The Legion of Mary does great spiritual works for our parish and community. At present there are fifteen members of the Legion of Mary who share a spiritual ministry. They hold communion services at our convalescent hospitals and at the homes of our housebound. They say the rosary with the sick and keep them in touch with our parish community.

The Legion of Mary was introduced to our parish by Msgr. Higgins and they have labored quietly for our Lord and his Blessed Mother since 1961. Besides our active members we have close to a hundred auxiliary members who pray the Legion prayer and the rosary daily. If you would like to know more about the Legion of Mary please contact our parish office. Thank you, Legion of Mary for being an Inspiration to all of us and for helping bring our sick parishioners closer to God.

WHAT IS IT?

The Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with well over 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. It has been active in the United States since 1931, has been approved by the last 6 Popes, and was endorsed by the Second Vatican Council. The main purpose of the Legion of Mary is to give glory to God through the sanctification of its members.

WHAT DOES IT DO?

Members become instruments of the Holy Spirit through a balanced program of prayer and service. Works include door-to-door evangelization, parishioner visitation, prison ministry, visitation of the sick or aged, crowd contact, religious education, visiting the newly baptized, Pilgrim Virgin Statue rotations, and meeting the other spiritual needs of the parish community. Legionaries are under the guidance of a spiritual director named by the pastor. The Legion is, in essence, an extension of the heart and hands of the pastor.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

Members meet once a week for prayer, planning and discussion in a family setting. Then they do two hours of definite work each week in pairs and under the guidance of their spiritual director.

WHO CAN BELONG?

The Legion of Mary is open to all Catholics who:

• Faithfully practice their religion;
• Are animated by the desire to participate in the Church's apostolate through membership in the Legion;
• Are prepared to fulfill each and every duty which active membership in the Legion involves

The Patricians

The Patricians' Mission is to:

• To Make Us More Knowledgeable
• To Make Us More Articulate
• To Encourage & Promote Evangelization

The Patrician Meeting

The rules of the Patricians prescribe a monthly meeting. Each meeting begins with the Patrician prayer. Then a talk or paper by a lay person, followed by a discussion of the subject by all in attendance. The Patricians embodies the principle of chain reaction-where one person draws another on to thought and speech; where knowledge is built up into fullness, where advanced ideas are milled into simpler forms.

The Patrician's of Presentation Parish meet each month, usually on the first Wednesday at 7 PM in the Nano Nagle Center.

To know Christ Jesus as the wonderful, lovable teacher, master and Lord that He is, means that we have to soak our minds in His saving truths and feel thoroughly at home in talking about religion, just as we love to talk about our children, our home, our work. The Holy Spirit gives us all insights into Christ's truth. These we share at a Patrician meeting with others and learn in turn from them. There we are witnesses to Christ and our hearts burn within us as He speaks to us through the mouth of our neighbor.

In and through the Patricians God comes nearer; His truths impress us more deeply; and the Church as our field of endeavor becomes more real to us. Minds catch light from minds, hearts glow with faith, Christ grows within us.