- A deep desire to grow in love for Christ through consecration in secular life.
- Strong interest in promoting Christian values in today's society.
- Moral, emotional, and psychological maturity.
- A self-supporting profession or occupation.
- Freedom to live the SIM way of life (attendance at the basic SIM gatherings).
- Good health and at least 21 years of age: applicants will be considered through midlife.
"Secular Institutes have not only a glorious history to remember and to recount, but also a great history still to be accomplished! Look to the future, where the Spirit is sending you in order to do even greater things."
John Paul II, Vita Consecrata