The Sodality of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic Marian group that can bejoined by everyone regardless of sex, age or marital status. It was founded on the 19th October 1917 by Maximillian Kolbe, a Polish Franciscan priest well known for his humility and meekness. Maximillian had realised that people were fighting against the Catholic Church; the solidarity was accepted in the church by Pope in 1926. In 1987 Pope John II published the group to the World-wide.
Our work is to evangelize world-wide.
The objective of Immaculate Conception is to re-unite all Catholics of the whole world, of every age and social standing and here in the cathedral we would like to come together as a church to love and honour the Blessed Mother and wish to imitate her in our daily lives. We would like to promote the Marian devotion in our society
The Sodality Aims:
The aims of the Sodality is:
To establish the kingdom of God through Mary in every soul by their sanctification and that of the neighbour;
To convert sinners and
All the enemies of the church, by working under the patronage of the Immaculate Virgin Mother, Mediatrix of all graces
Characteristics of the Spiritual Aspects of the Crusade of Mary Immaculate:
Special devotion to the Immaculate Conception
Perfect Devotion
Crusading Devotion
Our Defence:
Miraculous Medal:
It is a sacramental and originates from an apparition of Mary to St Catherine Laboure. Can be given to everybody for protection.
Explanation of the Medal:
M is for Mary, the cross is the Cross of Christ, the symbol of our redemption. The horizontal bar represents the earth. The placement of the cross and the bar on and in the letter “M” shows Mary’s participation in the cross of Christ and her involvement in our world. The two hearts are those of Jesus and Mary, burning with love for us all.
About the Sacred Heart Cathedral: Immaculate Conception Sodality
The Sodality of Immaculate Conception in our parish was founded in November 2014 and on the 7th December 2015;four members were accepted as full members.
This is a group of four active full members; we meet every third Sunday of the month after the 08h30 mass.
Our meetings would consist of prayer, hymns and a reading or teaching on the life of the Blessed Mother or a particular saint and general discussions concerning the sodality.
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour; because he has looked upon the humiliation of his servant. Yes, from now onwards all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name, and his faithful love extends age after age to those who fear him”
Mary intercedes on our behalf. And generations to generations must call her blessed. Mary has many tittles, as seen in the litany of the Rosary, like Queen of heaven and Earth, Mother of God, Immaculate Conception
Our mission is to know her, honour her and plead to her for graces. She is our mother. By honouring Mary we are giving Glory to God and pleasing him.
We fly to her patronage.
Slogan of the Group:
Mary Mother of God must be Known, loved and respected by families, villages, communities and in the whole world.
Translated and commonly said:
“Maria a ratoe, a tsejoe, a hlonepshwe, malapeng, metseng le lefatsheng lohle”
Immaculate Conception Sodality – Cathedral of the Sacred Heart 2015-2016
Ms. Danisa Sono
Chairperson
Cell: 072886 5511
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Ms. Mpho Ramasodi
Secretary and Treasurer
Cell: 084 405 3040
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Mrs. Nthabeleng Mokoena
Cell: 072 689 4714
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Ms.Likhabiso Kaibe
Cell:072 264 5619
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PRAYERS:
Act of consecration to the Immaculate Conception
O, Immaculata, Queen of Heaven & Earth, refuge of sinners & our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust he entire order of mercy to you. I, a repentant sinner, cast myself at your feet, humbly imploring you to take me, with all that I am and have, wholly to yourself as your property and possession. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body of my whole life, death and eternity whatever most pleases you.
If it pleases you, even use all that I am and have without reserve to accomplish what was written of you. “She will crush your (the serpent’s) head” and “you alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world”
Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands for introducing and increasing your glory to the maximum in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as far as possible the blessed kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For whatever you enter, you obtain the grace of conversion and growth in holiness, since it is through your hands that all graces come to us from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Amen.
L: Allow to praise you, O Holy Virgin
R: Give me strength against your enemies
L: O Mary, conceived without sin.
R: Pray for us who have recourse to thee
L: O Mary, conceived without sin.
R: Pray for us who have recourse to thee
L: O Mary, conceived without sin.
R: Pray for us who have recourse to thee, & for those who do not have recourse to thee, especially for the enemies of the Holy Church, and for those recommended to thee
Prayer to St Maximillian Kolbe
O God who did endow your saint Father Maximillian with the burning love of our Lady Mary Immaculate, and made him the apostle of her name, grant that through his example we may be drawn to a greater love of Our Immaculate Mother, and through her love for him grant us the favour we so earnestly desire. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives & reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God without end, Amen
Saint Maximillian, Pray for Us
You the apostle of the Holy Crusade of Immaculate Conception, Pray for Us
You, founder of the crusade, Pray for Us
You, who gave up your life for neighbor, Pray for Us
You the Franciscan Martyr, Pray for Us
You, the joy of members of the Crusade, Pray for us
You, comforter of imprisoned members of the Crusade, Pray for Us