Legion of Mary

Comitium of Southern Arabia

Our Lady of Arabia Praesidium
St. Mary’s Church, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT TO QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS CURIA

PERIOD COVERED: AUGUST 2019 – MAY 2023
Date Founded: 22nd August 2011
Serial No. 220811-OLA2-009 04 JUNE 2023
I. MEMBERSHIP PROFILE:

a. Spiritual Director and Officers

Spiritual Director: Bro. Mike Perdigon, OFM CAP

President : Bro. Alvin Ching (March 03, 2017 to February 2020)/ 2nd Term
Sis. Zherlyn Briones (March 2020- Dec 2022)/ 1st Term
Sis. Marita Coronel (March 2023- present)/ 1st Term
Vice President : Sis Marita Coronel (March 03, 2017 to December 2022)/ 1st Term
Bro. Rechie Rafael (March 2023- present)/ 1st Term
Secretary : Bro Rechie Rafael (March 2019 to December 2022)/ 1st Term
Sis Zherlyn Briones (24 June 2016 to February 2019)/ 1st Term
Treasurer : Sis Linda Vitriolo (October 2019 to December 2022)/ 1st Term
(March 2023- Present)/ 2nd Term

Note: From January 2023 to February 2023 all positions pending appointment.

b. No. of Active/Auxiliary members and percentage of attendance

ACTIVE MEMBERS AUXILIARY MEMBERS PERCENTAGE OF ATTENDANCE

Full- fledged 7 Permanent 8 Officers at Comitium/ Curia 81.70%
Meeting
On Probation 5 On Probation 3 Officers at Praesidium Meeting 84%
Praetorian NIL Adjutorian NIL Members in Praesidium Meeting 63%

Within the period covered, our Praesidium was visited by Bro. Arnel and Sis. Tess last May 21, 2023.
During the pandemic, we held weekly zoom meetings and daily rosary attended by the members to inspire them
to continue the legion spirituality.

Membership Update
During the period covered, six (06) probationers took their Legion promise.
A total of Eighty-Three (83) individuals were invited to attend the meeting, however, only nine (09)
regularly attended before the pandemic. Currently there are five (05) probationers attending the meeting
continuously. The rest cannot commit themselves to attend the weekly meeting because of conflict in their work
schedule and prior commitments.

Membership dropped from Eighteen (18) full pledged to seven (07) active members, while nine (09)
dropped from active membership to Auxiliary membership and others officially removed from the members list due
to the following reasons: covid 19 pandemic, went home for good, and change in work schedule.

II. PARTICIPATION IN THE LEGION FUNCTIONS AND PRAESIDIUM ACTIVITIES

Date Function Location Attendees

December 2019 Annual General Reunion St. Anthony De Padua 20 members
Parish, RAK
January 17, 2020 Family Fest Volunteer St. Marys Catholic Church 23 members
January 15, 2023 Family Fest Volunteer St. Marys Catholic Church 6 members
March 19, 2023 Recollection for ACIES St. Anthony De Padua 5 Active, 2 Probationers, 3
Parish, RAK Auxiliary, 2 Visitors
March 26, 2023 ACIES St. Joseph Cathedral, AUH 6 Active, 8 Auxiliaries, 1
Visitor
May 07, 2023 Preasidium Function Zaabeel Park, Al Jafiliya 5 Active, 5 Probationary, 1
(Outdoor) Auxiliary, 3 visitors

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 Legion of Mary
Comitium of Southern Arabia
Our Lady of Arabia Praesidium
St. Mary’s Church, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT TO QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS CURIA

PERIOD COVERED: AUGUST 2019 – MAY 2023
Date Founded: 22nd August 2011
Serial No. 220811-OLA2-009 04 JUNE 2023

III. FUNDS

Other
Token
DATE SBC Council Legion s/Pres CASH
Flowers/ Photo Mass gifts Room
Contributi Suppli idium BALA
Candle copies Offering for Rental
on es contri NCE
SD
bution
Balance
Forwarded
43.25
AUG 2019
19-Aug
324.75 100.00 50.00 100.00 118.00
19-Sep
610.25 150.00 106.50 30.75 50.00 50.00 100.00 241.00
19-Oct
436.50 150.00 124.00 45.75 22.75 100.00 235.00
19-Nov
449.25 100.00 80.00 23.75 70.00 90.00 300.00 20.50
19-Dec
405.00 100.00 40.00 88.00 100.00 97.50 -
20-Jan
406.25 50.00 80.00 15.50 100.00 160.75
20-Feb
315.50 100.00 80.00 296.25
20-Mar
131.00 200.00 125.00 102.25 -
22-Nov
210.00 50.00 55.75 50.00 54.25
22-Dec
158.00 50.00 60.00 75.00 27.25 -
23-Jan
326.50 28.00 298.50
23-Feb
121.25 50.00 70.50 299.25
23-Mar
128.25 50.00 28.00 349.50
23-Apr
291.75 77.75 14.00 50.00 225.00 274.50
23-May
266.50 100.00 441.00
TOTALS 4,580.75 1,327.75 766.75 100.25 220.00 178.25 238.00 1,125.00 227.00

IV. WORKS UNDERTAKEN

Home Visitation through Pilgrim Virgin, Hospital Visitation, Crowd Contact, and Up /Follow Care of Auxiliary
Members, Home Visitation.

a. Home Visitation through Pilgrim of Mary: Currently, we have three (3) out of (5) images moving around Satwa, Bur
Dubai, Deira, Karama, Al Quoz, Al Barsha, and other areas.
 During the period covered, visited 105 families and a total of 303 individuals including 51 children.
 The households were encouraged to pray the rosary daily wherein the children are leading the prayers and
motivating parents to pray together. Bible reading and reflections were also urged to be done daily.
 Mass campaign and promotions of Sacraments of the Holy Mass, Penance & Reconciliation (Confession),
Holy Matrimony (Church Wedding), encouraged Catechism for children, and promoted church activities.

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 Legion of Mary
Comitium of Southern Arabia
Our Lady of Arabia Praesidium
St. Mary’s Church, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT TO QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS CURIA

PERIOD COVERED: AUGUST 2019 – MAY 2023
Date Founded: 22nd August 2011
Serial No. 220811-OLA2-009 04 JUNE 2023
 Many answered prayers were shared like healing from mild to acute illness and difficult problems had been
solved including family disputes and other matters.

Case discovered:
 There are seventeen (17) cases discovered for civilly married couples and live-in couples. The willing couple will
be a candidate for the mass wedding and are still encouraging and assisting for the requirements. Most of the
cases were in absolute respect to the couple who wished to have their church wedding in their home country, or
they do not have plans yet. Most commentary from unmarried and civilly married couples are that they can’t
complete some of the requirements from the church like confirmation certificate and have not yet received the
sacrament of confirmation.
 Also, three (3.0) children/ babies were not baptized. The parents decided to have them baptized in home country
while others were assisted to inquire in the Parish Office.

b. Hospital Visitation
Before the pandemic started to affect the legion works, the members are assigned in Rashid and Iranian Hospital.
Hospital visitation was restricted from February 2020 to present due to covid-19.
 From the period of August 2019- January 2020, total patients visited were sixty-nine (69), including thirty-six
(36) follow ups.
 Most of the patients visited have chronic illness and encountered accidents.

c. Crowd Contact
This was done within the church compound and was assigned to two or more pairs every week. During this period, we
have contacted a total of four hundred ninety-four (494) individuals and families, wherein five (05) were added in our
praesidium as full pledged members and five (05) as probationary members. Eighty (80) became pilgrim hosts.

Follow-Up / After Care of Auxiliary Members: Members were visited through pilgrim virgin and followed up via phone
calls and were reported by the assigned members.
We also did a daily pilgrimage during October 2019 – month of the Holy Rosary to our auxiliary members. We reminded
them of their roles as auxiliaries. Once a month we make sure that we have visited an auxiliary member through pilgrim
of Mary.

➢ On the process of following up, active members were assigned to contact and report their membership status.
Most auxiliary members can no longer be contacted, especially after the pandemic resulting in a sudden
decline of the members.

d. Supervision of Patrician Meetings: no patrician meeting held.

V. CHALLENGES ENCOUNTERED
➢ Punctual and regular attendance of the members during the weekly meeting.
➢ Members dropping their membership to auxiliary due to work, health problems and personal matters.
➢ Encouraging Auxiliary Members to attend legion activities.
➢ Promotion of Sacraments and encouraging individuals to receive the sacraments.

VI. PLANS
1. Promoting the importance of four standing instructions to all active.
2. To circulate the remaining two (2) images by having more active members.
3. To intensify the following:
➢ Recruitment of Active and Auxiliary Member
➢ After care of auxiliary members
➢ Crowd contact to promote Confession, Holy Mass and Communion, and other sacraments.
4. Enhancing and deepening the member’s understanding of basic catechism.

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 Legion of Mary
Comitium of Southern Arabia
Our Lady of Arabia Praesidium
St. Mary’s Church, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

NINTH ANNUAL REPORT TO QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS CURIA

PERIOD COVERED: AUGUST 2019 – MAY 2023
Date Founded: 22nd August 2011
Serial No. 220811-OLA2-009 04 JUNE 2023

Ave Maria!

Officers and Members of Our Lady of Arabia

Sis. Marita Coronel Bro. Rechie Rafael Sis. Zherlyn Briones Sis. Linda Vitriolo
President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer

Noted by: _________________________

Bro. Mike Perdigon- OFM CAP
Spiritual Director

STATISTICS

PILGRIM OF MARY (3-5 IMAGES)

Number of Homes Visited by Pilgrim 148
Families Visited 105
Individuals encountered 303
No of House Blessed 75
No. of Marriage Cases Encountered 17
HOSPITAL VISIT
No. of sick visited 69
No. of Followed up patients 36
No. of non-Catholic patients encountered 0
No. of patients received communion 0
No. of anointing of the sick 0
CROWD CONTACT
Numbers of persons / individuals contacted 494
No. of Non-Catholic encountered 0
No. of contacts facilitated to the Sacrament of Reconciliation / Confirmation 494
(reminders)
No. of contacts accepted to be pilgrim host 80
DISSEMINATION OF CATHOLIC LITERATURE
Disseminations of religious articles, rosary beads, and guides, confession 81
guide and others