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Knights of Columbus Father Robert Ross Council 6095 Stanton, CA Charity, Unity, Fraternity |
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KNIGHTS OF
The emblem contains a shield mounted upon a
Formee Cross. The
shield is associated with medieval knights.
The Formee Cross represents a traditional artistic design
of the Cross of Christ through which all graces of redemption
were procured for mankind.
This then represents the Catholic spirit o the Order.
Mounted on the shield are a fasces standing
vertically and crossed behind it, an anchor and a dagger or
short sword. The
fasces, a bundle of white birch rods, is symbolic of authority
which must exist in any tightly bonded and efficiently operating
organization. The
anchor is the mariner’s symbol for Columbus, patron of the
Order. The sword
was the weapon of the knight when engaged upon an errand of
mercy. The shield
expresses Catholic Knighthood in organized merciful action and
with the letters K of C, it proclaims this specific form of
activity. The red, white and blue in the background
of the shield and the foreground of the Cross of Malta are the
colors of our country.
Red is the symbol of hope, of calm tranquility under God
and of confidence in the protection of our country.
White is the symbol of nobility of purpose, of purity of
aim and of crucible—tried ideas to be carried out. The ecclesiastical symbolism in which red
becomes the reflection of the drips of Christ’s redemptive blood
shed upon Red is the symbol of Faith, of belief in Christ, in the Redemption and in the knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. White is the color of the Eucharistic Host, pledge of God’s Eucharistic presence among men, of the infinite love God has for man and the overwhelming affection which God has for each individual. White is the symbol of Christ-like charity. Blue is the color of Our Lady’s mantle in which she wrapped her beloved Son through Whom came salvation to a sinful world. Blue is the symbol of hope.
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Vocations Program
Through the Knights of Columbus Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP), councils, assemblies and Squires circles “adopt” one or more seminarians or postulants and provide them with financial assistance and moral support.
RSVP money is used by seminarians and those in religious formation for tuition and books, car insurance and maintenance, travel during vacations, emergency expenditures and other living expenses. Knights provide more than financial support, though. Members write letters to students, sponsor dinners for them, invite them to join the Order and, most importantly, pray for vocations.
Last year, financial help from 2,601 councils, assemblies and circles to future priests, sisters and brothers, exceeded $2.8 million. Since 1981 the Order has provided more than $47 million in aid through RSVP, helping more than 75,000 men and women follow their vocations.
Qualifying councils and assemblies receive a $100 refund for every $500 donated, up to a limit of $2,000 donated to an individual, while the refund for Squires is $20 for every $100 donated. In the Philippines and Mexico, councils and assemblies receive the equivalent in local currency of $50 for every $250 donated.
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