Spiritual Reflections
Second Sunday of Advent 2021
2nd Sunday of Advent Year C Baruch 5: 1-9, Phil 1: 4-6,8-11, Luke 3: 4. 6 Sometimes when people point out something that is wrong with us, we see what they are saying, recognize it as true but proceed to do nothing about it. Recognizing the truth does not compel us to alter our ways. In today’s...
Feast of the Assumption – Rev. Osei
Honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary The Church attributes three glorifying honors to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The first is the Immaculate Conception of Mary. This feast was a gradual development from the 12th century until Pope Pius IX in his Papal Bull, Ineffabilis Deus, promulgated it to be...
A Celebration of Spirit
Brother Knights, Today the church celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles in the image of tongues of fire and thus began the mission of the Church in the world. As we celebrate the solemnity of Pentecost, let us linger awhile on the action of the Holy Spirit in the Christian...
New Invocations of St. Joseph
Dear Brother Knights, The month of May dedicated to our Lady, Pope Francis prayed to entrust in the hands of our Holy Mother all of humanity, strongly tried in this period of pandemic: “In the present dramatic situation, full of suffering and anxieties that grip the whole world, we turn to you,...
Easter Greetings from Rev. Osei
Dear brothers, Happy Easter! We have every reason to be most happy when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. I hope that when we greet each other, “Happy Easter,” we would really mean it and know what is behind that greeting. With Easter, we celebrate the tremendous truth of...
Palm Sunday Reflection
Today the Church begins the most Holy Week of the Church’s Liturgical Calendar. The church invites us to make the journey with Jesus to Jerusalem. For us it is not a city but it might be an illness, a change in our life, a problem, challenge or perhaps uncertainty ahead of us. Jesus shows us how...
Happy New Year Message from Reverend Osei
Dear Brother Knights, Happy New Year! We put the old behind us and look to the new. It is a fresh start offering new opportunities and new expectations. On New Year’s Day, the Church honors Mary, the mother of God, she carried Jesus to the world, with her unconditional faith, and our blessed...
With Advent Joy
Brother Knights, The Season of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany beckons us, and we welcome its call even as we deal with stress, fatigue, worries and fear of living in these times of COVID 19 pandemic. The season invites us to go into one of the tender’s moments of God’s encounter with us. God’s...
Assumption of Mary
Dear Knights, The Assumption of Mary is a joyous occasion for the Knights of Saint John across the world. Marking this solemnity is a time to celebrate the fulfillment of the promise made by Jesus to all his faithful servants and the redeeming power of Faith. The Knights of Saint John is blessed...