• to foster brotherly love among the members.
• to develop social bonds among the members and their families.
• to advance the interests of members and their dependants by individual or collective action.
• to advance the interests of young Catholics and to assist them in the choice or pursuit of a career.
• to establish, maintain and administer benevolent funds.
• to promote and support The Catenian Association Benevolent and Children's Fund ("the Benevolent Fund") and the Catenian Bursary Fund.*