Totus Tuus is a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic Faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness, and Eucharistic worship. Our week-long Parish Summer Catechetical Program assists parents and parishes in the evangelizing and catechizing of their youth by supplementing the work they are currently doing. This summer program is open to all youth, going into grades 1-12.
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 the constant challenge to give themselves entirely to Christ through Mary and by continually strengthening their prayer lives in imitation of Her.
If you have any questions, please contact Laura Bricker at lbricker@sanduskycatholic.org or by calling 419-625-7500 ext. 1001.
Totus Tuus, a Latin phrase meaning “Totally Yours,” was the motto of Pope Saint John Paul II. Taken from St. Louis de Montfort’s “True Devotion to Mary” phrase, 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.
Grades 1-6
TOTUS TUUS is Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM. The day includes catechetical instruction on our theme – Prayer and the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary, songs and skits that are silly but teach the faith, encounters with the sacraments, particularly Confession and Eucharist, and time for games and recess.
Grades 7-12
A teen program of TOTUS TUUS is Sunday-Thursday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM with more in-depth discussions on our theme above.
Sacred Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church provide the foundation of the catechetical instruction of our program. Totus Tuus has divided the four pillars of the Catechism into a six-year teaching cycle:
Year One: The Mystery of Salvation
Year Two: The Apostles' Creed
Year Three: The Sacraments
Year Four: The Commandments
Year Five: The Virtues
Year Six: Prayer and the Our Father
To complement this cycle, Totus Tuus follows a four-year cycle dedicated to the mysteries of the Rosary:
The Joyful Mysteries
The Luminous Mysteries
The Sorrowful Mysteries
The Glorious Mysteries