Who can enrol in the M.I.?

Who can enrol in the Knights at the Foot of the Cross?

How do I enrol in the M.I.?

Plenary indulgences available to members

Life after M.I. enrolment

Why join the M.I.?

M.I. members who especially carry a cross of suffering in body, mind, or spirit can also join the Knights.


  • Already a member of the M.I.? Join the Knights through the Knights enrolment form.
  • Not yet a member of the M.I.? Follow the instructions below on how to enrol in the M.I., and indicate in your enrolment form that you also wish to join the Knights.

M.I. members are empowered to be responsible for their own formation as inspired by the spirituality of the M.I. The M.I. International Centre provides annual general guidelines (in Italian) for the formation of members. Click here for some resources for post-Consecration formation.


By God's grace, the M.I. is being refounded here in Great Britain and Ireland. Soon, we hope to be able to offer our members all of the following: 


  • M.I. Villages: regular local meetings for youth, families and adult members
  • Local retreats and international pilgrimages to Marian or Kolbean sites
  • Ministry with the sick, the disadvantaged, the incarcerated, and any in need of the love of Christ and the Immaculata
  • Presentations on Our Lady and St. Maximilian in schools and parishes
  • Writings and media promoting Marian consecration

 

If Our Lady is calling you to help rebuild the M.I. in Great Britain and Ireland, please  e-mail us. No contribution is too small, and all ideas are welcome!

Belonging — entirely and completely — to Mary Immaculate is the spiritual benefit of enrolling in the M.I. One joins an international public association of the faithful whose mission is to collaborate in the conversion and sanctification of all mankind under the maternal reign of Mary and thus help to obtain the greatest glory of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. Click here for a short reflection on the spiritual benefits of M.I. membership with quotes from St. Maximilian Kolbe. 

Baptised members of the Catholic Church who are at least 7 years old can enrol in the Militia of the Immaculata.


Already consecrated to Our Lady according to another formula (e.g., Saint Louis de Montfort) or via the Crusade of Mary Immaculate (CMI)? You are most welcome to renew your consecration and enrol now in the M.I.!

Members of the M.I. can also receive plenary indulgences on the following dates:

  • the anniversary of one's M.I. enrolment
  • 11 February
  • 25 March
  • 13 May
  • 15 August
  • 4 October
  • 16 October
  • 27 November

 

Receiving a plenary indulgence on the above occasions rests upon the usual conditions: complete detachment from sin, making a sacramental confession, reception of Holy Communion, a renewal of one’s commitment to the M.I., and praying for the Holy Father (the current Pope). An ‘Our Father’, a ‘Hail Mary’ and a ‘Glory be’ are suggested for the Pope’s intentions. These indulgences were granted to the M.I. by the Apostolic Penitentiary through a Decree on 24 October 1967.

  • Step 1: Select the Date

    Select the date for your Total Consecration to Mary. This will also be your M.I. enrolment date (i.e. the date when your name will be recorded in the M.I. official register). It is customary to choose a Marian feast day for this holy occasion. Click here for a list of suggested enrolment dates. 

  • Step 2: Prepare for Consecration

    To prepare for one’s Total Consecration, we especially recommend praying the Rosary daily, meditating on the Holy Bible, engaging in spiritual reading (particularly texts relating to the Blessed Virgin Mary), and attending Holy Mass as often as possible. Shortly before making your Total Consecration, it is also strongly encouraged that you make a sincere and well-prepared Sacramental Confession.


    Click here for resources for spiritually preparing for Total Consecration.


  • Step 3: Total Consecration

    On the day of your Total Consecration and M.I. enrolment, attend Holy Mass (if possible) and recite the Official M.I. Act of Consecration composed by St. Maximilian Kolbe. If you are also joining the Knights at the Foot of the Cross, recite the Official Act of Consecration for the Knights.


    Subject to the usual conditions, a plenary indulgence is granted by the Church for enrolment in the M.I. This special gift was bestowed on the Association by Pope Pius XI in 1926.

  • Step 4: Complete the M.I. enrolment form

    Contact us through the M.I. enrolment form. Once your M.I. enrolment form has been processed, the M.I. will send you a Certificate of Enrolment and a blessed Miraculous Medal. 


    If you also wish to join the Knights at the Foot of the Cross, you can do so by completing that section in the same enrolment form.

  • Step 5: Renew the Consecration

    M.I. members and Knights deepen their self-offering to the Blessed Virgin Mary through the praying of short daily renewal prayers and for the monthly M.I. intentions received from the M.I. International Center.


    As a sign of belonging to the M.I., we also wear, with lively faith, a blessed Miraculous Medal. We also promote and distribute this medal widely. St. Maximillian strongly recommended wearing the Miraculous Medal as a sign of Mary’s maternal concern for each of her children, and as a means by which the saving grace of Christ can come to us through the hands of the Immaculata. Click here to find out more about Miraculous Medals.