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CHAPTER 6 THE DUTY OF LEGIONARIES TOWARDS MARY 27
her that the two souls are but one soul. The legionary, lost in
the depth of Mary’s soul, shares her faith, her humility, her
Immaculate Heart (and hence the potency of her prayer), and
swiftly is transformed into Christ, which is the object of all
life. While on the other hand, in and through her legionary,
Mary participates in every duty and mothers souls, so that in
each of those worked for and of one’s fellow-workers, not
only is the person of our Lord seen and served, but seen and
served by Mary, with the same exquisite love and nurturing
care which she gave to the actual body of her Divine Son.
Its members thus grown into living copies of Mary, the
Legion sees itself in truth a Legion of Mary, united to her
mission and guaranteed her victory. It will bring Mary to the
world, and she will give light to the world and presently set it
all ablaze.
“With Mary live joyfully, with Mary bear all your trials, with Mary
labour, with Mary pray, with Mary take your recreation, with Mary
take your repose. With Mary seek Jesus; in your arms bear Jesus and
with Jesus and Mary fix your dwelling at Nazareth. With Mary go to
Jerusalem, remain near the Cross of Jesus, bury yourself with Jesus.
With Jesus and Mary rise again, with Jesus and Mary mount to
Heaven, with Jesus and Mary live and die.” (Thomas à Kempis:
Sermon to Novices)

2. THE IMITATION OF MARY’S HUMILITY IS
BOTH THE ROOT AND THE INSTRUMENT OF
LEGIONARY ACTION

The Legion speaks to its members in terms of an army and
battles. This is fitting, for the Legion is the instrument and
visible operation of her who is like an army in battle array
and who wages an intense warfare for the soul of every man.
Moreover, the martial idea is one with great appeal to
mankind. Legionaries, knowing themselves to be soldiers, are
stimulated to impart a soldierly seriousness to their work. But
the warfare of legionaries is not of this world, and must be
waged according to the tactics of Heaven. The fire which
burns in true legionary hearts springs only from the ashes of
lowly and unworldly qualities. Particular among these is the
virtue of humility, so misunderstood and despised by the