The Ecclesia Apostolica Divinorum Mysteriorum has responsibility for two dependent Orders and one further Sodality which follow the Marian charism.
The Marian Administration
In June 2011, it was agreed that the governance of the three Marian bodies in the care of E.A.D.M., consisting of the Order of Ave Maria, the Guild of Healers of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and the Mariavite Sodality, would be united in a single structure to be known as The Marian Administration. This structure is subject to Administrative Protocol no. 42/2011 and provides for the following Officers:
Archbishop: The Presiding Bishop of E.A.D.M., who has overall responsibility for all Religious Orders within E.A.D.M.
Apostolic Guardian: A member of the Council of Three exercising a role of episcopal oversight and guidance, currently Bishop Tony Scuderi
Abbot of the Marian Orders: A senior member of clergy responsible for the administration, conduct and quotidian life of the Orders, currently Abbot Charles Reynolds, SSMV.
>>Administrative Protocol no. 42/2011
The Order of Ave Maria
The Order of Ave Maria is a Marian religious order. It was founded by Archbishop Harold Nicholson (Mar Joannes I) of the Ancient Catholic Church in 1951. Following his passing to the world of Spirit in 1968 the Order was dormant for some years before receiving a charter of renewal from the Presiding Bishop of EADM in 2008.
The role of the Order of Ave Maria is to promote love and devotion towards our heavenly Mother, Mary, and as she is the mother of all God’s children we involve ourselves with other people and groups that share in this devotion. The membership of the Order is drawn from members of EADM and of those bodies which are in communion with it, with others admitted by special invitation.
The Guild of Healers of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Guild is a dependent sodality comprised of members of the Order of Ave Maria who have been blessed and attuned as healers and dedicated to Our Lady as channels of her healing love and grace. Any apostolically ordained members of OAM may officiate at the ceremony of attunement, though the celebrant will normally be a bishop. Those blessed and attuned as healers are encouraged to wear the Green Scapular as a sign of their dedication.
The Societas Sacerdotalis Mariae Vitae (Mariavite Society)
The S.S.M.V., based in Texas, USA, is a dependent Religious Order of E.A.D.M. On the Sodality homepage, Fr. Charles posts daily information on the Marian Feasts and currently, Marian Gnostic reworkings of the Psalms from St Bonaventure’s Psalter of Our Lady. The Society exists within the gnostic catholic and apostolic tradition. Its primary aim is the promotion of Marian Gnostic spirituality and thealogy within the context of study, prayer, theurgy, liturgy and action. To that end, the Sodality advocates, practices and explores Marian paths of gnosis. It manifests the progressive revelation of a path of gnosis which was aptly nurtured around the turn of the last century by the “Little Mother,” the Blessed Sister Maria Franciszka of Poland. The Little Mother founded the first Mariavite order and church as a result of personal revelations, and specifically, at Our Lady’s request.
Further details of the Marian Orders within E.A.D.M. may be found at the website www.mariavite.com
