Legion of Mary at Our Lady of Lebanon in Lewisville Texas.

What is the Legion of Mary ?

The object of the Legion of Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its member developed by prayer and active co-operation, under ecclesiastical guidance, in Mary’s and the Church’s work of crushing the head of the serpent and advancing the reign of Christ.

The Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with about 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. The Legion of Mary has been active in the United States (USA) since 1931, has been approved by 7 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.

Members of the Legion of Mary become instruments of the Holy Spirit through a program of prayer and service in a family atmosphere. Works include door-to-door evangelization, parishioner visitation, visitation of the sick or aged, Catholic education, visiting the newly baptized, visiting families, and meeting the other spiritual needs of the parish community. Legionaries are under the guidance of a spiritual director named by the pastor or it is the priest himself. The Legion of Mary is, in essence, an extension of the heart and hands of the pastor.

Members meet in the St. Thecla Chapel on Tuesdays at 7 pm for an hour and a half weekly for prayer, planning and discussion in a family setting. Then members do two hours of definite work each week in pairs and under the guidance of their spiritual director.  For more info, contact Rose Onoh at 214-289-4300.

The Legion of Mary is open to all Catholics who:
•faithfully practice their religion; (must be at Our Lady of Lebanon- one can be a member of another church at the same time).
•are animated by the desire to fulfill their role in the Catholic Church’s apostolate through the Legion
•are prepared to fulfill each and every duty which active membership of the Legion involves. Father Assaad has asked that we establish the duty of saying the rosary before every mass.

At the present time, Irving’s Holy Family of Nazareth and the one in Dallas are the only Praesidiums close to Lewisville.  Grapevine, St. Anne's, The Colony and Frisco have expressed a desire to establish their own praesidiums.