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College Knights across the United States are reviving existing councils and forming new ones to foster virtue and fraternity on campus. “In culture nowadays, men are told they need to take a step back,” said Grand Knight Patrick Alfarano of Francis J. Doc Sweeney Council 5963 at Manhattan University in New York City, which experienced marked growth during the fall semester. “We’re looking to bring a conversion, at least on campus, and influence the culture of men to stand up for their faith and take on responsibility.”
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Today, in the ordinary calendar, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord. On that day we commemorate the “manifestation” of the expected Messiah, who reveals himself to all the peoples of humanity, represented by the Three Wise Men who arrived in Bethlehem from the East.
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In this moment of uncertainty, we join in prayer for our brothers and sisters in Venezuela, and we entrust this beloved nation to its patroness, Our Lady of Coromoto:
Jesus Christ, our Lord,
we come before You in this time of great need for our homeland.
We feel both anxious and hopeful,
and we ask for strength as a precious gift of Your Spirit.
We long to be a people committed to respect for human dignity,
to liberty, justice, and the pursuit of the common good.
As children of God, grant us the grace to build fraternal coexistence,
to love everyone without exclusion,
to stand in solidarity with the poor,
and to work for reconciliation and peace.
Grant us the wisdom of dialogue and encounter,
so that together we may build a civilization of love
through genuine participation and fraternal solidarity.
You call us together as one nation, and we say to You:
Here we are, Lord, with our Mother,
Mary of Coromoto, ready to continue the path we have begun
and to bear witness to the faith of a people
united in new hope.
And so we all proclaim together: Venezuela!
Walks and lives with Jesus Christ, Lord of history!
Amen.
The Epiphany of the Lord
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” (Matthew 2:2)
In today’s Gospel, the Magi remind us what it means to seek Christ with open hearts. Guided by faith, they follow the star, leave behind what is familiar, and offer their finest gifts in humble worship.
Their journey teaches us that encountering Jesus always changes us. We never return the same way we came.
🌟 Like the Magi, may we recognize Christ’s presence, offer Him our best, and follow where He leads.