Brief History of the HMY

Commitments: 
                 * Apprentices
            * Experts
               * Veterans

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The Home of the Mother of the Youth is a group of Christian youth that has begun in the Church and is at her service. Their goal is to follow Jesus Christ and fulfill their three missions: the Defense of the Eucharist, the Defense of the Honor of Our Mother, especially in the privilege of her virginity and the conquest of the youth for Jesus Christ.

Brief History of the HMY

On the 29th of July, 1982, six girls began the youth group called the Home of the Mother of the Youth whilst on a pilgrimage directed by the Founder of the Home, Fr. Rafael Alonso Reymundo, a diocesan priest. A year later, on the 27th of December, 1983, the male branch of the HMY was born. By the express desire of the founder, these two branches were commenced before the tomb of the Apostle St. Peter in Rome, in order to manifest in this way that the work of the Home of the Mother must be based on the obedience to the Pope and to all the bishops in communion with him.

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COMMITMENTS

1. Apprentices

The Apprentices of the Home are an immensely valuable group for the integral formation of children.
All those who make the commitment of Apprentice belong to the group of Apprentices. They make their commitment every month with this prayer:
“ Lord Jesus Christ: I... (name)
wish and desire to enter as an apprentice in the Home of the Mother of the Youth for one month. I commit to prepare myself intensely to be an integral man/woman. And I pledge myself to You who are the Truth and to goodness which is the fulfillment of Your will. May Our Mother of Mount Carmel help me to fulfill this promise so that I may come to be an expert of the Home. Amen."

Commitments:

Every day:
- On getting up in the morning, pray the Angelus, the Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
- Visit Jesus in the Tabernacle for five minutes, reading a little of the Gospels (if this is not possible it can be substituted by five minutes of reflection before a crucifix or statue of Our Lady).
- Pray three Hail Mary’s, the Glory be, and the Hail Holy Queen to the Blessed Virgin before going to bed.

Every week:
- Attend the group meetings of Apprentices or the chat organized for them. Any activity, no matter how pleasurable, must be left in order to fulfill these commitments.
- Receive Communion frequently: if possible all Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.

Every month:
- Attend a get-together of the Home, or an excursion to the countryside or a visit to cities or towns of interest, organized for the group of Apprentices.
- Go to Confession at least once a month. (The day of renewal of commitment can be availed of for this.)

Each year:
- To attend, if possible, the summer encounter or other activity of the Home.

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2. Experts

The Experts of the Home are an immensely valuable group for the integral formation of young people.
All those who make the commitment of the Experts belong to the group of Experts. And they will try to obtain a sufficient level of maturity to be able to faithfully carry out their commitments.

They make their commitment every six months with the following prayer:
“ Our Father: I...(name)
trusting in the power of the grace of Jesus Christ, consecrate myself to You in the Home of the Mother of the Youth as an expert for six months. I wish to participate as a member of the gift that Your Son wishes to make to His Mother. And I surrender myself totally to Her. May my thoughts, my wishes and my acts be always for your glory and praise. I wish to be all, only and always Mary’s. Help my weakness so that I may be worthy of your trust. Amen.”

Commitments:

Every day:
- On getting up in the morning, pray the Angelus, the Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
- At least 15 minutes of mental prayer and one mystery of the Rosary.
- Before going to bed, a five minute examination of conscience, three Hail Mary’s, the Glory be, and the Hail Holy Queen to the Blessed Virgin.

Every week:
- To attend the meeting for experts and veterans.

Every month:
- To speak with a spiritual guide or director once every fifteen days or at least once a month. (The Superior General of the Servant Brothers or the one whom he appoints should approve of this spiritual guide.)
- An excursion to the countryside or a visit to cities of interest, or a service of charity of people in need.
Every year:
- To attend the four days of Spiritual Exercises and the Summer Encounter.
- To attend, if possible, other activities organized by the Home of the Mother, such as the Holy Week Encounter.

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3. Veterans

All those who make the commitment of the Veterans belong to the group of Veterans. They make the commitment of living their Christian life in a more intense way and they do so with the following prayer, renewable for one year:

“ Our Father, I... (name)
trusting in the power of the grace of Jesus Christ, consecrate myself to You in the Home of the Mother of the Youth as a Veteran for one year. I wish to participate as a member of the gift that Your Son wishes to make to His Mother. And I surrender myself totally to Her. May my thoughts, my wishes and my acts be always for your glory and praise. I wish to be all, only and always Mary’s. Help my weakness so that I may be worthy of your trust. Amen.”

Commitments:

Every day:
- On getting up in the morning, pray the Angelus, the Offering to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
- At least a half hour of mental prayer, Mass and Communion.
- At least fifteen minutes of spiritual reading and the Rosary.
- Before going to bed, a five minute examination of conscience, three Hail Mary’s, the Glory be, and the Hail Holy Queen to the Blessed Virgin.

Every week:
- Attend the meetings.
Every month:
- To speak with a spiritual guide or director once every fifteen days or at least once a month. (The Superior General of the Servant Brothers or the one whom he appoints should be in agreement with this spiritual guide.)
- To attend spiritual retreat.
Every year:
- To attend Spiritual Exercises and the Summer Encounter and, if possible, other activities organized by the Home of the Mother, such as the Holy Week Encounter.

- Veterans will make the effort to cultivate virtues, especially those which are most needed at that moment in their life. They will especially cultivate humility and patience, charity and chastity, diligence and temperance.
- They should organize a timetable for their day, which should be approved by their spiritual direction.
- They should perfect the talents and gifts they possess in order to put them at the service of God and of young people.

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