How to become a Legion of Mary member…
 
The basic unit of the Legion is called a praesidium, which is normally based in a parish. A parish may have more than one praesidium. Membership is open to all Catholic men and women, those over 18 years of age in Senior Praesidia, and those under 18 years of age in Junior Praesidia.
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ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP
Interested in trying out active membership in the Legion of Mary? Your first step is to attend a weekly meeting of a parish group (Praesidium).
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To be an active legionary, it is necessary to apply for membership in a praesidium which holds a weekly meeting and allocates a weekly apostolic task to the members, who generally work in pairs.  After a successful period of probation, members are called to make the Legionary Promise which is directed to the Holy Spirit. (this is only applicable for members over 18 years)
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AUXILIARY MEMBERS
Realizing the necessity for a strong support of prayer, the Legion has Auxiliary (praying) members who associate themselves with the Legion by undertaking a service of prayer in its name. They are the Legion’s praying army. Those who cannot become active members can become associate members by undertaking a service of prayer.
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Auxiliary members recite daily the Legion’s prayers comprised in the Tessera (the Legion Prayer pamphlet) and the 5 decades of the Rosary.
     
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