Totus Tuus

The mission of Totus Tuus is to inspire in young people a true longing for holiness, a deep  desire for daily conversion, and an openness to their vocation by  constantly challenging them to give themselves entirely to Christ  through Mary and by continually strengthening their prayer lives in  imitation of Her.

Totus Tuus,  a Latin phrase meaning "totally yours," was the motto of Pope John Paul  II. Taken from St. Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion to Mary, it  signifies our desire to give ourselves entirely to Jesus Christ through  Mary. It also expresses our effort to give our all to every young person  we encounter. Through the teams’ example of joy and service, the youth  see that these men and women are ON FIRE with the Catholic faith and  long for the same thing in their lives.

Totus Tuus calls upon college students and seminarians from the Catholic Diocese  of Superior and across the United States to carry this mission to every  young person they encounter in the parishes. Students are hired for  their energy, enthusiasm, love for the faith, commitment to spiritual  growth, ability to work with a team, and desire to work with youth.
 

Parish catechists are grouped into teams of four, each consisting of  two men and two women, and are invited to a different parish every week  for seven or eight weeks, where they conduct a week-long "parish  mission", teaching and inspiring the parish’s youth.