Special Prayer Service

Join the Knights of Columbus for a special prayer service on January 20th at 7 PM in the Chapel.

Every few years, the Knights of Columbus select a Catholic icon featuring an image that is particularly edifying to Knights and their communities.  Every state receives one of these icons which travels from council to council and serves as the centerpiece for prayer services in parishes throughout the United States.  The current icon depicts the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.  The prayer service flowing from the jubilee for the 350th anniversary of the apparitions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to St Margaret Mary Alacoque and inspired by Pope Francis' encyclical letter Dilexit Nos (He Loved us).  

During the holy hour, the icon depicting the famous image of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, painted in 1767 by Pompeo Batoni and now venerated in the Church of the Gesu in Rome, will be displayed.  This reproduction of the original image bears the blessing of Pope Francis and is one of more than 300 icons traveling across the world as part of the Knights of Columbus Pilgrim Icon Program.  More than 191,000 councils and parish prayer services with some 23 million participants have been held since the first traveling icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe in 1979.

The Sacred Heart Prayer Service will include readings from Sacred Scripture and reflections from Pope Francis on teh Sacred Heart of Jesus, as well as the Divine Mercy Chaplet, prayers to the Sacred Heart, and time for silent prayer.  The prayer service will lead all present to grow in their love of God and devotion to the Sacred Heart.  All are invited to participate.