The Holy Family Institute is an

Institute of Consecrated Life An institute of consecrated life is an association of faithful in the Catholic Church erected by canon law whose members profess the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty, and obedience by vows or other sacred bonds. They are defined in the ...

that is aggregated to the

Society of St. Paul The Society of Saint Paul ( la, Societas a Sancto Paulo Apostolo) abbreviated SSP and also known as the Paulines, is a Catholic Church, Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men founded on 20 August 1914 at Alba, Piedmo ...

, and it is composed exclusively of married and widowed

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

s. Members take private vows (in a public, Church-regulated ceremony) of poverty, conjugal chastity and obedience and make a promise of fidelity to the

Pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

. The vows of members of the Holy Family Institute are adapted according to the conditions of the married state and the normal requirements of family life. The Institute was begun in 1960 and received general approval from the Holy See in 1993. The charism specific to Holy Family Institute members is lifelong spiritual growth through living the example of the "Holy Family of Nazareth: Model, Light, and Source of Grace". The Holy Family Institute is a part of the

Pauline Family The Pauline Family is a Roman Catholic congregation of nine institutes of consecrated life (religious and aggregated institutes) and an association of lay collaborators. it was founded by Blessed James Alberione in 1914. Mission The Pauline missi ...

, being one of 10 Institutes begun by Blessed

James Alberione James Alberione, SSP ( it, Giacomo) (4 April 1884 – 26 November 1971), was an Italian Catholic priest, and the founder of the Society of St. Paul, of the Daughters of St. Paul, of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Master, of the Sisters of J ...

early in the 20th century. The Pauline Family is dedicated to evangelization through the media, and it carries on constant prayer for good media and in reparation for the misuse of media. The Holy Family Institute makes families aware of the media and encourages them to take some practical steps to put their awareness to good use: * encouraging them to moderate their use of media * inviting them to point out to their children that there are problems * reminding them that their thoughts, words, actions, prayers and sufferings are linked, by their membership, to the work of the Pauline Family.

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External links

Holy Family Institute websiteHFI member's website
Pauline Family