​​Magnificat is a private association of the faithful within the Catholic Church under the jurisdiction of the local ordinary. Magnificat began October 7, 1981, the feast of the Holy Rosary, at the encouragement of Archbishop Phillip M. Hannan and Auxiliary Bishop Stanley J. Ott of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana. Magnificat was born out of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and has been nurtured by it.


The purpose of Magnificat is to be a means through which Catholic women who have been awakened to the Holy Spirit operating in their lives can share with others the Good News of Salvation and thus in this way impart the Holy Spirit, one to another. It is a woman to woman ministry that seeks to encourage Catholic women to open more and more to the Holy Spirit through a deeper commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and to impart the Holy Spirit one to another by their love, service and sharing of the Good News of salvation.

Magnificat provides opportunities and encouragement for women which will foster a lively faith in God and His action in our lives, a love for Mary and the Church as well as a desire to grow in holiness.


WHAT IS THE "MAGNIFICAT"?

The Magnificat is a hymn of praise that was recited or sung by the Blessed Mother at the time of her visit to her cousin Elizabeth, shortly after the Annunciation. Picture yourself in the courtyard of Elizabeth's house... you can be a fly on the wall... Elizabeth cries out to Mary "How is it that the mother of my Lord should come to me?" And Mary replies singing God's praises:

"My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
for He has looked with favor on His lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed.
The Almighty has done great things for me and Holy is His name.
He has mercy on those who fear Him in every generation.
He has shown the strength of His arm, He has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of Israel His servant for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise He made to our fathers, to Abraham and his children forever."
Luke 1:46-56

Thus, the feast of the Visitation, is an important feast to Magnificat Chapters all over the world.


“Magnificat Proclaims”

In 2007, we felt a prompting from the Holy Spirit to place Magnificat’s light upon a lamp-stand! The Magnificat Central Service Team in conjunction with Magnificat Chapters and guest speakers embarked on a journey to share these talks with a broader audience of women around the world. This endeavor brought us into collaboration with St Joseph Radio and Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) Global Catholic Radio in the production and airing of these talks with the series entitled “Magnificat Proclaims” .


NEXT BREAKFAST & SPEAKER
Maria Meyer Holocust Survivor shares her story

Saturday June 22, 2013
9 AM - Noon
 Registration at 8:30 AM
$15 per person, which includes breakfast

Cardinal Rigali Center
 Fleur De Lis Room
20 Archbishop May Dr
Shrewsbury, MO 63119

Reservations:  Call the Catholic Renewal Center at 314-427-7786
 or E-email Jane Guenther at janeguenther@archstl.org
To purchase any of the following Magnificat programs visit our:
CATALOG  (Magnificat Category)
 or call: (636) 447-6000
E-mail: ordermo1@saintjosephradio.net

Karen Moses - Testimony

Aggie Neck - Depth of Faith

Annette Baber - Jewish conversion

Archbishop Carlson - Jesus Christ is Lord

Babsie Bleasdell - Ministry Work 

Barbara Clark - Devotion to the Souls in Purgatory 

Barbara McGuigan - Prolife & Pro-Chasity Education 

Bonnie Hardy - Growth in Faith

Christine Watkins, Speaker from Palm Desert Chapter in California - Atheist Becomes Catholic

Debra Herbeck - Personal Jewish Convert Story 

Dianne Bates - God's Lesson Plans

Donna Ross - From the Magic Kindom to God's Kingdom

Dorinda Bordlee - God Calls Lawyer From Corporate to Heavenly Defense 

Dr. Carol Razza - Poor Self Image Overcome by God's Grace 

Dr. Cyndi Petersen - Medjugorje

Dr. Deregal Burbank - Hurricane Katrina, Experience and Convicton

Dr. Elizabeth Kim - Miraculous Healing 

Elizabeth Ficocelli - This Dynamic Speaker Shares her "God-incidences"

Elyse O ' Kane - Gift of Music

Fr. Joe Droessler - Call to the Priesthood 

Fr. John Hampsch - Journey to Priesthood

Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa - Preacher to the Papal Household 

Fr. Ray Skonezny - The Beautiful Journey to Priesthood

Fr. Sy Nguyen - An Immigrant from Viet Nam Called to Priesthood

Jan Dunacn -  Former Methodist Converts to the Catholic Church, Through St Louis de Montfort Consecration

Jan Gahagan - Family Healing and Restoration 

Jan Tate - Engaged and Married Couples

Joan Lococo - Difficulty in Death, Hope in God 

Johnnette Benkovic -Deepening of Faith Thru Father of Husband and Son 

Joy Pinto - Joy-Filled Testimony of Conversion to Catholicism 

Kathleen Beckman - Eucharistic Healing for Marriage and Family 

Kathy Haines - Forgiveness

Kathy MacInnis - Miraculous Healing, Abandonment to God's Will 

Kimberly Hahn - Conversion Story 

Kitty Cleveland - Gift of Song, Family Difficulties, & Eucharistic Adoration

Linda Kelley - Conversion and New Age 

Linda Schubert - Healing & Family Relationships

Lu Cortese - Foundress St Joseph Radio, Evangelization Moments

Marilyn Heap - Trust in Jesus' Plan for Life 

Marilyn Quirk - Foundress of Magnificat, a Ministry to Catholic Women 

Mary Ann Daub - Rasing Children by the Dozon

Mary Ann Shields - Physically Challenged Mother of Two Talks About Her Spiritual Journey

Mother Regina Marie OCD - Call to Religious Life 

Olga Myers - Conversion

Patti Mansfield -

Paulette Renaudin - Growth in Holiness 

Rebecca Conaty - Personal Difficulties 

Rosalind Moss - Personal Jewish Convert Story 

Sharon Lee Giganti - Deliverance From New Age 

Sr. Briege McKenna - Healing and Ministry to Priests 

Suzie MacKenzie - Searching Everywhere and Coming Back to the Catholic Church 

Theresa Henderson - Emmanuel, God With Me