What is FIAT?
1. An invitation
Much more than an association, "FIAT" is an invitation addressed to every
Christian to engage himself or herself in the "yes" of the Virgin Mary to the
work of redemption.
2. The fruit of a meeting
FIAT was born out of a meeting of Bishop Suenens (1904-1996) and Veronica
O'Brien (1905-1998).
3. A spirituality
In accordance with the precious heritage received from the founders, the links
that unite the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ, are particularly
stressed in the spirituality of "FIAT".
4. An Evangelical Engagement
The written testimony that most completely reflects the spirituality of "FIAT"
is the book by Cardinal Suenens The Christian at the Dawn of a New Era.
There one finds a Trinitarian theology, openness to the "Fiat" of Mary and the
call to evangelization. The book concludes with a prayer for evangelical
engagement.