What is the Fons Vitae Society?

The word Fons translates to “Fountain” or “a source.” The word Vitae means “of life.” The Society Title, in English, is “the Fountain of Life Society.”

Our ancestors built the Church in this country, often with the sweat of their brow by donating their time and their talents in the trades. Their legacy endures today through the ministries carried out in the churches and schools they built. The Fons Vitae Society provides an opportunity for us to take our place beside our ancestors, to leave our mark, our legacy of faith. It is one way for us, like Brooklyn and Queens area Catholics of yesterday, to contribute to this great Church for generations to come.

The Fons Vitae Society acknowledges the many members and friends of the Diocese of Brooklyn for their intention to remember the Alive in Hope Foundation, its parishes, schools, and special ministries or a combination, in their estate plans.

The Fons Vitae Society recently held its annual mass and breakfast at St. James Cathedral on November 1st.

Membership benefits include:

• An annual special mass, celebrated by the Bishop.
   

• A listing on the Diocesan website, and a record in the Society Honor Role.
   

• A certificate adorned with the Diocesan crest, signed by the Ordinary, - a permanent token of induction into the Society.