We welcome you to the webpage of “Jesus is Lord” Chapter of Magnificat in Miami, Florida. These are exciting times that we live in and Magnificat was begun in 1981 for such a time as this. There are now over 105 Chapters throughout the United States and its territories and in many foreign countries.

Magnificat Meal

Hosted by the “Jesus is Lord” Chapter of Miami

Saturday, June 14th, 2025

Lunch
11:00 am – 2:30 pm

Open seating, please arrive early.

Location
St. Louis Catholic Church (Assembly Hall)
7270 SW 120th St
Pinecrest, Florida 33156

Guest Speaker: Sister Karla Maria Icaza, SCTJM.                                                                                                       

Sister Karla Maria Icaza, SCTJM is a Perpetually Professed Religious Sister of the Servants of the Pierced Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a Religious Community founded in the Archdiocese of Miami in 1990 by Mother Adela Galindo, SCTJM.

At 18 years of age, Sister Karla Maria fell in love with the Eucharist and had a personal encounter with Jesus Christ and became very involved in her home parish of Saint Louis in Pinecrest. At the time, she served as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector and was one of the Youth Leaders of the Charismatic Renewal for young adults in the Archdiocese of Miami.

She teaches Bible Study for adults at Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, and she currently serves in her mission as the Executive Assistant to the Archbishop of Miami for the past 11 years.

She earned a bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a double major in Marketing and Management from Florida International University. And she also has a Master’s Degree in Dogmatic Theology from Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut.

She is a chosen daughter of the Father and the Blessed Mother and is extremely grateful to the Lord for giving her the undeserved gift of her Religious Vocation.

Reservations for the meal are $25.00 each, payable in advance.

Please, register by printing and mailing our registration form by June 08th, 2025
to: Magnificat of Miami
9822 SW 222 ST
Cutler Bay, FL 33190
Make checks payable to: Magnificat, Miami Chapter, Inc.

  MAIL-IN REGISTRATION FORM

Payments can also be sent via Zelle at: Miamimagnificat@gmail.com 

Even if you cannot attend the Meal, we would appreciate any donation. Thank you. God bless you!

To get involved with Magnificat in one of the service areas above, have a question or comment for our Service Team, or if you would like to be on our mailing list for future events, please contact us at: miamimagnificat@gmail.com.

Check back here periodically for upcoming events and join our mailing list so you can be notified in a timely manner.

Click here to access the Chapter Meal Calendar and a link that helps explain the Magnificat Meal experience.

Please pray with us as the Ministry continues to bring women to Jesus and the Catholic Church through Mary and the Holy Spirit. Magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt His name together. Ps. 34:4

Rosary Blanket of Prayer

Our Chapter is assigned the 9th of the month.
The Magnificat Ministry sponsors a Rosary Blanket of Prayer in response to our Holy Father’s call to prayer. Each Chapter is assigned one day of the month for concentrated prayer, fasting, Eucharistic Adoration, Rosary, etc. Of course, we are called to pray daily, but this day should be especially designated. It can be done individually and collectively, as possible. Magnificat women and others who care to join us are invited to take part in this concerted effort. The general intentions are for a New Pentecost, the Church, Magnificat, the sanctity of life, marriage & family, and world peace.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior. Luke 1:46-47

Service Team Members

Maria Luque-Rautio, Coordinator: 305-753-8380

Valli Leone, Assistant Coordinator: 305-772-3073

Judith Johnson, Treasurer: 305-321-4979

Nicky Flowers, Secretary: 305-951-4926

Elsa Agustin, Historian: 786-857-2066

Spiritual Advisor: Fr. Hector Troche

Our Prayer Groups

Is God calling you to be in a Prayer Group? Jesus said, “Wherever two or three are gathered in My Name, there I am in their midst.” Our prayer groups are open to all.

For more information about other Charismatic Prayer groups, visit: Catholic Charismatic Renewal

History of “Jesus Is Lord” Chapter of Miami:

Maria Vadia, the founding Coordinator of the Miami Magnificat Chapter was born in Havana, Cuba. Maria was 10 years old when she and her family fled to Miami, Florida to escape the communist regime in her native country. She attended Catholic schools and was a “Sunday” Catholic with no personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Later married to a wealthy man, she was gripped by materialism; yet in the midst of everything the world could offer, she knew that something was missing.

Maria was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1987 and consecrated her life to the Lord Jesus Christ and to the preaching of the Gospel. In spite of great adversity, the Lord has been with her like a “mighty warrior” (Jeremiah 20:11)

Maria is active in the “Catholic Charismatic Renewal” of the Archdiocese of Miami and has spoken at many charismatic conferences. Maria has traveled around America, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, Mexico, Malta, Ghana, Nicaragua, Uganda, Indonesia, Canada and India bringing a message of faith, salvation and healing. She ministers the Word to various prayer groups, including “The King Jesus Prayer Group” which she has faithfully led since 1992, as well as at the Miami Women’s Detention Center and Genesis House, a home for the homeless with AIDS (presently closed). She is the founder of Glory House of Miami and of Days of Glory. She has an authored several books.

Maria is the mother of four children: Ricky, Victor, Eddy and Rosario.