{"id":10608,"date":"2026-08-12T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=10608"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:07:02","slug":"blessed-mcgivney-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/saints-and-blesseds\/blessed-mcgivney-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed McGivney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"372\" data-attachment-id=\"10624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/saints-and-blesseds\/blessed-mcgivney-6\/attachment\/aug11b-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?fit=775%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"775,372\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;surfer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1691778146&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aug11b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?fit=625%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?fit=775%2C372&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10624\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?w=775&amp;ssl=1 775w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?resize=300%2C144&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?resize=768%2C369&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/aug11b-1.jpg?resize=624%2C300&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the Letters .&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.kofc.org\/en\/resources\/events\/father-mcgivney-beatification\/short-articles-on-mcgivney.pdf\">WEB<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meeting the Spiritual and physical needs of the people<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The founder of the Knights of Columbus, Father Michael J. McGivney was a central figure in the growth of Catholicism in America, and he remains a model today. His example of charity, evangelization and empowerment of the laity continues to bear fruit and guide Knights of Columbus around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Just as those in need sought Father McGivney\u2019s help in life, understanding that he was a \u201cGood Samaritan\u201d figure, more than 2 million members of the Knights of Columbus and their families, and many others around the world, continue to seek out Father McGivney as a heavenly helper in times of need today. On May 26, 2020, Pope Francis approved a decree for a miracle attributed to his intercession, opening the way for Father McGivney to be beatified. A second approved miracle is needed for him to be canonized as a saint of the Catholic Church.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Those who knew him best in life saw in him both a \u201cgenial\u201d countenance and a man with an \u201cindomitable will\u201d to achieve the good. In sum, his founding of the Knights of Columbus \u201cattests to the love in which he held his brother man.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>His LIfe . <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fathermcgivney.org\/his-life\/\">WEB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the Letters .&nbsp;WEB Meeting the Spiritual and physical needs of the people. The founder of the Knights of Columbus, Father Michael J. McGivney was a central figure in the growth of Catholicism in America, and he remains a model today. His example of charity, evangelization and empowerment of the laity continues to bear fruit and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-saints-and-blesseds"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bfMR-2L6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5174,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/saints-and-blesseds\/blessed-mcgivney-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":10608,"position":0},"title":"Blessed McGivney","author":"monks4christ","date":"August 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Evangelization&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Evangelization","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/category\/new-evangelization\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3720,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-reflections\/blessed-mcgivney-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":10608,"position":1},"title":"Blessed McGivney","author":"monks4christ","date":"August 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Saints and Blesseds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Saints and Blesseds","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/category\/saints-and-blesseds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/aug13.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2402,"url":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/uncategorized\/blessed-mcgivney\/","url_meta":{"origin":10608,"position":2},"title":"Blessed McGivney","author":"monks4christ","date":"August 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Feast Day . 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