Society of Mary
To be a Marist is to have a sense of being chosen and called by Mary - "a gracious choice" - to compassionately and mercifully as she did as mother and disciple of God.
The word Marist is a family name, "a tree with several branches," belonging to four religious communities: Marist Brothers of the Schools, Marist Sisters, Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary, and the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers and Brothers), as well as to many lay groups.