Bill Text: TX SR510 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Society of Mary on the occasion of its 200th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-27 - Reported enrolled [SR510 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR510-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Society of Mary, a religious movement with a | ||
| long history in San Antonio, is celebrating 200 years of ministry | ||
| and service in 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The society traces its origins to France at the | ||
| turn of the 19th century, when William Joseph Chaminade, a | ||
| diocesan priest who survived the persecution of Catholics during | ||
| the French Revolution, began forming small faith communities | ||
| known as sodalities; Father Chaminade and a group of sodalists | ||
| joined together to establish the Society of Mary on October 2, | ||
| 1817, and pledged to carry out Mary's apostolic mission | ||
| throughout the world; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Marianists spread across and beyond Europe | ||
| before arriving in the United States in 1849; the following year, | ||
| they founded St. Mary's School for Boys in Dayton, Ohio, which | ||
| would later become the University of Dayton; the organization has | ||
| remained deeply committed to education, and its members have | ||
| built numerous other Marianist schools in the United States, | ||
| including St. Mary's University and Central Catholic High School | ||
| in San Antonio; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The four United States Marianist provinces were | ||
| consolidated in 2002 to create the Marianist Province of the | ||
| United States; today, the province is composed of approximately | ||
| 300 Marianist brothers and priests and sponsors or cosponsors 18 | ||
| secondary schools, 3 universities, 4 retreat centers, 6 parishes, | ||
| and a variety of other ministries; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For two centuries, the followers of the Society of | ||
| Mary have committed themselves wholeheartedly to sharing their | ||
| faith and uplifting others, and it is indeed fitting to recognize | ||
| the profoundly significant mark that they have made in the lives | ||
| of countless Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commemorate the bicentennial of the Society | ||
| of Mary and commend those Marianists who have served the people | ||
| of Texas with compassion and dedication; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the society as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Menéndez | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 27, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
