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Battle Hymn of the Legion

Our eyes have seen the glory of the rising of the dawn; She is lovely as the moon and she is brilliant as the son; More awesome than the armies all the world has gazed upon; Her Legion Marches on. (Chorus) All is in the hand of Mary. In the mighty hand of Mary. All is in the hand of Mary. Her Legion Marches on In the member’s daily building of the Body of the Lord; In the effort of the envoy off in country unexplored; In the courage of the martyr facing prison or the sword; Her spirit marches on. We will forge ahead united with her standard high unfurled; We will follow her to battle for the conquest of the world; We will fight til every evil to the depth of hell is hurled; Our Legion marches on.

According to pope Benedict XVI, “to speak to find applause, to speak orienting oneself to what men wish to hear, to speak in obedience to the dictatorship of common opinions, is considered a type of prostitution of words and soul”

The mission of the theologian, Benedict XVI said, is to “keep in present the essential words in the loquacity of our times and other times (…) For the purification of our words and therefore those of the world, we need that silence that becomes contemplation, which allows us to enter into God’s silence and thus reach the point where the Word is born, the redeeming Word”.

He continued: “Our words and thoughts should only be used that they may be heard, may find space in the world, God’s speaking, God’s Word. Thus, once again, we are invited to this path of renouncing our own words; to this path of purification, that our words may be only instruments through which God may speak, and thus God is really not the object but the subject of Theology”.

Afterwards, quoting the First Letter of Saint Peter, he recalls that “to speak to find applause, to speak orienting oneself to what men wish to hear, to speak in obedience to the dictatorship of common opinions, is considered a type of prostitution of words and soul”. However, we need not submit to this typology but, “search for obedience to the truth. I believe this to be the fundamental virtue of the theologian, this harsh discipline to obedience to truth, which make us collaborators” and “the mouths of truth”.

Sr. Julita passed away Tuesday, October 2. She had been an active member of Our Lady of the Rosary until for health reasons she had to become an auxiliary just a few months ago. More information to come as far as funeral arrangements. All active members are encouraged to attend funeral services. Please pray for the repose of her soul.

As Cardinal Jospeh Ratzinger said in his book,Spirit of the Liturgy, “Wherever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment.”

From the Handbook…

Members are not at liberty to vary rules and practices as they choose. The system described is the Legion system. Each variation, however slight, makes others inevitable, till presently a body is in existence which indeed bears the name, but possesses little else of the Legion; and which the Legion would not hesitate to disown, even though work in itself valuable were being done.