Edel Quinn - Venerable - Legion of Mary Edel Quinn Venerable One day in 1937 a Dutch priest was driving an Irish girl to a Legion of Mary meeting some miles from his mission in Africa. They came to a river in such flood that the bridge across it could not even be seen. He was about to turn back when the girl cried out, "Oh Father, please go on, I'm sure Our Lady will protect us". He was aghast but found he couldn't resist such faith. Some men standing by formed a human chain to see if the bridge was still there. It was, so he drove on blindly. The water flooded the engine and plugs but the impetus carried the car across and up an incline at the far side. He dried the plugs and tried the starter. The car got going and they were in time for the meeting.The girl was Edel Quinn and the incident is typical of her story. In 1936 she had been sent from Dublin to establish the Legion in East and Central Africa. The difficulties were enormous but she met every challenge with unwavering faith and courage. When others faltered her invariable response was, "Why can't we trust Our Lady?" or "Our Lady will see after things". For nearly eight years, her health steadily declining, she worked over the vast territories committed to her. Hundreds of Legion praesidia and many higher councils were set up on an enduring basis. As a result, thousands of Africans are engaged in the Church's work of evangelization. More at following link. LegionofMaryMiamiRegia - Edel Quinn (webpage links to powerpoint presentation on her as well) Talk about dedication and this was initially before World War II began.
The powerpoint presentation, that's amazing too that they said they started a chapter (Praesidium) for lepers in their missionary work in Africa. Venerable Edel Quinn.ppt (live.com) Mother Teresa worked too, with lepers, hundreds. Sometimes when I think of leprosy, I think that was something way back in Biblical times but maybe that is not so. Well, and we saw St. Damian of Molokai work with leprosy patients too in Hawaii.
