Nominations were sought for the office of Assistant Secretary of Concilium as Ann Murray had completed her first 3 year term. Ann Murray was proposed and seconded and as there were no other nominations, she was duly elected Assistant Secretary for a second term.

Tommy McCabe,Concilium President and Paddy Fay, Concilium correspondent for the Legion in Korea represented the Concilium recently at a meeting in the offices of the Pontifical Council for the Laity ,Rome .The Legion was invited to participate and contribute to this meeting , in preparation for a Congress of Catholic lay people from Asia on Evangelization, to be held in Seoul ,Korea August/September 2010 .

There has been significant growth and development of the Legion in Malawi in recent years. The Concilium approved, subject to ecclesiastical agreement, the raising of four Comitia (St Peter's,Mzuzu Diocese , Maula, Lilongwe Diocese , Dedza,Dedza Diocese and Balaka, Mangochi Diocese ) to Regia status and the raising of Blantyre Regia to Senatus,to govern the Archdiocese of Blantyre and the six suffragen dioceses of Malawi

Recently the Legion in Panama was visited on behalf of Concilium by two legionaries from Bogota, Colombia and found the Legion working very well. A proposal to raise Panama City Comitium in the Panama Archdiocese to Regia status was approved, subject to ecclestical permission by the Concilium, two affiliated Curiae are to be raised to Comitium status and the Legion in the Country will then be governed by the Regia in Panama City with 2 Comitia, 9 Curiae and 13 directly attached praesidia.

The Concilium approved, subject to ecclesiastical permission the raising of Nuestra Senora del Rosario Comitium in Puebla City to Regia and affiliating the Legion in the Archdiocese of Puebla and the Archdiocese of Jalapa and the corresponding 11 Suffragen Dioceses and to affiliate it to Mexico Senatus.

So spoke the headlines of La Vie Catholique announcing the death of His Eminence Cardinal Jean Margéot of Mauritius at the age of 93. The Legion of Mary owes a great debt to the late Cardinal. Edel Quinn arrived in Mauritius on 22nd January 1940, and on April 28th held her first Curia meeting there for 19 newly founded praesidia. Archbishop Leen appointed his youngest priest as Spiritual Director of that Curia, Fr. Jean Margéot. He was a tower of strength to Edel and also a keen observer of her. His appreciation of her spirit is to be judged by the testimony, which he gave of her sanctity and heroic quality to the local tribunal of her Cause. His words echo the words of Frank Duff about her in an extraordinary way. His opinion of her and the movement she introduced is evidenced by his subsequent encouragement and support of the Legion during the rest of his long life. So much so that the Osservatore Romano in its list of important roles filled by the late Cardinal includes that of "animator of the Legion of Mary".

A letter from Mme. Lorna Lamy, President of Port Louis Regia, tells of the sorrow of all the legionaries of Mauritius and Rodrigues at his passing, describing it as the loss of an indefatigable servant of the Lord and His Mother who, through his vision, introduced them into the universality of the church as a true pastor does. "It is a grateful nation, she adds, that renders homage and unceasing thanks to God for bestowing such a gift on us."

The Concilium agreed, subject to ecclesiastical agreement, to raise:

1. Immaculate Conception Comitium, Nsuka to Regia and attaching 5 other Comitia to this new Regia
2. Gate of Heaven Comitium, Abakaliki to Regia and attaching 5 other Comitia.

The Annual Commemoration Ceremony for The Servant of God Frank Duff took place on Sunday 7th June 2009 in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. Fr. Liam O'Cuiv gave an inspiring address on many of the important aspects of the Legion including the special place of Mary among legionaries and the practice of True Devotion to Mary. The ceremony concluded with the Rosary and a procession to the grave of Frank Duff.

On Sunday June 28th 2009, the Commemorative Mass for the Servant of God, Alfie Lambe took place in The Church of the Assumption, Tullamore, Co. Offaly. The Chief Celebrant and Homilist was Fr. Martin Halpin P.P. and concelebrated with five other priests including Fr. Oliver Skelly P.P., Vice Postulator of the Cause and Fr. Lorenzo Bracken, former school classmate of Alfie.

On the previous day, Saturday June 27th a 'Day of Action' took place at which 20 legionaries took part. Six hundred homes were visited in housing estates in Tullamore and contact work was undertaken at a shopping center, the aim being to make Alfie better known in his hometown. The Legionaries were very well received.

Favours attributed through the intercession of The Servant of God Alfie Lambe to be notified to the Concilium.

Patricia O'Hara and Caroline Gray Concilium, along with Mgr. Rosario Borg the Spiritual Director of Gozo Comitium, Malta and three legionaries from Malta Joseph Micallef, (correspondent with Albania), Peter Paul Vassallo and Anthony Attard visited the Legion in Albania on behalf of the Concilium. The Curia of Our Lady of Grace in the Diocese of Shkoder was being raised to Comitium status and an inauguration Mass was celebrated on 1 May 2009 to mark this occasion. The Mass was concelebrant with Archbishop of Shkoder, Mgr Angelo Massafra OFM, Fr. Dritan Ndoci, Comitium Spiritual Director, Fr. Kastreot, Mgr Borg, Fr. Emanuel Cutajar and Don Preka.

Patricia and Caroline described their visit as an uplifting and humbling experience. While there they attended 4 Curiae meetings 2 Congresses and 2 Acies. A special word of thanks was expressed to the Maltese legionaries for their constant efforts and spiritual input into the Legion in Albania.

The Central London Curia now has 14 praesidia, which includes a junior praesidium of 6 members between the ages of 12 and16 years. After the Peregrinatio Pro Christo project in St. Patrick's Parish in Soho, a praesidium was established. At Westminster a Mass to commemorate the Venerable Edel Quinn was celebrated and the chief celebrant was Bishop Bernard Longley.

Go preach the Gospel to the whole creation, Home visitation as a means of Evangelisation
The above topics were discussed at the March Concilium meeting:

1. Go preach the Gospel to the whole creation (Mk 16:15) "Faith must strain after people with inextinguishable ardour. Sometimes that essential note is missing. People are not sought after, neither those in the fold nor those outside it. But if that Ascension commandment be disregarded, it will be at a price - the price of loss of grace, of diminution and decay, even to the extinction of faith." "The Legion must be, so to speak, obsessed by that final commandment. It must, as a first principle, set out to establish a contact of some sort with every soul everywhere. If this be done - and it can be done - then the Lord's command will be moving towards fulfillment." (Legion Handbook page 308) A great deal can be read on this topic in the Encyclicals of Pope John Paul II.


2. Home visitation as a means of Evangelisation The quotation from the Handbook page 232, was also referred to by Fr. Bede McGregor in one of his Allocutio's recently: "Though not its initial venture, the visitation of the homes has been traditionally the preferred work of the Legion. It is a characteristic of the Legion. Through this visitation, personal contact can be made with a great many people and the Church's concern for every person and every family can be shown."

At the March Concilium meeting, nominations were sought for the office of Assistant Treasurer of Concilium with responsibility for the De Montfort Trust, as Declan Lawlor had completed his first 3 year term. He was proposed and seconded and as there were no other nominations, he was duly elected Assistant Treasurer for a second term.