The Pius X Secular Family is an apostolic Family founded by Father Henri Roy, in Manchester, New Hampshire (United States) in 1939. Consecrated and associate members try by 100,000 means that Jesus be better known, loved and served. Through their involvement in different areas, they become apostles of men and women, young and old. They have just one concern: that the Gospel be proclaimed through their life!
A secular institute is a form of consecrated life in the Church that permits men and women to give their lives to God answering a vocational calling. This vocation is recognized in the Catholic Church since 1947.
During many years, the Pius X Secular Institute members tried to put words on their spiritual identity.
The difference between the consecrated and associate members can be found in the form of commitment and not according to the mission that is lived out.
There are members of the Pius X Secular Institute living in Canada, the United States, Colombia, Guatemala, Brazil, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. There are also aspirants and candidates in Chile, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Spain and Mozambique.