Legion of Mary, JacksonvilleComitium & St. Augustine Curia

The Concilium Legionis Maria has requested that the prayer for the beatification of Frank Duff be said at the end of each meeting following the closing prayers and be said each day by all members--active and auxiliary.
For more information on the cause for Frank Duff, click here.
Also continue to pray for beatification of the other Servants of God, Edel Quinn and Alphie Lambe.

*From the Homily of Bishop Felipe J. Estévez
Installation as the Tenth Bishop of St. Augustine, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Jacksonville, Florida June 2, 2011

        True worship leads to true service. Like the one who loved us and gave himself for us, we are called to humbly serve our neighbor. We are to love each person as Christ, who shed his most precious blood for everyone without exception. I hope that the new evangelization will advance in this diocese, which today, I am called to care for, with your collaboration. I pray that we might be energized by the Eucharist and always seek to honor the Eucharistic Lord!
        I also pray that we might be a force to bring about a more civil and just society, a society of love that manifests the harmony and peace of the Eucharistic kingdom in our midst. In America we dream of a bright future. As Florida Catholics, we share in that dream and devote ourselves to promote human dignity, and to carry on the evangelization of this land, a task that started long ago with such vitality and heroism right here in North Florida.
        I dedicate this new decade to the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, a Eucharistic woman. The Body and Blood of Christ rightly belong to her. This concreteness of the humanity of Christ is so graciously depicted for us in Our Lady of La Leche. The most Blessed Virgin Mary is the star of the new evangelization as well as the dawn of a true culture of life for all. As Benedict XVI said to us all here in America, "Let us ask the Virgin Mary to obtain a renewed Pentecost for the Church again today; a Pentecost that will spread in everyone the joy of living and witnessing the
Gospel." (Homily, Pentecost Sunday, 2008) Like the beloved Disciple at the glorious cross, let us receive Mary into the home of our hearts.
        St. Augustine, pray for us.

MORE PARISHES ARE COMING SOON!

Speak with your pastor about starting
the Legion of Mary in your parish.

On January 30, 2011 the Miami Regia raised the Jacksonville council to the status of a comitium. The new comitium immediately established the St. Augustine Curia for the southern part of the diocese.

The Jacksonville Comitium is undertaking a long-range program of extension into every parish in the diocese. The first phase is to strengthen the Legion in the core areas of Jacksonville and St. Augustine with at least 10 strong praesidia in each area.

The second phase will be to extend into the Gainesville Deanery. The ultimate goal is at least one council in each deanery of the diocese. Effective May 1, 2012 there are five deaneries in the diocese.

Click to see a list of the parishes in the deaneries.

JACKSONVILLE COMITIUM

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Praesidium
St. Paul's Parish, Riverside, 2609 Park Street, Jacksonville, FL

Spiritual Director             Rev. Jan Ligeza
President                   Mr. Chuck Wingfield

Our Lady of the Mystical Rose Preaesidium
Holy Spirit Parish, 11665 Ft. Caroline Road, Jacksonville, FL

Spiritual Director
        Rev. Ananda Prasad Maddineni, MSFS
President                           Mrs. Gwen Scott

Mary Queen of the Apostles Praesidium
St. Catherine Parish, Orange Park,
1649 North Kingsley Ave.
Meets: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.,
Church Conference Room

Spiritual Director    Rev. Jose Maniyangat
President                        Mrs. Amber Reid

Immaculate Heart of Mary Praesidium,
Sacred Heart Parish,
2752 Blanding Blvd., Jacksonville
Meets: Thursday, 7:00 p.m.,
Church Meeting Room

Spiritual Director     Rev. Victor Z. Narivelil, CMI
President                    Mrs. Ada Maldonado

Immaculate Conception Praesidium
Immaculate Conception Parish
121 E. Duval Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Meets: (Check Parish Bulletin)

Spiritual Director        Rev. Edward Murphy
President                        Mr. Gerry Schmidt

Queen of Angels Praesidium,
St. Joseph Parish
11730 Old St. Augustine Road,
Jacksonville, FL 32258
Meets: Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.

Spiritual Director   Rev. Mr. Kevin Boudreaux
President                   Mr. Michael Bernreuter

Mother of God Praesidium
St. Patrick Parish
1429 Broward Road
Jacksonville, FL 32218
Meets: Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.

Spiritual Director   Rev. Christopher Liguori
Under Organization

ST. AUGUSTINE CURIA

Queen of Peace Praesidium
Cathedral Parish, St. Augustine, 35 Treasure St.
Meets: Tuesday, 10:00 a.m, St. Benedict the Moore Rectory, MLK Blvd.

Spiritual Director         Rev. Ed Booth
President                   Mrs. Jan Stevens

Our Lady of the Rosary Praesidium
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, Palm Coast
4600 Belle Terre Parkway
Meets Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Russo Room

Spiritual Director      Rev. Mr. Tom Alayu
President                   Mrs. Joan Valliere

Our Lady of Guadalupe Praesidium
Corpus Christi Parish, St. Augustine,
US1 @ Dattlepepper Road.
Meets: Tuesday, 7:45 a.m., Cry Room

Spiritual Director          Rev. William Mooney
President                    Mrs. Florence Mizelwicz

Our Lady of Good Counsel Praesidium,
St. Ambrose Parish, Elkton, FL
Meets: Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., School

Spiritual Director           Fr. Tim Lindenfelser, J.C.L.
President                     Mrs. Renee Stambaugh

Santa Maria del Mar Praesidium
Santa Maria del Mar Parish
Flagler Beach, FL
Meets: Friday 10:00 a.m., Marian Room

Spiritual Director             Rev. Mr. John Hartnedy
President                       Mrs. Yvonne Briggs

Redemptoris Mater
San Juan del Rio Parish,
S.R. 13, St. Johns, FL
Meets (Check Parish Bulletin)

Under Organization