October 2006 Special - Why I am in the Legion

Scott Taylor

I joined the Legion of Mary during a difficult time in my life.  I wanted to grow closer to God and serve His people in some way.  I was inspired by Fr. Edlefsen to join and was further inspired by the devout Legionaries I met.

I like the Legion of Mary because it has improved my prayer life, enabled me to become a better Catholic, and helped me to make new friends in the faith.

Chelyse Miller

I like to think Mary herself guided me and put the people, places, and events in my life at the right time to join the Legion of Mary.  Throughout high school, Fr. Peffley told me every time I saw him that I should join the Legion of Mary.  I was on a vacation with my family to see family when we came across my grandmother’s Bible and in it was written “Member of the Legion of Mary.”  I decided to go to a meeting.  It was the summer before I headed to college.

The members were very welcoming.  They gave me a whole packet the first night including the handbook, Tessera, and Rosary along with some welcoming letters.  That first night, before I knew what hit me, I was asked if I was free on Saturday morning, which I was, and I was assigned to my first work, Pilgrim Virgin Statue.

Well, I would go for my meeting and even brought a friend with me, who couldn’t drive, and eventually my brother that same summer.  A few years later, I meet the man who is now my husband at Theology on Tap, where he invited me to a Legion of Mary meeting…soon after we were married.

The Legion of Mary has, as its prime objective the sanctification of its members.  The Legion has been that for me.  My spiritual life has grown leaps and bounds in the mere four years plus that I have been a member doing works.  I used to be timid and shy in approaching others especially defending my faith.  Now, I have developed the confidence and courage in doing so.