Today is: Knights of Columbus Founder's Day
The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic and family fraternal organization, celebrates its anniversary today. On March 29, 1882, Father Michael J. McGivney gathered together with other Catholics with similar views and established the order's first council in the basement of St. Mary's Church in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was an associate pastor. The order, which now has close to 2 million members in over 16,000 councils, was created in response to hardships suffered by the poor, Catholics, and Irish immigrants.
Father McGivney's belief that laymen could lead a Catholic organization was far ahead of its time. The order is devoted to four principles, known as degrees, which are charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.
Source: Checkiday.com
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