The Knights of the Immaculate had their semester retreat at Chapel Hill on November 6th and 7th. We had 31 guys from the high school attend with 21 new Knights. It was awesome! Everyone loved it and they're all on a little retreat high right now and they're looking forward to the next one. The older Knights gave talks on Peer Pressure (Joseph Rivera), Chastity (Johann Castañedez), Confession (Edvin Martinez), the Eucharist (Emil Mendez), and the Importance of Brotherhood (Hector Pacheco). They all did a great job! Emil's talk on the Eucharist was amazing. Emil spoke about his experience at the youth conference this summer in Steubenville and it was so powerful. While talking about his powerful experience he began to tear up and you could feel the power of his words and everyone was affected by it. Then when they all got their letters from their parents and teachers, most if not all of them began to cry. They all had a very profound experience in front of the Blessed Sacrament and going to Confession. It was beautiful. Many of the older Knights helped pray over the new ones and it filled me with such pride and love. On Sunday they got knighted by Fr. Gerry and went to Mass. After Mass they shared about their experience and it was so amazing to hear what they had to say. Some said it was the best decision they had ever made was to come on the retreat. There is such a thirst for what is good, beautiful, and true in these young men. There is a need for a crusade of manliness and purity to bring about a renewal of masculinity in society, and this crusade is our work! There are now at least one or more Knights in every single classroom! We have 40 total Knights!
