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The object of the Legion of Mary is the glory of God through the holiness of its members developed by prayer and active co-operation, under ecclesiastical guidance, in Mary's and the Church's work of crushing the head of the serpent and advancing the reign of Christ. The North Atlanta Curia of the Legion of Mary was created to better serve the Praesidia of the North Metro Atlanta and North Georgia areas. The formation of the North Atlanta Curia was approved in January 2008 by the Miami Regia of the Legion of Mary and in March 2008 by the Archbishop of Atlanta. We are directly attached to the Miami Regia, which also governs the rest of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, as well as the Bahamas and Jamaica. The Legion of Mary is the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, with about 3 million active members in almost every country of the world. The Legion of Mary has been active in the United States since 1931, has been approved by 7 Popes, and was endorsed by the Second Vatican Council. The main purpose of the Legion of Mary is to give glory to God through the sanctification of its members. If you have any questions about the Legion of Mary or the North Atlanta Curia web site, please send us a message by using the "Contact Us" link in the Main Menu
 In 1970, following a campaign in Portugal led by some progressive theologians against the Rosary, Sr. Lucy (R.I.P.) wrote to a friend, Mother Maria Jose Martins, the following lines:
"As for what you are telling me concerning the recitation of the Rosary, it is a great pity! Because the prayers of the Rosary (15 decades) and the "Beads" (5 decades) are, after the Sacred Liturgy of the Eucharist, what unites us most to God through the richness of the prayers which compose it, all coming from Heaven, dictated by the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost:
The Gloria which we recite with all the mysteries, was dictated by the Father to the Angels when He sent them to sing near His Word, Who had just been born, and it is a hymn to the Most Holy Trinity.
The 'Our Father' was dictated to us by the Son, and it is a prayer directed towards the Father.
The 'Hail Mary' in its entirety is impregnated with a Trinitarian and Eucharistic meaning: the first words were dictated by the Father to the Angel when He sent him to announce the the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word. "Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with Thee." Thou art full of grace because in Thee resides the Fountain of that same grace. It is through Thy union with the Most Holy Trinity that Thou art full of grace.
Moved by the Holy Ghost, St. Elizabeth said: 'Blessed art Thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy Womb.' If Thou art blessed, it is because Jesus, the fruit of Thy Womb is blessed.
Moved by the Holy Ghost, the Church also has added: "Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death."
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