{"id":601,"date":"2026-11-10T10:25:17","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kofc15017elp.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2026-11-10T10:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T17:25:17","slug":"monthly-mcgivney-message-a-typical-mcgivney-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kofc15017elp.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Monthly McGivney Message: A Typical McGivney Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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 November 10, 2026
 
A Typical McGivney Month

<\/strong>November 1886 was a busy time for Father McGivney, beginning with All Saints Day and continuing through Thanksgiving. The register of St. Thomas Church in Thomaston, Connecticut, lists a number of baptisms, weddings and funerals, as well as some more unusual events.A weeklong mission was preached, Nov. 7-14, by Father McGivney and a visiting priest. A few days later, Father McGivney traveled back to his hometown of Waterbury for the funeral of a fellow priest. The following week, he was riding in his carriage when the horse bolted into an iron fence and was killed, while the priest was thrown to the ground. With mild injuries, Father McGivney went on to his appointments, which included directing a Thanksgiving play in the Thomaston Opera House.The play featured Sunday school children reciting poems, singing songs, and performing comedy skits that \u201cbrought the house down,\u201d according to one newspaper. The production was in typical McGivney style, providing entertainment for his parishioners and drawing out the talents of young people \u2013 while he stayed off stage.The day after Thanksgiving, Immaculate Conception Church was added to his pastoral duties. He would now offer Mass at 8 a.m. in St. Thomas, ride his carriage (with a new horse) a few miles to Terryville for 9:30 a.m. Mass, then return to Thomaston for 11 a.m. Mass.Yet there is one more entry on the final day of November. A telephone was installed in the rectory, ten years after Mr. Bell had received a patent for this new form of communication.Deeply involved in the lives of his people and open to inventions of the wider world, Father McGivney well deserves the title, \u201cAmerica\u2019s Parish Priest.\u201dBrian Caulfield<\/em>
Vice Postulator<\/em>
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 Video: New Shrine in Poland

<\/strong>The Our Lady of Cz\u0119stochowa Church in Radom was designated a diocesan shrine dedicated to Blessed Michael McGivney. This video tells how the Polish Knights have promoted devotion to Father McGivney over the past 20 years. WATCH<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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 Favors Reported

<\/strong>Cancer Free<\/strong> \/ Pennsylvania<\/em>
I prayed for quite a few months to Father McGivney for a young child to be free of cancer, since the boy\u2019s father is a friend of my son. I just found out that the little one is free of cancer. I believe Father McGivney stepped in to help.Employment<\/strong> \/ Ontario, Canada<\/em>
My husband had been unemployed for almost a year, when someone told me about the Father McGivney novena. Together, with great faith and hope, we began praying the novena and entrusted our situation to God through Father McGivney\u2019s intercession. Days after we completed the novena, my husband received an excellent job offer! This opportunity has completely changed our lives and provided stability, hope, and a new beginning for our family. We truly believe that Father McGivney interceded for us during this difficult period, and we remain deeply grateful.Report your answered prayers here<\/a>.
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 Weekly Mass

<\/strong>Do you need prayers or know someone who can benefit from the intercession of Blessed Michael McGivney? Submit your petitions here<\/a>. Your petitions will be remembered in a weekly Mass offered by the Father McGivney Guild. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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 Become a Knight
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Are you a practicing Catholic man over the age of 18? As we continue to celebrate Blessed Michael McGivney\u2019s beatification, online membership with the Knights of Columbus is free when you use the promo code BLESSEDMCGIVNEY<\/strong>. Join today<\/a>!<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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