Our Pastor is required by cannon law to proclaim the
word of God to those living in his parish. This includes, the
specific requirement to, with the collabortion of the faithfull, make
every effort to bring the gospel message to those also who have given
up religious practice or who do not profess the true faith.
The only way to reach every person in the parish is to go door-to-door,
house by house and proclaim the gospel to every person in the parish.
At the request of our pastor, and under his guidence, the Legion
of Mary is doing just that.
Our primary goal in this effort is to bring glory to God through our
own sanctification. We go door-to-door, following the example of
Mary who said to the servants at the wedding of Cana "Do whatever he
[Jesus] tells you." It is Jesus who said in Mark 16:15 "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature"
We invite nonpracticing Catholics to practice. To come back home,
to receive a good confession, and return to the Lord's Table, receiving
His body, His blood, His soul, and His divinity in the Eucharist every
Sunday and holy day of obligation -- or even every day.
We invite unbaptized children, teenagers, adults, and senior citizens
to receive Baptism, forgiving all their sins (original sin and actual
sins), clothing them with Christ, and making them Christian and a
brother or sister of Jesus Christ. We also invite them to
Confirmation, to complete their baptism, more fully joining them to
Christ, helping them to grow in faith, wisdom, and understanding.
We invite those who have grown up as protesters of the Church to be
received into the Church; to accept the bride of Christ as their
Mother; and to live in the community that is His body. We welcome
them to worship God, to receive Him, and to join together with him in
one, for after their conversion they will be blessed and favored to
receive the very body and blood, soul, and divinity, of He who rules
the world and who died so that their sins may be forgiven.
It is our desire to invite all practicing Catholics to join us in this
mission. Please come to one of our meetings. We are always in need of those who will join
our ranks, and under the standard of Mary, seek to bring Christ to
those living in the parish and in the world.
It is our desire that all practicing Catholics unable or unwilling to
join us as active member of the Legion of Mary, join us as praying
members. The requirements of such membership are simply to pray
the Rosary daily, and say a few more prayers.
From the Code of Cannon Law:
Can. 528 §1 The parish priest has the obligation of ensuring that
the word of God is proclaimed in its entirety to those living in the
parish. He is therefore to see to it that the lay members of Christ's
faithful are instructed in the truths of faith, especially by means of
the homily on Sundays and holydays of obligation and by catechetical
formation. He is to foster works which promote the spirit of the
Gospel, including its relevance to social justice. He is to have a
special care for the catholic education of children and young people.
With the collaboration of the faithful, he is to make every effort to
bring the gospel message to those also who have given up religious
practice or who do not profess the true faith.
Legion of Mary