSSM, National Prioress
Consejero Regional para la Comunidad Hispana: Valentín Rosario, OSSM, Enlace Nacional para la Comunidad Latina
Rite of Initiation, December 21, 2025 and January 18th, 2026 at Assumption Catholic Church
Session One: Formation-Admission-Probation Rule of Life Articles 44-54, Commentary pages 119-135
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| – Session 1 Handout – PowerPoint | – Session 1 Agenda |
Closing Prayers
Prayer of Entrusting the Church to Mary Mother of God
0 Mother of all peoples; you know all their sufferings and their hopes. You maternally feel all their struggles between good and evil, between the light and the darkness which shake the world. Receive our cry, directed in the Holy Spirit straight to your Heart and, with the love of the Mother and Handmaid of the Lord, embrace the individuals and peoples who most look for this embrace, together with the individuals and peoples to whose trust you attend in a particular way. Take the entire human family under your maternal protection. With outflows of affection, 0 Mother, we entrust it to you. May the time of peace and liberty approach for all, the time of truth justice and hope. Amen. (Resource)
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To you do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To you do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears Turn then, most gracious advocate, your eyes of mercy toward us, and after this exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. (Resource)
Session Two: The Order of the Servants of Mary Rule of Life Articles 1-4, Commentary pages 14-26
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| – Theological Glossary Session 2 – Handout Session 2 – PowerPoint | – Session 1 notes –Session 2 agenda |
Additional Resources:
Lumen Gentium (Chapters 4 & 5)
The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church that articulated the universal call to holiness and clarified the distinct yet equal vocation of clergy, religious, and laity within the People of God.
Apostolic of the Laity
The Vatican II decree on the apostolate of the laity, emphasizing the active role of lay faithful in sanctifying the world through their secular vocation.
Commentary on the ROL, Building a New World
Code of Canon Law, Associations of Christian Faithful
The section of the 1983 Code that establishes the canonical structure for lay associations, including those that participate in the spirit of a religious institute.
Caritatis
The Vatican II decree calling religious institutes to renew their constitutions in fidelity to their founding charism and in dialogue with the needs of the modern world.
Christifideles Laici
The post-synodal apostolic exhortation that deepened Vatican II’s teaching by affirming the co-responsibility and mission of the laity in the life and evangelizing work of the Church.
Session Three: The Secular Order of the Servants of Mary Rule of Life Articles 5-9, Commentary pages 32-41
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– Handout Session 3 – PowerPoint – Closing Prayer – Solemnity of the Annunciation Prayer | – Session 2 notes – Session 3 agenda |
Additional Resources:
Session Four: The Secular Order of the Servants of Mary (Part 2) Rule of Life Articles 10-14, Commentary pages 41-55
Prayers, Agenda and Formation Powerpoint
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– Opening Prayer – Handout Session 4 – PowerPoint – Closing Prayer | – Session 3 notes – Session 4 agenda |
Session Five: Organization of the Secular Community Chapters 11, 12, 13 Articles 60-76, Commentary pages 147-165
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– Opening Prayer – Handout Session 5 – PowerPoint – Closing Prayer – Marian Prayer for families and their babies | – Session 4 notes – Session 5 agenda |
Session Six: The Life of the Secular Community Rule of Life Articles 15-21; Commentary pages 58-67
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Session Seven: Prayer Rule of Life Articles 22-24, Commentary pages 70-75
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Session Eight: Prayer (Part 1) Rule of Life Articles 25-31, Commentary pages 76-89
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Session Nine: Penance, Conversion and the Witness of Poverty Rule of Life Articles 32-36, Commentary pages 92-102
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Session Ten: The Apostolate Rule of Life Articles 37-43; Commentary pages 105-118
Prayers, Agenda and Formation Powerpoint
Session Eleven: Using the Prayer Book Rule of Life Article 29, Commentary pages 82-86
Prayers, Agenda and Formation Powerpoint
Session Twelve: The Promise Rule of Life Articles 55-59, Commentary pages 137-142
Prayers, Agenda and Formation Powerpoint
OSSM Digital Prayerbook with Table of Contents – in progress
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