Our Lady of Fatima Knights of Columbus Council 824 St Dunstan's Basilica
45 Great George Street C1A 4K1 Charlottetown, PE, Canada

Prayers and warm wishes to you and your family for a happy and holy Easter. #HappyEaster

The PEI Knights of Columbus for the first time ever will be participating in the annual 9.000 mile/14,500 km pilgrimage of the Silver Rose which is emblematic of the Castilian roses that the Virgin Mary asked Juan Diego to gather from the top of Tepeyac Hill which is normally barren, especially in the cold of December. The Virgin arranged the flowers in Juan Diego's Tilma (cloak), and when Juan Diego opened his cloak before Archbishop Zumarraga on December 12, 1531, the flow...ers fell to the floor, and on the fabric of his tilma was the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The Silver Rose will be arriving on PEI 15 March 2021 and will be here until 9th April 2021 when it next goes to Nova Scotia. The article below is from 2015 when Pope Francis received the Silver Rose. The Pilgrimage of the Silver Rose ends in Mexico City when it is placed at the feet of the original image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. See more

Beatification Weekend starts October 30! Main events will be broadcast on EWTN, Salt + Light Media, and The CatholicTV Network. All other events from the #FrMcGivney festival will be streamed at www.KofC.org/Beatification

Grand Knight Don Chevarie, of Our Lady of Fatima Council #824 St Dunstan’s Basilica announced today that after many months' delay due to the COVID 19 pandemic, Council #824 has now received its statue of Our Lady of Fatima from Fatima, Portugal, which was commissioned by Council #824 late last year. It is a beautiful hand-carved wooden sculpture and certainly worthy of public devotion by the faithful of the Diocese of Charlottetown. To permit that, GK Don will be taking Mar...y on a tour of Prince Edward Island ('from tip to tip') during the month of October. This seems almost providential because the 103rd anniversary of the 'miracle of the sun' falls on October 13, 2020. It is also felt that it is important for the faithful to receive the blessing and intercession of Our Lady of Fatima during this most difficult time. Given the restrictions on public gatherings during this time of pandemic, it is proposed that an 'outdoor drive-through' period of veneration at several locations throughout the Diocese be conducted to ensure safe distancing is maintained. The visits would occur in one of the churches in each cluster of parishes. It is felt that church parking lots would be the best location for this. Our Lady's statue would simply be transported to each location and a portable stand set up at a strategic spot from which to display Her. Parishioners would slowly drive by and pray. They may then wish to park a short distance away and continue to pray. A group rosary may be recited. Time will be limited at each location in order for Our Lady to tour each county in a timely fashion. It is proposed to begin the tour of Our Lady in King's County this Saturday, 10 October 2020. Proposed Itinerary October 10, 2020 9:00am - 9:30am - St Patrick's Church, Fort Augustus 10:30am - 11:00 - St Theresa the Little Flower, Morell 12:00 noon - Brief visit to East Point for a photo (if time permits) 12:30pm - 1:00pm - St. Mary’s Parish, Souris 2:00pm - 2:30pm - All Saints Parish, Cardigan 3:30pm - 4:00pm - St. Michael's Parish, Iona Other dates and locations to be determined. Please note that it is important that this Post be shared to spread the word either by a word of mouth; email, a phone call; or, on other social media. It may also be necessary to have a few brother Knights on hand to assist with the event. Look for further information to be disseminated at a later date on the proposed itinerary for Prince and Queen's Counties. Grand Knight Don's contact number is (902) 566-4337 or cell (902) 218-8416 See more

Today begins our Novena for the Cause of Life. Pray with us and Catholics around the world. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/33n7AMX

Today we are thankful for our amazing Special Olympics PEI supporters and to everyone that has donated to ensure that our programs and services will continue to... be available to athletes across PEI during these challenging times. motionball PEI held their first ever virtual Marathon of Sport on Saturday, their annual major fundraiser in association with motionball, to support the Special Olympics Canada Foundation and raised $13,600. Two long-time supporters of our programs and our Enriching Lives Gala continued their support. The P.E.I. Knights of Columbus recently donated a cheque to Special Olympics P.E.I. in the amount of $4,339.76. Making the presentation is P.E.I. K of C state deputy Richard Allen, right, accompanied by George Deviat, Knight, left, and Charity Sheehan, middle, Special Olympics P.E.I. Executive Director. Doug Bridges, Provincial Credit Unions Marketing and Communications Officer, presents athletes Tommy & Jennifer MacGuigan with a $1000 donation.

St. Augustine of Hippo, pray for us! #feastday