 When the Knights of Columbus was founded, many Americans looked with suspicion upon Catholicism but held the Catholic explorer Christopher Columbus in high regard. Blessed Michael McGivney and the first Knights chose Columbus as a namesake because he served as an important symbol of courage, unity and hope among American Catholics, particularly Catholic immigrants. Happy Columbus Day to all Knights on this federal holiday!
Read more: https://ow.ly/MCOu50TKeaQ Featured: The Disembarkation of Christopher Columbus with Companions on Three Launches, 1892, by Ivan Aivazovsky/Wikimedia Commons Post above copied from Knights of Columbus Facebook page, October 14, 2024
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Council 4057Follow the Carlisle Knights of Columbus as they serve St. Patrick's Church and the Carlisle community. 
SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
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