At that time there was no such thing as lay consecration. The Founder's intuition came to maturity when, in 1959, the then Superior General, Fr. They have no exterior signs, or communities. They live the Orionine charism , they find the time for formation and meet up on occasion for retreats and days of recollection, etc. Today, the feminine branch of the Don Orione Secular Institute is quite widely spread especially in Italy, Argentina and Brazil.
Smaller groups exist also in Chile, Uruguay and Britain.
The male branch, not so numerous, has not yet been formed into a Secular Institute, but does follow the same spiritual path and style of life.