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Sir Knights,
I am grateful to all the members in our Assembly who could make the last meeting,
pray the rosary together (below left), vote on and approve our Annual Budget, and I am
grateful to our Officers who could attend the our Officers Installation on 8/28/2021 (below
right).
These next couple of months will be a test for our Assembly. We must do our best to
step up as Catholic Gentlemen by serving His Church and His people. In September
we will be helping the Polish Center at the Dozynki harvest festival and in October we
will be helping at St. Angela’s with the Knight to Remember.
Thank you Sir Knights for your support as we continue on this journey together, as
Brothers.
Vivat Jesus!
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Faithful
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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Faithful Friar/ Rosary is our Sword
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Color Corps 3
St. John Paul II The Power of the Rosary
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Meet Your Brother : SK Chris Curry
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Knowing our Faith: Facts about St. Peter’s Square
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Don’t miss out! Dozynki Festival and PFN Dinner
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Catholic Humor 10
Prayers and Dates 11
St. Jude Assembly
2375
Chris Curry
Faithful Navigator
stjudeassembly2375.org
Why is
the Square
at St. Peter’s
an Oval?
St. John Paul II
The Power of the
Rosary
Meet Your
Brother
SK Chris Curry
September 2021
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Dear Brother Knights, To pray the Rosary is one of the manliest things we can do. The Rosary in the hand of a knight becomes a sword. What can be more manly than for a knight to offer his sword to the most beautiful Lady in the uni-verse? This is what it is like for men to pray the Rosary. I experienced the power of the Rosary on a boat filled with wailing refugees in the middle of a great storm. Once Catholics on the boat started praying the Rosary, the wailings subsided, and a calmness spread through-out the boat even though the storm raged on until morning. How can I ever forget? I was 14. Throughout this crisis of Covid, when the whole world is engulfed in fear and still is even now, I am not afraid. When so many were frightened and still are even now, I have nothing but calmness in my heart. It is because I pray the Rosary every day, all the mysteries. Brothers, let us be real men, take up our swords, pray the Rosary so we can know God’s peace.
Your Faithful Friar, Rev. Sy Nguyen
Faithful Friar’s Report Rev. Sy Nguyen
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Sir Knights The Colors have made a few call-outs this past month. On Saturday the 20th Call out came from Christ Cathedral For Bishop Petr Esterka & Saturday the 28th for Deacon Anthony Bube at La Purisima. We welcomed new Color Corp Members to the Color Corp in Orange County Chapter & To our own Assembly Chris Curry & Da-vid Mehegan Thank you Sir Knights for doing what you do.
As things get back to normal we'll have more & more needs for our Assembly to step up. One very important call-out coming Oct 11 will be for the new Deacons at Christ Cathedral & on Oct 23rd will be for the Garden Of Innocence at El Toro Memorial Park Cemetery Lake Forest. Save the dates for great causes that the Knights are call to show support. Don't forget to Pray for all our Brothers in need of prayers & include them in your Daily Rosary. Re-member turn off the Radio on your way to work it's a great time to pray & you'll get to work ready to go. That person who cut you off won't bother you because your state of mind will be with our Virgin Mary Lady of Guadalupe. If your Council doesn't pray the Rosary before your Council Meeting start one With your Grand Knights permission. P.F.N D.D. C.C.C
CURT HORNER
Color Corps Report C.C.C.— Curt Horner
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St. John Paul II on the Power of the Rosary By: Constance T. Hull Catholic Exchange
The Rosary of the Virgin Mary, which gradually took form in the second millennium under the guidance of the Spirit of God, is a prayer loved by countless Saints and encouraged by the Magisterium. Simple yet profound, it still remains, at the dawn of this third millennium, a prayer of great significance, destined to bring forth a harvest of holiness. It blends easily into the spiritual journey of the Christian life, which, after two thousand years, has lost none of the freshness of its beginnings and feels drawn by the Spirit of God to “set out into the deep” (duc in altum!) in order once more to proclaim, and even cry out, before the world that Jesus Christ is Lord and Saviour, “the way, and the truth and the life” (Jn 14:6), “the goal of human history and the point on which the desires of history and civilization turn.” So begins St. John Paul II’s Apostolic Letter, Rosarium Virginis Mariae, which was promulgated on October 16, 2002, just a couple of years before his death. October is the month the Church devotes to the Holy Rosary and the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary falls on October 7th. It is a prayer and devotion that has changed the lives of many. It is to walk the life of Christ through the eyes of His Mother. Our eyes are ever fixed on Our Savior, but under the loving guidance of the Mother He gave us on the Cross. St. John Paul II referred to devotion to the Rosary as a “genuine training in holiness” that guided Christians in the contemplation of the great mysteries of our Faith. The Rosary belongs among the finest and most praiseworthy traditions of Christian contemplation. Developed in the West, it is a typically meditative prayer, corresponding in some way to the “prayer of the heart” or “Jesus prayer” which took root in the soil of the Christian East. Rosarium Virginis Mariae 5 St. John Paul II implored the faithful to pray the Rosary most especially for peace in the Third Millennium, which began in the West with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Rosary has been a unique weapon in spiritual warfare and is especially suited in praying for peace throughout the world. It is also a great defender in family life. In the last few decades an onslaught of attacks have been waged against the family and its ontological reality. A similar need for commitment and prayer arises in relation to another critical contemporary issue: the family, the primary
cell of society, in-creasingly menaced by forces of disinte-gration on both the ideological and practi-cal planes, so as to make us fear for the future of this funda-mental and indispensable institution and, with it, for the future of society as a whole. The revival of the Rosary in Christian families, within the context of a broader pastoral ministry to the family, will be an effective aid to countering the devastat-ing effects of this crisis typical of our age. Rosarium Virginis Mariae 6 The Rosary is much needed in a time like ours in which di-vorce, “gay marriage”, and contraception have divided human beings from their call in family life. Children are increasingly becoming either irrelevant or accessories in a “throwaway cul-ture”, as Pope Francis has stated many times. We must im-plore Our Lord through His Mother to heal the deep wounds that exist in our culture. It is essential that we pray the Rosary for peace and for the family, but more than anything, the Rosary guides us on our journey to holiness. The meaning of our lives is to become a saint. The goal is the Beatific Vision. In this “veil of tears” we need every possible weapon at our disposal and this is why the Rosary is so important. Not only should we pray it as individ-uals, we need to bring it into our domestic churches in our homes. We need to teach our children to pray the Rosary and pray it together as a family.
Contemplation The Rosary guides us through the life of Christ as it was seen through Our Lady. We are brought into a deeper understand-ing and knowledge of Jesus Christ as we pray Scripture in the Mysteries of the Rosary. If there is anyone throughout human history who contemplated Jesus Christ, it was Our Lady, His Mother. The contemplation of Christ has an incomparable model in Mary. In a unique way the face of the Son belongs to Mary. It was in her womb that Christ was formed, receiving from her a human resemblance which points to an even greater spiritual closeness. No one has ever devoted himself to the contempla-tion of the face of Christ as faithfully as Mary. The eyes of her
St. John Paul II on the Power of the Rosary (Continued on page 5)
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heart already turned to him at the Annunciation, when she con-ceived him by the power of the Holy Spirit. In the months that followed she began to sense his presence and to picture his features. When at last she gave birth to him in Bethlehem, her eyes were able to gaze tenderly on the face of her Son, as she “wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a man-ger” (Lk2:7) Rosarium Virginis Mariae 10 Mothers know just how much they contemplate their own chil-dren. They work to understand the inner-workings of each child and how that child should be loved best. So it was with Mary, who not only contemplated her Son, but the face of God in the quiet moments of her life. Mary spent her days in con-templation of Our Lord, “she kept all these things, pondering them in her heart” is the example she has given us. Conformation Beginning at Baptism, the Christian life becomes centered on the constant conformation of the person to the Most Blessed Trinity. In Baptism we descend into the depths of sin and death and arise a new creation in Christ. We have accepted the truth that we must die to self in order to have eternal life. Mary is the most able guide in show each one of us how to live a life in conformation to her Son. In the spiritual journey of the Rosary, based on the constant contemplation – in Mary’s company – of the face of Christ, this demanding ideal of being conformed to him is pursued through an association which could be described in terms of friendship. We are thereby enabled to enter naturally into Christ’s life and as it were to share his deepest feelings. In this regard Blessed Bartolo Longo has written: “Just as two friends, frequently in each other’s company, tend to develop similar habits, so too, by holding familiar converse with Jesus and the Blessed Virgin, by meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary and by living the same life in Holy Communion, we can become, to the extent of our lowliness, similar to them and can learn from these supreme models a life of humility, pov-erty, hiddenness, patience and perfection” Rosarium Virginis Mariae 15 The Rosary serves as a guide and constant reminder of how our lives must be shaped by our desire to be more and more like Christ. Our Mother quietly shares this truth with us in the movements of the Rosary through the Mysteries of Christ’s life, death, and Resurrection.
Mystery A good deal of the Christian life is shrouded in mystery. The Holy Eucharist, the reality of the Blessed Trinity, the Incarna-tion, and the list goes on and on. Words and our intellects fail us in the face of the great mystery of God, but we are allowed a foretaste of Heaven through these mysteries if we rely on the supernatural gift of faith. Meditation on the mysteries of Christ is proposed in the Ro-
sary by means of a method designed to assist in their assimila-tion. It is a method based on repetition. This applies above all to the Hail Mary, repeated ten times in each mystery. If this repetition is considered superficially, there could be a tempta-tion to see the Rosary as a dry and boring exercise. It is quite another thing, however, when the Rosary is thought of as an outpouring of that love which tirelessly returns to the person loved with expressions similar in their content but ever fresh in terms of the feeling pervading them. In Christ, God has truly assumed a “heart of flesh”. Not only does God have a divine heart, rich in mercy and in for-giveness, but also a human heart, capable of all the stirrings of affection. If we needed evidence for this from the Gospel, we could easily find it in the touching dialogue between Christ and Peter after the Resurrection: “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Three times this question is put to Peter, and three times he gives the reply: “Lord, you know that I love you” (cf. Jn 21:15-17). Over and above the specific meaning of this pas-sage, so important for Peter’s mission, none can fail to recog-nize the beauty of this triple repetition, in which the insistent request and the corresponding reply are expressed in terms familiar from the universal experience of human love. To un-derstand the Rosary, one has to enter into the psychological dynamic proper to love. One thing is clear: although the repeated Hail Mary is ad-dressed directly to Mary, it is to Jesus that the act of love is ultimately directed, with her and through her. The repetition is nourished by the desire to be conformed ever more completely to Christ, the true programme of the Christian life. Saint Paul expressed this project with words of fire: “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Phil 1:21). And again: “It is no long-er I that live, but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20). The Rosary helps us to be conformed ever more closely to Christ until we attain true holiness.
Rosarium Virginis Mariae 26 St. John Paul II wanted to faithful to pray the Rosary faithfully in order to grow in holiness, conformation to Christ, and to change the world. It is a prayer of great power and importance in the Christian life. It is one that is capable of healing the wounds in our world, whether caused by violence or the splin-tering of the family. It is not a mindless rote prayer. It is a prayer that focuses on Christ by seeing through the eyes of His Mother who is also Our Mother. If you have not added this prayer to your repertoire then October is a good month to do so. Give it a try and see how it transforms your life. As you begin your journey with the Rosary be sure to read through Rosarium Virginis Mariae so that you can truly under-stand the fruits of this great spiritual weapon. Our Lady of the Rosary, ora pro nobis.
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Meet
Your
Brother!
SK Chris Curry
I am Christopher Curry (42). I was born on the East Coast and lived with my family in Delaware and New Jersey. I have lived in Placentia since I was 5-years old. An interesting fact about my family, I live in the same home my fam-ily purchased in 1984, and my son’s room is the room I grew up in, and my daughter’s room is the room my sister grew up in. I work in the landscape industry designing and auditing sprinkler systems. My wife, Becky, and I have 1 daughter, Madison, and 1 son, Colin. I joined the Knights as recommended by my sister Michele. I was a struggling new father, classically wondering “What is in this for me?” My sister knew I needed God to help strengthen my will to do His will, and she knew I would find good examples of men trying to do His will, if I joined the Knights. My wife, children, and I are forever grateful to the Church and the Knights for providing examples of Catholic gen-tlemen to observant men.
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If you look at a picture of St. Peter’s Square, you may notice that it isn’t square at all, but rather an open-ended oval. Two semi-circular rows of colonnades sweep out from each side of St. Peter’s Basilica and curve toward one another, as though they were “embracing” the square. And that is exactly what the architect, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, intended. The colonnades represent the “maternal arms of Mother Church,” as he himself put it. She embraces all souls, all people, all nations into her fold. The piazza is shaped as an oval, representing the cosmos and illustrating how God’s providence orders all of creation. An ancient Egyptian obelisk, once built for a pagan god but now rededicated to Christ the King, stands at the piazza’s center and becomes the focal point of a giant sundial as it casts its shadow across the square throughout the day.
A granite meridian indicates where the obelisk’s shadow will fall at noon. White discs running from the obelisk along the meridian in a northerly direction mark out where the tip of the shadow will fall at various points in the year. We can therefore see the cosmos—the sun, the seasons, the stars, the movement of the universe—ordered and sanctified by God’s power and providence.
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Why is St. Peter’s Square oval-
shaped?
Square the circle. Or in this case, circle the square. The elliptical design of St. Peter’s Square isn’t just architecturally beautiful—it carries rich significance.
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Join us to celebrate PFN Scott Mosher who set our course during the rough seas of 2020-2021.
Wives are welcome. Email FN Chris Curry to RSVP.
First 30 people accepted due to room restrictions.
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St. Jude Assembly #2375 Past Faithful Navigator’s Dinner
Fratellino’s Italian Restaurant “Special Menu”
Wednesday September 22, 2021 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Dinner includes a Small Salad with our House Italian Dressing, Garlic Bread, Spumoni Ice Cream for Dessert and a complementary 4 oz. Glass of House Wine which may be substituted for a Soft
Drink, Iced Tea or Coffee.
Please choose from one of the following entrees:
Beef Lasagna with Meat Sauce with vegetable and marinara sauce upon request.
Chicken Parmigiana with Spaghetti Breaded breast of chicken baked with cheese. Served with spaghetti and marinara sauce.
Fettuccini Alfredo with chicken and vegetable upon request
Spaghetti Marinara or Meat Sauce
Spaghetti with Meatball Beef or chicken and marinara sauce
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Catholic Humor
Name Position Phone Email
Chris Curry Faithful Navigator (714) 514-9930 [email protected]
Scott Mosher Admiral (714) 396-1527 [email protected]
Father Sy Faithful Friar (714) 970-2771 [email protected]
Steve Michael Captain (714) 390-1710 [email protected]
Gil Davila Pilot (714) 336-9371 [email protected]
Joseph Martinazzi Inner Sentinel (714) 203-4736 [email protected]
Gary Clark Comptroller (714) 600-4868 [email protected]
Frank Baca Purser (714) 747-3557 [email protected]
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Andrew Demonte Outer Sentinel (714) 865-2295 [email protected]
William Shaffer First Year Trustee (714) 333-6075 [email protected]
Rick Giddens Second Year Trustee (714) 606-6204 [email protected]
Lenny Castillo Third Year Trustee (714) 315-7079 [email protected]
Curt Horner Color Corps Commander (714) 401-8191 [email protected]
OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
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PAST FAITHFUL NAVIGATORS
PFN Edward Baczynski 1994 -1995 PFN Gary Murray 2007 - 2008
PFN Thomas Shewman 1995 - 1996 PFN Bill Archer-Burton 2008 - 2009
PFN Joe Thompson 1996 - 1997 PFN Bill Schafer 2009 - 2010
PFN Lou Cartwright 1997 - 1998 PFN John Cleary 2010 - 2011
PFN Armond Tavianini 1998 - 1999 PFN Ed Baluyot 2011 - 2012
PFN Jeffrey Bigonger 1999 - 2000 PFN Dave Vezzetti 2012 - 2013
PFN Jerry Nicassio 2000 - 2001 PFN Roberto Garcia 2013 - 2014
PFN Duke Ellington 2001 - 2002 PFN Tom Madracki 2014 - 2015
PFN Trini Torres 2002 - 2003 PFN Rick Giddens 2015 - 2016
PFN Chuck Hosick 2003 - 2004 PFN Curt Horner 2016 - 2017
PFN Jeff Runtz 2004 - 2005 PFN Lenny Castillo 2017 - 2018
PFN Jim Giardino 2005 - 2006 PFN Mark Lanphar 2018 - 2019
PFN Tom Arias
Rest in peace
2006 - 2007 PFN Bob Lanphar PFN Scott Mosher
2019 - 2020 2020 - 2021
SK Scott Mosher and wife
Sandy
SK Andrew Demonte
SK Tom Costanzo
David Rosenkranz
Dorothea Baca-Crews
SK Tom Schumann
Chava Morfin
John Avery’s Mother
Stanley Synchek
Rose Petki
Pauline Richards (RIP)
Larry Castillo (RIP)
Rose Nelson (RIP)
Yvonne Avery (RIP)
Nate Omigo (RIP)
Maurice McCaughin (RIP)
David Lapane (RIP)
GOOD OF THE ORDER
Monday Sept. 6: Officers Meeting at St. JPII Polish Center (6:00 pm)
Fri-Sun. Sept. 17-19: Dozynki Festival at St. JPII Polish Center (we need help Brothers) See Flyer on page 8.
Monday Sept. 20: Assembly Meeting at St. JPII Polish Center (6:15 pm, Ro-sary/ 6:30pm, Dinner / 7:15pm, Meeting)
Wednesday Sept. 22: PFN Dinner at Fratellino’s Italian Restaurant in Brea, See Flyer on page 9.
IMPORTANT DATES