Last night, I was priviledged to be part of a special 4th Degree Exemplification for the Knights of Columbus. Special because it was solely for another priest and I, and had been set up because Fr. Dan was in town from Vladivostok, Russia (The eastern most city in Russia, a port on the Pacific Ocean north of Japan) to speak at a parish mission over the weeekend. I was supposed to go through 4th degree a few weeks ago on a Saturday, but was prevented by Bishop Moeddell's funeral.
Anyway, the 4th degree Knights are the ones who are most recognizable, ie capes and swords (pirates, according to a neice at my first Mass.) Alas, as priests we are not required to get the sword and fuzzy hat. Count me disappointed.
Showing posts with label Knights of Columbus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Knights of Columbus. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, May 12, 2008
Knights and Vocations
It is no secret, the Knights of Columbus are one of the biggest supporters of vocations to the priesthood and religious life. They've been promoting The Call much longer and across a broader spectrum than most. Every month, Columbia magazine features a back cover highlight of a newly ordained, seminarian, or religious; driving home the point: these men and women are regular guys/ladies who have felt a unique call to follow Christ in a bold and dramatic way.
Keep it up, Knights!
Two of their apostolates at the local level are worth mentioning:
1) Pennies from Heaven: at meetings, they pass the jar and empty their pockets of their pennies. At the end of the year, all of these pennies are collected and giving to the Vocation Office for the respecitve diocese. Last year, this total nearly ten grand just for Cincinnati! (Small things make a difference!)
2) RSVP: Refund Support for Vocations: local chapters support a seminarian with a grant check as a way of supporting the seminarian during his formation. It always seemed that the Fourth Degree Knights from the Gaspar del Bufalo Council from the northern part of the diocese always knew when our checkbooks were reaching critical level because their check arrived shortly thereafter.
Please pray for the Knights and their important ministry and the apostolates that they run.
Keep it up, Knights!
Two of their apostolates at the local level are worth mentioning:
1) Pennies from Heaven: at meetings, they pass the jar and empty their pockets of their pennies. At the end of the year, all of these pennies are collected and giving to the Vocation Office for the respecitve diocese. Last year, this total nearly ten grand just for Cincinnati! (Small things make a difference!)
2) RSVP: Refund Support for Vocations: local chapters support a seminarian with a grant check as a way of supporting the seminarian during his formation. It always seemed that the Fourth Degree Knights from the Gaspar del Bufalo Council from the northern part of the diocese always knew when our checkbooks were reaching critical level because their check arrived shortly thereafter.
Please pray for the Knights and their important ministry and the apostolates that they run.
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