Legion of Mary
News Notes of the 166th Meeting of the San Francisco Senatus
Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 7:00pm
Fr. Goode Hall, St. Finn Barr Church, San Francisco, California
The Opening Prayers and recitation of the Rosary was led the Senatus Spiritual Director, Fr. Goode.
Spiritual Reading – The Spiritual Reading read by Fr. Goode was taken from the Legion Handbook, page 306, The Legion Must Be In The Forefront of the Church’s Battle.
Correspondence: Sr. Perlas read highlights of Brother Cooke’s correspondence dated December 1, 2017.
Praesidium Reports:
38th Annual Report, Our Lady of Mercy Praesidium, St. Cecilia Parish (reported by Sr. Mary Peterson, former Comitium President, and Praesidium President.Total Active=8; Auxiliary = 222; Attendance is 95% for Officers, 85% for Members; Works of Conversion includes Apostolate to the Crowd at San Mateo Fair and Door-to-door evangelization. Works of Conservation include coordinating the 24-Eucharistic Adoration, World Day of Prayer for the Sick including the prayer for priests and vocation for priesthood. 36 homes received the Pilgrim Virgin for a total of 72 visits. Coordinated the Patrician Meetings; Promoted Pilgrimage and Retreats; Works of Consolation include Holy Communion to home bounds which include a total of 10 Special Mass. No One Dies Alone Ministry which include praying at the bedside of the dying patient with their love ones. Coordinated and arranged the anointing and giving Holy Communion for former active members and auxiliary members including the funeral masses. One member teaches pre-kinder Faith Formation Class.
Council Reports:
San Jose Comitium (reported by Brother Mike Aubin, President)Attached Praesidia = 17 (14 Seniors, 3 Juniors) with 155 Active Members; Total attached Curiae = 3 (Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese Curia). Attendance at the Council meetings is 65%. Monthly Book Barrow is held at a mall coordinated by an assigned Praesidium. Monthly Apostolate to the Crowd is held in downtown San Jose under the coordination of an assigned Praesidium. In July, a Book Barrow was held at the State University where they gave out 275 Rosaries, books and pamphlets. The Legion table was the busiest in the exhibition hall. Extension Efforts: The pastor of a church in Mt. View has agreed to start a new senior praesidium. A Columban drive will be held in January 2018. The pastor of a church in San Jose would like to establish a new praesidium to do door-to-door visitation in order to invite people within the parish to attend Mass and receive the Sacraments. One Spanish-speaking Praesidium directly has closed but many of its members have joined another praesidium. Members of two praesidia were combined into one praesidium due to lack of support from the pastor and priests and hope to increase their membership. By the request of the Comitium Spiritual Director, the Comitium will plan to establish a junior praesidia at the Catholic schools on early release days. Three times a week, a Legion table is setup to recruit new members and to recruit adorers for Perpetual Adoration. The Spanish and Vietnamese Curia have regular schedules for Columban Drives. Other Evangelization Works include Rosary Crusades, Pro-Life and Apostolate to the Crowd near Planned Parenthood.
San Francisco Mission-Excelsior Curia (reported by Brother Jun Pasion, Correspondent)
Attached Praesidia=10 (8 Seniors, 1 Junior, 1 Intermediate) with 79 Active and 520 Auxiliaries. Council meeting attendance = 92% for Curia Officers and 58% for members. The Curia plans to extend the Legion at St. James Church and St. John The Evangelist Church. A “Day of Evangelization” was held in November where the legionaries were requested to tell the pastor, “Thank you for the visit”. Evangelization highlight: A legionary talked to the boyfriend of the lady who entered the abortion clinic . The couple came out of the clinic with smiles and thumbs up. They decided to keep the baby. Their juniors continue to be active in the Church as Alter Servers, Ushers or choir members. They help clean the church, distribute Miraculous Medals to their peers and participate in the Marian events. Some join their grandparents in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
Northern West Coast Korean Comitium (reported by Brother Anselmo Yoon, Secretary)
Attached Praesidia = 8, all senior with 54 Active and 43 Auxiliary members; Total attached Curia = 5 which includes 55 Senior Praesidia, 3 Juniors and 1 Intermediate. Total Comitium Active members = 459. In this quarter one new praesidium was added. Comitium Attendance is 89% for officers and 40% for council members. At the last Columban Drive, 14 active and 9 auxiliary members were added. Evangelization works include Homebound Ministry, Family Rosary and Prolife activities, Visiting and giving Communion in hospitals, Supporting Sunday school and Korean school, Caring for new immigrant families. Evangelization highlights include: distributing evangelization leaflets in Korean restaurants and shops, including CDs containing sermons of popular priests in Korea.
Anchorage Curia (read by Sr. Emy Pasion on behalf of Sr. Tessie Velicaria, Correspondent)
Attached Praesidia=8, (6 Seniors and 2 Intermediate) with 59 Active and 691 Auxiliaries). Council meeting attendance is 75% for Curia Officers and 42% for Praesidium Officers. They plan to extend the Legion in some parishes in Fairbanks. The Chairperson is working on the revival of the Legion with the assistance of the new parochial vicar. Maria Legionis Magazine is promoted to Juniors and use some articles for Spiritual Reading. Juniors are encouraged to complete the First Five Saturdays Devotion. Other Legion Apostolic Works include: Baptism preparation, Faith Formation program, Filipino Religious Tradition Ministry, Washing of the Feet of the homeless, Juniors visit the Elderly Homes with senior members. One of the Evangelization Highlights: Met one gentleman during their Side-Walk Counseling who asked many questions, decided to go back to church and sure enough he was seen at Mass that day. Works for the Young: Apostolate to the Tourists is done by the juniors at Holy Name Cathedral by showing them interesting features of the cathedral and passing out Miraculous Medals, Sunday bulletins and literature. Retreat for juniors was held in June. The Curia led the Rosary before the Pallium Conferral Mass for the new Archbishop in September.
The Catena was recited at 9:20 p.m. followed by Father Goode’s blessing before he left.
The Allocutio was given by Father John Jimenez who spoke about the Archbishop’s homily at the Consecration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Mass. We have to live the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and to promote the praying of the Rosary daily within the church and family. Promote prayer, Confession, First Five Saturday Devotion, Adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
Reports from Chairpersons:
Sr. Edith Bukey, current President will provide an update next month.
Pro-life Work / Brother Ron invited everyone to join a Rosary Crusade, an act of reparation and in response to the anti-Christmas and Satanic display at Cesar Chavez Park. Copies of the flyer were distributed. Prayer Vigils close to the Planned Parenthood continues on Thursday nights where they been singing Christmas Carols. A woman came out after hearing Silent Night. He also gave updates on the Legal Front.
APOSTOLATE TO THE CROWD - (24TH AND MISSION) / Eight legionaries met 50 contacts on a cool Saturday morning. They met a Chinese man who copied selections from the Bible and passed them together on a paper. He spoke of this at length to the legionaries who understand that although many street people are not well dressed, and often seem disoriented, still they are thinking of God and the Bible and also they can perceive that legionaries are friends of God.
APOSTOLATE TO THE CROWD - TENDERLOIN (EDDY AND JONES) / Eight legionaries met 59 contacts on a dark of winter night. They comforted a young mother in trouble and crying with two young children…she said, “My husband wants to put me in jail and it is so hard that I don’t believe in God anymore.”
They also met a Baptist who shared his story on how God has come into his life and helped him. He showed a letter about a job interview and perhaps at last he could get a job, and get off the street.
Other Business and Announcements:
Annual General Reunion – comments…Everyone enjoyed the “getting acquainted part” where Brother Perlas asked everyone to stand up and meet someone, a member who they don’t seat with every week in the legion meeting. The floor was given to some who volunteered to introduced their new acquaintance.
PPC in Novato 2018 – The Pastor requested the assistance of the Senatus to conduct a Columban Drive and perhaps a PPC in 2019.
President’s Worksheet – Brother Perlas made a thorough review of the current worksheet and would like to request the approval from the Concilium for a revised President Worksheet. According the Legion Handbook, the…….
Mary Queen of Peace, from the Fairbanks Diocese is now formally attached to the San Francisco Senatus.
Orientation Meeting at St. Gabriel Church is on Saturday, December 16, 2017 after the 8:30 Mass in the Rectory. Come join us meet the new recruits from the Columban Drive!
Next Senatus Meeting: Thursday, December 14, 2017, 7:00 p.m. -St. Finn Barr Parish Hall.
There being no further business, the meeting ended at 9:12 pm with the Concluding Prayers and the Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God, Frank Duff.
Respectfully submitted,
Sr. Carmen Perlas, Secretary Bro. Ando Perlas,
Secretary Senatus President
Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God Frank Duff
God our Father, You inspired your servant Frank Duff with a profound insight into the mystery of Your Church, the Body of Christ, and of the place of Mary the Mother of Jesus in this mystery. In his immense desire to share this insight with others and in filial dependence on Mary he formed her Legion to be a sign of her maternal love for the world and a means of enlisting all her children in the Church's evangelising work. We thank you Father for the graces conferred on him and for the benefits accruing to the Church from his courageous and shining faith. With confidence we beg You that through his intercession you grant the petition we lay before You...... We ask too that if it be in accordance with Your will, the holiness of his life may be acknowledged by the Church for the glory of your Name, through Christ Our Lord, Amen.
Prayer for the Help and Intercession of Venerable Edel Quinn
Eternal Father, I thank You for the grace you gave to your servant, Edel Quinn, of striving to live always in the joy of Your presence, for the radiant charity infused into her heart by Your Holy Spirit, and for the strength she drew from the Bread of Life to labor until death for the glory of Your Name, in loving dependence on Mary, Mother of the Church. Confident, O Merciful Father, that her life was pleasing to You, I beg You to grant me, through her intercession, the special favor I now implore …, and to make known by miracles the glory she enjoys in Heaven, so that she may be glorified also by Your Church on earth, through Christ Our Lord. Amen. We place our petitions in the hands of Mary to whom Edel turned in every need. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb. Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Prayer for the Beatification of Servant of God Alphonsus Lambe
God, who by your infinite mercy inflamed the heart of your servant, Alphonsus Lambe with an ardent love for you and for Mary, our Mother; a love which revealed itself in a life of intense labour, prayer and sacrifice for the salvation of souls, grant, if it be your will, that we may obtain, by his intercession, what we cannot obtain by our own merits. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen.
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