Thomas Moorehead
Thomas Moorehead was an example for all men and women who
wish to follow Christ. His path was that of our Lord’s Mother Mary.
He was consecrated to Jesus through Mary, wore Mary’s brown
scapular, prayed numerous rosaries every day, belonged to the
Carmelite Third Order and was active in the Legion of Mary. But
most of all Tommy showed us how to imitate our Blessed Mother’s
virtues by his profound example.
For 40 years he served our mother in the Legion, and with the
exception of his last night on earth, never missed a weekly
meeting. Such was his dedication and obedience. When Tommy
was asked to do something that would call attention to himself, he
would say”…place me under obedience and I will do it…” He was
always seeking God’s will in a situation, and not his own, by the
path of obedience.
Tommy began his day with the 6:30 Mass every morning. He was
indefatigable in his efforts for our mother Mary and the service of
Christ in others. His apostolate was in the hospital, taking the
patients to Mass and talking to them about Jesus and Mary.
His total consecration to Jesus through Mary was according to the
formula of St. Louis Marie De Montfort in the treatise “True Devotion
to Mary”. In that consecration, Tommy gave Mary all his worldly and
spiritual goods past, present and future. He lived that
consecration. He read Butler's "Lives of the Saints" every day and
never ceased to be amazed at what they had accomplished. It
never occurred to him that might be one of them.
He was saintly in the fashion of St. Therese, the Little Flower, quiet,
simple and prayerful.
Abstracted from an article by Joanne D’Alessio in Maria Legionis
Thomas Moorehead was an example for all men and women who
wish to follow Christ. His path was that of our Lord’s Mother Mary.
He was consecrated to Jesus through Mary, wore Mary’s brown
scapular, prayed numerous rosaries every day, belonged to the
Carmelite Third Order and was active in the Legion of Mary. But
most of all Tommy showed us how to imitate our Blessed Mother’s
virtues by his profound example.
For 40 years he served our mother in the Legion, and with the
exception of his last night on earth, never missed a weekly
meeting. Such was his dedication and obedience. When Tommy
was asked to do something that would call attention to himself, he
would say”…place me under obedience and I will do it…” He was
always seeking God’s will in a situation, and not his own, by the
path of obedience.
Tommy began his day with the 6:30 Mass every morning. He was
indefatigable in his efforts for our mother Mary and the service of
Christ in others. His apostolate was in the hospital, taking the
patients to Mass and talking to them about Jesus and Mary.
His total consecration to Jesus through Mary was according to the
formula of St. Louis Marie De Montfort in the treatise “True Devotion
to Mary”. In that consecration, Tommy gave Mary all his worldly and
spiritual goods past, present and future. He lived that
consecration. He read Butler's "Lives of the Saints" every day and
never ceased to be amazed at what they had accomplished. It
never occurred to him that might be one of them.
He was saintly in the fashion of St. Therese, the Little Flower, quiet,
simple and prayerful.
Abstracted from an article by Joanne D’Alessio in Maria Legionis
Tom Doyle: Morning Star Hostel, Dublin, Ireland
Tom Doyle 1905-1992
Tom Doyle was the manager of the Legion of Mary's Morning Star
hostel for homeless men about 50 years and he is regarded as an
unknown saint by most if not all the people who knew him. Tom was
on duty seven days a week, was up very early in the morning to attend
6am Mass and then came back to get the indoor brothers breakfast
ready. He worked up until lunchtime and did a Holy Hour of adoration
after lunch and was then back on duty after that until probably late at
night. But it wasn't what Tom did that made him special, it was what
Tom was that made him stand out. Tom was a very humble, gentle
and holy man. Tom was a great legionary and he tried always to live
the standing instruction of the handbook of seeing and serving Christ
in union with Our Lady in those he worked with and in the homeless
people he faithfully served for over 50 years in the Morning Star. He
was a member of the Morning Star praesidium up until early
September 1988 at which stage for health reasons he was
transferred to Sybil Hill nursing home where he remained until his
death on the 30th of October 1992.Even in the nursing home Tom still
was on duty and used to contact and help other residents and offer
them Our Lady's medal or just be someone to talk to.
When Tom became manager of the hostel there was around two
hundred residents being admitted every night due to the high level of
poverty that there was in Dublin and Ireland in the 1920's and indeed
for most of the twentieth century. All kinds of people passed through
the hostel: lonely types, violent types, drunk types, mental illness
types, orphan types and in more recent times drugs types. Rows and
scuffles and fist fights were regular occurrences and poor Tom had
the responsibility of calming every storm. No doubt Tom who was
small in stature was on the receiving end of some of those blows and
it is well known that near the end of his life one of the residents very
badly beat him up so that he had to spend time in hospital but when
he came out he made himself the best friend of that resident! Another
man who at one stage had been a resident and who unfortunately
murdered another man in a drunken brawl in the late 1940' was
sentenced to death by hanging but before his execution he sent for
Tom Doyle to visit him and whatever Tom said to him he went to meet
his maker with peace in his heart. Tom although he was the manager
of the hostel always obeyed the Morning Star praesidium meeting in
his decisions. Tom understood the merit of obedience and he let the
praesidium make all the decisions even when those decisions were
not the ones he wanted. If his suggestion was rejected he knew that if
God really wanted his suggestion to be enacted then God would work
it out that way in His own time. Tom had great trust in God. Many if not
all of the legionaries who knew this great man hope that one day Tom
will be canonised.
Tom Doyle 1905-1992
Tom Doyle was the manager of the Legion of Mary's Morning Star
hostel for homeless men about 50 years and he is regarded as an
unknown saint by most if not all the people who knew him. Tom was
on duty seven days a week, was up very early in the morning to attend
6am Mass and then came back to get the indoor brothers breakfast
ready. He worked up until lunchtime and did a Holy Hour of adoration
after lunch and was then back on duty after that until probably late at
night. But it wasn't what Tom did that made him special, it was what
Tom was that made him stand out. Tom was a very humble, gentle
and holy man. Tom was a great legionary and he tried always to live
the standing instruction of the handbook of seeing and serving Christ
in union with Our Lady in those he worked with and in the homeless
people he faithfully served for over 50 years in the Morning Star. He
was a member of the Morning Star praesidium up until early
September 1988 at which stage for health reasons he was
transferred to Sybil Hill nursing home where he remained until his
death on the 30th of October 1992.Even in the nursing home Tom still
was on duty and used to contact and help other residents and offer
them Our Lady's medal or just be someone to talk to.
When Tom became manager of the hostel there was around two
hundred residents being admitted every night due to the high level of
poverty that there was in Dublin and Ireland in the 1920's and indeed
for most of the twentieth century. All kinds of people passed through
the hostel: lonely types, violent types, drunk types, mental illness
types, orphan types and in more recent times drugs types. Rows and
scuffles and fist fights were regular occurrences and poor Tom had
the responsibility of calming every storm. No doubt Tom who was
small in stature was on the receiving end of some of those blows and
it is well known that near the end of his life one of the residents very
badly beat him up so that he had to spend time in hospital but when
he came out he made himself the best friend of that resident! Another
man who at one stage had been a resident and who unfortunately
murdered another man in a drunken brawl in the late 1940' was
sentenced to death by hanging but before his execution he sent for
Tom Doyle to visit him and whatever Tom said to him he went to meet
his maker with peace in his heart. Tom although he was the manager
of the hostel always obeyed the Morning Star praesidium meeting in
his decisions. Tom understood the merit of obedience and he let the
praesidium make all the decisions even when those decisions were
not the ones he wanted. If his suggestion was rejected he knew that if
God really wanted his suggestion to be enacted then God would work
it out that way in His own time. Tom had great trust in God. Many if not
all of the legionaries who knew this great man hope that one day Tom
will be canonised.
Michael Ekeng
Michael Ekeng was a foundation member of the Legion of Mary and
the President of the first Praesidium in the entire African continent.
This praesidium was started by the Most Rev. Dr. Moynagh, then
bishop of Calabar of St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, Kiltegan, Co.
Wicklow when he was in charge of the Ifuho Mission, Ikot Ekpene,
Nigeria. The date was September 7th, 1933 – the 12th anniversary
of the Legion’s birth in Dublin. .
Michael Ekeng was Bishop Moynagh's right hand man in the task of
extending and perfecting the Legion of Mary in the Calabar diocese.
He was described as "a man of God" or more accurately, as a "free
man of God", for Michael had tasted the bitter experience of slavery,
had bought his freedom by his own industry, and had then found
his way into the Catholic Church via Protestantism in which he had
been instructed by his former “master”.
Here is a pen-picture of the outstanding zeal of this remarkable
African Legionary by one who watched him closely at work, Most
Rev. Dr. T. McGettrick, Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria, writing after
Michael’s death in 1958.
“Michael Ekeng's capacity for work was amazing. I have known him
to start from Calabar at 1 A.M., travel to Oran 18 miles by canoe, go
on from there to a Legion meeting 55 miles away, and after the
meeting cycle on 12 miles to the nearest mission, fasting all the
time, to receive Holy Communion. He was a fine example of what
Bishop Moynagh called "the wonderful effects of the Legion on the
legionaries themselves.
Although nothing official has been acknowledged to date, there
was talk in Africa of the introduction of Michael's cause for
sainthood as well.
During the Holy Year of 1950 Bishop Moynagh sent Michael on a
pilgrimage to Rome, and thence to Ireland. Mr. Ekeng addressed
the Concilium of the Legion of Mary, attended many Legion
functions and took part in a pilgrimage to Lough Derg.
Michael Ekeng never ceased to express gratitude for what the Irish
missionaries and the Legion had done for Africa. This appreciation
he demonstrated unceasingly by his notable, self-sacrificing work
both for the Irish missionaries and the Legion in Calabar. He saw
the Legion on Calabar grow to 18 councils and close on to 150
branches.
May this truly apostolic soul, to whom Irish missionaries and the
Legion of Mary are indebted for so much, rest in peace and reap
the reward of a remarkably fruitful life in the service of his fellow
Africans.
Michael Ekeng was a foundation member of the Legion of Mary and
the President of the first Praesidium in the entire African continent.
This praesidium was started by the Most Rev. Dr. Moynagh, then
bishop of Calabar of St. Patrick’s Missionary Society, Kiltegan, Co.
Wicklow when he was in charge of the Ifuho Mission, Ikot Ekpene,
Nigeria. The date was September 7th, 1933 – the 12th anniversary
of the Legion’s birth in Dublin. .
Michael Ekeng was Bishop Moynagh's right hand man in the task of
extending and perfecting the Legion of Mary in the Calabar diocese.
He was described as "a man of God" or more accurately, as a "free
man of God", for Michael had tasted the bitter experience of slavery,
had bought his freedom by his own industry, and had then found
his way into the Catholic Church via Protestantism in which he had
been instructed by his former “master”.
Here is a pen-picture of the outstanding zeal of this remarkable
African Legionary by one who watched him closely at work, Most
Rev. Dr. T. McGettrick, Bishop of Ogoja, Nigeria, writing after
Michael’s death in 1958.
“Michael Ekeng's capacity for work was amazing. I have known him
to start from Calabar at 1 A.M., travel to Oran 18 miles by canoe, go
on from there to a Legion meeting 55 miles away, and after the
meeting cycle on 12 miles to the nearest mission, fasting all the
time, to receive Holy Communion. He was a fine example of what
Bishop Moynagh called "the wonderful effects of the Legion on the
legionaries themselves.
Although nothing official has been acknowledged to date, there
was talk in Africa of the introduction of Michael's cause for
sainthood as well.
During the Holy Year of 1950 Bishop Moynagh sent Michael on a
pilgrimage to Rome, and thence to Ireland. Mr. Ekeng addressed
the Concilium of the Legion of Mary, attended many Legion
functions and took part in a pilgrimage to Lough Derg.
Michael Ekeng never ceased to express gratitude for what the Irish
missionaries and the Legion had done for Africa. This appreciation
he demonstrated unceasingly by his notable, self-sacrificing work
both for the Irish missionaries and the Legion in Calabar. He saw
the Legion on Calabar grow to 18 councils and close on to 150
branches.
May this truly apostolic soul, to whom Irish missionaries and the
Legion of Mary are indebted for so much, rest in peace and reap
the reward of a remarkably fruitful life in the service of his fellow
Africans.
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Legion Heroes
Venerable Edel Quinn - Envoy
One day in 1937 a Dutch priest was driving an Irish girl to a Legion of Mary
meeting some miles from his mission in Africa. They came to a river in
such flood that the bridge across it could not even be seen. He was about
to turn back when the girl cried out, "Oh Father, please go on, I'm sure Our
Lady will protect us". He was aghast but found he couldn't resist such faith.
Some men standing by formed a human chain to see if the bridge was still
there.
It was, so he drove on blindly. The water flooded the engine and plugs but
the impetus carried the car across and up an incline at the far side. He
dried the plugs and tried the starter. The car got going and they were in time
for the meeting.The girl was Edel Quinn and the incident typical of her story.
In 1936 she had been sent from Dublin to establish the Legion in East and
Central Africa.
The difficulties were enormous but she met every challenge with
unwavering faith and courage. When others faltered her invariable
response was, "Why can't we trust Our Lady?" or "Our Lady will see after
things". For nearly eight years, her health steadily declining, she worked
over the vast territories committed to her. Hundreds of Legion praesidia and
many higher councils were set up on an enduring basis. As a result,
thousands of Africans are engaged in the Church's work of evangelization.
At the source of all Edel's activity was her deep union with God, sustained
by constant prayer. The Eucharist was the centre of her life: "What a
desolation life would be without the Eucharist", she wrote. Her devotion to
Mary was marked by childlike trust and utter generosity. She said she could
never refuse Our Lady anything she thought she wanted. Mary's rosary
seemed to be always in her hand.
Edel died in Nairobi on May 12, 1944. In 1957 the Archbishop of Nairobi
initiated the process for her Beatification and many witnesses were
examined, monoly in Africa and Ireland. Their evidence, published by the
Holy See, points not only to outstanding holiness but to holiness in its most
attractive form. The words love, joy, peace appear in almost every testimony.
The Vicar General of Mauritius was speaking for many when he said "I want
to lay special emphasis on her constant joy; she was always smiling; she
never complained; she was always at people's disposal, never stinting her
time".
It is for the Holy See to pass judgement on her heroic sanctity. In the
meantime, hundreds of Bishops have written to the Holy Father in support
of the Cause, most of them, it is understood, stressing its special relevance
for the young people of our time. Edel, in the words of a Spanish Cardinal,
was "an image of the eternal youth of the Church".
On December 15, 1994 Pope John Paul II declared Edel Quinn "Venerable".
One miracle attributed to her intercession is still required for her
Beatification.
Frank Duff: Founder of the Legion of Mary
Frank Duff was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 7,
1889. He entered the Civil Service at the age of 18. At
24 he joined the Society of St. Vincent de Paul where
he was led to a deeper commitment to his Catholic
faith and at the same time he acquired a great
sensitivity to the needs of the poor and underprivileged.
Along with a group of Catholic women and Fr. Michael
Toher, Dublin Archdiocese, he formed the first
praesidium of the Legion of Mary on September 7,
1921. From that date until his death, November 7,
1980, he guided the world-wide extension of the
Legion with heroic dedication. He attended the
Second Vatican Council as a lay observer.
His profound insights into the role of the Blessed
Virgin in the plan of Redemption, as also into the role
of the lay faithful in the mission of the Church, are
reflected in the Legion Handbook which is almost
entirely his composition. In July 1996 the Cause of his
canonisation was introduced by the Archbishop of
Dublin, Dr. Desmond Connell.
Frank Duff was born in Dublin, Ireland, on June 7,
1889. He entered the Civil Service at the age of 18. At
24 he joined the Society of St. Vincent de Paul where
he was led to a deeper commitment to his Catholic
faith and at the same time he acquired a great
sensitivity to the needs of the poor and underprivileged.
Along with a group of Catholic women and Fr. Michael
Toher, Dublin Archdiocese, he formed the first
praesidium of the Legion of Mary on September 7,
1921. From that date until his death, November 7,
1980, he guided the world-wide extension of the
Legion with heroic dedication. He attended the
Second Vatican Council as a lay observer.
His profound insights into the role of the Blessed
Virgin in the plan of Redemption, as also into the role
of the lay faithful in the mission of the Church, are
reflected in the Legion Handbook which is almost
entirely his composition. In July 1996 the Cause of his
canonisation was introduced by the Archbishop of
Dublin, Dr. Desmond Connell.
Prayer for the Beatification of the Servant of God Frank Duff
God our Father, You inspired your servant Frank Duff with a profound insight into the mystery of Your Church, the
Body of Christ, and of the place of Mary the Mother of Jesus in this mystery.
In his immense desire to share this insight with others and in filial dependence on Mary he formed her Legion to be
a sign of her maternal love for the world and a means of enlisting all her children in the Church's evangelising work.
We thank you Father for the graces conferred on him and for the benefits accruing to the Church from his
courageous and shining faith. With confidence we beg You that through his intercession you grant the petition we
lay before You . We ask too that if it be in accordance with Your will, the holiness of his life may be acknowledged by
the Church for the glory of your Name, through Christ Our Lord, Amen. with ecclesiastical approval
God our Father, You inspired your servant Frank Duff with a profound insight into the mystery of Your Church, the
Body of Christ, and of the place of Mary the Mother of Jesus in this mystery.
In his immense desire to share this insight with others and in filial dependence on Mary he formed her Legion to be
a sign of her maternal love for the world and a means of enlisting all her children in the Church's evangelising work.
We thank you Father for the graces conferred on him and for the benefits accruing to the Church from his
courageous and shining faith. With confidence we beg You that through his intercession you grant the petition we
lay before You . We ask too that if it be in accordance with Your will, the holiness of his life may be acknowledged by
the Church for the glory of your Name, through Christ Our Lord, Amen. with ecclesiastical approval
Prayer for the Beatification of Venerable Edel Quinn
Eternal Father, I thank you for the grace you gave to your servant, Edel Quinn, of striving to live always in the
joy of your presence, for the radiant charity infused into her heart by your Holy Spirit and for the strength she
drew from the Bread of Life to labour until death for the glory of Your name in loving dependence on Mary,
Mother of the Church.
Confident, O Merciful Father, that her life was pleasing to you, I beg you to grant me, through her intercession,
the special favour I now implore ..........., and to make known by miracles the glory she enjoys in Heaven, so
that she may be glorified also by your Church on earth, through Christ Our Lord, Amen
with ecclesiastical approval
Eternal Father, I thank you for the grace you gave to your servant, Edel Quinn, of striving to live always in the
joy of your presence, for the radiant charity infused into her heart by your Holy Spirit and for the strength she
drew from the Bread of Life to labour until death for the glory of Your name in loving dependence on Mary,
Mother of the Church.
Confident, O Merciful Father, that her life was pleasing to you, I beg you to grant me, through her intercession,
the special favour I now implore ..........., and to make known by miracles the glory she enjoys in Heaven, so
that she may be glorified also by your Church on earth, through Christ Our Lord, Amen
with ecclesiastical approval
Alphonsus Lamb - Envoy
The Servant of God, Alphonsus Lambe, (known as Alfie) was born in
Tullamore, Ireland on the feast of St. John the Baptist, Friday, 24th
June 1932, during the international Eucharistic Congress in Dublin.
Like St. John he was a precursor - the precursor of the Legion of
Mary, which Pope Paul VI described as "the greatest movement
which has been established for the good of souls since the era of
the great religious orders".
After spending a period of his youth in the novitiate of the Irish
Christian Brothers, which he had to leave because of delicate health,
he found his vocation in the Legion of Mary, and was appointed
Envoy in 1953. With Seamus Grace, he left for Bogota, Columbia on
the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 16th July) of that year.
For almost six years he worked ceaselessly in promoting the Legion
of Mary in Columbia, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay and Brazil. After a
short but grave illness he died in Buenos Aires on the feast of St.
Agnes, 21st January 1959.
God had bestowed on him great natural gifts, a personality which
attracted souls to the service and love of God, an infectious
enthusiasm, and a facility for learning languages, which enabled him
to rapidly attain fluency in Spanish and Portuguese.
During his years in South America he set up a great number of
branches of the Legion of Mary, and trained a multitude in the
apostolate of the Legion. His devotion to Mary was outstanding, and
in contacts with Legionaries and others he explained and urged the
practice of the True Devotion to Our Lady.
He is buried in the vault of the Irish Christian Brothers, in the
Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires. Elfie Lamb is now being
considered for beatification
The Servant of God, Alphonsus Lambe, (known as Alfie) was born in
Tullamore, Ireland on the feast of St. John the Baptist, Friday, 24th
June 1932, during the international Eucharistic Congress in Dublin.
Like St. John he was a precursor - the precursor of the Legion of
Mary, which Pope Paul VI described as "the greatest movement
which has been established for the good of souls since the era of
the great religious orders".
After spending a period of his youth in the novitiate of the Irish
Christian Brothers, which he had to leave because of delicate health,
he found his vocation in the Legion of Mary, and was appointed
Envoy in 1953. With Seamus Grace, he left for Bogota, Columbia on
the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 16th July) of that year.
For almost six years he worked ceaselessly in promoting the Legion
of Mary in Columbia, Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay and Brazil. After a
short but grave illness he died in Buenos Aires on the feast of St.
Agnes, 21st January 1959.
God had bestowed on him great natural gifts, a personality which
attracted souls to the service and love of God, an infectious
enthusiasm, and a facility for learning languages, which enabled him
to rapidly attain fluency in Spanish and Portuguese.
During his years in South America he set up a great number of
branches of the Legion of Mary, and trained a multitude in the
apostolate of the Legion. His devotion to Mary was outstanding, and
in contacts with Legionaries and others he explained and urged the
practice of the True Devotion to Our Lady.
He is buried in the vault of the Irish Christian Brothers, in the
Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires. Elfie Lamb is now being
considered for beatification
Prayer for the Beatification of Servant of God Alphonsus Lambe
God, who by your infinite mercy inflamed the heart of your servant, Alphonsus Lambe with an ardent love for
you and for Mary, our Mother; a love which revealed itself in a life of intense labour, prayer and sacrifice for
the salvation of souls, grant, if it be your will, that we may obtain, by his intercession, what we cannot obtain
by our own merits. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen
with ecclesiastical approval
God, who by your infinite mercy inflamed the heart of your servant, Alphonsus Lambe with an ardent love for
you and for Mary, our Mother; a love which revealed itself in a life of intense labour, prayer and sacrifice for
the salvation of souls, grant, if it be your will, that we may obtain, by his intercession, what we cannot obtain
by our own merits. We ask this through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen
with ecclesiastical approval
With grateful acknowledgement to Legion of Mary,
Ireland, Concilium for this information:
http://www.legion-of-mary.ie/
and Arlington Regia for photo Edel Quinn
Ireland, Concilium for this information:
http://www.legion-of-mary.ie/
and Arlington Regia for photo Edel Quinn
Legion of Mary - Diocese of Phoenix, AZ
Mary Duffy
Mary Duffy joined the Legion in 1925 when there were only four
Praesidia in existence. She used to say she “came into the Legion
on the crest of an enormous wave of grace”. She was one of a
small team who spent weekends and holidays traveling around
Ireland and later into Wales setting up praesidia.
Mary had a deep, deep devotion to the Holy Spirit and Our Lady
which obviously helped her over come the shock when Mr. Duff
asked her to consider going as Legion Envoy to North America.
She arrived in New York in 1934 and spent 12 years traveling
throughout United States and Canada visiting priests, establishing
praesidia and organizing the government of the Legion in that vast
territory
In 1946 Mary returned to Dublin and joined a praesidium in Regina
Coeli hostel where she worked among the mothers and children
for the remainder of her life. Mary was most meticulous about
attending the Concilium meeting. She died on 19 August 1997 and
was buried on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary. A great chapter
of Legion history has been closed. May Mary Duffy rest in peace.
Mary Duffy joined the Legion in 1925 when there were only four
Praesidia in existence. She used to say she “came into the Legion
on the crest of an enormous wave of grace”. She was one of a
small team who spent weekends and holidays traveling around
Ireland and later into Wales setting up praesidia.
Mary had a deep, deep devotion to the Holy Spirit and Our Lady
which obviously helped her over come the shock when Mr. Duff
asked her to consider going as Legion Envoy to North America.
She arrived in New York in 1934 and spent 12 years traveling
throughout United States and Canada visiting priests, establishing
praesidia and organizing the government of the Legion in that vast
territory
In 1946 Mary returned to Dublin and joined a praesidium in Regina
Coeli hostel where she worked among the mothers and children
for the remainder of her life. Mary was most meticulous about
attending the Concilium meeting. She died on 19 August 1997 and
was buried on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary. A great chapter
of Legion history has been closed. May Mary Duffy rest in peace.
Joaquina Lucas
Joaquina joined the Legion of Mary in 1940. She was one of the
foundation members of the first praesidium set up in the Hospicio
de San Jose, Manila; an orphanage, hospital and home for the aged
all combined, run by the Sisters of Charity. Their Spiritual Director
was Fr, Manuel Gracia, C.M., the founder of the Legion in the
Philippines. All of that first group were university students, among
them her friend and later fellow-envoy, Pacita Santos, who was
recruited by Joaquina. During the occupation, the Legion grew and
expanded. At the end of the war there were 12 curiae in the Manila
area.
In 1946, Joaquina was appointed the first Envoy of the Legion of
Mary to Latin America, beginning her work in Mexico and then
traveling down to South America. She was bi-lingual. Speaking
English and Spanish with equal fluency, she covered Colombia,
Peru, Argentina and Brazil where she learned to speak Portuguese
fluently. In 1953 when Bros. Grace and Lambe arrived in South
America as Envoys she met them at Bogotá airport in Colombia and
for some months acted as their interpreter and helped them perfect
their Spanish until each of them began work in his own assigned
territory.
When she had completed her Envoyship in South America,
Joaquina came to Dublin and after some months at Legion
Headquarters she was appointed Envoy to Portugal. She
completed her assignment in Portugal in 1958 and returned home.
In 1963 she was again appointed Envoy, this time in Japan,
Indonesia and Korea where she remained until 1965. She was one
of the longest serving Envoys of the Concilium.
Since her return home to Manila she had taken an active part in the
Legion there being especially concerned in many of the Senatus
activities.
No doubt Our Lady had a great welcome for her stalwart Legionary
and proficient Envoy.
from Maria Legionis, June 1989
Joaquina joined the Legion of Mary in 1940. She was one of the
foundation members of the first praesidium set up in the Hospicio
de San Jose, Manila; an orphanage, hospital and home for the aged
all combined, run by the Sisters of Charity. Their Spiritual Director
was Fr, Manuel Gracia, C.M., the founder of the Legion in the
Philippines. All of that first group were university students, among
them her friend and later fellow-envoy, Pacita Santos, who was
recruited by Joaquina. During the occupation, the Legion grew and
expanded. At the end of the war there were 12 curiae in the Manila
area.
In 1946, Joaquina was appointed the first Envoy of the Legion of
Mary to Latin America, beginning her work in Mexico and then
traveling down to South America. She was bi-lingual. Speaking
English and Spanish with equal fluency, she covered Colombia,
Peru, Argentina and Brazil where she learned to speak Portuguese
fluently. In 1953 when Bros. Grace and Lambe arrived in South
America as Envoys she met them at Bogotá airport in Colombia and
for some months acted as their interpreter and helped them perfect
their Spanish until each of them began work in his own assigned
territory.
When she had completed her Envoyship in South America,
Joaquina came to Dublin and after some months at Legion
Headquarters she was appointed Envoy to Portugal. She
completed her assignment in Portugal in 1958 and returned home.
In 1963 she was again appointed Envoy, this time in Japan,
Indonesia and Korea where she remained until 1965. She was one
of the longest serving Envoys of the Concilium.
Since her return home to Manila she had taken an active part in the
Legion there being especially concerned in many of the Senatus
activities.
No doubt Our Lady had a great welcome for her stalwart Legionary
and proficient Envoy.
from Maria Legionis, June 1989
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With grateful acknowledgement to the New York
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
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With grateful acknowledgement to the New York
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
With grateful acknowledgement to the New York
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
With grateful acknowledgement to the New York
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
Regional Senatus for this information:
http://legion-of-mary-ny.home.att.net/index.htm
With grateful acknowledgement to the Dublin
Presentata Curia for this information & photo:
http://legionofmaryd7.com/mstar.htm
Presentata Curia for this information & photo:
http://legionofmaryd7.com/mstar.htm
Link to Frank Duff's Presentata Curia in Dublin, with
slideshow of his life, talks recorded by those who
knew him, etc. :
http://legionofmaryd7.com/brfrankduff.htm
slideshow of his life, talks recorded by those who
knew him, etc. :
http://legionofmaryd7.com/brfrankduff.htm
Slideshow on Alfie Lamb, Dublin Curia
http://legionofmaryd7.com/alfielambe.htm
http://legionofmaryd7.com/alfielambe.htm
Edel Quinn story, Dublin Curia website:
http://legionofmaryd7.com/edelquinn.htm
http://legionofmaryd7.com/edelquinn.htm