![]() What (briefly) is the spirituality of the Legion of Mary? Membership consists of those who are unable or unwilling to assume the duties of active membership, but who associate themselves with the Legion by undertaking a service of prayer in its name. Auxiliary membership is open to priests, religious and the laity. Amazing “coincidences” have occurred in the course of the work – as examples, statue visitations have brought about conversions, healing, validation of marriages, improvement in family situations, and much more – !Īuxiliary Members are the praying wing of the Legion army and pray daily the rosary and the “Tessera” prayers for fruitfulness (and “coincidences”) in the works of the Active Members. This is where the "work" is done! Evangelizing works include visiting and bringing Holy Eucharist to the home-bound and to health-care facilities, Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima visitation to parish families, and, by making friendly contact with families in the area in door-to-door visits, prolife, prison ministry, etc. In the Sacramento Comitium there are English and Spanish speaking Praesidia. What do Active Legionaries do?Īt the direction of Bishops and Priests and in the mission of the Church,Īctive Legionaries perform assigned Spiritual Works of Mercy on a weekly basis as well as meet weekly, for prayer, spiritual development, and logistics. ![]() It has grown to also be the largest, now with 3 million Active Members spread across nearly every country in the world (and speaking many languages). Founded in 1921 by a layman, Frank Duff, the Legion of Mary ( is the oldest lay evangelization organization in the Catholic Church. ![]()
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