As a lay association SMCC's role is to participate in the mission of the Church.

The 'Associates' are a lay association linked to the Gabrielites and similarly inspired by Montfortian spirituality.

Burns and William Cargill established a lay association to promote the settlement in May 1845.

These congregations were mostly of teaching religious, though lay associations flourished as well.

The Missionaries of the Gospel of Life is a lay Catholic association affiliated with Priests for Life.

A lay association was established, the members of which contributed a small sum of money for the expenses of the sanctuary entailed by perpetual adoration.

There are many thousands of lay associations existing at a local, diocesan, national / bishops conference or international level.

And there is 1 lay association, the Teresiana.

It is a lay association of the Roman Catholic Church and is also a recognized tax-exempted religious organization .

A Catholic Congress or lay association is a term for gathering of lay Catholics to discuss certain political or social issues from a Catholic perspective.