Concilium News December 2010
Concilium News December 2010
New Regia for Romania
The Concilium approved the raising of Satu Mare Comitium, Romania, which is presently attached to Budapest Regia, Hungary, to Regia, to govern the Hungarian-speaking councils in the Dioceses of Satu Mare and Oradea Mare and for extension of the Legion in the Diocese of Timisoara. The new Regia will be affiliated directly to the Concilium.
New Regia for Brazil
The Concilium approved the raising of Maria Mãe da Igreja Comitium in the Diocese of Imperatriz, a suffragan diocese of São Luís Archdiocese, in the State of Maranhão, Brazil, to Regia, to govern the Legion in the Dioceses of Imperatriz, Grajaú and Balsas. The new Regia will be affiliated to the São Luís Senatus.
70th Anniversary of the Legion of Mary in France
The 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Legion of Mary in France was celebrated in Nevers, where the first praesidium in France was established in 1940 by the late Veronica O’Brien. Three Bishops and about 200 legionaries from France and several other countries took part in the celebrations on the weekend of 20/21 November 2010. Michael McManus, Anne and Aodán O Briain, and Enda Dunleavy represented the Concilium. It was fitting that the Legion whose meetings take place around a statue of the Immaculate Conception, should start in Nevers where St. Bernadette, to whom Our Lady appeared in Lourdes and announced: “I am The Immaculate Conception”, entered the Convent of St. Gilldard, the Mother House of the Sisters of Nevers, and where her incorrupt body lies.
Meeting in Rome in preparation for Proposed Congress of African Laity in 2012
At the invitation of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, the Concilium was represented at a meeting in Rome on 4 December 2010 to discuss a proposed Congress of African Laity to be held in Africa in early 2012. Janet Lowthe and Enda Dunleavy, represented the Concilium. Representatives from various lay associations and ecclesial movements attended and made submissions. A concise statement of the strength of the Legion in Africa and its multi-faceted apostolate was made on behalf of the Concilium and a booklet with more details was given to the Pontifical Council.