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About the Legion of Mary
The Legion of Mary is an international association of lay Catholics finding Jesus through prayer, works of mercy and evangelization rooted in Marian spirituality and commitment to the Holy Spirit.
OBJECT
The object of the Legion of Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active co-operation in Mary’s and the Church’s work. The unit of the Legion of Mary is called a praesidium, which holds a weekly meeting, where prayer is intermingled with reports and discussion. Persons who wish to join the Legion must apply for membership in a Praesidium. The Legion sees as its priority the spiritual and social welfare of each individual. The members participate in the life of the parish through visitation of families, the sick, both in their homes and in hospitals and through collaboration in every apostolic and missionary undertaking sponsored by the parish. Every legionary is required to carry out a weekly apostolic work in the spirit of faith and in union with Mary.
Allocutio: St. Joseph
By Fr. Joseph Dass (March 2026)
God Himself has such great esteem for St. Joseph that He entrusted to St Joseph the two most
precious treasures He ever created: one- is our Blessed Mother and the other is the Sacred
Humanity of Jesus Christ. In fact, the Divinity, the Glory, and the Holiness of St. Joseph come
from these two people – Mary and Jesus.
St. Alphonsus says: “The dignity of St. Joseph is superior to that of all saints, except only to that
of the Blessed Mother. Because God had entrusted St. Joseph to fulfill the office of “Father” to
the Incarnate Word, He must have conferred upon him all the gifts, the wisdom, and sanctity to
befit such an office.
Everything we learn about the Spouse of Mary and Foster Father of Jesus comes from Sacred
Scripture. We know that St. Joseph was a Carpenter at Nazareth – because even the skeptical
Nazoreans asked about Jesus saying; “Is this not the Carpenter’s son? St. Joseph wasn’t rich
materially- for when he took the Infant Jesus to the Temple to be circumcised and Mary to be
purified, St. Joseph offered the sacrifice of two turtle doves – a sacrifice allowed only for those
who could not afford a lamb.
Despite his humble work and means St. Joseph came from a Royal Lineage. Both evangelists –
Matthew and Luke record in the gospel St. Joseph’s descent from the lineage of King David, the
greatest King of Israel. Besides the Angel Gabriel who first tells Joseph about Jesus’ birth greets
him as “Joseph, son of David.” “Son of David” is a royal title used also for Jesus.
We know that St. Joseph was a compassionate and caring man. When he discovered that Mary
was with Child before they came together – he planned to divorce Mary according to the law – yet
he was concerned for her safety. He knew that women at that time accused of adultery could be
stoned to death. So he decided to divorce her quietly without exposing her to shame or cruelty.
And when the Angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him the TRUTH about the Child Mary
was carrying, Joseph immediately and without question took Mary as his wife. Later at the
bidding of the Angel, he would take the Mother and Child to safety in Egypt and bring them back
to Nazareth where the Child Jesus grew – under the tutelage of Mary and Joseph in wisdom and
grace.
I would like to conclude with these observations of St. Joseph, of these two Doctors of the
Church: St. Teresa of the Child Jesus of France and St. Teresa of Avila of Spain:
St. Teresa of the Child Jesus writes: “Though you may have recourse to many saints as your
intercessors, go especially to St. Joseph for he has great power with God. So let us go to St.
Joseph in all our needs remembering the famous words of another Spanish Doctor of the Church,
St. Teresa of Avila who says: “I do not remember ever having to asked anything of St. Joseph that
he did not grant me.”
So we pray: “Remember us St. Joseph an plead for us to your foster Child. Ask your most Holy
Bride, the Virgin Mary to look kindly upon us. Since she is the mother of Him, who with the
Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns forever and ever.” – Amen.
Frank Duff Reading Reference: Writings of Frank Duff, Mary Shall Reign, # 8, Excerpt from – “The Spirit of Home Visitation, See Christ in All”, p. 72
Therefore, you must go to them in the spirit of that third Standing Instruction, which bids you to see Christ in each member of the family, and to behave to Him as Mary herself behaved to Him. Higher than that you could not aim, but you must not aim any lower. That extreme example is not unattainable. Out from that person whom you visit, Our Lord is radiating the help to enable you to proceed in the perfect way. While Mary, who walks hand in hand with you is filling you with her own spirit to enable you to fulfil your mission. This effort to recollect yourself should be made before entering into each home. It is not enough to go about your work with vague good intention. The difficulties are too great for that. A vivid principle must animate your action.
This effort to get your motives into order at each door will create psychologically, and still more spiritually, the right complexion of mind and of soul in you, so that you enter the home mindful of the dignity of each person there, properly respectful to each one. You must go with reasonable frequency to each home. Visitation should not be a sort of hit and run business. An isolated call without prospect of seeing the people again for a long time is not visitation according to the Legion idea. It is not possible to develop an acquaintance on such a foundation. Vital to the process of showing interest in people is that you will know their names. It is disturbing commentary on the modern set-up that we can deal with people closely even daily for a long period – for instance in shops, office or restaurants – and in the end have to confess ignorance of their names. One is tempted to generalize drastically: No names, no influence! An anomaly in this visiting is that the house may not be a home. The home is the family living in the house. Do you ever meet the home in that sense? The cry among you is that you do not; that a large proportion of the family, especially the young adult element, is always out at their own enjoyments. You must not let them evade you like that. As a first step towards tracking them down, you must try to know them, though absent. Talk about them in the ordinary friendly intercourse which should have developed. Find out what are they following up. Get some idea of what they are like. They are part of the home, so you have a responsibility for them. You must not be satisfied with perfunctory visitation which deals with people whom you find and no more. Announcements • Confidentiality of Paramount Importance: “It is treachery to the Legion to repeat outsi