Mission: Our mission is to promote devotion to our Blessed Mother through the image of her Immaculate Heart.
History: La Archicofradia has its roots in La Unión del Sagrado Corazón De María which was founded in 1806 at the San Eutiquio parish in Rome. This organization was later officially established in 1863 thanks to the influence of St. Anthony Mary Claret in Spain.
Claretian priest, Fr. Ricardo Treviño founded La Archicofradia at St. John the Evangelist in San Marcos in 1948.
Activities: Under the guidance of our pastors, members serve and support ideas, projects and programs for the parish to benefit the community. We have fundraisers throughout the year to help offset our society's events as well as to give donations to our parish. We attend Mass together once a month at St. John as part of our corporate communion where members attend dressed in the proper emblem of the confraternity and sit as a group and participate in the Mass. We invite the public to pray the Holy Rosary on the 1st Saturday of each month, and during the month of August when members partake in a Novena of reconsecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Membership: The organization includes 20 active members and another 20 honorary members. We invite any Catholic women, age 18 and older, living a life in good format to the Gospel to join. Once you join, you are considered a member for life.
Ann Marie Rodriguez, President
¡Oh Dulce Corazón de María, Sed la Salvación del Alma Mía!