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Legion of Mary started on the eve of the Feast of our Lady's Nativity (Handbook Ch. 1).

The feast of our Lady's nativity is on 8 September, nine months after the solemnity of her Immaculate Conception, celebrated on 8 December.

The first corporate act of those legionaries was to go on their knees. (Handbook Ch. 1)

In Latin, Tessera had the particular meaning of a tally or token which was divided among friends in order that they or their descendants might always recognise each other. (Handbook Ch. 26)

According to Fr. Francis J. Ripley in his pamphlet, "HOLINESS THROUGH MARY: A Companion to The Handbook of The Legion of Mary", The prayer by which every Legion meeting is concluded is a petition for faith. This fact reflects the truth that the whole system is built upon a deep faith in God and in the love He bears all His children. The Legionary is told that his membership and his purpose of working for souls are both..... [Click here to access the pamphlet]

Hanbook Ch. 33 No. 6 "....composed principally of the Magnificat".

Fr. Bede has this to say about the Catena, "The Catena starts with the question: Who is She? Who is Our Lady? Then Mary gives us the perfect answer in her Magnificat. There Mary reveals her deepest identity, her very heart and soul. There she gives us the most perfect picture of her spirit and as the Handbook says the spirit of the Legion is nothing more than a sharing in the spirit of Mary."

The Legion wishes perfection of membership to be estimated according to exact adherence to its system, and not according to any satisfaction or apparent degree of success which may
attend the efforts of the legionary (Handbook 11 Section 3)

Foremost in its system, the primary obligation of each member, the Legion sets the duty of attendance at its meetings. (Handbook 11 section 4)

Members under the age of 18 belong to the junior Praesidium. Read Handbook Ch. 13