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Sodality of Our Lady – Umhlangano / Zimbabwe

Sodality of Our Lady – St Adolph Ludigo

Sodality of Mary – Umzimkulu, South Africa

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The Medals

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 Regarding the sodalities traditions, each country has its own symbols. Some congregates use  coloured scarfes and ribbons , other add medals to those. Brazilians, for example, use medals with images on both sides: Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil patroness) and Our Lord Jesus Christ. Actually, there are many models for medals and ribbons to be used by Brazilian congregates, candidates and aspirants. Italian congregates , by their turn, use the Miraculous medal.
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The coloured scarfes and ribbons

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  We present here the scarfes used by some sodalities around the world. (Quintas Quessongo, Angola)   Greetings, Congregated Brothers. Today I share with you photographs of Our Marian Congregations in Angola. These belong to the south of Angola, specifically in the Diocese of Namibe, a province in the south of Angola. As you can see in the images, the young people gathered here use the scarf as a symbol of their commitment to Mother Beloved, Virgin Mary. These Symbols differentiate between blue for young congregants and green for beginners, that is, aspirants. Ribbons with the medal are only given to the elderly, especially those who are already married. There are young Congregates who also receive a ribbon, but it is rare, only in cases where the young man is married and has a certain reputation and maturity.                     (Thomas Murphy, Ireland)  We also have green ribbons for aspirants and blue ribb...
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