Legion of Mary(English)

OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH
WHITEFIELD, BENGALURU.

Legion of Mary is a hundred-year-old Pious Organization recognised by the universal Church and is akin to the spiritual sphere. It was first formed by Bro. Frank Duff and the first enrolment took place on 7 th September 1921 at 8 PM at Myra House, Francis Street, Dublin, Ireland and was named “Our Lady of Mercy”. Ever since, it started to spread its branches all over the world slowly but surely and came to be acknowledged by the Church as a pious organisation.

Legion of Mary is compared to that of a Roman army. An army in the spiritual realm having for its leader none other than Mary, our Mother and Queen. She leads the Legion dressed in battle array to wage a war against the evil world.

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, under the clergy’s guidance, in Mary’s and the Church’s work of crushing the head of the serpent and thereby advancing the reign of Christ.

On 1 st January 2016, a group of women in the Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Whitefield, took their Legionary Promise and the Praesidium was named “Our Lady of Mercy Praesidium” since that year was the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Ever since that time, there was no turning back and with Mary as our leader, we forged ahead with visiting homes, praying especially the Rosary with families, were instrumental for rectification of marriages, arranging for Baptism of little children, teaching children catechism, distributing Holy Communion to the sick, elderly and home bound. We aspire to be like Mary following in her footsteps and living with her in the home of Nazareth. In over 7 years of our existence, we experienced many miracles wrought by our dear Mother Mary.