Donna Ross shares memories from the first 40 years of Magnificat with the Orange County California Chapter. Watch the video to walk down memory lane.
Category Archives: history
Magnificat’s First Service Team and First Speaker
Magnificat was born out of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal and has been nurtured by it. From left to right: Judy Zelden; Patti Mansfield, Speaker; Lorraine Levine; Marilyn Quirk; and Yvonne Hymel
Founding Coordinator
We are delighted to introduce you to our beloved Marilyn Quirk, founding Coordinator of Magnificat for 31 years and now Coordinator Emeritus of its Central Service Team. Much like a spiritual mother to all of her Magnificat daughters, she is truly God’s gift sent to us for these exciting times in which we live. While […]
Bishops’ Encouragement
Magnificat was the inspiration of the late Bishop Stanley J. Ott (then Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans) with the encouragement of the late Archbishop Philip Hannan (Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans). Its first function, a prayer breakfast took place on October 7, 1981. Magnificat is a private association of the Christian faithful, whose […]
