Blessed Father Michael J. McGivney, Pray for Us
Father McGivney was a humble parish priest in Connecticut. At age 29, he founded of the Knights of Columbus. He was beatified on October 31, 2020, in his home Archdiocese of Hartford, Connecticut. In the apostolic letter read at the beatification Mass, Pope Francis noted that his zeal for the proclamation of the Gospel and generous concern for the needs of his brothers and sisters made him an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance.
Father McGivney died just two days past his 38th birthday in the midst of a flu pandemic. He is the third-youngest American to be proclaimed as saint or blessed. Today, he stands as a model for both priests and laypeople, having lived a life of heroic virtue devoted to the people of God, and as the founder of a lay organization that has grown to more than 2 million members worldwide. Knights have always prayed for his assistance in employment and challenging medical situations. For more information and prayers for Father McGivney’s intercession and canonization, please visit www.afathermcgivney.org