Concilium News June 2010

June 2010 Concilium News

Election of Concilium Assistant Secretary

Nominations were sought for the office of Assistant Secretary of the Concilium as Liam Hayden had completed his second term. Two candidates were proposed and seconded and following a ballot, Pat O’Donoghue was elected.

Visit to Brazil

Tommy McCabe, Concilium President; Paddy Fay, Concilium Secretary; Tadgh McMahon and Pat O’ Donoghue, Concilium Correspondents, reported on their recent action packed 15 day visit to the Legion in Brazil. They met with the Apostolic Nuncio and a number of Archbishops and Bishops, visited Council meetings and held worthwhile meetings with officers from various councils, discussing many aspects including formation, the apostolate, extension of the Legion, administration, government and structure of the Legion Councils.

One of the high points of the visit was the two day annual national Legion Pilgrimage of approx. 80,000 legionaries to the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Patroness of Brazil. In Aparecida, they attended an inspiring conference of officers, including many of the Spiritual Directors, of the eight Senatus and one Regia of Brazil directly affiliated to the Concilium, and some other Regiae, one group of officers making a 55 hour bus journey to be there!

The eight Senatus: Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador, Sao Luis, Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Ponta Grossa and their attached Regiae and the Regia of Brasilia have an active membership of more than 400,000.

Tommy McCabe, on behalf of the Concilium, thanked the legionaries of Brazil for their wonderful welcome.