Acies 检阅典礼

The Legion of Mary under the wings of Kuala Lumpur Regia (highest council in Peninsular Malaysia), held its Acies this afternoon at St. John's Cathedral.

More than 1000 legionaries from Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Kepong, Klang, Seremban, Mantin, Kajang and Batang Berjuntai attended this annual event which started from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

Acies ( in Latin means an army sets in battle formation) is a consecration of legionaries and as a body assemble to renew their fidelity to Mary, Queen of Legion，and from her to receive strength and blessing for yet another year's battle with the forces of evil.

Members would come to the front in pair, right hand touching the Legion Vexillum, renewing their pledge:"I am all yours, my Queen, my Mother, and all that I have is yours."

Archbishop Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Regia Spiritual Director Fr. Raymond Pereira, Petaling Jaya Chinese-Speaking Curia Spiritual Director Fr. Andrew Wong and Sr. Theresa Chew, who is the spiritual Director of Kepong Curia, attended the function and led the legionaries in the collective consecration.

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吉隆坡区域团在三月二十三日（星期天），假吉隆坡圣若望总主教座堂举办了2014年检阅典礼。

区域团是西马半岛圣母军最高部门，直接隶属于爱尔兰总部。它属下管理的地区是吉隆坡总教区、甲柔教区及槟城教区。

超过1000位团员参加了这项常年活动。他们是来自巴生河谷流域、芙蓉、加影、文丁等堂区的英文、华文、印度文及菲律宾语的圣母军团员。

检阅典礼（拉丁文Acies）就好像军队的排阵，向圣母军的首领圣母玛利亚，表达对她的忠贞 、奉献及孝爱，也从她那里领受力量及祝福，面对新的一年的挑战和恶势力的斗争。

在检阅典礼中，每个团员都会作个人的奉献。团员把一只手按在军旗上，口中念出奉献词：“我的母皇，我的母亲，我属于你，我所有的一切都属于你。

当天出席典礼的有巴吉安荣休总主教、区域团指导神师睿明神父、八打灵区团指导神师黄聪颖神父和甲洞区团神师周莉娜修女。

槟城教区及甲柔教区的圣母军，也于同一个日期或前后，在个别的教区内，主办了检阅典礼。

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