Concilium Bulletin July 2025
REPORTS
DUBLIN NORTHSIDE
Consolata Curia
Curia continues to carry out monthly street contact. One thousand and two hundred (1200) Miraculous Medals have been distributed. One of the four Pilgrim Statues of the Sacred Heart, blessed by Pope Francis in January 2025- and available to have a visit to parishes organised until the end of 2025 by going to www.sacredheartcrusade.ie- visited six (6) churches in the Curia area. Masses were celebrated for Servant of God Frank Duff in June and for Venerable Edel Quinn in May. Leaflets were distributed and the Legion of Mary banner was put up. A praesidium’s works include home and nursing home visitation, beach contact and street contact. Miraculous Medals and prayer leaflets are distributed. The Nigerian translation of the Tessera on the Legion of Mary website was made available to the African Community. Another praesidium also carries out home visitation and nursing home visitation. Legionaries offer the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima and encourage family prayer. Prayer leaflets, Miraculous Medals, Rosary Beads, Holy Water and St. Benedict Medals are handed out and explained. The Children’s Fatima Statue is brought to the schools. During Advent parishioners and children receive Baby Jesus and knitted cribs for blessing by the priest on Gaudete Sunday. A person who accepted a Miraculous Medal and asked for prayers for a situation related great blessings and graces received by her family when a follow- up visit was carried out by legionaries. The Frank Duff Prayer Meeting which is held monthly is attended by some legionaries and four (4) parishioners. Recent Patricians Titles were “How do you honour the Blessed Virgin Mary?” and “Reflections on Dilexit Nos”. Five (5) legionaries and five (5) parishioners attended.
Bethlehem Curia
Curia has five (5) praesidia attached and a total membership of twenty- four (24). Members recently joined with Porta Coeli and Veneranda Curiae for their annual retreat. Summer outing was to the four (4) Jubilee Churches in the Archdiocese of Dublin for the ‘Pockets of Hope’ pilgrimage. The pilgrimage was promoted by posters displayed on the railings outside the Legion House in Mountjoy Square. Monthly recruiting has resulted in some visitors to the praesidia. Venerable Edel Quinn meeting takes place every three months. Nine (9) people attended the last meeting in June. A praesidium’s main works are street contact and book barrow. Many people suffering from addiction and homelessness are encountered during street contact. Legionaries direct those who are homeless towards the hostels, and if the hostels are full, contacts are informed about where they will be given a tent and a sleeping bag. Most contacts accept a Miraculous Medal from the legionaries. Many just want to chat. Catholics are encouraged to increase their Faith. The praesidium also runs a Frank Duff prayer group.
Queen of Peace Curia
Curia has four (4) attached praesidia, and a total membership of fifty (50). On a recent Saturday, a record eighteen (18) legionaries — including four (4) new recruits — conducted street contact on Talbot Street, Abbey Street and Parnell Street, while the weekly Thursday street contact team continue to thrive on Moore Street and Parnell Street. This contact work has led to eleven (11) new members in the praesidia, including two Brazilian men, a Polish man, an Indian man, a Nigerian woman, a Nigerian convert baptised and confirmed by Fr Terence Crotty OP, a married couple from Nicaragua, a Dublin man and a mother and daughter from Goa. Five (5) other contacts have shown a keen interest in joining, and follow-up is continuing. A South African Protestant has been receiving instruction in the Faith, following an encounter with legionaries, and a Brazilian man is awaiting Confirmation. More than ten (10) non-Catholics met on street contact were also invited to join the catechesis programme. Curia members pray especially for a generous response from these contacts. Monthly visitations to Cuan Mhuire in Athy continue with very positive feedback from the workers and residents alike. Two Curia members recently took their Legionary Promise. Curia members organised the recent Shadows on the Walls which began with Eucharistic Adoration and afterwards music performed by legionaries.
Porta Coeli Curia
Curia has four (4) praesidia. In May the Curia joined with another Curia for their annual retreat where inspiring talks given by Fr. Devlin CM. The attendance was thirty- five (35). Works carried out by the Curia include home, nursing home and hospital visitation. The Light Fever apostolate- whereat legionaries invite people to come into the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament at Eucharistic Adoration light a candle there- in Clontarf was a great success. Despite inclement weather, one hundred (130) people visited the Church and one hundred and ten (110) candles were lit. Some visitors said it was a long time since they were in a Church. A Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima is in circulation. Holy Communion is taken to parishioners. The housebound are helped with shopping and with arranging medical appointments. Recipients of the Maria Legionis magazine are delighted to receive updates on Peregrinatio Pro Christo (PPC) projects and are asked to pray for the success of this important apostolate.
Presentata Curia
Curia has fifteen (15) attached praesidia. Curia outing took place to Newbridge House and Farm where Holy Mass was celebrated in the open air. Ten (10) people attended the last Patricians entitled ‘St Anthony of Padua.’ The junior praesidium which started in May, meets weekly in Presentata Hall. The first social event was attended by ten (10) juniors and six (6) adults. Deus et Patria events are promoted and supported by the Curia. A praesidium with five (5) active members and nine (9) auxiliary members reported main works of home visitation, street contact and hostel work. Over the last year, one hundred and three (103) recruitment contacts were made. Miraculous Medals, Joy of confession leaflets and Rosary beads are offered on home visitation. Enthronement of the Sacred Heart is promoted. Non-believers are given some instruction in the Faith, and Catholics are encouraged to attend Mass every Sunday and to return to the sacraments. Members carried out an Exploratio Dominicalis in the Smithfield area of Dublin in July of last year. Many good contacts were made.
Exaltata Curia
A praesidium visited seven hundred and fifty- nine (759) homes in the past year. To encourage family prayer, they offer a Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima for a period of two weeks. At a recruitment drive in Church Street, eleven (11) contacts were made, five (5) of whom attended at least one praesidium meeting. One was referred to the praesidium in Swords and there were three (3) follow-ups. Legionaries promote the Mass which is celebrated in African language in St. Brigid’s Church on the fourth Sunday of each month. Another praesidium’s main works are street contact, assisting in the preparation of adults and children for baptism, visiting a daycare centre for the elderly and praying the Rosary with them, and visitation to members who are in difficulty and they praying with them. Rosary at the Grotto was organised during May. Six (6) contacts were made on a recent recruitment drive. Three contacts followed up with explained they could not proceed with attendance at meetings for a variety of reasons. It is hoped that another contact who began attendance will be able to return. The fifth contact has attended six (6) meetings to date, and been on home visitation on five (5) occasions. Curia continues to promote Deus et Patria events and Mary’s Channel of Grace.
Veneranda Curia
Curia has nine (9) praesidia attached and a total membership of forty- five (45). Curia joined with Bethlehem and Porta Coeli Curiae for their annual retreat. The new praesidium in Our Lady of Victories parish is going well. The Curia recently organised the Frank Duff celebration in Glasnevin. At the June Curia meeting, members discussed the introduction to the Frank Duff Celebration booklet. The following decisions were made: 1) Curia to meet for contact work in July. 2) Members to carry recruiting cards/ Miraculous Medals/leaflets and recruit at bus stops etc. 3) Recruiting report to be given by each member at praesidium meeting. 4) Copies of “33 Day Preparation for Consecration to Jesus through Mary” will be distributed at next Curia meeting. A praesidium of five (5) members reported. All business is conducted through Irish at the praesidium. A contact was brought back to the sacraments after many years.
IRELAND
COMITIA
Navan Comitium
The apostolates in the Comitium include home, hospital and nursing home visitation, and book barrow. Our Lady of Lourdes praesidium in Navan gave its annual report. There are seven (7) active members and the work there includes home visitation. Three thousand (3,000) homes were visited in twenty- seven (27) housing estates in Navan and three (3) housing estates in Kells. People of other faiths were invited to become Catholics. Book barrow apostolate is carried out at two locations. The Rosary is prayed with the Travelling community at graves of their deceased relatives. Rosary prayed on the Hill of Tara had a reduced attendance this year but a lot of people took notice as they passed by.
Derry Comitium
Attendance at the Comitium meeting is currently low. The correspondent has been encouraging a better attendance. Very good efforts are being made to extend the Legion of Mary to new parishes. A new praesidium of seven (7) members has started in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Faughanvale Parish. Our Lady of Zion Curia with seven (7) members and nine (9) new auxiliaries is engaging in a good apostolate of home visitation and street contact.
Dromore Comitium
The attendance at the Comitium meeting is small. It is hoped that this will increase soon.
Raphoe Comitium
The attendance at the Comitium meeting is approximately fifty per cent (50%). The praesidium in Letterkenny carries out home visitation. They are well received by those they encounter. Miraculous Medals and leaflets are offered to all. The parish newsletter is offered at each home. The praesidium in Stranorlar has nine (9) members who do home visitation.
CURIAE
Drogheda Curia
The Acies was held in Duleek Parish where a new praesidium was set up in January. Book barrow apostolate was carried out by the Curia at Scotch Hall shopping centre on 12th April. Two people who were interested in active Legion of Mary membership gave their contact number. A young mother on crutches who suffers from a neurological disease accepted two (2) Miraculous Medals. A few non-Catholics were happy to take Miraculous Medals. The Thirty- Three Day Preparation for Consecration to Jesus through Mary was planned to conclude with Holy Mass and Consecration on 31st May.
Armagh Curia
Armagh junior and intermediate meetings are still ongoing with a regular attendance. The legionaries had a retreat with other junior members from Keady. The senior legionaries visit a care home and the housebound. The First Saturday Rosary continues every month after the 9.a.m Mass. In Ballygawley, the praesidium prays the Rosary in the primary school and bring the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to people in their homes. In Ballymacnab a children’s Rosary group takes place after Sunday Mass.
Clonmacnoise Curia
Athlone senior praesidium gained one new member from Angola. The juniors are very active participating in the family Mass on the third Sunday of the month. They organised a games night with eight (8) families taking part in a movie night with films of a religious theme. Most recently they showed a film about St. Catherine Labouré and the Miraculous Medal.
Leitrim/Longford Curia
This Curia has six (6) praesidia including one junior praesidium and one praesidium at which Slovakian is spoken. The new praesidium in Granard is continuing in the wake of a previous Maria et Patria (MEP) project. The feedback from the most recent MEP project in Longford has been very positive. An outing has been planned to visit the grave of Servant of God Frank Duff and the tomb of Venerable Matt Talbot.
Kilmore Curia
This praesidium has fifteen (15) active members. The apostolate includes mainly works of service. They also visit a praesidium in Ballinagh and hope to carry out home visitation with them in an effort to recruit new members. The Acies was held in March with a very good attendance at which Holy Mass was celebrated and there was a nice get together afterwards.
Clonfert Curia
A praesidium of seven (7) members gave their report. The apostolate includes working closely with the priest by assisting in various ways such as praying the Rosary at funerals. Many other works are carried out also.
Clogher Curia
Our Lady of Refuge of Sinners praesidium, Ederney has four (4) active members. The legionaries are conscious of the need for recruiting new members. They explain the Legion of Mary system and distribute Miraculous Medals and prayer leaflets. Works of the praesidium are visitation of the sick, housebound and bereaved in their homes The praesidium also carries out a number of novel works such as small kitchen table workshops with young children which are held with a view to teaching the children in the Faith, creating a May Altar, an Easter Altar and making small clay Holy water fonts as gifts for relatives.
Dundalk CuriaThe two Curia Spiritual Directors are Fr. Anselm and Fr. Nicholas Cave. Works include book barrow apostolate, distribution of Miraculous Medals, visits to the housebound, promotion of annual Novenas, and bringing the elderly to confession.
SOUTH AMERICA B
PARAGUAY
Senatus of Asunción
A Comitium of one hundred and twenty- eight (128) praesidia reports eight hundred and forty- seven (847) senior and sixty- six (66) junior members, eleven (11) praetorians, four (4) hundred and seventy- six (476) auxiliary members and fifteen (15) pre-junior groups. Praesidia and Curiae are visited prior to presenting their reports. A retreat was held for all Curiae and praesidia. During the year, seven (7) adult praesidia and one (1) junior praesidium were founded. Works include home visits, visits to the sick and elderly, Exploratio Dominicalis, catechesis of unmarried couples, and prison visitation, during which legionaries play board games with the inmates. On 25th February, a distraught grandmother requested an emergency baptism for her three-month-old grandson, who was to undergo urgent cranial surgery. A picture of Alfie Lambe and a Miraculous Medal were placed under his pillow. The surgery was a success, and the child is thriving. An extension project in the City of Santa Rita, Alto Paraná, from 1st to 3rd March established three (3) junior praesidia and there are plans to start two senior praesidia.
ECUADOR
Senatus of Quito
There are fourteen (14) officerships vacant in the praesidia directly attached to the Senatus. An attached Curia with eleven (11) praesidia set up two (2) new praesidia.
VENEZUELA
Senatus of Caracas
Attendance at the Senatus meeting was eighty- one per cent (81%) in May. An attached Comitium set up two (2) new praesidia and there are plans to detach an affiliated Curia and raise it to Comitium status. Schools and homes of the children who have not received the sacrament of baptism were visited. Prison visitation is carried out. A three-day mission was carried out in an indigenous community. A young man suffering from addiction was brought to Holy Mass.
CHILE
Senatus of Santiago
Home visitation is carried out by most praesidia. A number of married couples who are members of various praesidia in the Senatus help those who have family problems. Another praesidium trains twenty- five (25) altar boys and keeps in contact with their parents. Contacts are made before and after public Rosaries in squares and parks. Legionaries engage in spiritual works of mercy with the aim of preventing abortions. Special celebrations were held to mark the seventy- fifth 75th anniversary of the founding of the Legion of Mary in Chile by Joaquina Lucas.
BOLIVIA
Senatus of La Paz
Visitation with Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima is carried out and people who receive the Statue invite their neighbours to their homes to pray with them. During home visitation legionaries pray and explain the Gospel. Legionaries visit centres where people suffering from alcohol addiction are treated.
COLOMBIA
Senatus of Bogota
A new Patrician meeting takes place directly after the Senatus meeting. One Curia has been dissolved due to the lack of praesidia. Pre- marriage catechesis and Rite of Christian of Adults (RCIA) instruction is given to soldiers in a military hospital. The Columban Drive is used extensively. The Regia of Villavicencio evangelised ten (10) co-habiting couples, culminating in marriage and they provide Catechesis to indigenous people in their own language. A Comitium reports bringing a Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to homes. The Regia de Cartagena does street contact and young legionaries run a book barrow. The Regia of Cúcuta reported evangelisation in police stations. The Legion has an outreach to immigrant Venezuelan families.
Senatus of Medellin
During this period, two Comitia and two Curiae reported. Visitation with Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima is widespread. Legionaries pray the Rosary with people suffering from addiction. Legionaries bring people to and from Holy Mass on Sundays and give RCIA to adults. They visit towns where the Legion of Mary does not exist and encourage priests to establish the Legion of Mary. Two (2) legionaries from the Comitium are helping to rebuild the Curia of Copacabana.
PERU
Senatus of Lima
From the reports of three (3) praesidia, seven (7) Curiae and five (5) Comitia there are a cumulative fourteen (14) junior praesidia and two hundred and thirty-six (236) probationers. Works include home and hospital visitation, street contact, Catechesis, pre-junior groups, book barrows, Enthronements to The Sacred Heart of Jesus and The Immaculate Heart of Mary, Patricians, Exploratio Dominicalis, Frank Duff prayer groups, outreach to alcoholics and evangelisation in police stations. In the Spirit of True Devotion to the Nation, they care for three (3) sick active members by cooking and washing their clothes. Couples are encouraged to receive the sacrament of matrimony. They have held three (3) Congresses.
URUGUAY
Senatus of Montevideo
Two (2) praesidia and one (1) Curia reported. Works include visiting the sick and the Military Hospital, cemetery apostolate and book barrows. Curia Mater Immaculata has visited five (5) parishes with a view to extension.
AFRICA
GHANA
Senatus of Accra
As part of its spiritual preparation for the New Year, Kumasi Regia organised a vigil during which the Spiritual Director reflected on the theme: “Put on the armour of God, resist the devil, and stand your ground” (Ephesians 6:11-13). The vigil featured Legion prayers, the Rosary, the Way of the Cross, Confession, the recitation of the Catena, and the Divine Mercy Prayer. The event concluded with Holy Mass and Benediction. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) legionaries and three (3) priests participated. Tema Comitium members undertook home, hospital and school visitations, street contact, and teaching Catechism at Sunday school in their various parishes. They organised a Brown Scapular investiture where about two hundred and fifty (250) Brown Scapulars were shared and invested on parishioners. Three (3) new praesidia were established and a dormant praesidium was revived.
MOZAMBIQUE
Maputo Regia Nine (9) Comitia are affiliated at present and the Regia is actively working to establish more. The Legion of Mary continues to grow in the Dioceses of Inhambane and Xaixai where the formation of new Comitia is now essential due to the increasing number of members. The Regia continues its efforts to visit its attached Councils. During the reporting period, a retreat was organised. A Curia comprised largely of young adults established a new praesidium as a result of its outreach efforts to young people. The shortage of Legion of Mary handbooks remains a significant challenge. Chimoio Comitium comprises of four (4) Curiae overseeing forty-nine (49) praesidia, with a total of three thousand one hundred and fourteen (3,114) active members across nineteen (19) parishes within the Diocese of Chimoio. Their apostolic work includes home, hospital, and prison visits.
EGYPT
Senatus of Egypt
Fr. Hedeya reported that a meeting with Patriarch Ibrahim Ishaq was held at the Patriarch’s request on 14th January, following a visit request from a Jordanian delegation. During the meeting, the Patriarch spoke about the current situation in Egypt, while the delegation representing thirty (30) churches in Jordan discussed opportunities for collaboration. Commending the Legion of Mary as the largest apostolic movement, one that fosters vocations and encourages lay service in the Church, the Patriarch asked Fr. Hedeya to help promote Marian Spirituality across the Middle East. Alexandria Curia organised a day of missionary work visiting three (3) shelters, a day of prayer at the Resurrection Cathedral, celebrations for the Immaculate Conception, and organised a blood donation event.
ANGOLA
Senatus of Benguela
In response to a recent request from Concilium, a geographical overview of the Senatus area has been provided. Highlights for the reporting period include: three hundred and twenty- four (324) visits to hospitals, three hundred and forty- two (342) visits and follow-ups to sick people and their families. Over two hundred and thirty- four (234) homes were visited, and one hundred and twenty- three (123) visits to families in need offering hope and encouraging participation in the sacraments. The Senatus officers frequently visit their directly attached praesidia and Curiae, reminding them of the importance of attending weekly meetings, and events organised by the Senatus.
Senatus of Luanda
The Senatus celebrated its eleventh (11th) anniversary in May. The Senatus organised its Annual Retreat for directly affiliated praesidia and Curiae. Acies Ceremonies were also held, with all Curiae and Comitia conducting the ceremony within their respective parishes. A Holy Mass in honour of Frank Duff is celebrated on the seventh (7th) of each month. The Senatus launched a project encouraging all praesidia to organise monthly Exploratio Dominicalis projects. In line with this an Exploratio Dominicalis project took place in Nambuagongo. During the reporting period three (3) new Curiae were established. Praesidia are also involved in social efforts in raising public awareness about cholera prevention. Works reported include visiting absent members, catechesis for children and adults, and assisting at wakes. Visits to auxiliary members, the sick and cohabiting couples, children’s homes and prisons, and inviting people to attend Holy Mass and Patrician meetings.
CAPE VERDE
Cape Verde Regia
The Legion of Mary is present on nine (9) of the ten (10) Cape Verdean Islands, with four thousand, four hundred (4,400) active members. Nine (9) Exploratio Dominicalis projects, including projects to islands resulted in one thousand, three hundred and fifty (1,350) visits to families, three hundred and ninety-nine (399) street contacts, seventy- seven (77) children being referred for catechesis, and contact with twenty- five (25) people from sects. A Congress was recently held with seventy (70) participants. In May, the Cape Verde Regia was invited by the Concilium to visit Dublin. During their visit, the five (5) Regia officers participated in the general correspondents’ meeting and attended Concilium and visited several key locations including the Morning Star and Regina Coeli hostels, Myra House, Frank Duff’s house, his grave at Glasnevin Cemetery, and the Knock International Eucharistic and Marian Shrine. The Regia officers returned very grateful to the Concilium for the invitation, the experiences and the learning that will be put into practice to strengthen the Legion of Mary in Cape Verde, and in the country of Guinea-Bissau which is under their care.
LESOTHO
Senatus of Lesotho
Attendance at meetings has improved but further improvement is expected. Fr. Matsoro OMI described Legion work as “quite unique”, especially as described in reports coming from distant regions. Elections for Senatus vice-president and for other council offices were held. Reminder was given that the word “elected” be used when officers are elected. The president welcomed new officers by reminding them they are part of Our Lady’s Army, nominated by The Holy Spirit and guided by the Legion Handbook. All were impressed by Pope Leo XIV’s first address where he said true peace is not an absence of war but an absence of pride and of excessive desire for wealth and fame. The Senatus account is in a healthy state, and there was general appreciation for the newly printed edition of the Legion Handbook. Regular activities include home, hospital, and prison visitation, religious instruction for all age groups, family faith guidance, encouragement toward Holy Mass attendance, prayer, the sacraments, and involvement in the Legion of Mary; as well as strong efforts to discourage drug and substance abuse.
SOUTH AFRICA
Senatus of Cape Town
During this period, the seventy- fifth (75th) annual report of Queen of Peace praesidium was presented. The apostolate there includes assisting at wakes and funerals, praying the Rosary in the homes of the deceased, and visiting the sick at home and in hospitals. A praesidium reported praying the Rosary at a grotto on the day that Pope Leo XIV was elected. Thay also organised a Rosary walk, which included visiting homes and praying the Rosary with the residents. Another praesidium reports Pilgrim Statue visitation. Parishioners are invited to contact the legionaries if they wish to have the rosary prayed in their homes. A praesidium was relaunched in May and has five (5) active members. Several other parishioners expressed interest in joining the newly revived praesidium. A Curia organised a Rosary Rally in May, during which one thousand (1,000) Hail Marys were prayed. Another praesidium reported visitation focused on the elderly, lapsed Catholics, the sick, the dying, and the bereaved. They also visit old age homes, where residents greatly appreciate their visits.
Matatiele Comitium
A praesidium reports home and prison visitation. They also notify the priest about parishioners who need the anointing of the sick, assist children with schoolwork and teach them the Catholic Faith. They encourage people to attend Church, and in February they organised a retreat. Legionaries helped with efforts to revive a neighbouring parish which led to thirty- three (33) children receiving their First Holy Communion and fifteen (15) children joining the Soldiers of Christ Sodality. Several young people also joined the church choir. Additionally, seven (7) individuals who were sick were anointed. The community invited the bishop to celebrate the fiftieth (50th) wedding anniversary of an elderly couple.
ZIMBABWE
Harare Curia
We look forward to hearing from Johannesburg, Durban (South Africa) or Hwange (Zimbabwe) in the next report.
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AUSTRALIA
Sydney Senatus.
All new Senatus officers were elected and the Senatus has a new Spiritual Director. Works reported include bringing Holy Communion to people in nursing homes and to the sick at home, and teaching scripture in school. Visitation with Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, crowd contact, leading the Rosary in church, organising a rota and contacting people to invite them to Eucharistic Adoration, provide transport to Holy Mass for elderly people and carrying out two (2) recruitment drives are other works that have taken place.
Melbourne Senatus.
Three (3) new praesidia were set up during this period. Legionaries are involved in the Baptism programme and various apostolates in the parish. They provide transport for some to Holy Mass and appointments with doctors. Albury- Wodonga Comitium has seventy (70) senior members and sixty- two (62) junior legionaries. Catechism is taught in eight (8) state schools. Children are taught how to pray the Rosary and a Patrician meeting attracted twenty-two (22) people. A praesidium of ten (10) members in Ulverstone, Tasmania engages in apostolates in the parish. The Curia in Hobart has four (4) praesidia with twenty- seven (27) members. They conduct Pilgrim Statue apostolate, distribute Miraculous Medals at the shopping centre and have conducted recruitment drives.
NEW ZEALAND
Auckland Senatus.
The North West Curia reported nine (9) senior and two (2) junior praesidia. Ninety- six (96) active members and three hundred and forty-nine (349) auxiliaries. The visit the rest homes and hospitals and distribute Holy Communion. Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima apostolate is carried out and legionaries teach the sacramental programme and help at the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) course. Juniors help seniors with the cleaning of homes of some elderly people. They performed a play in the nursing home and pray the Rosary in college before school starts. Twenty-five people (25) attended the most recent one. A praesidium in Auckland started their first street contact and book barrow apostolate near the busy train station. They were well received and now having begun this new apostolate look forward to next month’s session.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Madang Senatus
This Senatus is one year old. Since the last report, much visitation of the sick, aged and disabled is carried out. Many cases were encountered for the reception of the sacraments and legionaries taught Catechism. Follow up was carried out with auxiliaries. Youth were encouraged to become active in church so to avoid drugs and alcohol. Visits were made to prison and police holding cells to counsel people there to hope for a new life. Remote villages are visited and inhabitants were introduced to the Catholic Faith. Some challenges faced by the Senatus include the geographical setting, ageing members, transport and communication problems, lack of knowledge of the Legion of Mary system and the fact that many parishes do not have a resident parish priest.
PHILIPPINES.
Bicolandia Senatus.
One Comitium reported they had eleven people (11) for adult baptism, conducted Sacred Heart Enthronement, and carried out works at wakes and funerals. Other reports featured jail visitation, home and hospital visits, teaching Catechism to elementary pupils, preparing children for the sacraments and Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima visitation. A university praesidium carries the Statue of Our Lady from department to department and prays prayers on arrival and departure.
CEBU SENATUS
Two (2) Regia, eight (8) Comitia, thirteen (13) Curiae and four (4) praesidia reported. Maasin Regia has five thousand, one hundred and ninety (5,190) active members and seven thousand, six hundred and sixty- seven (7,667) auxiliaries, plus one thousand, eight hundred and seventy (1,870) junior members. Palo Regia has seven (7) praesidia, seven (7) Curiae and seven (7) Comitia. Four (4) Comitia have twenty- one (21) senior and ten (10) junior praesidia. One Comitium has eighty- four (84) probationary members, and another has twenty- seven (27) probationary members. Reported works by all councils include marriage validation where fourteen (14) cohabiting couples received the sacrament of matrimony and six (6) couples became legionaries. Jail apostolate including teaching the inmates to pray the Rosary is carried out at the Comitium also. A non-Catholic was converted and received the sacraments of Baptism and Matrimony. Crowd contact, book barrow and Exploratio Dominicalis are also conducted.
Northern Philippines Senatus
The April meeting had one hundred and fifty (150) in attendance. Overall, twenty- seven (27) senior Curiae and twenty (20) junior Curiae reported. Patrician meetings are held monthly at sixty (60) locations for seniors, and three (3) places for juniors. Works reported since the last report include home visitation, visitation of Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima to eight hundred and fifty (850) families and many people having been brought to receive the sacraments. There were three (3) marriage validations. A person who converted is now an active legionary. Crowd contact is carried out in two (2) markets whereat one hundred and one (101) people were contacted and seventy- one (71) Rosaries were distributed. Holiday apostolate was conducted by one hundred and eight (108) legionaries. Many returned to confession, and confirmation and Baptisms were arranged. Two (2) Adventist and one (1) Baptist converted. An exhibit was done to the life of Frank Duff and one Curia organises for the celebration of Holy Mass which is offered on the 7th of every month for the advance of the cause for beatification of now Servant of God Frank Duff. A courtesy visit was paid to the new Bishop of Cubao. The Regia of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea attached to Manila reported fifteen (15) directly attached senior praesidia and five (5) junior praesidia and fifteen (15) Curiae and one Comitium. Extension was carried out at Alotau Diocese for one month. A visit to Trobriand Islands resulted in the revival of ten (10) senior and four (4) junior praesidia. Regia of Rabaul has Legion of Mary presence in seventy-nine (79) out of one hundred and nineteen (119) parishes. There are nine thousand five hundred (9,500) senior legionaries, five thousand (5,000) junior legionaries and six thousand nine hundred (6,900) auxiliaries. Works reported include visitation of lapsed Catholics, non-Catholics and auxiliary members.
Mindanao Senatus
Some works reported from Iponan Curia with five (5) senior praesidia and two (2) junior praesidia include teaching catechism in the school where one hundred and ninety- nine (199) pupils were taught how to make the Sign of the Cross and pray the Rosary. One hundred and fifty (150) children were prepared to receive the sacrament of reconciliation and the Sacrament of First Holy Communion. Two (2) new praesidia were established at a Curia in the Senatus also.
Western Visayas Senatus
During this period one Regia, thirteen (13) Comitia and nine (9) Curiae reported. The Regia governs nine (9) directly- attached praesidia, six (6) senior praesidia and one junior Curia and six (6) Comitia. Their apostolate includes extensive provision of Catechesis, sacramental facilitation, jail visits, home and hospital outreach, and crowd contact. Several new praesidia have been established, including in the seminary. Comitia reports cover forty (40) Curiae. Exploratio Dominicalis is conducted as well as home visitation and the encouraging and assistance of those in irregular unions towards church weddings. Curiae reported jail apostolate, sacramental outreach, family Rosary visits and crowd contact. Enthronement of homes to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is promoted and carried out also. Juniors are actively involved in apostolate in the parish.
Recommendations from Concilium for legionaries throughout the world for Jubilee Year 2025.
1. All legionaries (active and auxiliaries) are recommended to take on the 33 Day Consecration to Jesus Through Mary proposed by St. Louis- Marie de Montfort during the Jubilee Year 2025. Auxiliaries and active members need to be informed. Concilium has just published a new production of the 33 Day Preparation for Consecration to Jesus Through Mary. Some councils might wish to carry it out together with their legionaries over the 33-day preparation period.
2. All Councils are recommended to carry out some street contact each month for the Jubilee Year to focus on apostolic activity and personal contact and to teach the master/apprentice system of formation.
3. In Dublin, and throughout Ireland, a Jubilee task force will focus on recruitment for the Jubilee Year. Other Councils may wish to follow this recommendation to address the need for Recruitment during the Jubilee Year and address the need for more active members following the covid lockdowns across the world.
4. All are asked to take on the Jubilee Year recommendations.
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Saturday August 16th and Sunday August 17th
Forty (40) Hours of Eucharistic Adoration
in the Regina Coeli Oratory,
Regina Coeli Hostel, North Brunswick Street, Dubllin 7.
Forty (40) Hours Eucharistic Adoration commencing with Holy Mass on Saturday August 16th at 10 a.m. There will also be Holy Mass on Sunday at 10 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration will continue throughout Saturday night and will conclude at 10 p.m. on Sunday night August 17th. Please sign up with your Eucharistic Adoration commitment.
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Annual Young Adult Conference (ages 18- 40)
“On Mission with Mary” 9:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. followed by social.
Contact deusetpatria@gmail.com
Annual Holy Mass to celebrate the founding of The Legion of Mary
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Annual Legion of Mary Pilgrimage to Knock International Eucharistic and Marian ShrineSunday September 28th
Mary’s Channel of Grace
Rosary and Legion prayers nightly at 8 p.m. GMT
Zoom ID 811 4083 3503
Passcode 876433
All welcome
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Writings of Frank Duff
Read and promote some of the writings of now Servant of God Frank Duff, Founder of the Legion of Mary by visiting www.frankduffessays.com
