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Knight’s Shirt
Front of the Shirt Shortly after the Knights of the Most Precious Blood were formed in 2015, the group’s emblem was designed and confirmed by the founding members. The emblem was intended to embody the charism and chivalric code of the Knights, combining fidelity to Christ with Croatian heritage. The founding members all agreed that…
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Books every Catholic Man should Read
“To him who wishes to walk in the path of virtue, nothing is more necessary than the reading of spiritual books.” – St. Athanasius “What do you say? The reading of these good books does not concern you? But I find this duty more incumbent on you, than on those living in the security of…
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Spiritual Reading – Who Needs It?
by Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. I am afraid that for many Catholics the term “spiritual reading” is either a strange expression, and they are not sure what it means, or they have heard that monks and nuns do it–whatever it is. But spiritual reading is neither strange nor exotic as by now centuries of…
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40 years since the National Eucharistic Congress in Marija Bistrica
40 years ago, on September 8 and 9, 1984, the National Eucharistic Congress was held in Marija Bistrica, celebrating 13 centuries of the baptism of Croats and the 300th anniversary of the discovery of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Bistrica. The Mass celebration on September 9 gathered more than 400 thousand faithful, and…
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The Precious Blood Way of the Cross
1st Station: Jesus is condemned to Death We adore Thee, O Christ and we praise Thee, Because by Thy Holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. Jesus is condemned to death, that we may enjoy eternal life. “ Crucify Him! His blood be upon us and upon our children!” the mob cries, while we pray,…
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St Maximillian Kolbe
St. Maximilian lived in dark times and died in a very dark place, yet wherever he went he radiated the light of God’s love and mercy. His life teaches us to entrust ourselves to our loving Mother, Mary Immaculate, and through her, to bring both our souls and the souls of others to the happiness…
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St Michael
St. Michael the Archangel(Michael in Hebrew “who is like God”) St. Michael is one of the principal angels; his name was the war-cry of the holy & good angels in the battle fought in heaven against the enemy and his followers. His name is recorded four times in Scripture. Daniel 10:13, Daniel 12, Jude 1:9,…
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St Joseph
In 1687 the Croatian parliament (Sabor) officially declared St Joseph as the patron saint of Croatia. From the research Vigilare launched for their “Saint Joseph” campaign in early 2022, they discovered the original minutes of this parliamentary decision. In the minutes of the Parliament of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia from 1687, along with a transcript…
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Our Lady
As Catholic men of Croatian descent we have a special connection with Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin, Mother Mary. She is affectionately known and reverentially acclaimed by the Croats as “Rajsko Djevo Kraljice Hrvata” (Queen of Heaven and Queen of the Croats). In August 1715, in a Croatian town called Sinj, seven hundred Catholic warriors…
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National Croatian Catholic Men’s Conference – Miles Christi 2020
28th February – 1st March, 2020 Book online
Knights Prayer
Our Lady, Queen of the Knights, bless all the activities of our Order. Keep us true to our pledge, to extend the kingship of thy Divine Son on earth. Through Thine intercession, win for us the grace, ever to exemplify in our public and private lives, the virtues that should characterize those especially dedicated to the service of the heavenly court. Make us always aware that as your Knights, we are constantly observed, our faith judged, and our Order appreciated. Accept, O Mary, this renewed pledge of fealty and devotion, of Thy Servants, the Knights of the Precious Blood.
