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Fr. Michael,
During lent, there is no flower on the altar of sacrifice, but i find out that on the altar of the Legion of Mary (a society), there is flower on her altar during meetings.
Is this right, and if so why.
Thanks.

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Strictly speaking, the rubric about flowers seems to apply to official liturgical celebrations:  the Divine Office and the Mass.  Naturally, the penitential nature of the season extends beyond that, but the practice that you describe, particularly if it is a custom during meetings, would not seem to violate the spirit.

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