聖母孝女會

聖母孝女會
宗旨：培育女青年教友效法聖母，善度基督徒的生活，步武基督，實踐福音精神。
主要工作：敬禮聖母
對象：十二歲以上之未婚女教友
作為堂區善會，過往的孝女會成員都會在每次彌撒前後，協助聖堂收拾祭台用品。其實，聖母孝女會是一個很好的培育地方，是聖母媽媽親自帶領女青年怎樣去愛耶穌、愛天主。 孝女會在傳教的使命裏，較富有彈性，符合不同堂區的不同需要：有些會協助收拾祭台用品，有些派售公教報，總之就是協助聖堂的不同工作罷。這些卑微的工作，在天主的眼中並不是卑微的；就如聖經上說：「你們暗中做的善事；天父在暗中報答」。總括來說，聖母孝女就是這樣積極參與堂區生活。

ASSOCIATION OF THE CHILDREN OF MARY
The Association of the Children of Mary Immaculate originated from the desire of the Blessed Virgin Mary for St. Catherine Laboure to found such an association. The Virgin appeared to her at the Chapel of the Miraculous Medal, Rue du Bac, Paris, France, on November 27,1830.
Pope Pius IX approved the Association of the Children of Mary on June 20,1847 and July 19,1850. It is now known as the International Association of the Vincentian Marian Youth. In the Philippines, it retains its original name: Association of the Children of Mary Immaculate – Vincentian Marian Youth.
The Association aims to form the members to live a solid faith in following Jesus Christ, the Evangelizer of the Poor. We aspire that they live and pray like Mary in simplicity and humility, assuming the spirituality of the Magnificat. We foster, animate and maintain the missionary spirit in the Association, especially through missionary experiences among the poor and the young. We prepare the members of the Association, individually and communally, to collaborate in the Church and society, according to the directives of the hierarchy of the universal and local church.
參考資料：
http://www.mariansolidarity.com/orgs/F04.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03659d.htm
http://www.theology.org.hk/new_psa/whistle/2003/18.htm

我加入聖母孝女會兩年多了,剛加入這團體時,因不太清楚它的個怎樣的團體,所以只是習慣性出席,就像學生每天都要回校一樣. 但是日子久了,可能信仰加深了,並開始了解這個團體,令我有動力每個月回去參加聚會。

　　在這期間,我聽了很多耶穌的事跡,也明白到聖母對天主怎樣的忠誠。平常,我們會研習聖經和分享生活,有時候,我們會舉辦一些活動,例如聯同多明我青年團一起到屯門徑苦路,參加宿營和做義工。自從加入孝女會後,我學到很多在基督少年團學不到的東西,所以我覺得獲益良多。