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Knights of Columbus Insurance Update
“We humbly ask that you glorify your venerable servant, Fr. Michael J. McGivney on earth
according to the design of your holy will.” How many tens of millions, hundreds of millions
of times has our loving God heard this sentence from the prayer for Fr. McGivney’s
canonization? Asking only to fulfill God’s holy will; requested humbly. No doubt, you, like I,
have been saying this prayer of supplication for years. Now those prayers have been
answered as our Venerable Founder becomes our Blessed Founder. The journey began
December 18, 1997 when the Cause for Sainthood was opened in Hartford, Connecticut by
Archbishop Daniel Cronin. Nearly five years later the official document, the Positio,
outlining the case for Fr. McGivney’s cause was sent to Rome. On March 15, 2008 Fr.
McGivney was declared “Venerable” indicating he lived a life of heroic virtue. This year on
May 27, nearly twenty-three years after his cause was opened, Pope Francis authorized a
decree that a miracle attributed to Fr. McGivney’s intercession has been approved.
October 2020 will long be remembered as the month Fr. McGivney’s beatification Mass was
celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. It is currently scheduled for October
31. This will be a time of great joy and happiness for all members of the Knights of
Columbus.
Spotlighting our founder and his reasons for founding the Order; i.e., to strengthen men in
their faith and to provide for the financial needs of families overwhelmed by illness or death
of the breadwinner, this spotlight will draw more Catholic men to join with us. Our Order is
an immense force for good in this world with the billions of dollars donated to worthy causes
over the past decade, strengthening our fraternal bonds with acts of charity. The Knights
of Columbus helps us husbands and fathers not only fortify our faith, but also provides an
opportunity for us to protect our families. Is it significant that the approved miracle involved
the son of one of our General Agent’s, from our insurance program?
When Patrick McGivney died unexpectedly, young Michael had to leave the seminary to
help provide for his family. He and his family struggled through the loss of his father and
then later as the curate at St. Mary’s church he saw parishioners facing similar situations.
He saw a need and he took action. He organized; he led, he inspired. He was concerned
with both the spiritual and the temporal well-being of those around him.
Speaking of being a man of action, now is the time for you to take action: You will soon
receive, if you have not yet already received it, the 2020 Fraternal Survey. It may be filled
out in paper form or online. Whether on paper or online, please take a minute to complete
it. It will be prefilled with much of your information to make it a snap to complete. It will
provide information that will help me serve you better. There is a very informative insert
included in the survey packet. Please take a minute to review that, too.
I consider it a worthy calling to carry on the work of our soon to be Blessed Founder. It’s
been my great pleasure to work with many of you to help you protect your family and I look
forward to continuing to serve you. Please call me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks to you for all the good works you carry out in the name of the Order. Your acts of
charity are even more critical considering this current pandemic. Thank you for all you do!
Vivat Jesus!
Fraternally,
Vincent Valerio
General Agent, KOFC Insurance
718-948-2579
“We humbly ask that you glorify your venerable servant, Fr. Michael J. McGivney on earth
according to the design of your holy will.” How many tens of millions, hundreds of millions
of times has our loving God heard this sentence from the prayer for Fr. McGivney’s
canonization? Asking only to fulfill God’s holy will; requested humbly. No doubt, you, like I,
have been saying this prayer of supplication for years. Now those prayers have been
answered as our Venerable Founder becomes our Blessed Founder. The journey began
December 18, 1997 when the Cause for Sainthood was opened in Hartford, Connecticut by
Archbishop Daniel Cronin. Nearly five years later the official document, the Positio,
outlining the case for Fr. McGivney’s cause was sent to Rome. On March 15, 2008 Fr.
McGivney was declared “Venerable” indicating he lived a life of heroic virtue. This year on
May 27, nearly twenty-three years after his cause was opened, Pope Francis authorized a
decree that a miracle attributed to Fr. McGivney’s intercession has been approved.
October 2020 will long be remembered as the month Fr. McGivney’s beatification Mass was
celebrated at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. It is currently scheduled for October
31. This will be a time of great joy and happiness for all members of the Knights of
Columbus.
Spotlighting our founder and his reasons for founding the Order; i.e., to strengthen men in
their faith and to provide for the financial needs of families overwhelmed by illness or death
of the breadwinner, this spotlight will draw more Catholic men to join with us. Our Order is
an immense force for good in this world with the billions of dollars donated to worthy causes
over the past decade, strengthening our fraternal bonds with acts of charity. The Knights
of Columbus helps us husbands and fathers not only fortify our faith, but also provides an
opportunity for us to protect our families. Is it significant that the approved miracle involved
the son of one of our General Agent’s, from our insurance program?
When Patrick McGivney died unexpectedly, young Michael had to leave the seminary to
help provide for his family. He and his family struggled through the loss of his father and
then later as the curate at St. Mary’s church he saw parishioners facing similar situations.
He saw a need and he took action. He organized; he led, he inspired. He was concerned
with both the spiritual and the temporal well-being of those around him.
Speaking of being a man of action, now is the time for you to take action: You will soon
receive, if you have not yet already received it, the 2020 Fraternal Survey. It may be filled
out in paper form or online. Whether on paper or online, please take a minute to complete
it. It will be prefilled with much of your information to make it a snap to complete. It will
provide information that will help me serve you better. There is a very informative insert
included in the survey packet. Please take a minute to review that, too.
I consider it a worthy calling to carry on the work of our soon to be Blessed Founder. It’s
been my great pleasure to work with many of you to help you protect your family and I look
forward to continuing to serve you. Please call me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thanks to you for all the good works you carry out in the name of the Order. Your acts of
charity are even more critical considering this current pandemic. Thank you for all you do!
Vivat Jesus!
Fraternally,
Vincent Valerio
General Agent, KOFC Insurance
718-948-2579
