Society of the Holy Name order to establish a local Society of the Holy Name, approval must be granted by the Dominican order, in the form of Letters patent. For much of its existence, the Holy Name Society was a male society. While some parish Holy Name societies are still all-male, the Holy Name Society as a whole now welcomes both Catholic men and women. Membership is open to practicing Catholics over the age of 18. Members of the Society must first pass through a Novitiate, or formation, stage before becoming professed members and undergoing the Induction Ceremony. During this period of membership, new members
Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice Raymond E. Brown, S.S., whose fame goes well beyond Catholic circles. The 2012 "Annuario Pontificio" gave 293 as the number of priest members as of 31 December 2010. Society of the Priests of Saint Sulpice The Society of the Priests of Saint-Sulpice ("Society of Saint-Sulpice", ; ) is a society of apostolic life of the Catholic Church named for the Church of Saint-Sulpice, Paris, in turn named for Sulpitius the Pious, where they were founded. Typically, priests become members of the Society of the Priests of St. Sulpice only after ordination and some years of pastoral work. The purpose of