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CHAPTER 8 THE LEGIONARY AND THE EUCHARIST 45
in order that he might give her the power to produce his Son
and all the members of his Mystical Body.” (St. Louis-Marie de
Montfort) Her relation to the Father is a fundamental, ever-
present element in the flow of life to every soul. It is the require -
ment of God that what he gives to man must be reflected in
appreciation and co-operation. Therefore, that life-giving union
must be made a subject of our thoughts, and so it is suggested
that the Pater Noster, which is often on the lips of legionaries,
should take particular account of that intention. This prayer was
composed by Jesus Christ our Lord, and there fore it asks for the
right things in the ideal way. If recited with the right advertence
and in the spirit of the Catholic Church, it must accomplish
perfectly its purpose of glorifying the Eternal Father and of
acknowledging his everflowing gift to us through Mary.
“Let us recall here, as a proof of the dependence we ought to have
on Our Blessed Lady, the example which the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit give of this dependence. The Father has not given and
does not give his Son except by her. He has no children but by her,
and communicates no graces but by her. God the Son has not been
formed for the whole world in general except by her; and he is not
daily formed and engendered except by her in union with the Holy
Spirit; neither does he communicate his merits and his virtues except
by her. The Holy Spirit has not formed Jesus Christ except by her,
neither does he form the members of our Lord’s Mystical Body except
by her; and through her alone does he dispense his favours and his
gifts. After so many and such pressing examples of the Most Holy
Trinity, can we without an extreme blindness dispense ourselves from
Mary, and not consecrate ourselves to her, and depend on her?” (St.
Louis-Marie de Montfort: Treatise on True Devotion, Par. 140)

8

THE LEGIONARY AND THE

EUCHARIST

1. HOLY MASS
Already it has been stressed that the holiness of the
member is of fundamental importance for the Legion. It is
moreover the primary means of action, for only in the