Concilium Bulletin October 2026
REPORTS
SOUTH AMERICA
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires Senatus:
Great preparations are being made for the visit of Pope Leo in November. A Spiritual bouquet is being prepared to give to the Holy Father. The Legion’s 105th anniversary Mass was celebrated by the Archbishop in the cathedral. Legionaries visit an extremely dangerous barrio. The local people thanked the legionaries for coming to give them hope and spiritual guidance. Drugs are the main problem. During the year groups of legionaries come from Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay to visit the tomb of Alfie Lambe.
Salta Senatus:
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has been started by the legionaries in many parishes. All legion contacts are invited to take part in it. Many who started to do so have become active or auxiliary members. Talks on Alfie Lambe’s life are given regularly as well as updates of favours received. In one place, a local shrine had been abandoned for some time. The legionaries did what we call True Devotion to the Nation. Local people and legionaries together restored the shrine with paint and flowers.
Corrientes Regia:
The only junior praesidium in the regia gave their first report. They organised a youth conference in July at which 32 attended. A praesidium reported a former member was ordained in July. A Mass was celebrated in the cathedral on 7th September, at which some legionaries concluded their consecration to Our Lady after 33 days of preparation. The Curia of Goya works include visiting the sick and elderly and catechesis.
Santa Fe Regia:
The first meeting as Regia of Santa Fe (‘Immaculada de Garay’) was held.
BRAZIL
Belo Horizonte Senatus:
One regia recruited 77 active members and 82 auxiliary members. Another regia reported recruitment of 17 active members, 94 auxiliary members, and had one convert to the Catholic church. A visit was made to a suicidal citizen who renounced the act. A praesidium had outreach to bus and taxi drivers and store owners. Another report showed 42 enthronements of homes to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Fortaleza Senatus:
The senatus sent the minutes up to June 2026. Protestants were visited, as well as pregnant women and single mothers. As a result of the visits to hospitals, many sick people received guidance and the Sacraments of Confession and Anointing of the Sick. Several contacts were also made with homeless people. The senatus celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Legion of Mary in the State of Ceará.
Ponta Grossa Senatus:
They founded several praesidia in Paraná and Santa Catarina. Homes, including those of other religions, and hospitals were visited. There were 16 Enthronements of homes to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. They guided 14 couples towards the Sacrament of Matrimony.
Recife Senatus:
Reports show regularisation of 14 marriages. They prepared 18 young people to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. Home visits with the priest for Confession and Anointing of The Sick. They made 624 visits to homeless people. They led rosaries in public squares 20 times. They made 17 visits to the public jail where three inmates learned to pray the rosary. They recruited 144 active members, 84 auxiliary members, and six youth members, and one auxiliary member became an active member.
Salvador Senatus:
Legionaries prepared young people, adults and children to receive the sacraments: 21 adults are preparing for the sacraments of Confirmation and Matrimony. They organized a Peregrinatio Pro Christo in Itamari, BA. They founded three praesidia and two curiae. The attached Regia of Aracaju recruited active members through the Enthronement of homes to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. 35 active members joined, and they recruited 41 auxiliaries.
Santa Maria Senatus:
2,479 home to home visits were made. Visitation was also carried out to the sick in hospitals and nursing homes. They founded a youth praesidium.
São Paulo Senatus:
Reports in one month’s minutes mentioned 3,095 homes evangelised. There were returns to the sacraments. There was constant help to the sick and aged and families with difficulties. There was outreach to prisoners and street dwellers.
ASIA B
HONG KONG
Hong King Regia:
36 legionaries took part in a 2-day retreat taking the theme ‘Honoring the system of the Legion of Mary helps us to grow’. Legionaries studied the Handbook and Pope Francis’s Encyclical ‘Lumen Fidei’. A member shared her experience while visiting Mauritius, where she attended the meeting of a local praesidium. She encouraged the members to reach out to young people. 2 praesidia presented their annual reports, one its 45th and the other its 55th. One requested more attention from the regia.
MAYALSIA:
Kuala Lumpur Regia: June minutes received. The 30th anniversary of the Malacca Curia was marked by a Mass followed by a meal for all the members. The works of 4 curiae that reported, included home and hospital visitation, book barrow, and contact with Catholics and non-Catholics. Seven members of a praesidium which started in March took their Promise, while another praesidium split to start a second praesidium.
INDONESIA:
Jakarta Senatus:
1 regia, 3 comitia and 5 curia reported. 1,500 legionaries, 2 bishops and 39 priests attended the annual Mass in September, which was held in Sumatra Island. The senatus membership has increased to 22,357 active members. Pontianak Comitium in Borneo has 986 senior and 94 junior members. In one outstation, legionaries ring the church bell every Sunday to encourage people to attend Mass. In South Jakarta there are 84 members in 4 seminary praesidia.
Malang Senatus:
The attendance of officers of attached praesidia is very low. There are 210 members in the attached junior curia. A distant comitium in Makassar has a varied apostolate including home and hospital visitation, contact with the lapsed, with the marginalised, and with people preparing for the Sacraments.
Kaupang Senatus:
The correspondent has requested the minutes, as senatus elections were held in September. Works reported include home, prison and hospital visitation. Legionaries accompany the priest on visitation to the sick with Holy Communion. They reported success in preventing suicides.
SINGAPORE:
The minutes record contact with the lapsed and with non-Catholics. Miraculous Medals and Rosaries are distributed and the truths of the Catholic Faith are explained. Catechumens are accompanied on RCIA courses, and elderly Catholics are taught to use Zoom to hear Mass and listen to spiritual talks. The junior curia members lead morning prayers and Rosary in their schools. 26 legionaries from the Mandarin East Curia attended the 31st annual conference for Chinese speaking legionaries held in Taiwan from 29th May to 1st June. There they joined with legionaries from Brunei, Malaysia, as well as Taiwan. The bishop celebrated the opening Mass.
JAPAN:
Osaka Senatus.
The minutes contain reports from a number of legion groups. Immaculate Omoni Curia, (based in Ikuno), was joined by two senatus officers at a recent meeting. In their report back these officers praised the legionaries for their energy and sense of unity. They said that they felt the power of the Holy Spirit working strongly in the gathering. The legionaries have been in contact with the Vietnamese community in the area, many of whom attend Mass locally. The legionaries have been encouraging them to start a praesidium among themselves, but so far, the response has been negative. Our Lady of Cana praesidium, (based in Fuse), has an outdoor apostolate of street concerts, in which they are encouraged by their spiritual director. They also prepare translations of the text of Sunday Mass into various languages which they distribute to visitors to the church. Two other praesidia reported at the senatus meeting: Faithful Virgin praesidium, (based in Kori), and Mother of the Rosary praesidium, (based in Tamatsukuri). Members from both praesidia are grateful for how their membership helps them spiritually, but regret that they cannot undertake a more active apostolate due to their age.
KOREA:
Seoul Senatus:
May minutes received. Reports show varied apostolic work, with great emphasis on evangelisation, drawing people to the Church, encouraging returns to the sacraments, and advising couples to marry in church. The sick, both Catholic and non-Catholic, are visited. Four members of a praesidium help in a convent for retired nuns carrying out a variety of tasks, including farm work.
Gwangu Senatus:
September minutes received. Expansion of the Legion featured and one comitium reported 94 new members enrolled, with the addition of 4 senior and 1 junior praesidia. Baptisms arranged and returns to the sacraments feature in reports - as do increased numbers of praetorian and auxiliary members. There was a high attendance rate at a curia sponsored ‘Night of Our Lady’.
Daegu Senatus:
July minutes received. A praesidium report stated that, after the principal Mass on Sunday, they hang an ‘evangelisation banner’ at a nearby pedestrian crossing and contact passersby. At the senatus meeting the members were joined by Archbishop Kim who gave the allocutio, encouraging legionaries to see the Legion first of all as a movement of spirituality, rather than one of mere fervour.
TAIWAN:
Minutes from May to August were received. All officerships are filled in attached councils and all have spiritual directors. Apostolic works undertaken by reporting councils include home to home evangelisation, visitation of emergency relief centres, auxiliary visitation, youth ministry and contact with non- believers, who are invited to attend RCIA classes and to take part in parish activities. A praesidium reported addressing the issue of lapsed Catholics with a ‘Sunday soul-seeking approach’. One curia mentioned some challenges with 3 praesidia in a fragile state. It was suggested that neighbouring praesidia should help them in recruitment projects and that the curia would hold a talk or open-day aimed at introducing young people to the Legion. The senatus members receive much support from their dedicated spiritual director, Fr. Lin.
IRELAND
IRELAND PROVINCIA
All minutes August
Drogheda Curia:
Our Lady of the Holy Family praesidium make weekly visitations to St. Mary’s Hostel and St. Mary’s Hospital. They bring Our Lady’s Statue to auxiliaries and do house to house visitation. 2 members reported on the Newry ‘Call to Grace’ in June. They had book-barrow apostolate in Drogheda town centre in July. The curia outing to Loughcrew Gardens included outdoor Mass celebrated by Bishop Denis Nulty in honour of St. Oliver Plunkett. The annual curia retreat was held in Oasis, Queen of Peace, Collon on July 26.
Longford/Leitrim Curia:
The new praesidium in Mohill is doing well. They plan to take part in projects in Ballinamore and Roscommon. A 30-seater bus travelled to Croagh Patrick where a legion stand was set up. Nursing home visitation rota by 4 praesidia continues monthly. The book-barrow distributed many sacramentals, leaflets and literature to Mass goers in Granard and Abbeylara.
Dromore Curia:
North and South Dromore members were involved in the Corpus Christi procession from St. Mary’s Church to Newry Cathedral, concluding with Benediction. Dromore hosted a Concilium ‘Day of Grace’ in Newry Parish Centre. Some Concilium officers, Dublin legionaries and Fr. Kingsley from Lurgan gave inspirational talks particularly on recruiting. Curia meeting attendance needs to improve. The bus for Knock is full. Celebrations for Our Lady’s Nativity took place in the Dominican Church and Hall. Miraculous Medals and curia information leaflets were distributed. As a result, 3 people have applied to join. Burren praesidium are holding a holy hour for four months for the Intentions of legionaries. Hilltown received the Holy Relic of St. Oliver Plunkett after Mass. Statues of Our Lady and St. Carlo Acutis accompanied home or school visits.
Clonmacnoise Curia:
After a junior legionaries ‘Play & Pray’ Day in Multyfarnam Abbey, the curia have volunteered to host the next Concilium ‘Call to Grace’ in Mount Temple Community Hall, Co. Westmeath on Saturday October 24. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament praesidium visit the elderly in nursing homes or at home and organise Eucharistic Adoration. Mother of Perpetual Succour, Athlone visit 2 nursing homes, people at home alone and schools on occasions. Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom distribute Miraculous Medals after Masses. Juniors take part in the Masses on the 3rd Sunday of each month. First Saturday devotions, art, games and musical events are part of their legion work.
Derry Comitium:
Our Lady Refuge of Sinners do home to home visitation across two parishes especially the sick and lonely. They have 3 pilgrim statues circulating. They have weekly access to 2 primary schools. One member went on PPC. Annual Mass was celebrated for deceased legionaries. Recruiting and Extension is taken seriously. The year-old praesidium, Star of the Sea, has gained a spiritual director who provides both spiritual and practical assistance especially in the matter of Confession. Among their works are Rosary in schools, distributing Miraculous Medals, bringing the pilgrim statue and introducing children to Eucharistic Adoration. The latest praesidium, Our Lady, Queen of Ireland has 6 members whose preferred work is home visitation. They have gained a lot of experience in a short time and continue - guided by the Handbook.
Kilmore Curia:
Members visited 15 First Communion classes. The curia retreat included Mass and legion prayers, talks and food in the pastoral centre. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary of Fatima, Belturbet have 10 active members and a spiritual director. They carry out nursing home and hospital visitation including giving Miraculous Medal packs, legion leaflets and reciting prayers on request. Members also visit churches and 6 schools at Confirmation and First Communion time with gift packs for each. Some members also attend Bible study to build up their knowledge of the faith when asked questions at the doors.
West Clogher Curia:
Enniskillen is the heart of the curia which has lost no praesidium in recent times. The Angelus, Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet are recited and broadcast from Our Lady’s altar at 6 p.m., Monday to Friday. Eucharistic Adoration is supported by several praesidia. Bringing elderly to Mass and medical appointments or bringing Holy Communion to nursing/care homes, including Holy Days, are among the praesidia works. Miraculous Medals and other sacramentals are distributed regularly by members in pairs. Pilgrimages feature prominently in reports as well as Acies, retreats, commemorations, visits of relics and a recent ordination.
Armagh Curia:
Armagh have 10 praesidia including 1 intermediate and 2 junior. Main works include weekly visits to 3 nursing homes, bringing the Eucharist to the sick and housebound. St. Patrick’s College, Armagh and a number of other schools are a focus for recruiting to the junior legion, each student receiving rosary beads with information talks and encouragement to join. Two members attended the Newry ‘Call to Grace’ and have shared many insights and much information with praesidia officers.
Navan Comitium:
Assumpta praesidium, Navan hold regular recruiting drives in shopping centres and after Masses including book-barrow. They took juniors to Tullamore, part of the comitium area and birthplace of Alphie Lambe. Trim praesidium had their stand at the agricultural show. They display posters in strategic locations advertising the Legion of Mary and its activities. Our Lady of The Visitation, Navan have an attendance of 80%. Their works include home to home visitation encouraging prayer and Mass attendance. Nursing home visitation includes Rosary and hymn-singing by enthusiastic residents and staff. Visits to auxiliary members, public Rosary in shopping centres and historic locations with book-barrow, 2 yearly processions and junior meetings for works with occasional excursions form a busy programme. The juniors also help tidy the legion room and St. Oliver’s Church.
Raphoe Comitium:
Letterkenny legionaries distributed 1,800 Miraculous Medals from their book-barrow stand over the summer. Other works include visitation to 2 nursing homes, a hospital psychiatric unit and a dependent adult residence. A book stand and Holy Water fonts are maintained at the Irish Martyrs Church. Public Rosary in May was organised in one large estate and in the Atlantic Technical University with the students. Legionaries took part with students in the college volunteer day. With Bishop Niall Coll as chief celebrant, members took an active part in the Knock Pilgrimage Mass.
Dundalk Curia:
Our Lady of the Listening Heart have full officerships with 10 active members and over 20 auxiliaries. Their meeting time has been changed from 4.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. and the venue to the sacristy of Holy Redeemer Church. Activities include organising Eucharistic Adoration, book-barrow maintenance and distributing Catholic newspapers after Sunday Mass, engaging with parishioners on legion matters. They promote Saturday Devotion to Our Lady of Fatima. Works include visitation to nursing homes, auxiliaries and former members’ homes with Holy Communion. They assist with the Children of the Eucharist programme. After years they have resumed home visitation with mixed results. They received a cold reception in a private estate - while in a working-class area they were greeted warmly. They felt a ‘spiritual hunger’ and noted that many houses are vacant on Saturdays. Weekdays have proved more fruitful. Miraculous Medals, Rosary beads and legion materials are gratefully received.
Down and Connor Comitium:
Fleadh Ceoil na h-Éireann provided Legionaries with huge opportunities for street contact, conversations, distributing sacramentals and Legion literature and witnessing to the mission of the Legion of Mary. In this context, the new comitium podcast is an outstanding means of evangelisation to a wider audience. The Rosary Festival, already under way, will culminate in a cross-city procession from St. Malachy’s to the Cathedral. All events are standing room only. Top priority is ‘conversion’ which in Belfast requires gentleness and tact. Neither virtue is in short supply.
DUBLIN
DUBLIN SOUTHSIDE
IMMACULATA
Curia has 7/8 praesidia attached and a total membership of 50. In September, at the request of the parish priest, curia members attended all the masses in Killinarden to recruit for a new praesidium. This work is ongoing, with 5/6 legionaries attending the weekly presidium meeting.
BENEDICTA
The curia had 27 recruiting efforts in September mainly through street contact work on the South Circular Road. Details of meeting days and times were written out and given to contacts; miraculous medals were distributed and explained. Two public rosaries continue to be held weekly, one in Ceannfort and the other in Rialto. The most recent edition of the Maria Legionis has been delivered to all subscribers. The curia organised 4 buses to Knock.
ANCILLA DOMINI
Curia has 5 attached praesidia, including one junior praesidium. Primary works include street contact, home visitation and helping to greet foreign groups who often ask to visit the site where the Legion was founded. Four members are praetorians. Miraculous medals and Rosaries are offered in Temple Bar on Saturday afternoons and the Liberties area most Saturdays also. Patricians is held monthly at the Carmelite Community Centre. The last 2 topics were ‘Heroes of the Faith’ and ‘Why Go through Mary’. The annual Legion Anniversary Mass drew an excellent turnout, including many young people and a large group gathered afterwards in Myra House for a warm reception, tasty sandwiches, cake and tea. A busload of joyful pilgrims, praying and singing together travelled to Knock for the Annual Pilgrimage. Members regularly recruit and curia has a few probationary members whom it is hoped will persevere.
MATER ECCLESIAE
A praesidium with 2 full members and 25 auxiliary members presented their annual report. Their main work is street contact, where they meet many who are very open to talking about their faith. They have distributed 1,400 Miraculous medals. Two members have been on PPC projects this year and have completed home to home visitation in an estate with 300 houses. All 25 auxiliaries are visited quarterly. Another praesidium has 6 full members, 2 probationary members and 6 auxiliary members. Members carry out home visitation each week and 6 housing estates have been visited. Members have observed a reawakening of interest in the Faith which is very encouraging. Members also visit a local nursing home, where some of the residents are past members of the Legion of Mary. Auxiliary members are visited quarterly with the Maria Legionis. Members support priests and participants in all the stages of the RCIA journey and have organised a bible study group for the group. The annual visit to the Quinn family grave coinciding with Edel’s birthday was attended by 20 legionaries. At the graveside the Holy Rosary and all the Legion prayers were recited. Curia summer outing to Glencree and Glendalough included Mass celebrated by Fr. Patrick Ryan who accompanied the group. A major recruitment drive took place recently in Bray after all nine weekend masses. Recent Patricians title was ‘Love Comes at a Cost’ which focused on the life of Marie Therese de Soubiran, Founder of the Sisters of Marie Auxiliatrice.
ANNUNCIATA
Curia has 5 attached praesidia and a total membership of 28. A praesidium with four full members and one probationer reported that its main works are home to home visitation and auxilliaries/journals visitation. On home visitation legionaries encourage people to visit the Blessed Sacrament in the Parish Church. It was for this work that the praesidium was set up. The reception at the homes is positive and at least one person has volunteered an hour in front of the Blessed Sacrament. 35 Maria Legionis are delivered, quarterly and auxiliaries are visited. Throughout the year, people were met from 17 different countries. Information was passed to many about the times and location of the Sunday Masses in their own language. Those who were holidaying in Ireland were encouraged to join the Legion of Mary in their countries. A young couple from California was told of the Legion of Mary. One of them immediately looked on her phone and was delighted to discover that the Legion was in her neighbouring parish. Miraculous Medals and leaflets were seldom refused. A young Irish taxi driver accepted the miraculous medal. He was encouraged to get married for the sake of his children. Eight legionaries took part in curia street contact on Our Lady’s Birthday. The reception was very good with most people surprised and happy to hear of Mary the Mother of God’s Birthday. A Muslim man married to a Catholic accepted two medals, one for his wife and one for himself. He said that when it comes to religion they do their own thing. A number of young people were pleased to accept a medal having listened to the explanation of it. Devotion to the two Hearts of Jesus and Mary, using the prayer card was encouraged.
ASSUMPTA
5 praesidia attached with 22 members. A praesidium of 6 full members, 3 of whom are Praetorians, presented their annual report. Home visitation, nursing home visitation and contact work is undertaken.
GLORIOSA
Home to home visitation and bookbarrow was undertaken in the Inchicore and Bluebell areas. With the help of a priest 9 house blessings were arranged. Members assist with a Friendship Club in Maryfield Nursing home. A former member, now blind, is an auxiliary and values the visitation. The legionaries read the writings of Blessed Fulton Sheen to him and a special Rosary beads was presented to him. Street contact is done at a busy supermarket in Ballyfermot.
EUROPE D
AUSTRIA
The senatus has started a new praesidium in Florian which is growing and senatus will approach the English-speaking African community with a view to establishing the legion. 6 comitia, 4 curiae and 2 praesidia reported. Works included home to home visitation, street apostolate. Book-barrow, patricians, Frank Duff prayer groups, Exploratio Dominicalis undertaken. Curia Bucharest (Romania) has 5 praesidia of 40 members. 2 senatus officers visited and encouraged more apostolic work rather than prayer services. Curia Chisinau (Moldova) was visited by senatus. There are 7 praesidia with 30 members, mostly elderly. 2 comitia in Slovakia with 70 and 88 active members and over 1,000 auxiliaries each. A visit is to be made to Ukraine.
POLAND
Lublin Regia:
Average attendance is 65 monthly. Curia and comitia have been giving yearly reports and correspondent has informed them to have quarterly reports. Visitations to councils is conducted and most have a spiritual director. An information meeting took place in the Academic church where there are universities close by in the hopes of gaining new members. Good apostolic work carried out in the hospitals, retirement homes, AA meetings, those affected by addictions, military hospital, home for disabled. In one comitium thousands of miraculous medals distributed and rosaries.
Warsaw Comitium:
Last minutes February. Works included contact in the parks where good conversations take place and the miraculous medal accepted. Street contact also done in front of shops, churches. Visits are made to hospital and clinics. Translation of booklet by Frank Duff done. Comitium retreat held, new praesidium established and took part in PPC with Lublin.
Warsaw Praga Comitium:
Average attendance is from 12 to 16 members. Some praesidia organise adoration, processions, pilgrimages, parish ministry, contact with auxiliaries and the sick and lonely. Legionaries are supporting an alcoholic after rehab with spiritual care. Radio Maria apostolate promotes the legion and prayer.
ROMANIA
Satu Mar Regia:
July minutes to hand. 12 praesidia, 1 curia and 2 comitia attached. Most reports cover leading the rosary, adoration, cleaning and decorating the church as work. Visits are made to the sick. Radio Maria apostolate, roadside crosses are cleaned and prayers recited. One comitium organised bible camps for children. The regia celebrated its 15th anniversary and 25 years of the legion in Romania.
BELARUS
Minsk Comitium:
Average attendance is 27 monthly. 3 praesidia reported with 7,10 and 11 members. Mass was celebrated in 3 hospitals and 3 patients returned to confession after a long time. Queen of Angles Curia has 3 praesidia of 20 members, mostly elderly. They were advised that they need to do more outreach and apostolic work, to recruit and to work in pairs.
CROATIA
Zagreb Regia will celebrate its 70th anniversary on 8th November with the bishop celebrating the Mass.
Zadar Comitium has 7 praesidia and 2 curiae. Extension conducted and a Nazareth group (for small children) started. Curia Rijeka helped an elderly person to return to confession; a homeless shelter is visited. Home visitation, pilgrim statue conducted, 18 received the sacraments after visits. A new praesidium set up in Ostrich with 8 members visit the nursing homes, rehab centre and children with special needs. One person returned to confession after 40 years. Zagreb South Curia helped a family reconcile and they returned to confession after 20 years. One new praesidium set up.
LATVIA
Riga Comitium:
The comitium has 5 directly attached praesidia and two curiae. Mother of Christ praesidium St. James Parish, Riga has 4 active members and 14 auxiliaries. Legionaries visit the wards in the Latvian oncology hospital and invite those who are able to to attend Holy Mass. For those who are bedbound - the legionaries bring the priest to them with the necessary sacraments. They also visit a nursing for the visually impaired and assist bringing patients to the adoration chapel. From July 2025 to July 2026 there has been 29 anointing of the sick, 23 Confessions, 35 Holy communions and 1 Baptism. Visitation of praesidia featured in all minutes.
LITHUANIA
Kaunas Comitium
Minutes to June received. A praesidium in Kaunas reported having 8 active members, 2 praetorian members, 80 auxiliary members and their spiritual director is also spiritual director of the comitium. As a result of follow up work 2 young girls received the sacrament of Confession after 13 years and are now attending Holy Mass. A man who had been contemplating suicide was referred to the Capuchin friary for rehabilitation and is now on the RCIA programme. A homeless woman was reunited with her family and one woman received her first Holy communion. At the comitium meeting recruiting, extension and building up weak praesidia was discussed.
HUNGARY
Budapest Regia:
Minutes received up to September 2026. The Budapest Regia always promotes extension work and receives reports at the meeting. A curia on the first Saturday of every month, hold a Marian devotion, during which several hundred men kneel and pray the Rosary in the church square. They visit the sick and distribute the Catholic papers. They also volunteer with Radio Maria, where they lead the Rosary during live broadcasts. A presidium held a prayer service for First Communion children in June and presented them with rosaries. A curia consists of 12 praesidia with 88 active members. They present medals, distribute Catholic papers and host a program on Radio Maria. A praesidium reports nursing home visitation, sacristan duties. They maintain contact with their sick members, visit them, and help them receive the sacraments. They engage in apostolic work by distributing religious literature, holy cards, and rosaries. They try to reach out to others by offering prayers, Rosaries, and Miraculous Medals as gifts. A praesidium with 9 reports leading the Rosary before Mass, visiting their sick brothers and sisters and they transport people with limited mobility to Holy Mass by car.
AFRICA D
BURUNDI
Regia Burumbura gave their annual report: 35 comitia, 1,703 adult and 45 junior praesidia, almost 17,232 members in total in the senatus. Works include promotion of the Rosary, promotion of the Sacraments in preparation for Christmas and Easter, True Devotion to Mary, cultivation of lands for 43 vulnerable people, gaining 7 adult and 1 junior praesidia.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Senatus of Bangui:
The latest report received is dated August 9th 2026. The senatus reported 24 lapsed members who returned to their praesidia after home visitation by their legionary brothers and sisters. Legionaries do Adoration, and many attend the morning Mass on Saturdays, praying the Catena afterwards. Members are sent by their councils to watch over catechumens and teach them to pray the Rosary. From 11th to 14th March 2026, the senatus ran training days for the members of Yaloké (350 km from Bangui) and a new comitium, Our Lady of Hope was created. From 20th to 22nd
of March 2026, the annual general meeting took place, and all except one regia were present. Every council gave the report of their apostolic work and a Mass of thanksgiving took place. Regarding junior praesidia, a spiritual and cultural day was organised for them on 13th June 2026 at St. Saviour’s parish in the Archdiocese of Bangui. The juniors took part in different activities such as poems, religious songs, prayers and sketches. On 19th July 2026, the parish of St. Francis of Assisi welcomed young members to attend a talk on the theme ‘Hope never fails’, presented by the spiritual director, Fr. Grebalet. An annual outing took place at the Marian sanctuary of Ngou Komba and all the curiae and attached praesidia attended.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Senatus of Lubumbashi - Star of the Sea:
Last reports, June/July 2026. At Lubumbashi, the senatus celebrated the Acies on March 22nd 2026. It was reported that some regia, comitia and curiae had to postpone their Acies ceremonies to May, July and August due to the rainy season being a challenge for the members travelling long distances to attend. In May 2026 the ‘Mariathon’ took place, an event with procession, prayer of the Rosary and Holy Mass. The same month, over 250 legionaries visited the prison of Kasapa for 7 hours. In the premises, the Holy Mass was celebrated. They struggle to visit attached councils because of transportation costs. The councils do not give regular reports of their work. Some councils are still in need of legionary supply such as a table for the meeting. The translation of the handbook is still a work in progress.
Senatus of Kisangani:
On the Feast of the Assumption, accompanied by legionaries - 400 children were baptised and 149 couples formalised their marital status through a church wedding. Visits to the sick and the elderly. Thanks to the support of members, an entire Brahmin family converted to Catholicism. A widow, disabled as a result of the war, who still lives in a military garrison, is supported and accompanied by members. The opening of the Month of the Rosary took place in the presence of 500 members. The priest who celebrated Mass asked to join the Legion of Mary. A training session was organised at the Diocesan Centre in Kisangani for members, focusing on the founding of the Legion of Mary.
Senatus of Bukavu:
The president and two officers of the senatus visited the Regia of Uvira, where they attended the election of new officers and their installation. A retreat was organised for the spiritual directors of several councils. The councils visit one another to get to know each other better and share their experiences. In the Regia of Kindu, priority has been given to raising awareness amongst children and adults who are preparing to receive the sacraments in 2027, so that they may attend catechism classes. He has also noted with genuine satisfaction the gradual resumption of activities within the Senatus of Bukavu, despite the difficult security situation. Let us pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she may continue to keep the members of this council under her maternal protection.
Senatus of Kananga:
Comfort provided to 270 sick people in health centres through visits and prayers recited with them. Raising awareness amongst 111 Christians about praying the Rosary within the Living Ecclesial Communities. Encouraged 119 legionaries to combat idleness by inviting them to resume their weekly activities within their councils. 48 new adult and 4 youth members recruited.
Senatus of Butembo:
Minutes up to date. Average attendance 86 at senatus meetings, plus spiritual director. 3 comitia reported on baptism of infants, teaching Catechism to children, conversion from sects, couples counselled, help given to sick, poor, refugees, widows, orphans and prisoners on a large scale.
MAURITIUS
Regia of Rodrigues:
This year has been a blessing. Following pilgrimages, a new praesidium was formed, in the parish of Sainte Thérèse, Curepipe. It comprises 22 members. During the month of June, a procession was held with the Blessed Sacrament for Corpus Christi through the neighbourhoods and parishes, including Mass. The chaplain reminded all to promote the enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in families, through the Virgin Mary. The legionaries went out on their ‘Exploratio Dominicalis’ visits during July. A good number of people were visited and comforted in various regions. The Legion of Mary took part in a Marian Congress on 8 and 9 August, bringing together several movements and groups devoted to the Virgin Mary and working in her service. Three priests, a deacon (who is a legionary), and our Bishop, Mons. Michael Durhône, led the teachings and celebrated Masses.
RWANDA
Senatus of Kigali:
On Monday, 17th August 2026, the Kigali Senatus held its annual meeting of chaplains of the Legion of Mary. The meeting brought together 117 priests, including the chaplains of the two regia, Nyundo and Gikongoro, under the leadership of National Chaplain. Also, chaplains from all dioceses and chaplains of the curiae were present. The participants discussed the daily life of the Legion of Mary throughout the country and the major activities planned for the coming days. They were pleased to note that, overall, the Legion is thriving. Meetings and apostolic activities are well-organized. The curiae celebrated the Acies and also organized training sessions for members. Among the challenges faced are the expansion of Kigali and other cities, which has led to the displacement of some residents, including members. This has resulted in a decrease in the number of members and, in some units, a shortage of officers. The closure of some parishes has also negatively impacted attendance at praesidia and council meetings.
MOROCCO
Casablanca praesidium:
A retreat/planning day is taking place for all members of the country. 2 legionaries of this praesidium were married recently.
Rabat praesidium has recruited 3 new active members, total 23. They were advised to consider establishing a second praesidium.
TUNISIA
Cathedral praesidium await a good supply of handbooks before starting a new praesidium in a neighbouring parish.
La Goulette praesidium report on visiting hospitals, bereaved families and sick in their own homes. They hold a weekly Bible study group.
Ste. Jeanne d’Arc praesidium is in regular contact.
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SOME CONCILIUM ITEMS
Donations to Concilium
All doing so are thanked and kindly asked to ensure a note is included with donations, or an email is sent, addressed to the Concilium Treasurer to give the name of the council donating and the amount being donated. This greatly assists in ensuring all donations are acknowledged.
Relics of St. Therese and her parents were received at Legion headquarters and at the Morning Star Hostel received by the Archbishop of Dublin, Most Reverend Dermot Farrell and the closing Mass was celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Most Reverend Paul Dempsey. Thousands of people came to venerate the Relics over the 2 days of 2 and 3 October 2026.
Annual Mass for Servant of God Frank Duff will take place in St. Saviour’s Church, on Saturday, 14 November at 3 p.m.
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Concilium elections
Sr. Catherine Dempsey was nominated by Sr. Lóirín O’Leary and seconded by Br. Donal Fallon for the post of Assistant Secretary (Dublin). There being no further candidate Sr. Dempsey was elected for a 1st term.
There was no nomination for the post of Assistant Treasurer (De Montfort Trust).
Notice of Election was given for the posts of Assistant Secretary (Ireland) and Assistant Treasurer (Europe) due at the November Concilium meeting.
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EXTENSION WORKER
Sr. Christy Wallace commences a three-month assignment as Extension Worker in Slovenia on 1 November 2026. Please pray for her work there.
