GRAND KNIGHT: Tom Herlihy
herlihyt@bellsouth.net
(305) 292-1261

Deputy GRAND KNIGHT: Fred Sellers
(305) 294-1947

FINANCIAL SEC: Bob Shillinger
robertshillingeresq@msn.com
(305) 293-8259

4th DEGREE FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR: Ed Bunting
Bugsed@aol.com
(305) 294-5914

Insurance Agent: Tony Carballo
(305) 588-4096

Meeting Time: Council 3652 meet every first and third Wednesday of the month at the Spiritual Renewal Center. The Fourth Degree meets every fourth Tuesday of the month at the Sacred Hall Cafeteria.

Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to practical Catholic men in union with the Holy See and who are 18 years of age or older. A practical Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the precepts of the Church. The entire family is eligible for Family Fraternal benefits, including student loans, scholarships, annuities, long term care, life insurance and more.

If you wish to become a member of Council 3652, please contact the officials listed above, any Council member, the Parish rectory (294-1018), or KofC Membership Director Ed Bunting (305)294-5914.

 

The Knights in Defense of the Faith

Throughout history it has been vital for a Knight to strengthen its armor against laxity and disfranchisement, for it is too easy to dismiss devotion as unmanly or childish; yet few sights are more precious than that of a man kneeling in prayer.

The freedoms enjoyed in this country do not preempt attacks on the Catholic Church, and its cleric and lay members.

Knowledge is the key to defend the faith, promote vocations, and increase awareness of the sanctity of all life.

Learning the history of the faith in this country also helps us to better appreciate the full scope of the actions of Father McGivney when he founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882.

The documents and links were selected to refresh our collective memory, deepen our knowledge, and spur our interest.

American Anti-Catholicism and its Literature

I Know Nothing!

History of the Knights of Columbus in Florida 1901-1968

The Catholic Faith 101

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Four Sins Crying to Heaven for Vengeance
The Six Sins against the Holy Spirit
Nine Ways of Being Accessory to Another's Sin
The Cardinal Virtues
The Theological Virtues
The Seven Contrary Virtues
The Seven Heavenly Virtues
The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy
The Ten Commandments [Short version]
The Ten Commandments [Traditional]
The Chief Commandments or Laws of the Church
Mysteries of the Rosary
The two great commandments
Catholic Facts and General Knowledge
The Seven Sacraments
Understanding Catholic Devotion to Mary
Essential Prayers

History of the Knights of Columbus in Florida

1901-1968
Prepared under State Deputy T.A. Eason, Sr.
(Excerpts from a booklet found in Council 3652 files)
Text edited by Peter K. Ilchuk

[If anyone is interested in helping us preserve the history of Council 3652, one of the oldest, we need help. I have many pictures and artifacts that need to be catalogued and put in some order, especially while we have older members who might have knowledge of the past. This history booklet was assembled by good Knights in 1968, which relied greatly on older members with memory. Our Council’s history is fast being lost....]

Florida - the new Frontier

Nineteen years had elapsed since the founding of the Order before the seed of Columbianism first found its way into the fertile Florida soil. It was particularly fitting that in the Nation’s first permanent City, the old and venerable city of St. Augustine, founded by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles, a group of Catholic laymen should begin conversations which were to lead to the founding of the Mother Council in Florida. That they planned soundly and well is attested by the institution of First Florida council 611 on October 13, 1901.

First Florida Council 611 was first designated as an “Associate” Council as the Supreme Council classed Florida as part of the Tropics and insurance membership was denied. [They were convinced, however,] of Florida’s healthy climate and its growth possibilities... and accepted insurance applicants from Florida.

With the chartering of the fifth Council, the designation “Jurisdiction” became applicable to Florida, and the first State Convention convened in St. Augustine in 1905. [The sixth council was Key West Council 1014, founded May 14, 1905, instituted by Territorial Deputy William O. Boutwell. First Grand Knight was F.C. Brossier. The Council was dissolved in 1934.]

The Depression Years

By the time the Florida boom collapsed in December 1926, the Order’s consistent growth is attested by the 17 councils and 2,113 members recorded by mid 1927. Then the picture changed. For the next ten years the ride continued to ebb in spite of persistent valiant efforts. Florida resembled a land of no return. Hundreds of our members went with the outgoing tide, and the Councils were making desperate efforts to survive. Then came the most severe depression of modern times and the difficulties that faced nearly, if not all, Florida Councils became more pronounced. Four Florida Councils [including Key West] were unable to cope with existing problems and were dissolved. [Note: Key West was one of a very few cities taken over by the Federal government having gone into bankruptcy, and the WPA came in to run the City and employ its citizens, focusing on tourism as the only option to create revenue.]

Post War Revival

During WWII, the K of C claimed equal rank with USO as the definite leaders in the character and variety of services to men of the Armed Forces. The K of C. hospitality sign was out and the many service men training in Florida long remembered the gracious giving of self of the many Knights and their Ladies.

On November 9, 1947, a historic event took place. The then State Deputy, Carl T. Hoffman, instituted the Fort Lauderdale Council No. 3080, the first in 20 years.

From July 1, 1946, to June 30, 1957, 4803 new members were added, many former service men of faith. [Fr. F.X. Dougherty Council 3652, Key West, was founded on May 17, 1953, instituted by DD W.C. Buzzett. First Grand Knight was G. H. Welbes.]

Cuba’s Difficulties

Just ninety miles off he Florida Coast our Catholic Island neighbor, Cuba, had undergone such violent outrage to every face of freedom that a veritable flood of Cuban refugees has been pouring into the Miami area for several years. A great many of the men were Knights of Columbus (members of Cuban Councils) and were in such desperate straights that they turned to the Florida State Council for assistance. The Supreme Council and the Florida State Council made a joint effort to provide assistance to all, where and when most needed. Our Lady of Charity Council No. 5110, Miami, was instituted. One month later, in convention assembled, in Miami Beach the first Cuban Delegation addressed the Florida State Council and recounted the harrowing experiences many Knights had lived through.

When the new Diocese of Miami was established in the early Sixties, Bishop Coleman F. Carroll found a warm welcome and a spirit of helpfulness in the hearts of the Knights of Columbus. He made an appeal for help in establishing a Retreat House. Promptly, through joint action, the Councils set up committees to raise the needed funds.

Then, on June 14, 1968, all Catholic Floridians were most happy, almost electrified, to learn that the Archdiocese of Miami, to include all of Florida was established and that his Excellency, Most Reverend Colemen F. Carroll, was elevated to the rank of Archbishop.

The Catholic Faith 101

The Seven Deadly Sins

We should not be satisfied merely to keep the commandments of God, but should always be ready to do good deeds, even when they are not commanded. The commandments of God state the minimum requirements for salvation. They should be kept not merely according to the letter, but also according to the spirit, which obliges us to strive for greater perfection.

Actual sin is any willful thought, desire, word, action or omission forbidden by the law of God.

• PRIDE - Unrestrained appreciation of our own worth.
• GREED - Immoderate desire for earthly goods.
• LUST - Hankering for impure pleasures.
• ANGER - Inordinate desire for revenge.
• GLUTTONY - Unrestrained use of food and drink.
• ENVY - Sorrow over another's good fortune.
• SLOTH - Laxity in keeping the Faith and the practice of virtue, due to the effort involved.

The Four Sins Crying to Heaven for Vengeance

• Willful murder (including abortion)
• The sin of Sodom.
• Oppression of the poor.
• Defrauding laborers of their wages.

The Six Sins against the Holy Spirit

• Presumption of God's mercy.
• Despair.
• Impugning the known truth.
• Envy at another's spiritual good.
• Obstinacy in sin.
• Final impenitence.

Nine Ways of Being Accessory to Another's Sin

• By counsel.
• By command.
• By consent.
• By provocation.
• By praise or flattery.
• By concealment.
• By partaking.
• By silence.
• By defense of the ill done.

The Cardinal Virtues:

• prudence,
• temperance,
• courage,
• justice

Classical Greek philosophers considered the foremost virtues to be prudence, temperance, courage, and justice. Early Christian Church theologians adopted these virtues and considered them to be equally important to all people, whether they were Christian or not.

The Theological Virtues:

• love,
• hope,
• faith

St. Paul defined the three chief virtues as love, which was the essential nature of God, hope, and faith. Christian Church authorities called them the three theological virtues because they believed the virtues were not natural to man in his fallen state, but were conferred at Baptism.

The Seven Contrary Virtues:

• humility,
• kindness,
• abstinence,
• chastity,
• patience,
• liberality,
• diligence

The Contrary Virtues were derived from the Psychomachia ("Battle for the Soul"), an epic poem written by Prudentius (c. 410). Practicing these virtues is alleged to protect one against temptation toward the Seven Deadly Sins: humility against pride, kindness against envy, abstinence against gluttony, chastity against lust, patience against anger, liberality against covetousness, and diligence against sloth.

The Seven Heavenly Virtues:

• faith,
• hope,
• charity,
• fortitude,
• justice,
• temperance,
• prudence

The Heavenly Virtues combine the four Cardinal Virtues: prudence, temperance, fortitude -- or courage, and justice, with a variation of the theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity.

The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy:

Continuing the numerological mysticism of Seven, the Christian Church assembled a list of seven good works that was included in medieval catechisms. They are:

• Feed the hungry
• Give drink to the thirsty
• Give shelter to strangers
• Clothe the naked
• Visit the sick
• Minister to prisoners
• Bury the dead

The Ten Commandments of God [short version]

• No other gods or idols.
• No blasphemy.
• Keep the Sabbath holy.
• Honor your parents.
• Do not kill.
• Do not commit adultery.
• Do not steal.
• Do not lie.
• Do not covet your neighbor's wife or goods.
• Do not covet your neighbor's goods.

The Ten Commandments of God [traditional version]

• I am the Lord your God; you shall not have strange gods before me.
• You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
• Remember to keep holy the Lord's day
• Honor your father and your mother.
• You shall not kill.
• You shall not commit adultery.
• You shall not steal.
• You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
• You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.
• You shall not covet you neighbor's goods.

The two great commandments

…that contain the whole law of God are:

You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength; you shall love your neighbor as yourself.

To love God, our neighbor, and ourselves, we must keep the commandments of God and of the Church, and perform the spiritual and corporal works of mercy.

The Chief Commandments or Laws of the Church

• To assist at Mass on all Sundays and holy days of obligation.
• To fast and abstain on the days appointed.
• To confess our sins at least once a year.
• To receive Holy Communion during the Easter time.
• To contribute to the support of the Church.
• To observe the laws of the Church concerning marriage.

Mysteries of the Rosary

The Five Joyful Mysteries (Monday and Saturday)

• The Annunciation: Humility.
• The Visitation: Charity.
• The Birth of Our Lord: Poverty, or detachment from the world.
• The Presentation of Our Lord: Purity of heart, obedience.
• The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple: Piety.

The Five Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesday and Fridays)

• The Agony in the Garden: Contrition for our sins.
• The Scourging at the Pillar: Mortification of our senses.
• The Crowning with Thorns: Interior mortification.
• The Carrying of the Cross: Patience under crosses.
• The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord: That we may die to ourselves.

The Five Glorious Mysteries (Sundays and Wednesdays)

• The Resurrection: Conversion of heart.
• The Ascension: A desire for heaven.
• The Coming of the Holy Ghost: The Gifts of the Holy Ghost.
• The Assumption of our Blessed Mother into Heaven: Devotion to Mary.
• The Coronation of our Blessed Mother: Eternal happiness.

The Five Luminous Mysteries (Thursdays)

• The Baptism in the Jordan
• The Wedding at Cana
• The Proclamation of the Kingdom
• The Transfiguration
• The Institution of the Eucharist

The Seven Sacraments

• Baptism
• Confirmation
• Holy Eucharist
• Penance
• Anointing of the Sick
• Holy Order
• Matrimony

Catholic Facts and General Knowledge

To gain the happiness of heaven we must know, love, and serve God in this world. Man must know, love and serve God in a supernatural manner in order to gain happiness of heaven. Man is raised to the supernatural order only by grace, a free gift of God.

We learn to know, love, and serve God from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who teaches us through the Catholic Church.

In order to be saved, all persons who have attained the use of reason must believe explicitly that God exist and that he rewards the good and punishes the wicked; in practice they must also believe in the mysteries of the Blessed Trinity and the Incarnation.

By the Blessed Trinity we mean one and the same God in three divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

By the Incarnation is meant that the Son of God, retaining His divine nature, took to Himself a human nature, that is, a body and soul like ours.

The Church is the congregation of all baptized persons united in the same true faith, the same sacrifice, and the same sacraments, under the authority of the Sovereign Pontiff and the bishops in communion with him.

We find the chief truths taught by Jesus Christ through the Catholic Church in the Apostles' Creed.

Understanding Catholic Devotion to Mary

By Thomas Merton (From http://www.catholic.org/prayer/merton.html)

This is often forgotten by Catholics themselves, and therefore it is not surprising that those who are not Catholic often have a completely wrong conception of Catholic devotion to the Mother of God. They imagine, and sometimes we can understand their reasons for doing so, that Catholics treat the Blessed Virgin as an almost divine being in her own right, as if she had some glory, some power, some majesty of her own that placed her on a level with Christ Himself. They regard the Assumption of Mary into heaven as a kind of apotheosis placed in the Redemption would seem to be equal to that of her Son. -- But this is all completely contrary to the true mind of the Catholic Church -- It forgets that Mary's chief glory is in her nothingness, in the fact of being the "Handmaid of the Lord," as one who in becoming the Mother of God acted simply in loving submission to His command, in the pure obedience of faith. She is blessed not because of some mythical pseudo-divine prerogative, but in all her human and womanly limitations as one who has believed. It is the faith and the fidelity of this humble handmaid, "full of grace" that enables her to be the perfect instrument of God, and nothing else but His instrument. The work that was done in her purely the work of God. "He that is mighty hath done great things in me." The glory of Mary is purely and simply the glory of God in her. and she, like anyone else, can say that she has nothing that she has not received from Him through Christ.

As a matter of fact, this is precisely her greatest glory: that having nothing of her own, retaining nothing of a "self" that could glory in any- thing for her own sake, she placed no obstacle to the mercy of God and in no way resisted His love and His will. Hence she received more from Him than any other saint. He was able to accomplish His will perfectly in her, and His liberty was in no way hindered or turned from its purpose by the presence of an egotistical self in Mary. She was and is in the highest sense a person precisely because, being "immaculate," she was free from every taint of selfishness that might obscure God's light in her being. She was then a freedom that obeyed Him perfectly and in this obedience found the fulfillment of perfect love.

The genuine significance of Catholic devotion to Mary is to be seen in the light of the Incarnation itself. The Church cannot separate the Son and the Mother. Because the Church conceived of the Incarnation as God's descent into flesh and into time, and His great gift of Himself to His creatures, she also believes that the one who was closest to Him in this great mystery was the one who participated most perfectly in the gift. When a room is heated by an open flame, surely there is nothing strange in the fact that those who stand closest to the fireplace are the ones who are warmest. And when God comes into the world through the instrumentality of one of His servants, then there is nothing surprising about the fact that His chosen instrument should have the greatest and most intimate share in the divine gift.

Mary, who was empty of all egotism, free from all sin, was as pure as the glass of a very clean window that has no other function than to admit the light of the sun (Son). If we rejoice in that light, we implicitly praise the cleanness of the window. And of course it might be argued that in such a case we might well forget the window altogether. This is true. And yet the Son of God, in emptying Himself of His majestic power, having become a child, abandoning Himself in complete dependence to the loving care of a human Mother, in a certain sense draws our attention once again to her. The Light has wished to remind us of the window, because He is grateful to her and because He has an infinitely tender love, it is certainly a great grace and a privilege, and one of the most important aspects of this privilege is that it enables us to some extent to appreciate the mystery of God's great love and respect for His creatures.

That God should assume Mary into heaven is not just a glorification of a "Mother Goddess." Quite the contrary, it is the expression of the divine love for humanity, and a very special manifestation of God's respect for His creatures, His desire to do honor to the beings He has made in His own image, and most particularly His respect for the body which was destined to be the temple of His glory. If Mary is believed to be assumed into heaven, it is because we too are one day, by the grace of God, to dwell where she is. If human nature is glorified in her, it is because God desires it to be glorified in us too, and it is for this reason that His Son, taking flesh, came into the world.

In all the great mystery of Mary, then, one thing remains most clear: that of herself she is nothing and that God has for our sakes delighted to manifest His glory and His love in her.

It is because she is, of all the saints, the most perfectly poor and the most perfectly hidden, the one who has absolutely nothing whatever that she attempts to possess as her own, that she can most fully communicate to the rest of us the grace of the infinitely selfless God. And we will most truly possess Him when we have emptied ourselves and become poor and hidden as she is; resembling Him by resembling her.

And all our sanctity depends on her maternal love. The ones she desires to share the joy of her own poverty and simplicity, the ones whom she wills to be hidden as she is hidden, are the ones who share her closeness to God.

Essential Prayers

THE APOSTLE'S CREED: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

OUR FATHER: Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

HAIL MARY: Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed are thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Amen.

GLORY: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

MORNING PRAYER: In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ I will begin this day. I thank you, Lord, for having preserved me during the night. I will do my best to make all I do today pleasing to You and in accordance with Your will. My dear mother Mary, watch over me this day. My Guardian Angel, take care of me. St. Joseph and all you saints of God, pray for me... (Followed by Daily Offering)

DAILY OFFERING: O Jesus, through the immaculate heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys and sufferings of this day in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of your sacred heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, the reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all the apostles of prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.

EVENING PRAYER: O my God, at the end of this day I thank You most heartily for all the graces I have received from You. I am sorry that I have not made a better use of them. I am sorry for all the sins I have committed against You. Forgive me, O my God, and graciously protect me this night. Blessed Virgin Mary, my dear heavenly mother, take me under your protection. St. Joseph, my dear Guardian Angel, and all you saints of God, pray for me. Sweet Jesus, have pity on all poor sinners, and save them from hell. Have mercy on the suffering souls in purgatory... (Followed by an Act of Contrition)

PRAYER BEFORE CONFESSION: Receive my confession, O most loving and gracious Lord Jesus Christ, only hope for the salvation of my soul. Grant to me true contrition of soul, so that day and night I may by penance make satisfaction for my many sins.

Savior of the world, O good Jesus, Who gave Yourself to the death of the Cross to save sinners, look upon me, most wretched of all sinners; have pity on me, and give me the light to know my sins, true sorrow for them, and a firm purpose of never committing them again.
O gracious Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of Jesus, I implore you to obtain for me by your powerful intercession these graces from you Divine Son.

ACT OF CONTRITION: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life.

PRAYER AFTER CONFESSION: O almighty and most merciful God, I give You thanks with all the powers of my soul for this and all other mercies, graces, and blessings bestowed on me, and prostrating myself at Your sacred feet, I offer myself to be henceforth forever Yours. Let nothing in life or death, ever separate me from You! I renounce with my whole soul all my treasons against You, and all the abominations and sins of my past life. I renew my promises made in Baptism, and from this moment I dedicate myself eternally to Your love and service. Grant that for the time to come, I may detest sin more than death itself, and avoid all such occasions and companies as have unhappily brought me to it. This I resolve to do by the aid of Your divine grace, without which I can do nothing. Amen.

PRAYER BEFORE MEALS: Bless us O Lord, and these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from thy bounty, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen.

ANIMA CHRISTI: Soul of Christ, make me holy. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, fill me with love. Water from Christ's side, wash me. Passion of Christ, strengthen me. Good Jesus, hear me. Within your wounds, hide me. Never let me be parted from you. From the evil enemy, protect me. At the hour of my death, call me. And tell me to come to you. That with your saints I may praise you through all eternity. Amen.

GUARDIAN ANGEL PRAYER (Traditional): O Holy Angel, attendant of my wretched soul and of mine afflicted life, forsake me not, a sinner, neither depart from me for mine inconstancy. Give no place to the evil demon to subdue me with the oppression of this mortal body; but take me by my wretched and outstretched hand, and lead me in the way of salvation. Yea, O holy Angel of God, the guardian and protector of my hapless soul and body, forgive me all things whatsoever wherewith I have troubled thee, all the days of my life, and if I have sinned in anything this day. Shelter me in this present night, and keep me from every affront of the enemy, lest I anger God by any sin; and intercede with the Lord in my behalf, that He might strengthen me in the fear of Him, and make me a worthy servant of His goodness. Amen.

PRAYER TO OUR LADY: Remember, O most loving Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, we turn to you, O Virgins of virgins, our Mother. To you we come, before you we stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, do not despise our petitions, but in your mercy hear us and answer us. Amen.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT: Spirit of wisdom and understanding, enlighten our minds to perceive the mysteries of the universe in relation to eternity. Spirit of right judgment and courage, guide us and make us firm in our baptismal decision to follow Jesus' way of love. Spirit of knowledge and reverence, help us to see the lasting value of justice and mercy in our everyday dealings with one another. May we respect life as we work to solve problems of family and nation, economy and ecology. Spirit of God, spark our faith, hope and love into new action each day. Fill our lives with wonder and awe in your presence, which penetrates all creation. Amen.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT: Breathe into me Holy Spirit, that all my thoughts may be holy. Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Attract my heart, Holy Spirit, that I may love only what is holy. Strengthen me, Holy Spirit that I may defend all that is holy. Protect me, Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy.

ROSARY PRAYERS: O my Jesus, have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Take all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Amen. (Said after every Glory Be to the Father)

THE ANGELUS: V- The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R- And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. (Hail Mary....) V- Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R- Be it done unto me according to thy word. (Hail Mary....) V- And the Word was made Flesh. R- And dwelt among us. (Hail Mary....) V- Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. R- That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

LET US PRAY: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts; that, we to whom the Incarnation of Christ, Thy Son, was made known by the message of an Angel, may by His Passion and Cross, be brought to the glory of His Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. (Traditionally, the Angelus is said at 6 AM, 12 Noon, and 6 PM)

THE DIVINE PRAISES: Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most Holy. Blessed be her Holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her Glorious Assumption. Blessed be the Name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

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