Ad majorem Dei gloriam
The Company of St Gregory is a private association of the faithful, of diocesan right in the Catholic Diocese of Luçon, approved by episcopal decree on the Feast of Ss Paul and Paul, 2009. The Company is governed by the Provost who is elected every three years by the full members.
Admission to the Company is by a promise made for one year at a time.
This is the form of the Promise:
I, (Name) promise one (academic) year of service to the Company of St Gregory from ___(date). I promise to work for my own sanctification and for that of the youth entrusted to our care, with the help of Almighty God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Members may, if they wish, make an additional promise after they have served for one year. This is a special kind of "oblation" or offering of one's life for the cause of Catholic education. This additional commitment runs alongside the ordinary membership of the Company and may be set aside when and if a member leaves.
Act of Oblation
I hereby consecrate and dedicate myself as an Oblate of the Company of St Gregory. I promise to attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass every day and to recite the Divine Office every day in accordance with the customs of the Oblates of St Gregory, for the greater glory of God, for the sanctification of my own soul and the souls of my brother Oblates and other Fellows, for the spiritual and material good of our Company and its members, for the sanctification of the souls entrusted to the care of our Company, and for the advancement of the cause of Catholic education throughout the world. This is my firm resolve and promise, in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(Par le présent acte je me consacre et me dédie comme Oblat de la Compagnie de Saint-Grégoire . Je promets d'assister au Saint Sacrifice de la messe tous les jours et de réciter l'office divin chaque jour en conformité avec les coutumes des Oblats de saint Grégoire, pour la plus grande gloire de Dieu , pour la sanctification de ma propre âme et celle des âmes de mes frères Oblats et d'autres Compagnons, pour le bien spirituel et matériel de notre Compagnie et de ses membres, pour la sanctification des âmes confiées à la garde de notre Compagnie, et pour l'avancement de la cause de l'éducation catholique à travers le monde. Ceci est ma ferme détermination et promesse, au nom du Père et du Fils, et du Saint- Esprit. Amen.)