- Knights of Divine Mercy
The Knights of Divine Mercy is a United States Roman Catholic men's group which emphasizes men's spiritual strength and growth in virtue.
Mission
The group's mission involves building up the spiritual strength of men, training them in the skills of successful moral living, and helping men to discover how they are to cooperate with God's grace. It aims to help men to seek and perfect the virtues of prudence, justice, fortitute, temperance, faith, hope and love. [cite web
publisher= Knights of Divine Mercy
url= http://www.knightsofdivinemercy.com/mission.html
title= Mission Statement
accessdate= 2007-12-01]History
The first meeting was held on
September 29 ,2006 , at St. Mary of Pine Bluff Parish church in the town of Cross Plains, about fourteen miles from Madison, within theRoman Catholic Diocese of Madison . Its founder was Fr. Rick Heilman, pastor of St. Mary's Parish. [cite web
publisher= "The Catholic Herald"
url= http://madisoncatholicherald.org/2006-08-24/local-state.html#2
title= Knights of Divine Mercy: Calling men to be 'spiritual warriors'
date= 2006-08-24
accessdate= 2007-12-01] The group's motto is "Deo Submissus, in Deo Potens" (The one who has submitted to God, is powerful in God). [cite web
publisher= City of Steeples
url= http://cityofsteeples.blogspot.com/2007/08
title=Knights of Divine Mercy
date= 2007-08-2
accessdate= 2007-12-01] The group's monthly meetings begin with an opportunity forConfession andEucharistic Adoration , followed by the recitation of the Divine Mercy chaplet. In the first knighting ceremony, conducted April 15, 2007, Fr. Heilman inducted 85 men. [cite news
first = Kathleen
last = Bushman
author = Kathleen Bushman
title = Knighting ceremony: Cements men's spiritual strength
work = The Catholic Herald
publisher = The Milwaukee Catholic Press Apostolate
location = Madison, Wisconsin
page = 7
date = 2007-05-03 ]Notes
Publications
* "Spiritual Combat", audio CD, Fr. Eric Sternberg, December 14, 2007
* "The Bedrock of a Man's Prayer Life", audio CD, Fr. Eric H. Nielsen, January 11, 2008
* "The Source and Summit of Our Faith", audio CD, Fr. Tait C. Schroeder, S.T.L., February 1, 2008
* "We Are Knights of Jesus Christ", audio CD, The Most Rev. Robert C. Morlino, Bishop of Madison, March 7, 2008
* "The Real Knighthood of the Saints", audio CD, Fr Miguel Galvez, May 2, 2008External links
* [http://www.stmarypb.org St. Mary of Pine Bluff Parish, Cross Plains, Wisconsin]
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