Legion of Mary

 

The true face of the Catholic Church, said Pope John XIII, started in Dublin, Ireland on September 7^th 1921.   A group of Catholics came together on the eve of the feast of the Virgin Mary’s nativity,  anxious to offer anything possible in love to her and for her, not knowing. that they were beginning the first meeting of the Legion, which sprang up spontaneously, and today is active the world over.

They were Frank Duff, who became the leader, Rev Father Michael Toher, of the Archdiocese of Dublin and some women, seated round an altar, a table covered with a white cloth, on which stood a statue of the  Immaculate Conception flanked by two flower vases and two candlesticks with lighted candles; a little to the right of the statue and a little in advance of it stand the Vexillum, called the Legion stand, designed to signify the Holy Spirit in the form of a Dove descending on Mary and Mary to the Word (Jesus conceived by the Holy Spirit descended on Mary again, and her offerings will crush the head of the serpent). And this is still the setting for  Legion of Mary meetings all over the world today.

 

***The Holy Cross Community, like most Catholic churches throughout the world, is not left behind  in the apostolic responsibility presented by the Legion of Mary. Our Immaculate Heart of Mary Praesidium began three years ago here in Holy Cross Community affliated  to the Mother Curia., Our Lady Mother of Our Saviour of Munhana. Today we have two senior active Praesidia meeting every Tuesday at 18 hours, and the Auxiliary Meeting on the last Sunday of every month, after morning Mass. The senior praesidium also undertakes an apostolic work every week, such as home to home visitations and hospital visitations.

These Legion of Mary activities are all open to all catholics who have received their First Holy Communion – the juniors are allowed even if they have not yet received first holy communion.

Join us in this mandate of crushing the head of the serpent, to lead us to Jesus, through the perfect Mother’s love of Mary.

 

We appeal to parents to allow their children after Mass to attend  Junior or Intermediate Legion of Mary every Sunday; it will help to give them direction in today’s  world of corruption. The Bible requests us to increase in the things of the Spirit rather than otherwise. 

 

And the sacrifice is worth  any  inconvenience!.