At that time, looking up to heaven, Jesus prayed thus: "Holy Father, keep my disciples united in your name, the name you have given me, so that they may be united in you.
It is a secular institute whose members are diocesan priests and consecrated lay people.
A diocesan priest from Lyon (1826-1879), he was proclaimed Blessed by Saint John Paul II on 4 October 1986.
There are around 1,100 of us in some forty countries around the world.
It is made up of several branches: priests, consecrated lay people, sisters, consecrated lay people (IFP), permanent deacons and lay people.
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