The Rosary Devotion began several years ago and stemmed from a conversation that I had with Fr. Andrew Athapilly. In the conversation, Fr. Andrew talked about how other countries viewed the U.S. During the conversation, Fr. Andrew made some very good observations.
The first observation was that we as American’s make time for all sorts of things from sports to cars and everything else in between, but when it comes to God, in his words “We have no time.” Thinking about the statement he made, I felt proud to be part of an organization centered on God.
Fr. Andrew went on about his second observation which was our nation was becoming or has become a God less Nation. Every time you turn around, someone is going to court to remove some aspect of religion from our society. Whether it “In God We Trust” on our money, or prayer in our schools, the core values that our country was founded on are under attack. Some Middle Eastern people believe this also and wouldn’t mind removing us from the face of the earth.
After some conversation, Fr. Andrew threw out a challenge to the Knight’s of Columbus and me to start a rosary devotion first at our council and then maybe inspire other councils to do the same. So we did that and it has become a very peaceful time for meditation and prayer. June Kocsis made some beautiful depictions of the mystery of the Rosary and we have gotten some great comments from those who attend.
There is however a serious problem with the Rosary Devotion. It’s missing you! I know that people are busy and might attend other devotions in there parishes, kids have games, and sometimes, life just gets in the way. However, I also feel that more of us could step up to help. Several members have stepped up on numerous times to cover extra spots that were vacant. I feel that with as many members as we have in our council, this shouldn’t be an issue and I’m that with everything this council has done, we can handle this issue also.
So this is what we need. We need two members every hour at the hall to pray the Rosary. The Rosary Devotion is held on the first Friday and Saturday of every month. The times of the Rosary are from Friday at noon till the following Sat. at noon. The next devotion will be held in February on the 3rd& 4th. You should try to select a time or an hour that you can make regularly. This is only a once a month event. Call Darlene Rechtin at 859-817-1103 or e-mail her for a time drechtin@msn.com.
Let’s show everyone where we stand!
Times that need to be filled for the upcoming Rosary Events are Friday 5pm, 6pm, 7pm, 11pm, and Sat. 4am.
Let’s book them up!!
Fraternally,
Mike Madden, WGK
m.madden@kofc5453.org
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