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2022 Knights of Columbus Silver Rose Program

Silver Rose ProgramThis past Saturday morning the Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Pensacola, hosted a Knights of Columbus display and ceremony of the Silver Rose program. There are several silver roses that travel around the country. In this case, our Florida member hands off the silver rose to a member in Alabama who will take it to the next stop.

The Silver Rose program demonstrates the unity between Knights of Columbus in Canada, the United States and Mexico, through a series of prayer services promoting the dignity of all human life and honoring Our Lady.

Each year, from early March through mid-December, Silver Roses are stewarded by Knights of Columbus councils along routes from Canada to Mexico. Every stop the Silver Rose makes throughout the pilgrimage is a rosary-centered occasion for Knights, parishioners and community members to pray for respect for life, for the spiritual renewal of each nation, and for the advancement of the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

The Silver Rose Program began in 1960, when the first rose – a real, live one – was blessed by a bishop in Ontario. The rose then traveled to New York and then to Texas where it was taken across the border into Mexico. The rose ended its pilgrimage at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. To better ensure future annual trips, a silver rose was ultimately made. Today, due to the popularity of the program throughout the North American continent, eight silver roses travel unique routes.

You can find more information here. Perhaps your local council can be selected for a stop on the annual pilgrimage. Thanks to Bob Pappas we have lots of photos of this event you can find here.

Grandpa’s Little Angel

No Grandpa can keep a smile off his face when he’s holding a little angel. Cove Angel Underwood is Cindy’s and my 3rd grand baby!

She is a joy to hold and I love to hold her. We’ve been blessed that our daughter Caitlin and husband Clint now live here in Pensacola, FL and that Clint is the General Manager of our company. So we get to see the babies. They’re growing so fast.

It’s getting hard to get Cindy to focus on work because she just wants to spend time with her “babies.” Cruz, the oldest is past three years old and is a handful. And Case, the middle boy is kind of like the class clown. Three different personalities and we love them dearly.

Grand Babies

Grand BabiesLast weekend Cindy and I got to visit our two grandsons, Cruz and new one, Case. Of course we loved seeing our daughter and her husband too.

It’s hard to describe how wonderful it is to hold your grandson and to play with him. Cruz walks and although he talks a lot I have no idea what he’s saying yet. Case eats and sleeps a lot still but he’s got big blue eyes and I could stare at him forever. They are awesome reminders of the miracle of life and we can’t wait for our next opportunity to see them which will be when Case gets baptized!