"Every praesidium which has a sense of appreciation of the power of prayer will strive to possess a well-filled roll of auxiliary members. ....Consider the generosity of these auxiliaries who have given up to the Legion part of the precious breathings of their souls. What possibilities of sanctity are in them! The Legion is under infinite debt to them. That debt it can beautifully repay by leading those auxiliaries on to perfection."(Handhook, Chapter 37:14)

The following points are taken from AUXILIARY MEMBERSHIP (Handbook 16:2) This membership is open to priests, religious and laity. It consists of those who are unable or unwilling to assume the duties of active membership, but who associate themselves with the Legion by undertaking a service of prayer in its name. This service need not be offered directly on behalf of the Legion. It will suffice to offer it in honour of Our Blessed Lady....However, it is strongly recommended that this and all other leaionary service be offered to Our Lady as an unreserved gift to be administered according to her intentions.

AUXILIARY MEMBERSHIP is divided into two degrees:

Its service consists in the daily recitation of the prayers comprised in the tessera, namely: the invocation and prayer of the Holy Spirit; five decades of the rosary and the invocations which follow them; the Catena: and the prayers described as "concluding prayers"..

These may be divided throughout the day, as convenient. Persons who are already saying a daily rosary for any intention whatsoever may become auxiliaries without obligation to say an additional rosary.

It comprises those who will (a) recite daily all the prayers of the tessera and inaddition (b) agree to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion and to recite daily an Office approved by the Church. Failure once or twice a wcek to fulfill the required conditions would not be regarded as a notable faifure in the duty of membership. An Office is not required from religious who are not bound by their Rule to say one.

This twofold auxiliary membership is to the Legion what its wings are to a bird.There are no age limits in the case of auxiliary membership. Special appeal is addressed to priests and religious to become adjutorians. The Legion earnestly desires union with this consecrated class. which has been specially deputed to lead lives of prayer and close mith God, and which forms in the Church a glorious power-station of spiritual energy. Effectively linked up with that power-station, Legionary machinery would pulsate with irresistable force. The effort should be made to lead on the ordinary auxiliary to adjutorian membership, for it offers a veritable way of life. The keeping in touch with auxiliaries for the nurpose of preserving their membersnip will be necessary. ... in the interest of the full developement of the auxiliary soldiers of Mary, the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin - or entire consecration of one's life to Mary - should at least be explained to them

Persons should not be lightly accepted as auxiliaries. In advance they should be made fully acquainted with the obligations, and there should be reasonable assurance that they will be true to them. Membership of the auxiliary degree is effected by the entry of name upon the auxiliary roll of any praesidium.

It is desireable that auxiliary members be made aware of the official magazine of the Legion of Mary "Maria Legionis" and be given the option of becoming subscribers .