In his 2025 Lenten message, Pope Francis reflects on the Jubilee theme “Pilgrims of Hope,” calling upon all Catholics to “journey together in hope” during this holy season. “This Lent, God is asking us to examine whether in our lives, in our families, in the places where we work and spend our time, we are capable of walking together with others, listening to them, resisting the temptation to become self-absorbed and to think only of our own needs.” Lent provides a special opportunity for Knights to consider the needs of those around them and rededicate themselves to the Order’s first principle, charity.
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WEEKLY NEWS FOR KNIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD
VOLUME 43 • NUMBER 9 • March 5, 2025
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Called to Self-Giving Love
True relationships must not be built on transactions and personal gain but on mutual love and sacrifice, writes Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori in his March 2025 column for Columbia: “Without giving and receiving this kind of radical love in our hearts, we remain woefully incomplete human beings. We are not made simply for deals. We are made for love, and our lives make no sense without it.”
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Archbishop William Lori, standing with Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv (center) and Past State Deputy Youriy Maletskiy of Ukraine, prepares to bless an ambulance at St. Clement Church in Lviv on Oct. 21, 2024. (Photo by Andrii Gorb)
A Lifeline in Wartime
Through the generosity of K of C councils in Kraków, Poland, and support from the Ukraine Solidarity Fund, a hospital in war-ravaged southern Ukraine received a much-needed new ambulance last fall. It was blessed in Lviv by Supreme Chaplain Archbishop William Lori during his visit to Ukraine in October 2024.
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Donating Life
Lawrence Beneteau, a past grand knight of Father Bernard O’Donnell Council 2110 in Amherstburg, Ontario, has donated blood over 200 times — saving lives through his unwavering commitment to charity. Recently honored by Canadian Blood Services for this milestone, Beneteau sees blood donation as a powerful way to give back and support those in need.
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One Step Closer to Sainthood
On Feb. 25, Pope Francis officially declared Father Emil Kapaun, a U.S. Army chaplain who gave his life serving fellow soldiers in a prisoner-of-war camp during the Korean War, “Venerable” — thereby advancing his cause for canonization. For more than half a century, Father Kapaun’s remains were believed to be lost in Korea. But in 2003, one of the men who buried Father Kapaun happened upon his story in Columbia, leading him to help solve a decades-old mystery. Learn more about Venerable Emil Kapaun and watch The Magazine and the Miracle: Finding Father Kapaun at kofc.org/frkapaun to join in the live broadcast.
Your Lenten Mission
As we enter the holy season of Lent, we invite you to join us on a Lenten mission led by Dominican Father Jonathan Kalisch, K of C director of chaplains and spiritual development. Beginning today, Ash Wednesday, weekly discussion videos will be released and made available on K of C social media channels and at kofc.org/lent Watch the first video here!
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