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CHAPTER 23 THE PRAYERS INVARIABLE 135
So that — the battle of life over —
Our Legion may reassemble,
Without the loss of any one,
In the kingdom of your love and glory. Amen.
May the souls of our departed legionaries
And the souls of all the faithful departed
Through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
[Then follows immediately the blessing of the priest; or if no
priest be present: — In the name of the Father, etc.]

“Mary’s faith surpassed that of all men and all angels. She saw her
Son in the stable at Bethlehem and she believed that he was the
Creator of the world. She saw him fly from Herod and she never
wavered in her faith that he was the King of kings. She saw him born,
and believed him eternal. She saw him poor and without even the
elemental necessities, and nevertheless she believed him to be the
Master of the universe. She saw him lying on straw, and her faith told
her that he was the All powerful One. She saw that he spoke not a
word, yet she believed that he was the eternal Wisdom itself. She
heard him cry and she believed that he was the joy of Paradise. And
in the end she saw him dying, exposed to all manner of insult, affixed
to a cross, and though the faith of all others was shaken, yet Mary
persevered in her unhesitating belief that he was God.” (St.
Alphonsus Liguori)
[This quotation does not form part of the Legion prayers.]

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THE PRAYERS INVARIABLE

The prayers of the Legion are to be regarded as invariable.
Even in the invocations, no alteration or addition is to be
made, either in respect of national, local, or particular saints,
or where such alteration or addition would be a debatable
matter.
This is a demand for sacrifice, but the demand only follows
on a sacrifice which is one of the greatest of its kind, as will
readily be conceded by those who know the land from which
these Constitutions have come, and who understand the
unique place in its affections held by its National Apostle.