"dedicated to the Glory of God and the Holy Incarnation of Christ under the invocation of Our Lady, Help of Christians.

"The Anglican Society of Mary is not to be confused with the two Roman Catholic religious orders of the same name commonly called the Marists and the Marianists.

The stated objectives of the society are: Members of the society keep a rule of life that includes traditional Marian devotions (such as the Angelus and the Rosary), intercession for the faithful departed members of the society, participation in Mass on the major Marian feasts and solemnities and active engagement in apostolic work.

The society's magazine, called AVE, is published twice per year.

Although Anglican in origin there are non-Anglican members of the society and they can be found all over the world.