Senatus of Uganda

Legion of Mary started on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of our Lady on 7th September 1921. We celebrate 100 years in 2021.

During the first four years of its existence, the organization was known as the Association of Our Lady of Mercy. Later, in November, 1925, it adopted the name Legion of Mary.

At first, Legion of Mary often met mistrust because of its then-unusual dedication to lay apostolate but after Pope Pius XI praised it in 1931, the Legion had its mistrust quelled hence spread around the World

Pope John XXIII said to a group of French Legionaries: ‘The Legion of Mary presents the true face of the Catholic Church.’ These words seem to encapsulate the section of the Handbook that reads: ‘The Legion must propagate everything Catholic.’

The first praesidium named Our Lady Help of Christians was established in 1930 at Holy Cross Cathedral, Nigeria.

In South Africa, Records indicate Irish-born Sr Raleigh, prioress of Holy Rosary with the blessing of her parish priest Fr Brassil, inaugurated the Legion’s first meeting on September 8, 1933, with the praesidium dedicated to Our Lady of Victories.

(LHB Ch. 19 No. 20) The reports to the meeting are to be regarded as being in the same category as a family’s discussion of its secrets, and should allow for the same freedom of expression, unless and until it is
demon strated that leakage is taking place. And even then, the remedy is not to limit reporting, but to expel the traitor.

It is recognised, of course, that an occasional extreme case may be encountered in which the circumstances will suggest an absolute privacy. Recourse should at once be had to the
Spiritual Director (or, if he be unavailable, to some other competent adviser) who will decide the point.

Chapter 14 point 7 specifically reminds the officers of the Praesidium that in addition to other duties specified for them, their first duty is to satisfy the ordinary work obligation in such a manner as to set an example to all the other members.

The correct answer is Incolae Mariae. Peregrinatio Pro Christo is where teams of legionaries, who have the time and means to spend limited periods in distant places where the religious conditions are bad are sent,  on “the delicate, difficult, unpopular mission of revealing that Christ is the Saviour of the world. Exploratio Dominicalis is the Sunday search for souls-it is a mini Peregrinatio Pro Christo. (Refer to Ch. 40)

The other term is not in Legion of Mary

LHB Ch. 30 Section 4. It is recommended that each praesidium will hold a social function about the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady. In centres where there are many praesidia, several praesidia
may, if they desire, combine to hold such a festival.

Acies is on the 25 March or on a day close thereto. An outdoor function can be held at any day in a year same as a Congress-only that the Congress happens once every two years.

More details, read LHB Ch. 30.

Chapter 31 specifies that it is the duty of each individual legionary, and each one must be made to realise that fact and to account now and then for his stewardship.