It supplied weekend retreats in Ignatian spirituality for working men's sodalities and parish groups. She was a member of the Sacred Heart and Total Abstinence sodalities. Some of these sodalities numbered several hundred resident members. Franciscan in 1890 and was a member of several other associations and sodalities. Soon there were three sodalities in the Roman College. Some theologians consider denominations, schools of theology, and other multi-congregational sodalities. These sodalities have no central organization; each sodality is autonomous. By 1854 there were over 4,000 sodalities throughout the world. Catholic sodalities include orders, monasteries and convents. These organisations were the first sodalities that were aimed at good deeds and charitable work. He actively promoted the sodalities of our Lady and the rosary associations. Some parish sodalities opted either not to join the CLC or subsequently withdrew. Sodalities on the other hand are much more narrowly focused. In 1825, Pope Leo XII granted affiliation to sodalities not under Jesuit direction. Since then, the number of active sodalities has dwindled, as other Marian organizations have grown.