“To win the entire world for the Immaculata and, through her, for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.” - St. Maximilian Kolbe
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The Militia of the Immaculata (MI) is a worldwide evangelization movement founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe in 1917 that encourages total consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary as a means of personal conversion and sanctification, and of spiritual renewal of society. The MI movement is open to all Catholics over 7 years old — laity, clergy, and consecrated persons. As Marian missionary disciples, MI members employ prayer and self-sacrifice as the main tools in the spiritual battle for the victory of good over evil. They also engage in apostolic initiatives in various sectors of society, either individually or in groups, to give witness to the Lord and our Catholic Faith and to spread devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

The Militia of the Immaculata received its first official Church approval in 1922. Finally, on October 16, 1997, the MI was erected as an International Public Association of the Faithful by the Holy See. The MI International Center is headquartered in Rome, Italy. The Militia of the Immaculata-USA (MI-USA) is the official entity of the Association in the United States. It is listed as such in the Official Catholic Directory. The MI National Center is located within the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, and this is the MI-USA website. 

  • Please be advised that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), a Catholic group not in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, promotes the MI under the name “Militia Immaculatae of Traditional Observance,” but has no historical and canonical connection with the MI Movement founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe in 1917, nor authorization to do so.
  • Please know also that the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI) established and promote their own Marian association, the Mission of the Immaculate Mediatrix (MIM), attached to their religious institute. It may appear to parallel the structure and purpose of the Militia of the Immaculata founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe, but it is not associated with it.

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Follow the Star! is designed to help children grow in their relationship with Our Lady and prepare for consecration, in the company of St. Maximilian Kolbe and other saints, our heavenly friends. This book provides lessons and activities created specifically for their young souls.

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St. Maximilian Kolbe
On Our Lady and the Holy Eucharist
“To attract the souls and turn them into Himself through love, Christ showed His own boundless love, His own Heart inflamed with love for the souls, a love that drove Him to ascend the Cross, to stay with us in the Eucharist, to enter our souls, and to bequeath to us His own Mother as our Mother.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe, KW 1296)
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On Our Lady and the Holy Eucharist
“Receive Jesus in Holy Communion and accept all things from His hands, with the humble disposition that the Most Blessed Virgin Mary had at the time of the Annunciation: ‘Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to Thy word’ [Lk 1:38].” (St. Maximilian Kolbe, KW 987 E)
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On Our Lady and the Holy Eucharist
“The more one belongs to the Immaculata, the more openly and freely one can approach the wounds of the Savior, the Eucharist, the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and God the Father.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe, KW 603)
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On Our Lady and the Holy Eucharist
“Love the Immaculata with all your heart, talk to her often, through ejaculatory prayers as well as with thought alone. She will teach you to reciprocate Jesus with limitless love, for the love that He showed on the Cross and in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the altar.” (St. Maximilian Kolbe, KW 715)
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