Concilium News September 2011

Concilium News September 2011

90th Anniversary of the Legion of Mary

Reports were presented at the Concilium Meeting on the celebrations in Dublin to mark the 90th Anniversary of the foundation of the Legion. There was an Open Day at the Concilium headquarters and in the adjoining Legion Hostels, the Regina Coeli and the Morning Star, on Wednesday 7 September. This included an Exhibition showing photographs and some of the history of the Legion and of the Founder, the Servant of God Frank Duff. Mass was celebrated in Our Lady of the Angels’ Capuchin Church in Church Street in the evening. Celebrations were held also in Myra House, Francis Street, where the first Legion meeting was held. On Saturday 10 September there was Eucharistic Adoration all day in the Church of St. Nicholas of Myra, Francis Street and Mass was celebrated in the evening. There was an Exhibition on both Saturday 10 September and Sunday 11 September in Myra House.

Peregrinatio Pro Christo

A report on the Peregrinatio Pro Christo showed that there were 20 projects to Britain in 2011. There were projects also to Finland, Berlin and Amsterdam.

Change of Date of Concilium Meeting in June 2012

Correspondents were asked to remind councils that as the International Eucharistic Congress takes place in Dublin 10 – 17 June 2012, the Concilium meeting that month will be held on Saturday 9 June at 3 p.m.

Visitors

Among visitors to the meeting were Rev. Fr. Emanuel Wahyu Widodo, Spiritual Director, and Mary Irawan, Theresia Maria Dowi Sumargo and Yulia Herawati, Malang Senatus, Indonesia; and Marko Knezevic and Ivan Medic, Our Lady of the Snow Curia, Petrinja, Croatia.