It’s finally that time of year again. The Spring Encampment for the Knights of Lepanto.
The Knights of Lepanto started out as a men’s group under the foundation of Father Angelo as a branch off of the MIM (Mission of the Immaculate Mediatrix) particularly devoting itself the spirituality and cultivation of men and their manly virtues. Namely those of the lost ideal of Chivalry.
As religion tends to lean towards a feminine nature (prayer, devotion, etc), Father Angelo hoped to instill in men a deeper love of their Faith, enabling them to channel that Faith into something more reasonable and adaptable to their masculine nature: Action.
Like the warrior monk knights of old, (Templars and Hospitallers), the Knights of Lepanto incorporate a rigid and stern approach to spirituality, while enabling the men to take Catholic Action. Whether it be aggression or defense, but namely, protecting the home and Holy Mother Church from foreign attack. (The Atheists, Secular movement, etc.)
The Knights of Lepanto Encampents incorporate both these aspects of (as Father calls it) Marian Chivalry, where the Fathers and Sons come together to grow in both Faith, Body, and Spirit. From Archery, Fencing, Obstacle Course, and First Aid Classes, the boys are tought the necessities to ‘stay alive’ on their own out in the world, preparing them for their own futures as ‘real’ men. While the Franciscans provide the Spiritual Basis, by running a ‘Catechism Boot Camp’ where the young men are put through a trial of ‘Faith By Fire.’
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K of L Spring Encampment
May 22, 2009
It’s finally that time of year again. The Spring Encampment for the Knights of Lepanto.
The Knights of Lepanto started out as a men’s group under the foundation of Father Angelo as a branch off of the MIM (Mission of the Immaculate Mediatrix) particularly devoting itself the spirituality and cultivation of men and their manly virtues. Namely those of the lost ideal of Chivalry.
As religion tends to lean towards a feminine nature (prayer, devotion, etc), Father Angelo hoped to instill in men a deeper love of their Faith, enabling them to channel that Faith into something more reasonable and adaptable to their masculine nature: Action.
Like the warrior monk knights of old, (Templars and Hospitallers), the Knights of Lepanto incorporate a rigid and stern approach to spirituality, while enabling the men to take Catholic Action. Whether it be aggression or defense, but namely, protecting the home and Holy Mother Church from foreign attack. (The Atheists, Secular movement, etc.)
The Knights of Lepanto Encampents incorporate both these aspects of (as Father calls it) Marian Chivalry, where the Fathers and Sons come together to grow in both Faith, Body, and Spirit. From Archery, Fencing, Obstacle Course, and First Aid Classes, the boys are tought the necessities to ‘stay alive’ on their own out in the world, preparing them for their own futures as ‘real’ men. While the Franciscans provide the Spiritual Basis, by running a ‘Catechism Boot Camp’ where the young men are put through a trial of ‘Faith By Fire.’
Mr. Thomas Girard (Former Grand Marshal of the Encampments) gives a talk here with Friar Roderic of AirMaria’s Roving Reporter series on what the Encampment contains, yet more importantly, the message it stresses to Fathers and Sons.