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image by Randy Young, 17 May 2022The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ (Latin: Congregatio Legionariorum
Christi; abbreviated LC; also Legion of Christ) is a Roman Catholic clerical
religious order made up of priests and candidates for the priesthood established
by Marcial Maciel in Mexico on January 3, 1941.
The Congregation of the
Legionaries of Christ is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of
Pontifical Right for men that forms part of the Regnum Christi Federation
(official website:
http://www.regnumchristi.org), founded by Maciel in 1959, which includes the
Legionaries of Christ, the Society of Apostolic Life of the Consecrated Women of
Regnum Christi (official website:
https://consecratedwomen.org), the Society of Apostolic Life of the Lay
Consecrated Men of Regnum Christi (official website:
https://rclayconsecratedmen.org),
and other Catholics who associate individually. Its members add the nominal
letters (LC) after their names to indicate their membership in the Congregation.
Sources:
https://legionariosdecristo.org/quienes-somos,
https://www.legionariosdecristo.org/direcciongeneral/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Christus-Vita-Vestra-Ratio-Institutionis-lc.pdf
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionaries_of_Christ
Esteban Rivera, 17 May 2022
The flag is a horizontal background featuring a crimson (left) and white
background (right), equally and vertically divided fields, with the logo in the
middle, bearing the cross, the sacred heart and the initials A R T, standing for Adveniat Regnum Tuum
(Thy Kingdom Come).
Esteban Rivera, 17 May 2022 / Fr. Nicholas Fisher
image by Daniel Rentería, 27 August 2022
In the Parish of the Risen Christ (Parroquia de Cristo Resucitado), located in Cancún,
is a flag similar to the flag of the Vatican. It is most likely a flag for the church, diocese, or
archdiocese. I am unsure which it is though, since I am unable to find an image of the shield on the flag.
Daniel Rentería, 27 August 2022
This flag reported by Daniel Rentería is actually a variant of the Legionaries of Christ
with the cravat on top.
One can see members of this Cancún congregation gathering at church here wearing
RC T-shirts with a simplified logo
(source).
images located by Esteban Rivera
Cristo Resucitado service (flag on the left | source)
There are several RC flag variants: One features the logo on a plain white field, while another places
the RC logo on the white vertical stripe (or right fly side) on a maroon/white bi-colored flag
(source).
For additional information on the Cancún Parish go to Cristo Resucitado Cancún's
official website.
Esteban Rivera, 10 September 2022