The Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord 主徒會

首任宗座駐華代表剛恆毅總主教(後陞為樞機)到中國之初洞悉中國為文化古國，若不在思想上先讓人心服，便無法發揮福傳功能，而當時教會在中國雖有三百年歷史，卻都由傳教士主持，因此無法落地生根。剛公有鑑於此，便於 1927 年 1 月 4 日向傳信部（現為萬民福音部）申請創立第一個中國神職傳教修會 -- 主徒會，旋即獲准，並開始招收會士。此後，以中華文化向海內外的中華兒女傳播福音就成了主徒會的神恩。

主徒會以獻身三聖願生活、鑽研中西學術、從事教育、出版、傳教、牧靈、社會等工作，為中華兒女的歸主提供一個新方向---這也是聖保祿在雅典揭示未識之神的傳法。

1928 年，主徒會第一所會院在當時中國察哈爾省（現為河北省）宣化北郊建好後，全國慕名而來的有志之士絡繹不絕，學成之會士多在華北服務。

1949 年新中國成立後，修院被迫解散，會士被捕或被害。總會遷移至台灣，在會士郭若石總主教所主持之台北總教區從事福傳工作，也到高雄等地興建聖堂。同時，選派會士先後至印度尼西亞和馬來西亞創辦學校和聖堂，展開為海外華人服務的工作。 

2007 年，主徒會在多倫多總教區的邀請下，開啟了在北美為華人傳教的使命。2010 年10 月 6 日，多倫多總教區正式將天主教聖曹桂英堂的牧民工作委托給主徒會的神父管理。

When Archbishop Costantini arrived in China as the First Apostolic Delegate to the country, he was already aware that evangelization to people of this nation of splendid ancient civilization could not be easily done without wisdom and true conviction. Though foreign missionaries had been carrying out their evangelization work in China for over three hundred years, Christianity never took root in the country. Thus, Archbishop Costantini wanted to localize the Church for both the mainland Chinese and overseas Chinese. On 4th January 1927, he applied to the Sacred Congregation of the Propagation of the Faith (the present Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples) for the establishment of the first Chinese Catholic religious order, the Congregation of the Disciples of the Lord (CDD). The application was immediately approved and CDD began to take in its first candidates. As a result, missionary work to the Chinese in mainland China and overseas through Chinese culture has become the charism of CDD. 

Members of CDD devote themselves to consecrated life (Poverty, Chastity and Obedience) and the study of eastern and western cultures. They work in the areas of education, publication, missionary work, evangelization, and social work. CDD provides a new direction for the Chinese people to turn towards God, just like St. Paul who provided a way for the people of Athens, who knew no God, to come to the Lord.

The first community house of CDD was founded in 1928 at Xuanhua District of Chahar Province (the present province of Hebei) in China. Many candidates came to join the order and many who completed their study stayed in the northern provinces of China to serve the Church.

In 1949, with the establishment of new China, came the prosecutions and arrests of the members of CDD. The General House in China was forced to close down and subsequently moved to Taiwan. Since then, CDD began their missionary work in the Archdiocese of Taipei, in which the Archbishop Joseph Kuo, CDD was the shepherd of that time. Besides the works in Taipei, CDD also went to other places in Taiwan, such as Koahsiung, to build churches and serve local communities. Meanwhile, religious members were sent to several countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia, to build schools and churches for serving the overseas Chinese until today.

In 2007, CDD was invited by the Archdiocese of Toronto to begin its missionary work in North America. On 6th October, 2010, the Archdiocese of Toronto entrusted the pastoral care of St. Agnes Kouying Tsao Catholic Church to CDD Fathers.

修會宗旨與特色：

• 以文化傳教為方法
• 以世界各地華人為首要服務對象
• 以內修和傳教相輔相成
• 以熱愛聖體和效忠聖座為標誌

Aims and Special Characteristics of the CDD

• Proclamation of Gospel values within and through culture.
• Special services to Chinese, both in China and overseas, as a first priority.
• Self-sanctification and evangelization complement each other.
• Fervent love for the Holy Eucharist, strong loyalty to Christ's Vicar in the church.

修會任務：

• 服務堂區
• 創辦與管理各級學校
• 推動文字事工及出版教會書刊
• 輔導青年
• 照顧窮人與病患
• 為世界各地華人服務

Objectives of CDD

• To serve dioceses, especially in areas lacking ministries.
• To open and to administer schools and colleges.
• To publish apologetics and periodicals.
• To serve the youth.
• To look after the poor and the needy.
• To serve Chinese both in China and oversea.