Abstract
Skripsi ini mengkaji motivasi lima orang awam Katolik yang terlibat di komunitas Legio Maria. Legio Maria adalah salah satu komunitas awam di Gereja Katolik yang menjalankan misi kerasulan. Kerasulan mencakup segala usaha pembinaan iman umat yang dilakukan dengan berbagai bentuk pelayanan. Kerasulan awam menjadi penting untuk membantu imam dalam melaksanakan karya pastoral. Kenyataannya, banyak umat awam yang tidak berminat untuk terlibat merasul. Di sisi lain, masih ada beberapa umat awam yang tetap tertarik bergabung dengan komunitas awam, seperti Legio Maria. Melihat hal tersebut, skripsi ini mendeskripsikan pengalaman hidup anggota Legio Maria yang memunculkan motivasi merasul. Melalui refleksi terhadap pengalaman hidup, anggota Legio Maria memberikan makna atas keterlibatannya merasul.
......This thesis examines the motivation of five Catholic lay people in the Legion of Mary. Legion of Mary is one of the lay communitas in the Catholic Church that have apostolic mission. Apostolate include all people of faith formation efforts undertaken by various forms of service. Lay apostolate becomes important to assist the priests in carrying out pastoral works. In the fact, many lay people who are not interested in engaging the lay apostolate communitas. However, there are still some lay people are still interested in joining the lay communitas, such as the Legion of Mary. Based on that reality, this thesis describes the life experiences of five members the Legion of Mary that motivate the members to proselytize. Through reflection, members of the Legion of Mary provide meaning of their involvement in the Legion of Mary.
