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We continue publishing information from some of the events and announcements from the recent annual Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention. This week the Supreme Knight discusses the concept of Fraternal Giving.
Supreme Knight Kelly suggested the other man whose example each Knight should follow is Blessed Michael McGivney, the founder of the Order. Though he also lived in a time when the Church and its families faced a hostile culture, Father McGivney did not shrink from those challenges.
“In the mold of St. Joseph, he stepped into the breach, with creative courage,” he said. “Father McGivney listened to the Lord, fought for the family and the faith, and devoted himself to our Blessed Mother.”
Father McGivney successfully rallied the men of his parish to lead lives of charity, unity and fraternity, which the supreme knight argued are still the solutions to the most serious problems of our time.
“By elevating our founder, the Lord has called us to greater depths of courage and faith, and greater heights of charity, unity and fraternity,” he said. 'In the beatification of Blessed Michael McGivney, the Lord has not only confirmed where the Knights have been in the past. He is showing us where we must go in the future.'
The supreme knight also discussed the Knights’ distinguished legacy of defending life. That legacy includes:
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- Playing a leading role in national and state marches for life since they began.
- Marking the 60th anniversary of the Knights of Columbus Silver Rose Program, which signifies the Order’s commitment to building a culture of life.
- Growing the Ultrasound Initiative that has placed more than 1,400 of these lifesaving machines in pregnancy resource centers, including one that was dedicated in South Korea last April.
- Continuing support for legislation that protects the right to life of unborn children.
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'The fight for life has many fronts. They all require our creative courage, and the coming year will be pivotal,' the supreme knight said. 'I look forward to the day when together we march to victory!'”
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Links Related to this week’s column:
Knights Called to ‘Creative Courage’
In his first annual report, Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly urges members to follow the models of St. Joseph and Blessed Michael McGivney
By Knights of Columbus (8/3/2021)
Click here for Article
Prayer for Protection in Time of Pandemic
A Novena which seeks Our Lady’s Intercession for Protection in Time of Pandemic
- By His Holiness, Pope Francis (3/2020)
- (Click on the image on the right to view video.)
- A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC (PDF Version)
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