Long time no see !

First of all... my apologies.

I did not update this blog in a loooong time. Most of our news are now published in our Facebook page which you can access without being a member of Facebook.

Mater Dei is still very much active. While some legionaries had left this praesidium after the conference, Fr Agnelus moved to England for example, Luigi moved to Dublin,.. we still have 10 active members. .

So our activities as Legionnaires keep going. 

Most recently we organised a procession in Wexford town in honor our Lady of Fatima on the 101 anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun. A Gran' Premiere for Wexford which did not see such religious event on Main Street in years. For the occasion, our eldest member organised yellow jackets with "Legion of Mary" written on it.. in just couple of days. Fr Michael Doyle, our new Spiritual director, leaded the whole rosary (15 mysteries) all through. Despite rain and grey weather, no miracle of the sun that day !, we gathered around 50 people, from 5 years to.... older !

Once again, we thank the Franciscan Friary to help us to host this event.

Some of us went on PPC. Two legionaries went to the UK and one came back to his own country... in  Lourdes. Regarding this last, a full report will be published on this blog.

We participated also to the Rosary on the Coast of Ireland (and beyond) the Sunday 7th of October. Fair play to one legionary who took in charge the devotion to our Lady that day near the Tourist Office in town.

During the sad abortion referendum, most legionaries were involved in the NO campaign. Despite a great campaign, the victory of the Yes sounded like a great defeat for the partisans of God given life No more than today, souls need directions. This is the "raison d'être" of the Legion of Mary. .

Many other events occurred. Among them, two legionaries decided to go in the street of Wexford and stand not far from the Pubs on a Saturday night.... Distributing Miraculous Medals to the lads going to drink and dance ! And it worked ! Most young lads were happy to receive it and at no moment our two legionaries faced aggressivity or hostility.

This is it for today. For instant and more recent updates please go to our Facebook page.

Many, many blessings in Our Lord Jesus and Mary.

Acies

"The purpose of the Acies is to renew and deepen our Consecration to Mary at least once a year. That consecration is at the heart of our vocation in the Legion. The project of the true devotion to Mary is never done once and for all but we must keep going back to the basic principles and try to live them better throughout our lives. What does it mean? It means belonging totally to Mary. Absolutely nothing must be held back. I am all yours: every thing I am or possess, spiritual and material goods, past, present and to come. I will to give every moment of my life to Mary. Why? Let us answer in the words of St. Louis Marie de Montfort: 'the essence of the devotion consists in giving ourselves up entirely to the Most Holy Virgin in the quality of slave in order to belong wholly to Jesus Christ; and in the next place to do all our actions with Mary, in Mary, by Mary, for Mary in order to do them more perfectly with Jesus, in Jesus, by Jesus, and for the Jesus our last end.' The shorthand of all the work of De Montfort and our Founder is to Jesus through Mary"

The Acies for the Ferns Curia was held on Sunday 19 March 2017, feast of Saint Joseph, in the Saint Francis friary in Wexford town. Nearly 60 legionaries attended.

Tea (lots !), biscuits, homemade cakes and fresh sandwiches provided by Wild & Native restaurant in Rosslare, were offered at the end of the ceremony. Every Wexford legionaries were involved in the service.

The Mater Dei Praesidium wish to thank the Grey Franciscans and everyone involved, for the Glory of God, through Mary, our Queen.