Concilium Bulletin September 2014

ASIA

Holy Land: One praesidium was responsible for 20 people going back to Confession. Two junior praesidia with 28 students encouraged their families to return to Mass.

Armenia: The praesidium in Yerevan has 5 members. The news was received that a second praesidium has started in Gyumri City, taking the title, ‘Mother of Mercy,’ with Fr. Petros Yesayan as Spiritual Director. They encourage people back to the practice of the faith, do contact work near an abortion clinic and prepare people for Baptism.

Kazakhstan: Sr. Elizabeth Kriss has been keeping contact periodically and when priests from there go to Switzerland. The Legion operates in four parishes. The reporting praesidium has 10 members and 26 auxiliaries.

Thailand: The Miraculous Medal is widely used on home visitation. Work is done in remote areas, also helping recently arrived immigrants. Follow up work is on-going with converts. The Senatus also visits indigenous peoples.

Sri Lanka: 95 legionaries took part in extension drives, contacting 362 families. 5 Comitia, 3 Curiae and one praesidium reported over the 3 months. The praesidia giving statistics reported 1,794 active, 1,125 auxiliary, 65 Praetorian and 7 Adjutorian members.

Burma/Myanmar: Good contacts were made at a Marian Shrine Booth. 30 final year students were met in the Seminary. They continue to pray for their long-time correspondent, Eileen O’Reilly. Visitation of attached councils entails long and arduous journeys. The war has increased the number of refugees.

India
Karnataka Senatus: Extension and recruiting feature widely in reports. Muslims and Hindus receive the legionaries. Enthronement of homes to the Sacred Heart and funeral ministry are among their works.

Kerala Senatus has 16 Comitia, 13 Curiae and 32 affiliated praesidia. Catholics, Muslems and Hindus are met during home, hospital and prison visitation. Catechism is taught and Enthronement of the Sacred Heart promoted.

Ponticherry Senatus: The president has completed her second term and wrote to say that her life time’s ambition was achieved when she visited Concilium and met the correspondent in June 2013.

Mumbai Regia. Permission (by the Bishops) has been granted to start the Legion in two Dioceses. Legion Family Day had 125 legionaries and their families present. 50 priests attended the Spiritual Directors’ Conference. In addition to home and hospital visitation, very successful street contact is being done. Catholics and people of other faiths are met. The Causes of Frank Duff and Edel Quinn are widely promoted. They continue to visit Nepal, which is under their care, every three months. The number of praesidia in that country is on the increase and the Spiritual Directors gives them great attention.
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EUROPE
BELGIUM
Brussels Senatus: Two PPC projects were organised. Home visitation and apostolic work among prostitutes continues.

Antwerp Regia: One praesidium was restarted, and another with 10 members did contact work at a Youth Festival. Preparations have started to mark the 300th anniversary in May 2015 of the death of St. Louis Marie de Montfort.

DENMARK: Apostolate includes block Rosaries, monthly Enthronement of the Blessed Virgin, hospital visitation, adult catechesis, leading the Rosary at wakes and funerals.

FRANCE
Paris Regia: Progress has been made in visiting their 23 praesidia and 4 Curiae. An extension committee has been formed and an audit carried out. In Nice a lady reportedly received help through the intercession of Alfie Lambe. Reports were received from the Haitian, Congolese and Vietnamese praesidia. They care-take Martinique Comitium. In Guadeloupe the Comitium celebrated its 60th anniversary with Mass concelebrated by Bishop Jean-Yves Riocreax and a number of priests. Parish Regia is considering visiting Guadeloupe and Martinique next year.
Valence Regia: Recruiting is on-going. Works include participation in the Diocesan Synod on evangelisation, and good dialogue with nursing home residents. The Vietnamese Curia in Lyons has 4 praesidia and 20 members who visit Vietnamese families. Strasbourg Comitium: 21 legionaries took part in a PPC project, and one praesidium reported the return to the faith by one lady.

ENGLAND
Birmingham Senatus: Extension efforts continue and a new praesidium started following a PPC project by Maltese legionaries. A Service of Light in Solihull on Good Friday attracted many young people, some moved to tears, including one drug addict. 933 homes were visited in 6 months by legionaries in Sheldon Parish resulting in one lady returning to the Church before she died. Two caravans of the Travelling Community were blessed and a picture of the Sacred Heart enthroned. A recruiting drive resulted in two new members. One lapsed Catholic returned to the Sacraments, and a lapsed couple agreed to have their two children baptised. Junior legionaries attended the baptism and reception into the Church of one of their friends.

Northampton Comitium has 5 directly attached praesidia and a Curia of 4 praesidia. Auxiliary members are visited regularly, new parishioners welcomed, and follow-up is done to families after Baptisms and First Communion. A recruiting drive was held in Aylesbury. Leicester Curia reported contact work done at the University, and a book barrow in Leicester city centre.

Liverpool Senatus: The junior praesidium at St Anselm’s College has 14 members, and on the Isle of Man the Spiritual Director suggested visiting the parishes of Ramsey, Castletown and Peel with a view to extension. The book barrow yields many good contacts. Praesidia in Middlesbrough Comitium guide children in preparing for the Sacraments. St. Helen’s Curia had a recruiting drive. Our Lady Mother of Good Counsel praesidium is in existence for 81 years.

Brentwood Comitium has a new Spiritual Director, Fr. Robert Page. Tributes were paid to former Spiritual Director. Dr. Fr.Selvini. Following a Congress in June last a questionnaire was distributed and legionaries voted the most popular works were door-to-door visitation, recruitment and care of auxiliaries. The Comitium also undertakes instruction of Traveller children, book barrow, and juniors being trained in visitation.

Southwark Comitium: Br. Ray and Sr. Annette Mulrooney met with the Treasurer while in London on visitation to Brent & Harrow.
Central London Curia has 18 senior praesidia attached. Recruiting and extension feature strongly. 50 attended the Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory. Three praesidia reported having 4 Patrician meetings during the year. Enfield and Harringey Curia: A chance meeting in Myra House with Fr. Lylia Fernando, OMI resulted in his determination to set up a praesidium in his parish in Kilburn. West Middlessex Curia: The newest praesidium in the Curia formed in Feb. 2013 is the strongest and most vibrant with 20 full members, 6 probationers, 34 auxiliaries and a junior praesidium attached. A Slovakian priest who acted as Spiritual Director for several months was so impressed with the Legion system that he plans to start a praesidium on his return to his own country.

WALES
Cardiff Comitium has two Curiae and a total of nine praesidia. Works include conducting Eucharistic Services when a priest is not available. Swansea Curia has 4 praesidia, 26 active and 46 auxiliary members. Night crowd contact has been started at Swansea Train Station. Street rescue, crowd contact and homosexual apostolate are done every week. One contact in a Gay Bar who was offered a Miraculous Medal, went to confession.

GERMANY
Frankfurt Senatus: The correspondent spent 6 days meeting the officers of attached councils. Among the suggestions made was to include Extension on every agenda. 45 attended a Congress on Frank Duff held in 7th June. The Senatus will undertake a visit to Antwerp Regia on behalf of Concilium.

Cologne Regia reports a new praesidium and the Filipino praesidium tells of 8 legionaries taking their Promise. In Munich Regia work reports include contact with street girls and homosexuals. Extension work is widely carried out and a new Curia was formed at Regensburg. Berlin Comitium has 8 praesidia and a Korean Curia. Two PPC projects were hosted from Austria and Munich. In Freiburg Comitium 14 Swiss and German legionaries did street contact work on May 18th, and the Frankfurt Korean Curia, with 14 praesidia had an attendance of 87 at its Acies.

SWITZERLAND
Zurich Comitium report a new praesidium in Untervaz and one is proposed in Davos. A non-Catholic retreat resulted in one Baptism and 3 people receiving weekly instruction. 60 auxiliaries were recruited.

SIBERIA, under the caretakeship of Germany, has 5 praesidia attached. Extension was undertaken and works include promoting the Mother of God Icon and holding retreats. Sr. Birgit Metzler and Sr. Renate Seber visited Siberia in September.

NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam Regia: The new praesidium in Amsterdam has 5 active and 1 probationary member, plus 7 auxiliaries. In Rotterdam the Cape Verde Curia with 3 praesidia, visited drug addicts, street girls and the families of prisoners, resulting in 18 Baptisms, 3 people Confirmed and 1 marriage regularised.

NORWAY has two praesidia – One in Tonsberg with 10 members and 12 auxiliaries and one in Drammen with 6 members and 17 auxiliaries. Works include catechesis, home visitation, a Marian procession and visiting the sick. Swiss legionaries visited both praesidia following their PPC project in Bergen.

SCOTLAND: Dundee Curia hosted 6 PPC projects in the past 5 years leading to the formation of 2 new praesidia. To encourage a house-bound auxiliary member to pray for the Legion, a map of the world was presented to her. The hosting of the Commonwealth Games kept legionaries busy doing contact work among the participants and attendees. Ayrshire Curia visited an impressive number of schools during May. The Christmas Crib at a Shopping Centre enabled many good contacts to be made.

SWEDEN: Br. Tony Kirstein and his wife Bernie went to Sweden for the formation of the first Curia. A meeting was arranged with Bishop Anders. Reports from praesidia in Malmo and Vaxjo include visitation of people in isolated areas and nursing homes where they are especially welcomed by non-Catholic residents. The Swedish Handbook awaits Imprimatur. Br. Turnbull in Warrington Curia and Br. and Sr. Kirstein have done great work on the new translation.
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IRISH PROVINCIAL REPORT

COMITIA
Cloyne Comitium: Supplemented by legionaries from Cork legionaries are doing home visitation in 4 parishes. Miraculous Medals are being distributed and homes blessed. Baptisms are being arranged. Two legionaries were present at the 100th birthday celebrations of Ina Griffin, a former active member and still an Adjutorian. Most of the praesidia in East Cloyne Curia do home visitation with the Fatima Statue in addition to other works. The Commemoration Ceremony of the 70th anniversary of the death of Venerable Edel Quinn took place in Castlemagner on 12th May with a very large attendance. Bishop Crean was Chief Concelebrant of Holy Mass and the homilist was Fr. Eamonn McCarthy. Cork: One praesidium is responsible for the weekly running of the Fr. O’Leary Boys’ Club for boys aged 13 – 17. A decade of the Rosary is recited and spiritual contact made with the boys. A decade of the Rosary is also recited at the junior boys club aged 8 – 12 years. Glounthaune praesidium has 6 members and 10 auxiliaries. They visit hospitals and nursing homes, carry out Pilgrim Statue visitation and promote the Rosary. A Mass in honour of Venerable Edel Quinn was celebrated by the Comitium in May. Coronata Curia: Two reporting praesidia do home and hospital and Pilgrim Statue visitation. Queen of Peace Curia: The works of the 4 reporting praesidia with a total of 96 auxiliaries do home and hospital visitation, and street contact. Muire na Gras Curia: One of the three reporting praesidia visited the First Holy Communion children in two schools. Another praesidium visits homes where they recruit for the annual worldwide Rosary Bouquet, which is sent to Fatima for Our Lady’s Birthday.

Kerry Comitium: Milltown praesidium has 5 members who undertake home and hospital visitation and help organise the Corpus Christi Procession. Four of the 7 members of Fossa praesidium are Praetorians and they have 20 auxiliaries. Works include hospital and nursing home visitation, organising 24-hour Rosaries on special occasions and visiting homes with the Fatima Statue. On Wednesday evenings, 7 students from the Community College visit St. Columbanus Home with the legionaries. Four praesidia collaborate in this work.

Mid Clare Comitium: Clarecastle praesidium has 5 members who have a weekly apostolate in a Day Care Centre. They coordinate 14 Advent and Lenten home Prayer Groups through the Church Newsletter and local Newspaper. Members of Ballyea praesidium visited homes in one area. Help was given at the Legion Booth during the Willie Clancy Festival. The MEP Project in Ennis on 9/10 June had 32 legionaries taking part. Of the 623 homes visited, 185 lapsed and 72 non-Catholics were met. Efforts are being made to re-start a praesidium.
Fr. Colm Mannion, OP, their Correspondent before joining the Dominicans, celebrated Mass for the Comitium in Clarecastle Church on Tuesday 9th July

CURIAE

Birr/Roscrea Curia: Members of Kinnitty praesidium sell Catholic Newspapers, do works of service and promote the Pioneers. The works of a praesidium in Roscrea include nursing home and hospital visitation, book barrow in the Church grounds and Patrician meetings. The junior praesidium meeting in St. Joseph’s Guesthouse, Roscrea has 6 girls and 2 boys. They play music for residents in nursing homes, serve Mass in the Cistercian Monastery and help the senior praesidium with their Marian Procession on the Feast of the Assumption. Dunkerrin praesidium tidied up a Mass Rock site with a Church of Ireland parishioner using his machinery. A Mass was celebrated on the site in June with 300 present.

Limerick Curia: At the request of Fr. Ryan, Legion members attended the Diocesan Charismatic Conference and set up a Legion Promotion Stand. The reporting praesidia have a total of 152 auxiliaries. Limerick legionaries had a table at a parish event where 5 auxiliaries were recruited. Hospital, home and visitation of 6 nursing homes is carried out in Newcastlewest and they arranged for a feature on the Legion on local radio. Castletroy legionaries addressed the Confirmation classes in 3 Primary Schools. Home visitation and visits to University Students living in the parish is a feature of their work.

Lismore Curia: Members of one praesidium take Our Lady’s Statue to homes in the parish. At the annual Mass at St. Declan’s Well, Miraculous Medals and prayer leaflets were distributed. A Commemoration Mass was celebrated for Venerable Edel Quinn on the 14th May.

Ross Curia: Darrara praesidium has 8 members whose works include Church cleaning and sale of Catholic Newspapers. First Holy Communicants are given Miraculous Medals.

Waterford Curia: A copy of the annual audit for 2013 has been received. Their annual May Procession in honour of Our Lady took place on Sunday 25th May. A statue of Our Lady was carried through the city to the Dominican Church. About 300 people including members of the African community attended. An MEP Project took place in Ballybricken and St. John’s parishes on 11/12 August. They visited almost 3000 homes with no replies in over half of them. 20 people gave their names for active membership. 8 non-legionaries attended the Patrician meetings, including a 17 year old boy. One young man aged 21 went to Confession and a sick man had his Confession heard and received Holy Communion.

DUBLIN NORTHSIDE CURIAE
(Reports for July & August 2014)

Presentata Curia: In the last year one praesidium lost 2 members but gained one, a lady met during home visitation. They also organise a weekly Holy Hour and assist at a Social for those with special needs. 68 Maria Legionis are distributed. Each week a member of another praesidium cleans Presentata House. Monthly visitation of the Phoenix Care Centre, formerly St Brendan’s Hospital, is welcomed by staff, security and patients alike. A Regina Coeli Hostel Patrician meeting had 8 residents and 5 legionaries in attendance.

Exaltata Curia: One praesidium has 9 members; the majority are African and their apostolate is mainly to their own community. They assisted legionaries from Phibsboro in an Exploratio Dominicalis project to Balbriggan in August. Crowd contact is done in Blanchardstown Shopping Centre and in Huntstown. Every week they help with Church cleaning. Home visitation is one of their works. In May the praesidium formed a bi-monthly Prayer Group which was attended by parishioners and the local parish priest. Every week 2 of the 7 members of another praesidium visit patients of St Mary’s Hospital in the Phoenix Park and distribute Holy Communion. Most weeks two pairs do home visitation. The Ceili Community are helped to promote their Parish Retreats. A presentation on the Miraculous Medal was warmly received by 6th class students in two schools.

Bethlehem Curia: This council has 12 praesidia. 12 Patricians and 2 legionaries attended a discussion on the Christian Family while 14 attended the quarterly Frank Duff prayer meeting. One praesidium did contact work at Smithfield Luas Stop on Alfie Lambe’s anniversary. Along with home visitation they called on Public Houses, shops, a hotel, a Medical Centre and a Health Club. Up to 24 attended their quarterly Edel Quinn promoter meeting in Dominic Street. A praesidium with 8 members has 2 Praetorians. Of 4 visitors, one joined another praesidium. Street contact is done regularly; in wet weather the entrance to the Pro-Cathedral is the venue. Many foreign nationals were contacted at a bookstand in the Garden of Remembrance. 21 people attended a two- hour prayer meeting on the eve of the Feast of the Sacred Heart in honour of the opening of the Year of the Holy Name of Jesus.

Porta Coeli Curia: One praesidium with 5 members has 2 Praetorians and 53 auxiliaries, including one Adjutorian. The works include a monthly Patrician meeting, a Frank Duff Prayer Group, promoting Adoration and nursing home visitation. Another praesidium is involved in organising a Corpus Christi procession in the parish. When invited by the priest they undertake a funeral apostolate. 77 Maria Legionis are delivered. Home visitation and visitation of the sick and elderly complete their works.

Veneranda Curia: A praesidium with 6 full members and one probationer has 114 auxiliary members. They are well known in the elderly complex they visit and often invited in. The Legion runs the bookstall in the Church and enrols people into the Lourdes Associate Collection. Another praesidium has 92 auxiliary members. During home visitation they meet people from many nationalities. A Buddhist Vietnamese lady invited them in for bowls of soup and a chat. The praesidium runs a DVD and book lending service in three Churches. An ill man, antagonistic towards the Church, eventually accepted a Scapular and received three Sacraments before a happy death.

Consolata Curia: One praesidium has grown from 2 to 6 members due to publicity in the local Newsletter and promotion over two weekends within the Church. With the help of a religious teacher, an Information Pack on the Legion was distributed in the Secondary School; work is on-going to set up an intermediate praesidium. During nursing home visitation visitors join in the singing and dancing while on another day residents are brought to the Chapel to join in a Rosary, Benediction and silent prayer. During the year 4 new members took the promise in another praesidium, bringing the total to 9. They also had 4 visitors. They have over 100 auxiliaries and one Adjutorian member. Three active members are Praetorians. During home visitation a lady with M.S. is helped with gardening and personal affairs and has become a good friend of the legionaries. The Director of Nursing in a nursing home is keen to expand the Legion’s role. 100 Packs were presented to Confirmation children and the Principal was enthusiastic about the establishment of a Pioneer Group.
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AFRICA

Yvory Coast: During the period April to June 2014 four Praesidia, a Curia, three Comitia and a Regia gave their Annual Reports to the Senatus. The combined membership of these groups is: 14,473 Active, (of whom 2,082 are Praetorians); 2,913 Auxiliary, (of whom 1,028 are Adjutorian). They made 210,996 visits to people in their homes and in various other locations. During these visits they contacted 1,698,845 people, the majority of them Catholic, but also Methodists, Jehovah Witnesses, Muslims, various Sects and people with no religion. The result of their endeavours was: families reconciled, 504; marriages regularised, 729; returns to Mass, 984; baptisms, 7,502; Confirmations, 1,493; Sacrament of Reconciliation, 933; Sacrament of the Sick, 273; Catechumens enrolled, 12,000. They also visited 157,308 sick people in their homes and 419,214 in hospitals. The Legion is expanding all the time and they are in the process of procuring a more complete picture of its structure throughout the country. To this end they are trying to appoint correspondents to assist with the work. A week-end Retreat for officers in which it is hoped that up to 1,000 legionaries may take part, is being planned. Ever since they undertook a Mission to the neighbouring country, Mali, in October 2013, they have maintained contact with the Legion there and recently a Spiritual Director from Mali attended a meeting of the Senatus in Abidjan. They are expecting to receive shortly a comprehensive report on the structure of the Legion in Mali.

TOGO
Senatus of Lome: A report was given on the meeting with officers of some neighbouring countries held during the first week-end in August. Of the attendance of nearly 50 legionaries, 15 came from Benin, Burkina-Faso, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The Spiritual Director of the Senatus of Ivory Coast congratulated and thanked the Senatus of Lome for hosting and organising the event. Preparations for the PPC to Ghana are on-going. Many Curiae reported on having organised Exploratio Dominicalis projects, most on having junior praesidiae, returns to the Sacraments, marriages regularised and enrolment in Catechism classes, plus conversions. Among those contacted were many Muslims and those of the traditional African religion. Extension is on-going. The general audit was done. The final comprehensive report on the visit of 2 legionaries to Senegal has been received.

CAMEROUN
Douala Senatus: The July meeting was the first Senatus meeting held in the newly build Marian Centre. Regia Bertoua reported that the Legion exists in every parish in 4 Dioceses and that in Yokadouma Diocese only 2 parishes do not have the Legion. Most Councils reporting have at least 1 junior praesidium, but 3 Dioceses have no juniors. One new Curia was set up titled, ‘Our Lady of Providence’. Following an Exploratio Dominicalis held in the 2 Parishes of Eseka, 50 adults and 38 juniors were recruited, resulting in 4 new praesidia being set-up. Yaoundé Regia reported that 4 new praesidia were set up in the Central Prison. With the existing 2 praesidia a new Curia was established in the prison and was formerly inaugurated with Holy Mass. In the Diocese of Bafia a new Comitium was established in Ntui. The Legion Chaplain complimented the Legion on the great extension work they are doing. Other Exploratio Dominicalia projects and Patrician meetings were reported on. At the general Bishops’ Conference of the Cameroun the Legion of Mary was congratulated. The new Handbook has been printed and is ready for distribution. Some Muslims were converted. Contact with Tchad is on-going.

REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Brazzaville Regia: Visitation of councils and praesidia are undertaken regularly, in particular where elections of council officers are taking place. Work reports include home and hospital visitation, street contact, teaching catechism, organising the Liturgy, visiting prisoners, widows, orphans and the poor. A Comitium organised a Day of Formation for their praesidia and Curiae officers. Legionaries of the Regia are encouraged each month to read various extracts from legionary publications for on-going formation. In the Diocese of Owando, 412 legionaries attended the Acies of Our Lady of Victories Comitium. Many legionary activities were organised that same weekend, including the visitation of homes in the parish. 500 people were contacted – Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, pagan, atheist and members of sects. One request for Confession was made; one person promised to come and pray in the Church and a poor abandoned person was discovered.

BENIN REPUBLIC
The average membership of the senior praesidia reporting was 17 and of the junior praesidia reporting to junior Curia was 26. Persons and families of all religions and none are included in the Legion’s outreach with good results in conversions, returns to the Sacraments and marriages regularised. From 30th May onwards, a programme of events to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Legion in the country has been in progress. The Spiritual Director of Comé Comitium asked that council meetings accommodate the local language (in this case, Fon) as well as French.
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MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA

MEXICO
There are 2 Senatus and 3 Regia in Mexico.
Mexico City Senatus: The praesidia directly attached to the Senatus have increased from 6 to 11. The Senatus has an extension worker who visits councils, attends meetings, officers meetings and so on. A representative of the Body for Lay Movements attended and addressed the Senatus meeting in June. A Youth Conference was also held in June.

Merida Senatus: 5 Comitia, 5 Curiae and 6 praesidia reported during this period. All councils and praesidia report large numbers of active and auxiliary members. Legion works indicate contact with big numbers of families who have joined one or other of the sects; some have returned to the practice of the Catholic faith. They also meet large numbers of Catholics who have just discontinued to practice and they say that this category is the least open to dialogue. A Parish Priest invited the legionaries to set up the Legion and do visitation in his parish to counteract the sects. A number of scripture groups have been set up to help people to read understand and meditate on scripture. There is an improvement in the junior movement including a number of new praesidia for boys.

Durango Regia: Attached presidia and Curiae are visited. The Hierarchy appreciate the help and perseverance of the legionaries. The monthly correspondence from Concilium is read and discussed at the Regia meetings.

Monterrey Regia: Legionaries manned a stand in a gathering of different apostolic movements where they spoke to a large number of interested persons. Some praesidia carried out a home-to- home census. An attached Curia reported the setting up of a junior praesidium with 10 members, while another reported 3 new adult praesidia, each with about 9 members. Another Curia reported book barrow work where they meet large numbers of people and distribute hand-outs with religious formation. During the six weeks of Lent legionaries conducted Stations of the Cross in a housing estate and finished with Mass and refreshments.

Guadalajara Regia: Most of the Legion work is of the consolation nature. 100 Miraculous Medals and leaflets were distributed after Mass on the 27 November. One praesidium reported setting up another paresidium.

CENTRAL AMERICA
NICARAGUA
Managua: This council comprises 2 Comitia, 4 Curiae and 2 junior praesidia. The legionaries are preparing to set up a Comitium in the Diocese of Santo Tomas de Chotales. The Legion in the Diocese is scattered. A Comitium to govern the Diocese would resolve the problem. Two new praesidia were set up, one in each of the two Comitia. 370 prisoners were visited; 30 went to confession. A Mass attended by all the prisoners was organised by the legionaries.
Regia of Panama: A praesidium recruited 77 auxiliaries. They do the usual Legion works including street contact. 90 homes were consecrated to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Legionaries participate in a radio programme. There are plans to set up a Curia in a new Diocese and eventually a Comitium to govern that area.

EL SALVADOR
Senatus of San Salvador: A new junior praesidium was set up. The usual Legion works are carried out including an apostolate to cancer patients. 90 prisoners were visited. Legionaries baptised a still-born baby. Children under 5 years of age are taught to say the Rosary and Legion Prayers.
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