Who we are?

We are a Society of Apostolic Life with both ordained and lay members (Brothers) and lay associates. We share a common mission of service to the Church, live a community life, and are sustained by a spirituality of the Blood of Christ. It is these three pillars – mission, community, and spirituality – which support our life and work together.

211 Years of the Congregation

Spirituality

Our Saints

St. Gaspar del Bufalo

St. Francis Xavier

Bl. Giovanni Merlini

Our Presence

General Curia

United States Province – Teutonic Province – Italian Province

Polish Province – Iberian Province – Atlantic Province

Province of Tanzania – Latin American Province

Indian Vicariate – Vietnam Mission – Croatian Mission

Formation

Vocations

Lay Associates

Documents

Our History

Society of Apostolic Life, the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (C.PP.S.)

…were founded by St. Gaspar del Bufalo in 1815 in the Papal States. The purpose of the institute was the renewal of the clergy and laity through the preaching of popular missions and retreats. Del Bufalo had been inspired to a devotion to the Precious Blood by Francesco Albertini, who had established an Archconfraternity of the Precious Blood in the church of St. Nicola in Carcere in Rome in 1808….

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Connect with our Family in Spirituality

Lay Associates

The Union of the Blood of Christ, Companions, and others

“The missionaries work to form leaders of the lay apostolate who wish to dedicate themselves in a special way to the service of the Church and collaborate with them for the kingdom of God. The Congregation recognizes and encourages lay associations that participate in our Precious Blood spirituality (the Union of the Blood of Christ, Companions, and others) as a blessing to the C.PP.S. community and values their presence. These lay associations are governed by their own statutes or norms.” (CPPS Normative Texts S12)