{"id":14,"date":"2024-07-29T19:44:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virichristi.live-website.com\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2025-11-19T21:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T21:39:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/virichristi.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14\" class=\"elementor elementor-14\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7226b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7226b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8008666 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8008666\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39373c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39373c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8efdce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8efdce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Behold <br>the Man<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c84fe0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c84fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>Under the patronage of St. John the Baptist, our apostolate aims to equip parish and school leaders to nurture disciples among the young men in their care. Our one-of-a-kind spiritual apprenticeship program guides young men through the three ways of interior life, enabling them to become the men God created them to be.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Our model is time-tested and true, for we pattern our approach after our Lord Himself, who called twelve men to the great adventure of Christian discipleship and changed the world.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137e425 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"137e425\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26219ed elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26219ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stjosephsociety.org\/event\/st-philomena-pilgrimage\/\">Join us for our annual St. Philomena Pilgrimage on August 3rd<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a467fca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a467fca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d15340 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d15340\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d548e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d548e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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The mission of <em>Viri Christi<\/em> is to help men attain the \u201cfull stature of Christ\u201d (Eph. 4:13) by becoming strong in mind, body, and spirit. 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Iron Sharpens Iron<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1439833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1439833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Young men today are leaving our parishes and schools without the proper formation to help them navigate the challenges of the Christian life. Furthermore, Catholic parishes and schools fail to inspire young men to embrace the adventure of the Christian life and pursue a life of virtue and holiness. We must help young men become leaders in their families, parishes, and communities.<\/p><p><em>Viri Christi<\/em> is a lay apostolate designed to help Catholic men raise the next generation of priests and fathers who will restore our parishes, schools, and communities. Our program is designed to help parish and school leaders:<\/p><ul><li>Exercise their spiritual fatherhood and build relationships with the young men under their care.\u00a0<\/li><li><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Show young men concrete ways to practice their faith, form good habits, and live a rule of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Develop Catholic friendship and fraternity.\u00a0<\/li><li>Train the next generation of parish, school, and community leaders.\u00a0<\/li><li>Establish a spiritual legacy.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30e4a16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30e4a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The program consists of bi-weekly meetings where men will pray together, discuss the nature of the spiritual life, and learn practical ways to grow in faith, wisdom, and virtue. 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