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August 2021

Faithful Navigator Report INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Chris Curry 2 Faithful Friar/ Sir Knights, Faithful Navigator Immaculate Heart I want to thank our Faithful Comptroller Gary Clark, and our Faithful Purser Frank Color Corps 3 Baca for successfully submitting our first (2) Assembly forms, of the year, to Supreme. Bishops response to 4 1. Report of Officers (Form #186) Pope Francis’ 2. Annual Assembly Audit Report (Form #1315) document on the Traditional Mass I also thank our Trustees, PFN Lenny Castillo, PFN Bill Schafer, and PFN Rick Gid- dens for their help in assembling an Assembly Budget for this Columbian Year. We Meet Your Brother : 6 will post the Budget on the website prior to our General Assembly meeting 8/16 and SK Lenny Castillo have an open discussion session about the Assembly Budget at the General Meeting. Knowing our Faith: 7 Please enjoy this months Patriot with reflection from our Faithful Friar, wisdom from Miraculous Medal and our Bishops, knowledge about our faith, and a little humor. Remember all our Broth- Papal Flag Explained ers and Sisters, who have passed, in our prayers. Council 9599 Steak 9 Thank you Sir Knights for your support as we continue on this journey together, as Fry - Don’t miss out! Brothers. Vivat Jesus!  Catholic Humor 10

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The Patriot Faithful Friar’s Report Rev. Sy Nguyen

Dear Brother Knights,

The order of earthly creation is as follows: shapeless abyss, day and night, the sky, land and sea, vegetation, the stars, animals living in water, animals living in the sky, land animals, human beings. Of all creation, human beings are the only creatures made in the image and likeness of God. This means that the order of creation progresses from least to most favorite of God. Of the two first human beings, Adam and Eve, and God created Eve after Adam. This means that womenfolk are the more favorite of God. Have you ever thought of your wife that way? Have you ever thought of women this way? It takes real men to look at women with the respect their dignity deserves.

But Eve is not the last new creation of God, it is the Blessed Virgin Mary. She is womankind made anew, with the pristine innocence that Eve had before the fall. She is indeed the most beautiful creature of God, the last in the order of creation, thus, the most favorite creation of God. Men who have devotion to her will certainly be pleasing to God. The month of August is traditionally dedicated to the devotion of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. A man who often glances prayerfully at the Immaculate Heart will have his own heart puri- fied.

Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!

Your Faithful Friar, Rev. Sy Nguyen 

Saint John Paul II consecrated the world to Mary's Immaculate Heart in 1984. Addressing Our Lady, he said, "You who have a mother's awareness of all the struggles between good and evil, between light and darkness, which afflict the modern world, accept the cry which we ... address directly to your Heart. Embrace with the love of the Mother and Handmaid of the Lord, this human world of ours, which we entrust and consecrate to you ... We have recourse to your protection, holy Mother of God!"

He went on to say, "Immaculate Heart! Help us to conquer the menace of evil, which so easily takes root in the hearts of people today ... ." And he asked Mary to deliver us from famine, from war, from sins against life, from hatred and every kind of injustice, and even from the loss of awareness of good and evil. He then asked that, through this consecration, there be revealed to the world once more "the power of merciful Love!" Source: https://www.marian.org/news/What-IS-the-Immaculate- Heart-7138

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Bishops issue guidance in The Patriot response to Pope Francis' document on the Traditional Latin Mass By: Newsroom of Catholic News Agency, Denver, July 17, 2021

A growing number of bishops in the United States, The new docu- including Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, ment sets out the have issued guidance regarding groups celebrating responsibilities of the Traditional Latin Mass in their dioceses, after a bishops whose di- new document from Pope Francis on Friday im- oceses already have one or more groups that offer posed restrictions on the use of the traditional litur- Mass in the extraordinary form, mandating that gy. bishops determine that these groups do not deny the validity of Vatican II and the Magisterium . The pope's document, a motu proprio entitled Traditionis custodes, made sweeping Bishops are instructed to “designate one or more changes to his predecessor Benedict XVI’s locations where the faithful adherents of these 2007 apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum, groups may gather for the eucharistic celebration which acknowledged the right of all priests to say (not however in the parochial churches and without Mass using the Roman Missal of 1962, which is in the erection of new personal parishes).” Latin. It also imposes new requirements for newly or- The new motu proprio states that it is each bishop’s dained priests wishing to celebrate the Extraordi- “exclusive competence” to authorize the use of the nary Form, and instructs bishops to verify that al- 1962 Roman Missal in his diocese. ready-established parishes that celebrate the Ex- traordinary Form “are effective for their spiritual Bishops across the U.S. have granted permission growth and to determine whether or not to retain for the Traditional Latin Mass to continue in their them.” It further instructs bishops to “take care not dioceses while they study the document and deter- to authorize the establishment of new groups” that mine how to proceed. celebrate the Extraordinary Form..

"I will prayerfully reflect upon Traditionis custodes in The Pope says he wrote the document in response the coming weeks to ensure we understand fully the to a 2020 survey of bishops, and explained that he Holy Father's intentions and consider carefully how was saddened by what he sees as a rejection of the they are realized in the Archdiocese of Washing- liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. ton," Cardinal Gregory of Washington wrote in a Ju- ly 16 letter to his priests. Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued "In the interim, I hereby grant the faculty to those a brief statement on the matter July 16. C“Today who celebrate the Mass using the liturgical books Pope Francis published Traditionis custodes, an issued before 1970 to continue to do so this week- Apostolic Letter issued motu proprio on the use of end and in the days to come, until further guidance Latin liturgical texts approved prior to the reform of is forthcoming. 1970. I welcome the Holy Father’s desire to foster Bishops issue guidance in response to Pope Francis’ document on the Tradi- tional Latin Mass (Continued on page 5) https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/248408/bishops-issue-guidance-in-response-to-pope-francis-document-on-the- traditional-latin-mass

(Continued from page 4) Bishops issue guidance in response to Pope Francis’ The Diocese of Arlington told CNA that all parishes document on the Traditional Latin Mass that had planned on offering Masses in the Extraor- dinary Form would be able to do so. unity among Catholics who celebrate the Roman Rite," Gomez wrote. “Bishop Burbidge has read the motu proprio regarding the 1962 Missal,” said a statement from Billy At- “As these new norms are implemented, I encourage well, chief communications officer for the Diocese of my brother bishops to work with care, patience, jus- Arlington. tice, and charity as together we foster a Eucharistic renewal in our nation.” “He will review it in greater detail and offer further guidance to our priests in the near future. Parishes The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), which currently scheduled to offer Mass in the Extraordi- celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass, addressed nary Form this weekend have received permission the situation in a July 16 statement. to do so.”

"At this point, it is too early to tell what all the impli- Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas said on cations will be for the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, Twitter that two parishes in his diocese that use the but we assure you that we remain committed to 1962 missal have "asked for & received permission serving the faithful attending our apostolates in ac- to continue doing so while local norms appropriate cordance with our Constitutions and charism as we to the motu proprio promulgated by His Holiness have done since our founding," the order said in a Pope Francis are being prepared." statement provided to CNA. Bishop Anthony Taylor of Little Rock, Arkan- "We must strive to see this Cross as a means of our sas said the new restrictions "do not apply" to two of sanctification, and to remember that God will never the diocese' personal parishes, which are adminis- abandon His Church." tered by the FSSP; however, the Traditional Latin Mass will cease to be celebrated in "regular parish Other bishops have issued statements about the churches" in the diocese. celebration of the Traditional Mass in their dioceses. "There is no change for these [FSSP] parishes or "I have informed our clergy that I am granting tem- the priests serving them. All that is required of them porary permission for those priests competent in of- and the Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) priests serv- fering Mass in the Extraordinary Form to continue to ing them is that they accept the validity and legitima- do so in churches that already have an Extraordi- cy of the liturgical reform of Vatican II, which they nary Form Mass on their schedule or in a private do. 'Traditionis Custodes' does caution me not to setting until further study and clarification can inform establish any additional personal parishes for the an appropriate implementation of this document," celebration of the Latin Mass going forward," Bishop Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said in a Taylor said in a July 16 letter. July 16 tweet.

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco told CNA July 16 that “The Mass is a miracle in any form: Christ comes to us in the flesh under the ap- pearance of Bread and Wine. Unity under Christ is what matters. Therefore the Traditional Latin Mass will continue to be available here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and provided in response to the legitimate needs and desires of the faithful.”

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SK Lenny Castillo

I am Leonard “Lenny” Castillo (58). I have attended St. Martin’s since it opened and everyone in my family since my Great Great Grandfather have been born in Yorba Linda.

I work in the Civil Engineering and Land Surveying field at Johnson-Frank & Associates, Land Surveying.

My wife, Nicole, and I have 3 daughters, Katie, Sarah, and Valerie.

I joined the Knights in September 1986 because my Dad was a Knight. My best experience in the Knights has been working with Brother Knights, especially my Dad. I enjoy the Brotherhood and Friendship the Knights provide,.

I became a 4th Degree Knight in October 1991, and I would like to see the Knights continue their focus on Homeless and Veterans programs.

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P opularly known by Catholics the world over as the Miraculous Medal. The Miraculous Medal has a special place in the hearts of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, since it paved the way for the Church's official declaration of the dogma in 1854. The medal is striking because Our Lady herself presented the famil- iar design.

The front of the medal depicts Mary standing on a globe, with the head of a serpent beneath her feet. Circling the oval-shaped medal is the signature, "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee." On the reverse, 12 stars surround a large "M," from which a cross arises. Below the "M," the medal depicts two flaming hearts. The left heart, circled with thorns, represents Jesus. The right heart, pierced by a sword, symbolizes Mary.

An Unlikely Helper By what intervention and through what vessel did the Blessed Moth- er convey the design of this medal? As in the case of the Divine Mer- cy revelations of St. Faustina, a young, unassuming nun in 1930s Poland, once again God chose an unlikely helper. Nearly 100 years But what does the medal mean? In answering that, one discovers earlier, He selected a 24-year-old novice in the community of Sisters why it works. known as the Daughters of Charity, Paris, France, in 1830. The Front Side The extraordinary story begins on the night of July 18, 1830, when a • Mary stands on a globe, crushing a serpent beneath her feet. De- mysterious child awakens Sr. Catherine Laboure. The child leads her scribing the original vision, Catherine said the Blessed Mother ap- to the convent's chapel. There, Sr. Catherine sees the Virgin Mary peared radiant as a sunrise, "in all her perfect beauty." sitting in a chair. She kneels beside Mary and rests her hands in the • Rays shoot out from Mary's hands, which she told Catherine, "... Virgin's lap. The two speak for several hours. During the conversa- symbolize the graces I shed upon those who ask for them." tion, Mary promises she will return and give the young nun "a mis- • Words from the vision form an oval frame around Mary: "O Mary, sion." The child leads Catherine back to her bed. Catherine hears the conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee." clock strike 2 a.m., July 19. Seen as a matrix, the elements of the front design encapsulate major A little more than four months later, Sr. Catherine learns what Mary Marian tenets: wants. Quality of Our Lady As Illustrated by the Medal

During her evening meditation on Nov. 27, 1830, Catherine has a • Mother — Her open arms, the "recourse" we have in her. • Immaculate — The words, "conceived without sin." vision of Mary standing in a position similar to the depiction on the • Assumed into Heaven — She stands on the globe. medal. Later, the vision changes to include the inscription found on the front side of the medal. • Mediatrix — Rays from her hands symbolizing "graces." Mary speaks to Catherine, saying, "Have a medal struck upon this • Our Protection — Crushes the serpent (Gn 3:15). model. Those who wear it will receive great graces, especially if they The Reverse Side wear it around their neck." • A cross-and-bar surmounts a large, bold "M." It was as Mary said. The medal's effects were immediate. • 12 stars disperse around the perimeter.

Iconic Attraction • Two hearts are depicted underneath the "M," the left lapped with a crown of thorns, the right skewed by a sword. From each, a flame The first medals were made in 1832 and distributed throughout Paris. emanates from the top. Again, employing a grid analysis, we can see According to the Association of the Miraculous Medal, the blessings that Mary promised "began to shower down" on wearers of the med- how the reverse-side design contains great symbolism reflecting ma- al. The devotion spread rapidly. In 1836, a Church investigation de- jor tenets of the Catholic faith. clared the apparitions to be genuine. Design Element and its Catholic Meaning Since Mary asked Catherine to have the medal struck, devotion to • The large letter "M" — Mary as Mother, Mediatrix. the Miraculous Medal has spread the world over, the image having • Cross and bar — Jesus' Cross of Redemption. achieved iconic stature. • 12 stars — 12 Apostles, who formed the first Church. • Left Heart — The Sacred Heart, who died for our sins. • Right Heart — The Immaculate Heart, who intercedes for us. • Flames — The burning love Jesus and Mary have for us.

The Association of the Miraculous Medal in Perryville, Missouri, notes that there is no superstition or magic connected with the Mirac- ulous Medal, nor is it "a good luck charm." Rather, it is "a testimony to faith and the power of trusting prayer. Its greatest miracles are those of patience, forgiveness, repentance, and faith."

Source : https://www.marian.org/news/The-Meaning-of-the- Miraculous-Medal-2942

The Patriot What do the parts of the Vatican flag symbolize?

We’re so used to seeing the Vatican Flag in our churches, on the internet, and pretty much any place affiliated with the Catholic Church. But have you ever thought about what the flag means?

Just like other national flags, the design of the Vatican flag has rich meaning.

As the national flag for Vatican City, this flag is displayed not only in this part of Italy, but also in many Catho- lic churches, universities, and other Catholic institutions.

The flag is modeled after the flag of the Papal States from the early nineteenth century, and is also referred to as the flag of the Holy See. Many earlier papal flags were red and gold.

The left side of the flag is a rich yellow. The right side is white and features the coat of arms of Vatican City. At the top of the coat of arms is the papal tiara, which was worn by popes from the eighth century to the mid- twentieth century.

Beneath the papal tiara are two keys, referring to Matthew 16:19, when Jesus says to St. Peter, “I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.” The gold key represents spiritual power and the silver key stands for worldly power. The keys are connected with a red cord, which symbolizes how the two powers are bound together.

Regarding the choice of yellow and white for the flag, there are various historical and symbolic explanations for these colors. One possible connection is to the keys themselves: the yellow field corresponding to the gold key, the white to the silver key. In heraldry, yellow is equivalent to gold (the heraldic color or) and white to silver (argent). The colors certainly offer a striking visual echo of the keys of Peter.

In 101 Surprising Facts about St. Peter’s and the Vatican, Fr. Jeff Kirby walks you through the history and leg- acy of one of the holiest sites in the world. For example, the astronauts brought the Vatican Flag with them on the Apollo 11 mission, and returned it safely when they returned to earth. The Vatican flag is an iconic symbol of our rich history as a Church. You can honor Vatican City, home of the Holy See and Seat of the Holy Father, with an elegant white mug that features the Vatican flag.

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