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ACU: reviving Marian Sodalities in the U.S.
At the end of the last year, there was a meeting of Jesuit and lay leaders of recently revived Marian Sodalities in the U.S. " These Jesuit leaders have expressed significant interest in reestablishing Sodalities as communities of faith to promote in-depth Catholic formation to the youth of our time." Read more here at the ACU's (Agrupacion Catolica Universitária) website, as well as browsing "ACU Information" posts . NOTE 1 : there is a typo in the ACU's post, stating "Nov 23" (instead of "Nov 22", as read here ) as the meeting date. NOTE 2: foi organizado um congresso para este mesmo tema (foto a seguir).
The coloured scarfes and ribbons
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...