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CHAPLAIN’S MESSAGE
March 2026
Dear Brother Knights
It’s been awhile since I wrote to you. (I think it was October of last year). We’ve been through a harsh winter and we’ve had stormy seas in our country as well.
So instead of hearing from me some consoling words of wisdom, I’ve decided to pray for our country instead. I encourage you to do the same. Prayer is needed right now to help heal the problems we face within our country. You know what they are.
Below is a prayer to the Blessed Mother, asking her to help our country now. I received it from Charlotte Cicchetti, in September of 2024. At that time, this prayer was said after every Mass at St. Mary’s in Manahawkin.
Even though the prayer is old, it applies to us now. Maybe it is good for the Knights of Columbus to say with your families. (print out a copy and attach it to your refrigerator).
May the blessing of God be with you all!
Deacon Bob
A PRAYER FOR OUR COUNTRY
O most Blessed Virgin Mary, we entrust the United States of America to your loving care.
Most Holy Mother, we beg you to reclaim this land for the glory of your Son. Overwhelmed with the burden of the sins of our nation, we cry to you from the depths of our hearts and seek refuge in your motherly protection.
Look down with mercy upon us and touch the hearts of our people. Open our minds to the great worth of human life and to the responsibilities that accompany human freedom.
Free us from the falsehoods that lead us to the evil of abortion and threaten the sanctity of family life. Grant our country the wisdom to proclaim that God’s law is the foundation on which this nation was founded, and that He alone is the True Source of our cherished rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
O merciful Mother, give us the courage to reject hatred, division, and the culture of death and the strength to build a new Culture of Life.
Jesus, I trust in you. Amen.
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Prayer for the Canonization of
Father Michael J. McGivney
God, our Father, protector of the poor and
defender of the widow and orphan, you called
your priest, Father Michael J. 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 your venerable servant
Father Michael J. 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.
Our Father Hail Mary Glory be to the Father
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