"That being members of the SVD Lay Association of the USA Southern Province and embracing its spirituality and charism, we might become more conscious of our own vocation as laity in our daily lives and committed to the missionary endeavors of the universal church in particular of the Society of the Divine Word as expounded in the SEcoind Vatican Council and in the SVD documents." (Jas, Rofinus Rev. (2018) "SVD Laity Handbook" SVD Laity Role in Society of the Divine Word Mission, USA, Bodemullers The Printer, Page 3)