Last call to register for the Men's Retreat

The Agnus Dei Council 12361 in New York is sponsoring their annual men's traditional retreat with Fr. John Perricone on November 15-17 in Huntington, NY. The Traditional Latin Mass will be offered throughout the retreat. 

To learn more contact Dan at danmarengo(at)aol.com or see flyer below. 

To view a video by Fr. Perricone about the retreat visit: https://www.fatherperricone.com/retreats

Annual Novena to Bl. McGivney Begins Sunday August 4 - August 12

Brother Knights,

Please join us for our annual novena for Blessed Michael McGivney’s canonization, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. The novena begins Sunday August 4 and it concludes Monday August 12, the day prior to his feast day of August 13th. 

Our suggested intention is for the protection of the Traditional Latin Mass, the Mass of Bl. Michael McGivney.

Additionally, in the July 2021 edition of Columbia, the Supreme Chaplain encouraged Knights to attend Mass on that day (even if his feast is not celebrated at Mass). This year should be easy as the feast day falls on a Sunday. We would add to that and encourage members of our network to try and attend a Traditional Latin Mass on that day, if their schedule permits. 

Novena prayer is below. A PDF version to download can be found at this link.

 

Novena to Blessed Michael McGivney - August 4 – 12 (Feast day August 13)

English

God, our Father, protector of the poor and defender of  the  widow  and  orphan,  you  called  your  priest, Blessed  Michael  McGivney,  to  be  an  apostle  of Christian  family  life  and  to  lead  the  young  to  the generous  service  of  their  neighbor. 

Through  the example of his life and virtue, may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, more closely, fulfilling his commandment of  charity  and  building  up  his  Body  which  is  the Church. Let the inspiration of your servant prompt us to greater confidence in your love so that we may continue his work of caring for the needy and the outcast.  

We   humbly   ask   that   you   glorify   Blessed Michael McGivney on earth according to the design of your holy will. Through his intercession, grant the favor I now present (here make your request).Through Christ our Lord. Amen

Intention: Protection and growth of the Traditional Latin Mass within the Church and throughout the Knights of Columbus

 

Latin

Deus, pater noster, protector pauperum atque defensor viduarum et orphanorum: vocasti sacerdotem tuum, beatum Michaelem McGivney, familiari vitae christianae apostolum, iuvenibusque ducem ad adiuvandum proximum. Per exemplum vitae virtutisque eius, Filium tuum propius sequamur, Iesum Christum, ut mandatum caritatis perficiamus ad corroborandum corpus Eius quod est Ecclesia.

Fiat nobis inspirationi famulus tuus ut confidentes tuae caritati pergamus curare indigentes et incuria captos.  Humiliter petimus ut inter caelites connumeretur beatus Michael McGivney presbyter in terra secundum voluntatem tuam. Concede propitius gratiam hanc ______(pete quod desideras)  per Christum Dominum Nostrum. Amen.

Webinar Video: Chivalry: Why It Matters for Men (Part I)

Why does chivalry from the Middle Ages matter to men, especially Knights of Columbus (or other Knights) today and why should we practice it?

Brother Raymond de Souza provides the biblical, theological and moral reasoning to practice chivalry, but moreover why its critical to practice it to help remedy the moral evils of our time. 

Chivalry: Why It Matters For Men Today Part I (youtube.com)

This is the first of two talks on chivalry. We hope to host the second part later this summer. 

 

 

We also provide some scriptural resources mentioned in the talk. 

Scriptural references to chivalry:

• Ephesians 6:11-17 (Put on the armor of God; shield of faith and helmet of salvation)
• Matthew 26:52: (For all that take the sword, shall perish by the sword)
• Matthew 10:34 (Do not think that I am come to send peace upon earth: I came not to send peace, but the sword.)
• Luke 22:36 (he that hath not, let him sell his coat, and buy a sword.)
• 1 Peter 3:15 (But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being always ready to satisfy everyone that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you.)
• Apocalypse 19:11 (And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him, was called Faithful and True, and with justice he judgeth and fighteth.)
  

Also below is a picture of the stairwell leading to St. Helena’s chapel in Church of the Holy Sepluchre in Jerusalem, which is lined with small crosses etched into the wall by the swords of the crusaders as they went to homage the relics of the True Cross. 

Vivat Jesus,

Traditional Knights Latin Mass Network

Traditional Day of Recollection - Saturday September 7

May 2024 UPDATE: We are pleased to share that Conshohocken Council 1603 in Pennsylvania has rescheduled its special Day of Recollection with Fr. John Perricone, on the topic of Sanctity as Warfare. 

The new date will be Saturday September 7.

A Traditional High Mass (Latin) will be offered as part of the event, which will occur at the Carmelite Monastery in Coopersburg, PA, just south of Allentown. 

The event is open to both men and women 18 and over. The cost is $25 (includes lunch). To learn more see attachment. 

To register click here: https://kofc1603.org/perricone

 

 

Video: Ad Orientem Worship: Why Facing God Matters

Brother Knights,

Blessed Eastertide greetings to everyone.

We are pleased to share the video of our latest webinar from last week entitled, Ad Orientem: Why Facing God Matters, with fellow Knight, Raymond de Souza. We were grateful for Brother Raymond’s time and thank those who joined us for the informative talk.

The video can be viewed here.

Brother Raymond masterfully laid out not only the liturgical basis for Ad Orientem, but the scriptural basis of facing God and East, from Adam to Abraham, Moses, the prophets, and concluding in the Book of the Apocalypse. Based on his remarks, we share some of them below:

Scriptural Resources for Ad Orientem worship

• Adam and Eve: In a legend among the Jews, it is said that as Adam and Eve, after their expulsion from the paradise of Eden, they moved towards the West, the exile. But when they wanted to pray in the evening, to ask forgiveness for their sin, they turned toward the east, where the Paradise was, and said their prayers. Hence the tradition began.
  

• Abraham: Later, Abraham pitched his tent on the eastern side of Bethel, and there he built an altar to the Lord, and called upon His name (Genesis 12:7–8).
  

• Moses: In the desert, Moses built the tabernacle of the Lord at the eastern side of the camp, so, when the people turned toward the tabernacle to say their prayers, the whole camp faced the east (Numbers 3:38).
  

• Isaiah: Isaiah prophesied that the Just One, the Messias, would come from the east (41:4–5). And Jeremias was called to proclaim the word of the Lord to the priests and to the people of Israel, from the eastern gate of the city.
  

• Ezekiel:
  

• But it was Ezekiel who spoke of the cherubim raising their wings at the eastern gate of the house of the Lord in Heaven. And he recounts that the glory of the God of Israel was over them at the eastern gate.
• Ezekiel testifies that the spirit of God lifted him up and brought him to the east gate of the house of the Lord, which looks towards the rising of the sun (in the east) (11:1). And as the Lord brought him to the gate that looks toward the east, "Behold! The glory of the God of Israel came by way of the east and the earth shone with His Majesty (40:1–2).
• He beheld the glory of the God of Israel coming in by way of the "east, and the majesty of the Lord came into the Temple by the eastern gate, and the house was filled with the glory of the Lord" (43:1–5).
• “And he was brought to the eastern gate of the sanctuary, and it was shut, and the Lord said, this gate shall be shut and shall not be opened, and no man shall pass through it, because the Lord God of Israel has entered in by it, and it shall be shut (44:1).
• Ezekiel also says the priests shall offer to God holocausts and peace offerings, and he shall adore at the threshold of the eastern gate (46:1–2). We know that  Jesus came not to destroy, but to fulfil. We should take a hint.
  

• New Testament & the Fatima Apparition:
  

• In the New Testament, in the book of the Apocalypse, we learn about the angel - having the sign of the living God - ascending from the rising of the sun (the east) (Apocalypse 7:2).
• Where did the Magi kings came from? The East. More recently, at the end of each apparition of Our Lady in Fatima, Lucia reported that she glided gently towards the east.
  

Additional Resources

Pope Pius XII: "It is neither wise nor praiseworthy to reduce everything to antiquity by every possible device, thus one would be straying from the straight path were he to wish to the altar restored to its primitive table form."(Mediator Dei, No. 62).