SOCIETY OF MARY (Marianists)
Missionaries of Mary…
Forming Disciples of Christ
The Province of Meribah welcomes you to our website as we share our faith and our vocation as Marianists. We are members of an international Catholic religious congregation of Brothers and Priests, the Society of Mary (Marianists), founded in 1817 by Fr. William Joseph Chaminade. We form communities dedicated to bringing others to Christ, as Mary, our Blessed Mother, did. We seek to grow in holiness as Sons of Mary. Christ is the center of our life as we strive to become more like Him.
We specialize in the education of young people of Long Island, New York, helping them to grow as persons; developing their talents and their faith. We invite you to explore our life and works as you navigate these pages. As you do, you may also contemplate your own faith and perhaps, God may be calling you too!
Embrace Our Marianist Journey of Faith
Welcome to the official website of the Marianist Province of Meribah. We aim to deepen our faith, share it with others, and grow in devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, for the salvation of all. Go ahead, explore our life and mission on this page, and through the links to the right –>. May the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be glorified through the Immaculate Virgin Mary!

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Looking Toward The World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life – February 2, 2025
JANUARY 29, 2025
Brother Stephen Balletta, SM, shares some thoughts as we approach this year’s World Day of Prayer for the Consecrated Life. We Marianists, along with religious men and women throughout the world have dedicated our lives to serve the Church through a “consecration.” The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus (Feb 2) is a special reminder of the calling we have received and our decision to answer that calling. God calls all of us! For young men who may wish to discern if they, too, are being called to the consecrated life, we invite them to consider attending the upcoming Operation Fiat (see the adjacent column) on February 4, 2025 for students of Chaminade and Kellenberg Memorial.
Discerning God’s Call: Operation Fiat
February 4, 2025
God calls everyone. But discerning to what that call is summoning each of us is a long process. While the Gospel calls all to faithfulness to the Lord and loving service to one another, the exact way that will be carried out, is hard to know and requires prayer, reflection and often wise companions along the journey to help one understand the depth and nature of the call.
Operation Fiat endeavors to help in that process of discernment. The most recent program, held at Kellenberg Memorial High School on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, brought together more than 70 young men of Chaminade High School and Kellenberg Memorial. This was a program specifically directed toward students in the 8th, 9th and 10th grades. As such, it comes at the beginning of their journey towards responding to God’s call for them. MORE…

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Hope for Everyone
by Matt Maher
Though the liturgical season of Christmas has come and gone, the blessings of Jesus’ birth, do not cease when the tree is down and the decorations are back in storage! In fact, the joy has just begun! The Incarnation, above all, is a source of great and continuous hope, since we see before our eyes, in a concrete way, that God truly loves us and nothing is too great for God to offer us, so that we may be saved. Like the Magi, let us feel drawn to the light which has come from God, is God, and brings Hope for Everyone!
OMG – One Minute Gems
View monthly reflections, of one minute (more or less), referencing the teachings of and hosted by Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, Founder of the Marianist Family.
February 2025
“HOPE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT!”
These words of Pope Francis set the theme of this Jubilee Year 2025. Blessed Chaminade was also a man filled with hope. Both the Holy Father and the Founder of the Marianist Family called on all the faithful to live an active hope, inspired by faith, and expressed through love. Pope Francis concludes his declaration: “Through our witness, may hope spread to all those who anxiously seek it. May the way we live our lives say to them in so many words: “Hope in the Lord! Hold firm, take heart and hope in the Lord!” (Ps 27:14). May the power of hope fill our days, as we await with confidence the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and glory, now and forever.”
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Marianist Province of Meribah
Long Island, New York