{"id":212,"date":"2022-03-31T10:01:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T08:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/migration.mi-admin.ch\/enmilitia-immaculataeexplanations-of-st-maximilian\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T13:32:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T11:32:16","slug":"knight-of-the-immaculata-magazine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test4.mi-backup.ch\/en\/knight-of-the-immaculata-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Knight of the Immaculata Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

The goal of such a newsletter is to inform all Knights<\/strong> about the apostolate and life of the Militia Immaculatae worldwide, to present them with some spiritual texts, to offer them some tools for the apostolic work and for their own perseverance and growth in zeal (tools in the form of flyers, booklets, testimonies of the miraculous effects of the M.I. prayer crusade, other testimonies of Knights, etc.<\/em>).<\/p>\n

This newsletter is for everyone being or not a Knight of the Immaculata. Enjoy sharing!<\/p>\n

You can read it online by simply clicking on the picture.<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 28\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
Dear Knights,<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/div>\n
I am sending you a very important issue of “Knight of the Immaculata”. It concerns the reign of Mary in heaven and on earth.<\/span><\/div>\n
Saint Maximilian, when he founded the Militia Immaculatae, wanted to extend the\u00a0Queenship\u00a0of Mary and to have as many souls as possible recognise her as their Queen. This is the expression of the\u00a0Act of Consecration<\/i> that we made when we joined the M.I., and which we should repeat every day.\u00a0<\/span>Let us ask Mary Immaculate to give us the grace to truly recognize her as our Queen, not only in words, but also in deeds, thus “FIAT voluntas tua.”\u00a0<\/span>May she be the Queen of all countries and their leaders; may her Immaculate Heart reign in every nation, and above all in Russia, as Our Lady of Fatima demands.<\/span><\/div>\n
With my priestly blessing, Fr. Karl Stehlin<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

Knight of the Immaculata No. 27 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Time passes and does not return. God has assigned to each of us a definite time in which to fulfil His divine plan for our souls; we have only this time and shall have no more. Time ill spent is lost forever. Our life is made up of this uninterrupted, continual flow of time, which never returns. In eternity, on the contrary, time will be no more; we shall be established forever in the degree of love which we have reached now, in time.<\/p>\n

Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 26 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This issue of Knight of the Immaculata reaches you, dear Knights, in October, the month of the Rosary. In this year, October is special, because we celebrate the 450th Anniversary of one of the famous victories of the Rosary: the Lepanto battle. Please read very carefully the text in this issue of Knight \u2014 pages 9\u201318. You will learn the power of the Rosary. Father Maximilian and many other saints have written about how great a weapon it is. Many of us have become convinced of the power of the Rosary. I warmly encourage you to pray the Rosary every day. If you cannot pray the whole Rosary or the five decades, please pray at least one decade, but with faith in Mary\u2019s help and with great fervour, praising her glory. This is very important!<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 25 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In times of war (and we are in a terrible specific war) it is very difficult to love our neighbours, especially our enemies. However, it is the new commandment of Our Lord, the greatest after the love of God, and if we do not fulfil it, we cannot go to Heaven.\u00a0Exactly 80 years ago Father Maximilian Kolbe offered his life for a co-prisoner condemned to death in the hunger bunker of Auschwitz. We want to recall this unique event in this present issue of the \u201cKnight\u201d. The heroic example of our holy founder motivates us to walk in his footsteps and learn from him true love.\u00a0The fruits of Knights, who truly love, become more and more visible, and we want also to bring to your attention some of the miracles of conversion Our Lady works in our days with our little army, the Militia Immaculatae of Traditional Observance.<\/p>\n

Read carefully \u2013 and you will know how to react to the aggressive attitude of all kinds of enemies (Free-masons, communists, charismatics, modernists, LGBT\u00a0etc.<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 24 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Eighty years ago, on the 14th of August 1941, Fr. Maximilian Kolbe was executed. He was murdered in the hunger bunker in Auschwitz, where he had been incarcerated, most probably at the end of July, with 9 other condemned men. He died as a\u00a0victim of love for two reasons: the first is well known \u2014 he asked to replace a fellow prisoner who was the father of a family, and offered himself to suffer and die for him. The second reason \u2014 he didn\u2019t want the other prisoners to die miserably and in despair risking, after a bitter death on earth, to be condemned to eternal death in hell: he wanted to share their sufferings and bring them the consolations of Our Lord and Our Lady.<\/p>\n

Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 23 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

We are all aware, that extraordinary times have arrived. The aim of the current undertakings in the world is to destroy the Church and Christian civilization in order to build on their ruins a New World Order without God and His Law. But this is neither new nor extraordinary, because from the very beginning this was always the ambition of the devil.
\nSaint Maximilian equally reflected often about such exceptional times. Already since 1938 he foresaw the upcoming Second World War, and he wanted to prepare the Knights for such times of heavy trials.<\/p>\n

Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 22 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In these troubled times we should never forget that we are entirely in the hands of Divine Providence. In this newest issue of the \u201cKnight of the Immaculata\u201d we want to introduce you to the rather unknown title of \u201cOur Lady of Divine Providence\u201d. She teaches us to live in the spiritual embrace of the loving Providence of the Most Holy Trinity, especially in such dangerous times. This issue shows you also that Our Lady doesn\u2019t \u201csleep\u201d in spite of the many restrictions and lockdowns: She never allows anybody to be \u201clocked down\u201d! Pray the Rosary every day, especially in this blessed month of the Most Holy Rosary!<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 21\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This new issue of the Knight of the Immaculata as the expression of my deep conviction that when times get worse,\u00a0 the greater will be the consolation coming from the immense love of Our Heavenly Mother who never abandons her children. The M.I. is nothing but so to say the \u2018extension\u2019 of her presence amongst the poor children of Eve. More than ever before all her Knights are requested to allow HER to shine forth when darkness grows. In these times the distribution of the Miraculous Medal or flyers about HER are much more efficacious than in any other times. More than ever before we can help HER to save many souls.<\/p>\n

Order<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 20 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This year we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the M.I. Traditional Observance. In Warsaw on the first Saturday of May 2000 (May 6th), Fr. Karl Stehlin enrolled the first 50\u00a0Knights into the Militia Immaculat\u00e6, renewed according to the principles of St. Maximilian. The first Knights received the \u201cdyplomik\u201d (little diploma), a copy of the one written and signed by St.\u00a0Maximilian himself.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 19 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Wherever the Knights of the Immaculata pray the Rosary regularly, and invite others to pray it, Our Lady blesses them abundantly. For example, consider a chapel with 20 faithful having Holy Mass only once a month. After entering the M.I. they prayed the Rosary together, distributed Rosaries and the flyers, because the people didn\u2019t know anymore how to pray it. After 5 months they are already 60 strong and full of zeal to win many souls for the Immaculata. Before, they never even thought about the importance of doing something to save souls. You see, thanks to the Rosary, the love of God and our neighbour increases \u2014 and from indifferent lukewarm Catholics they change into fervent soldiers of Our Lady\u2019s army.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 18 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

On the 22nd of June 2019, the Superior General approved the first female M.I. 3 cell in the Philippines, where several knights live in community in the \u201cDomus Mari\u00e6\u201d and who take care of the secretariat of the M.I.\u2013Philippines, striving to ensure the perseverance of the Knights in this country:they do this by printing leaflets, literature, pious images, but also by electronic means, but especially by missionary trips to personally contact the Knights, encouraging them to remain true to their promises and recruit other Knights.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 17 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

A vocation is an immense grace, and because all graces come from the Sacred Heart only through her immaculate hands, the grace of God\u2019s call comes the same way. Generally a young man becomes aware of being called according to the measure of his devotion and love of her. How many understood this touch of God\u2019s finger in their soul meditating on Our Lady\u2019s words in Fatima: \u201cGod wants to use you to make me known and loved!\u201d To understand the call from God, one must understand deeply the mysteries of our faith and specially the immense grandeur of the Eternal King who deigns to call even the poorest sinners into his service. Only the Immaculata, \u201cseat of wisdom\u201d, will open their eyes and hearts and dispose them to become more fascinated by the eternal light of God than by the brilliance of the false pleasures of the world.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 16 \"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The topic of this issue of \u201cKnight of the Immaculata\u201d is the consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
\nAt Fatima Our Lady revealed to the world her Immaculate Heart and presented the devotion to her Immaculate Heart as the remedy for all evils in our times. She also revealed what this devotion mainly consists of and announced that she would come again to give detailed precisions of her request: \u201cI will come and ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of Reparation on the First Saturdays. If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted\u201d.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 15<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>As the title of this issue shows, it is simply to follow her order: \u201cWhatsoever He shall say to you, do ye!\u201d This word is only an echo of the voice of the Heavenly Father saying: \u201cThis is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear him!\u201d In fact, apart from God the Father, nobody in the world is able to repeat these words, except Mary, the Mother of Our Saviour: \u201cThis is my beloved Son, in whom I have found all my joy and life and pleasure. Hear him!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Order: Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 14<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>In this issue Fr. Karl Stehlin, the Director of the M.I. proposes to all Knights as a RESOLUTION for the upcoming year 2019.
\nOne of the most important elements in our life is the act of consecration, which consists essentially of a firm act of will. This act of will is an answer to a call from Heaven! Fr. Stehlin proposes to you as a RESOLUTION for the upcoming year 2019 that we treat our act of consecration more seriously. To\u00a0try every day, more and more, to give HER control over our words, actions, works, recreations etc<\/em>. For example, if we always ask HER how to use our cell-phones and computers, and we use them according to HER will, then and only then, will we LIVE our consecration.<\/span><\/p>\n

Order: Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 13<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>As this issue is consecrated to the \u201cgreatest Saint of the latter times\u201d (Pope Pius XI on St. Therese of the Child Jesus), let us consider some of the most important aspects of her devotion to Our Lady. There can be no better model for the Knight of the Immaculata who, first of all, knows that he is the little child of the best of all Mothers \u201cwho loves him so much\u201d (Act of Consecration<\/em>).
\n<\/span>Shortly after her religious profession, St. Therese painted a symbolic picture of herself. It showed a snow-white lily, symbolizing her soul, above which was a glistening star tracing the letter \u201cM\u201d \u2013 Marie \u2013 and letting fall its rays into the open petals below. She used to call herself, \u201cthe Little Flower of the Blessed Virgin,\u201d and Mary, for her part, was called her \u201cheavenly Gardener.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Order: Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 12\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cI live only for souls: that is my mission\u201d \u2014 this sentence of St. Maximilian is motto of a new issue of \u201cKnight of the Immaculata\u201d. In this statement Saint Maximilian has expressed the purpose of his life and of his whole apostolic activity. His great love of God made him eager to work for the glory of God, that is to work for the salvation of souls.<\/p>\n

Order: Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 11\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Through the Immaculata to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this new issue (No. 11) of the ‘Knight of the Immaculata’ we want to present you the deepest possible approach to the mystery of the Immaculata and the M.I. :In fact, Our Lady and her army in only a means to establish the Reign of the Sacred Heart of Christ the King. May these pages help you to deepen your devotion to the Sacred Heart, especially in the month of June.<\/p>\n

Order: Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 10<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The conversion and sanctification of everyone through the Immaculata<\/strong><\/p>\n

With this 10th<\/sup> issue of the \u201cKnight of the Immaculata\u201d we give to you a brief summary about our dear M.I., with the purpose of discovering what our Heavenly Mother wants to say to us through these facts.<\/p>\n

Order in Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 9<\/strong><\/h4>\n

St. Maximilian and <\/strong>Our Lady of Lourdes
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\"\"<\/a>This issue concerns the apparitions of Our Lady in Lourdes, because in 2018 year we will celebrate the 160th<\/sup> anniversary of these apparitions. The 11th of February, which is the annual memorial of the apparitions of the Mother of God in Lourdes, was celebrated by Saint Maximilian with great devotion. Before this feast the Saint, together with his brothers, were in the habit of saying a novena. The octave was also the time of bestowing wonderful graces by the Immaculata, as well as a time of special commitment to the fight for the Kingdom of God.<\/p>\n

Order in Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 8<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>St. Maximilian and <\/strong>the Miraculous Medal<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the 21st of November the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of Our Lady in the Temple, where she remained from the age of three until she was fifteen. This means that at the tender age of three she left her beloved parents, Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, to deliver herself to the service of God in the sanctuary. Tradition tells us that at this moment she uttered a vow of virginity because she wanted to be HIS, entirely and forever. We, her knights, should not only admire her total consecration to God, but also strive to imitate her as far as this is\u00a0 possible.<\/p>\n

The Temple \u2014 the house of God, the tabernacle, the altar, should also be the central place in our life. Our Lord once cast out from the temple those who were profaning it. Let Our Lady be our perfect model when we enter the house of God: may her reverence and attention penetrate us when speaking with Him.<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 7<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The 100th Anniversary of the Militia Immaculat\u00e6<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 13th 1917 marked the great miracle of the sun at Fatima, the heavenly seal of the veracity and importance of the apparitions of Our Lady. On the eve of the 17th of October 1917 in Rome, the Militia Immaculatae, the army of poor instruments of Our Lady for the salvation of many poor sinners, was founded. At the same time the devil gathered his armies for a general mobilization during the October revolution in Russia and the 200th anniversary of Freemasonry in Rome. All these events were like a solemn beginning, a socalled \u2018kick-off\u2019 of the great spiritual war between the \u201cWoman clothed in the sun\u201d and the \u201cdragon\u201d with his assistants, the two beasts. Since then a war has been going on, infinitely worse than all World Wars and other cataclysms together: it is the devil\u2019s final battle against the \u201cWoman and her Seed\u201d which will end only on the day of doom!<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 6<\/strong>
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Work for the conversion of sinners<\/strong><\/p>\n

The apparitions of Our Lady in July and August 1917 were all centred on the means she wants us to use for the greatest possible number of conversions of poor sinners. The great secret of Fatima revealed to the children on 13 July begins with the terrific vision of Hell to make us understand the extreme gravity of the matter and give us an efficacious motivation to employ all possible means to work for the conversion and salvation of souls \u2014 and all souls are in imminent danger of getting lost forever in the fires of Hell. In fact, this duty of being an instrument in the Immaculata\u2019s hand for the conversion and sanctification of all those living in error and sin is the only really important work we have to accomplish in this world and for this world.<\/p>\n

In Fatima Our Lady gives us the means to do this work and so to bring to souls true happiness: The devotions to her Immaculate Heart, precisely the First Saturday devotions and the Consecration of our institutions (and especially Russia) to her Immaculate Heart. She insists on our prayers and sacrifices, especially one \u2014 the daily Rosary. She also inspired Saint Maximilian Kolbe to found the M.I.: a permanent little army, where the officers have the duty to remind the Knights about their most sublime duty and task to accomplish in this \u201cvalley of tears\u201d.<\/p>\n

Moreover, she wants the M.I. to be somehow the spiritual \u201cwarehouse\u201d where we can find all kind of means to accomplish more easily the \u201cGREAT AND ONLY IMPORTANT TASK OF OUR LIFE\u201d. In other words: The MILITIA IMMACULATAE is a special gift of Our Lady to keep ourselves close to the burning fire of Love of HER IMMACULATE HEART and inspire us to do always more and always better, what God wants us to do in our short life on earth.<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 5<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Motherly Heart of the Immaculata among her children
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We must be very much convinced that, during this exceptional year 2017, Our Lady has kept aside very special graces and favours for the whole Church and for all those who are really concerned with her messages and determined to seriously fulfill her requests. We must therefore pay special attention NOT to waste the precious time given to us. Every day, this year, we must deepen our devotion towards HER Immaculate Heart, the sanctuary where we abundantly receive all the graces of conversion.<\/p>\n

So, in May, the fruit of your meditations will be an immense desire of the eternal happiness for you and for the others. You will be more and more aware that the whole world is nothing in comparison with one second in heaven. And this grandiose and fascinating perspective will motivate you to give more and more of yourself, to \u201cpray and make sacrifices\u201d and at the end of every day you will happily realize that you have made good use of the short time given to you for your own salvation and the salvation of many.<\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 4<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h4>\n

Sorrow and compassion <\/strong>of the Blessed Virgin Mary<\/strong><\/p>\n

We offer new issue of “Knight of the Immaculata”. All Knights will prepare to Lent, the most important period in liturgical year. Let, make our preparation with Our Lady. <\/em>She standing beneath the Cross, has received from her Crucified Son all graces of conversion and the sanctification of all people. However, by the will of God, these graces can be \u201cset free\u201d and flow into souls only if she finds instruments or channels to pass these graces from her Immaculate Heart into those souls.<\/em>
\nWhat is the deepest sorrow of Our Heavenly Mother? She gives so many graces, cherishes her beloved child, educates, nourishes, protects, casts her heavenly eyes day and night on him, so that no evil can harm him. And this child is often deaf to her humble request, her anxious whispering, her tears: \u201cMy child, please, please pray and make sacrifices, because so many go to hell! Help me to save souls!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 3<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h4>\n

The Immaculate may be glorified by any legitimate means<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the present issue we want to attract your attention to the means, the \u201cweapons\u201d of the Knight. Saint Maximilian Kolbe invites us to \u201cuse all honest means\u201d to make Our Lady known and loved, to convert the souls so that they may recognize their heavenly mother and through her their Heavenly Father.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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Knight of the Immaculata No. 2<\/strong>\"\"<\/a><\/h4>\n

Immaculate Conception and the Miraculous Medal<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Maximilian\u2019s Marian spirituality included the great tradition of honouring Our Lady under her title of the Immaculate Conception (the feast on the 8th of December); and the apparitions of Our Lady in the previous century: in 1830 to St. Catherine Labour\u00e9 (the Miraculous Medal \u2014 the feast on the 27th of November), and in 1858 to St. Bernadette at Lourdes.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Knight of the Immaculata No. 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The goal of such a newsletter is to inform about the apostolate and life of the M.I. worldwide, to present them with some spiritual texts. This newsletter is not only for the Knights themselves, but also for them to use as a means to attract good willing souls to become interested in the M.I., so that they may join the little army of Our Lady. So don\u2019t hesitate to take copies for your friends and relatives.<\/p>\n

Order:\u00a0Kolbe Publications<\/a><\/p>\n

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