Los Angeles Senatus

The average attendance is fifty-seven per cent (57%). Visitation of praesidia and councils and extension is ongoing. West San Fernando Valley curia started fifteen (15) Frank Duff prayer meetings and are trying to extend into ten (10) parishes.

Arlington Senatus

The average attendance is eighty-six per cent (86%). One comitium has gained nine (9) praesidia giving them twenty-eight (28) praesidia in total. Pilgrim Statue visitation resulted in a husband deciding to become Catholic. Patricians, Exploratio and crowd contact at county fairs featured. Study of the map of each curia area directs extension efforts to the parishes currently without Legion presence. Visitation to praesidia and councils is done monthly.

Philadelphia Senatus

The average attendance is fifty-nine per cent (59%). With only seven (7) praesidia attached, it was suggested to fold in a nearby curia to senatus. Their Maria Legionis committee is seeking help to promote both the English and Spanish version. Their apostolate includes visiting retirement homes, street contact and evangelisation days. They have recruiting tables at all parish events. Teaching Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and visiting prisons also feature. One hundred (100) attended a Marian Day.

San Francisco Senatus

Twenty-three (23) legionaries visited two hundred and fifty (250) homes to promote the Eucharistic Revival Mass at the Cathedral followed by the Eucharistic Procession to Golden Gate Bridge. Columban Drives took places in several councils. In one comitium, sixty-nine (69) people signed up, resulting in the establishment of a new praesidium of thirteen (13) active and forty-six (46) auxiliary members. Elsewhere thirty-two (32) people attended an information meeting, and there is a new praesidium of nine (9) members in Redwood City. Senatus and four (4) attached comitia promote Maria Legionis. Concilium advised on the treasury issue in San José comitium.

Houston Senatus

The president and assistant treasurer visited Concilium in June and provided a comprehensive report to Concilium officers. A curia in Beaumont, Texas, which went from five (5) to nine (9) praesidia, held door to door workshops. Tyler Comitium reported on a Legion booth at the Hawkins Oil Festival. Pharr curia, established in June 2023, has increased from three (3) to five (5) praesidia. The Korean curia in Houston started a college praesidium with four (4) active members.

Chicago Senatus

Milwaukee curia set up Legion of Mary booths at parish festivals and at a county fair. A praesidium in Indiana evangelise at a grocery store. The Hispanic comitium in Chicago reported helping a community, impacted by gun violence, to convert. A curia in Joliet had attendance of thirty (30) at a Legion Congress and carried out crowd contact at a Filipino festival. A newly formed Spanish curia works with youth, recruiting couples to the ‘Marriage Encounter’ group which results in sacramental marriage. They mentor young people to remain Catholic.

New York Senatus

Prayers are needed as they are experiencing a lot of difficulties at present.

Cincinnati Senatus

The senatus participated in the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage in three (3) parishes. They worked at the congress booth and at a fair booth in Montgomery, making good contacts. A new praesidium with seven (7) members had gained three (3) new members during the year. In regard to ongoing restructuring of senatus, the bishops in Pittsburg and in Detroit have given approval for the changes in governance proposed by the Legion.

St. Louis Senatus

Senatus mourned the death of their senatus treasurer, Sr. Jean Leonhardt who died on 17th July; may her faithful legionary soul rest in peace. They received reports from seven (7) curiae and five (5) directly attached praesidia. Some fruits of their apostolate included four (4) baptisms, twenty-one (21) confessions, sixteen (16) confirmations, four (4) Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), three (3) Last Rites, several marriages saved, and one women planning to visit an abortion clinic changed her mind. In Nebraska, six thousand, two hundred (6,200) rosaries were distributed by two (2) curiae. In Kansas, twenty-four (24) legionaries participated in Peregrinatio Pro Christo (PPC) resulting in visitation of one thousand, four hundred (1,400) homes and three hundred and seventy-five (375) follow-up calls planned.

Miami Regia

Attendance is good. The highlight is taken from St. Augustine curia, which had nine (9) praesidia submit reports. Works included home visitation, hospital visitation, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), jail contacts, crowd contact and work with juniors.

Boston Senatus

A new president has been elected. One curia provides bilingual (English and Spanish) reporting. Praetorian and adjutorian membership are evident. Providence Comitium do conversion work and lead junior praesidia. A Vietnamese curia assisted eight (8) adults to baptism. A new Ugandan praesidium has fourteen (14) members. They catechise the young and do prison visits with their Spiritual Director. They presented Senatus with a Legion Altar cloth made in Uganda recently.