Public Association of Christ's Faithful

The mission of Our Lady’s Missionaries of the Eucharist (OLME) is to help lay women and men to deepen and develop their spiritual life. The formation of regional communities which together constitute a  Public Association of Christ’s Faithful is one of the most significant aspects of the mission. The women and men who form this Association are like you, busy and challenged by the secularization of our society.  They want to have more support in living out their Catholic faith in today’s culture. They are eager to welcome others so that at this important moment, the beginning of the Third Millennium, the gospel of Jesus may be carried into our world as a new spring of peace, healing and presence of Jesus within His Church. Our community is made up of people in love with their faith, united with Jesus in the Eucharist, and devoted to Our Blessed Mother.

Do you sense a similar spirit in your heart?   olme@olme.org

Are you looking for a new path to live out your faith in a more dynamic way?   olme@olme.org

Do you desire to have this spirit within you?    olme@olme.org

We are praying for you. We invite you. We are waiting to welcome you.

God Bless You.

OUR HISTORY

Our Apostolic Mission Begins  December 6, 1980  Diocesan Call to Prayer  Diocese of Arlington, VA

Our First Lay Members Are Received   January 16, 1983  Diocese of Arlington, VA

We Establish More Communities  November 18, 1984   Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA
May 7, 1989  Archdiocese of Newark, NJ
June 5, 1994  Diocese of Allentown, PA

We Become a Public Association of Christ’s Faithful according to the norm of law
June 9, 1996  Solemnity of Corpus Christi  Diocese of Allentown, PA

OUR FOUNDERS

THE MOST REVEREND THOMAS J. WELSH, D.D., J.C.L.D.
Retired BISHOP OF ALLENTOWN OUR FOUNDING BISHOP AND SPIRITUAL GUIDE

SISTER JOAN NOREEN, OLME  OUR FOUNDER AND SPIRITUAL GUIDE
CONSECRATED BY THE MOST REVEREND THOMAS J. WELSH
PENTECOST SUNDAY,  JUNE 4, 1995