Baptism and Confirmation empower with his spirit all the members of the Church to share in His mission and be His apostles revealing the face of God who is Love, Salvation, and the meaning of life to all men and women.

Each Christian is called to carry out that mission among those with whom he or she lives and works.

The apostolate of the laity is clearly an integral part of the mission of the whole Church.

The Champagnat Movement leads its members to recognise and undertake the mission given to each one in baptism.

That apostolic activity not only helps build God's Kingdom on earth, it also fosters the spiritual growth of the members, and stimulates the spirit and vitality of the whole Group.

Members see their families, the domestic Church, as their first field of apostolic love and action. They promote loving dialogue and sharing there, as a way to make love blossom.

They give their own children a Christian education which includes teaching them concern for others. And they help them discover and follow the vocation to which each one is called by God.

Sons and daughters of each family thus learn to foster harmony and unity in their home, and share with those living with them their youthful hopes and ideals.

Family prayer strengthens family unity, and entrusts it to the love and care of Jesus and Mary.

The Champagnat Group is another fruitful field for members to carry out their mission of love and service.

Within each Group, each member shows an interest in the lives and work of the others. When someone requires special support or assistance, the other members of his or her group are ready to offer practical help, tactfully and generously,

In their trade or professional work, and their other social and secular activities, members of the Movement also follow Blessed Champagnat's spirit by doing everything with honesty and solidarity, a spirit of service, and with courage born of faith.

They try to live the Gospel values of Jesus within the framework of the cultural, social and political realities of their locality.

In the midst of everything they do, they keep their focus on Christian formation and justice, with a particular concern for young people, the poor, and others most neglected by society.

Many people are suffering and without hope: broken families, confused young people, abandoned children, and the like. Each member, and each Group, tries to offer as much help as is practical and possible, within the context of their circumstances.

Following the tradition of Blessed Champagnat and his Marist Brothers, the Champagnat Movement Groups act in communion with their respective local churches, parish or diocese, and in collaboration with other Church movements and groups.

There are special bonds uniting them to the branches and to other lay movements of the Society of Mary, who share the overall aim of leading people to Jesus through Mary.

Conscious of the fact that

"If the Lord does not build the house,

in vain do the builders labour" (Ps.126),

members of the Movement entrust their lives and mission to God in prayer, and learn to recognise His loving presence in all the events of their lives,

even those most difficult or painful.

If illness or old age does not allow some of them to perform any exterior apostolate, they can nevertheless share in the mission of the others through their prayers, and by offering their limitations and sufferings, in communion with Jesus and Mary on Calvary.

Groups may commit themselves to the support of some overseas mission activity.

Or one or several members of the Movement may be called by God to lay missionary service in one of the young Churches.

This will enable such members or Groups to share the zealous missionary vision of Blessed Marcellin who said to his first Brothers: