The Legion of Mary would like to invite everyone to join Heaven's Army every Thursday beginning on May 13 and ending on October 7. Launched from St. Mary’s of Pine Bluff, America will begin to gather together and adore Jesus Christ, inviting Him to make Himself fully present in our land, and by His Presence, to free it from the powers of darkness. And the local Christians of Wisconsin are committed: they will continue to gather for what they are calling Heal Our Land Holy Hours every Thursday from May 13 until October 7th.
May 13 is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, as well as Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. Thursday is also the day when Jesus Christ established the Eucharist — His “New Covenant” — on the night before His Passion. Finally, in 2021, May 13 is Ascension Thursday — the day when the Lord ascended into Heaven 40 days after Easter Sunday. From then, the Apostles awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.
And so, Day 1 (May 13) comes one day before the beginning of the most ancient and most powerful of all novenas – The Pentecost Novena, a nine-day prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, which leads right up to the Feast of Pentecost, when God first sent His Holy Spirit to transform the face of the earth. In these historic times, when evil appears emboldened, we are asking everyone to participate in the Pentecost Novena, as we BEG God for a bountiful outpouring of the Holy Spirit to Heal Our Land!
October 7, the last day of the Thursday “Heal Our Land Holy Hours,” is the traditional Feast of Our Lady of Victory (now known as Our Lady of the Rosary), and the 450th anniversary of the victory of Christian forces against invaders at the Battle of Lepanto. It’s time to gather the remnant spiritual forces and join heaven’s army in this epic battle!