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A rosary rally will be held Saturday, November 18, at 10 a.m. in support of Bishop Joseph Strickland, following the pope’s decision to remove Strickland as bishop of Tyler, Texas. The rally has been organized by the Sacred Military Order of Knights of the Republic and the Most Victorious Heart of Jesus from Willis, Texas. The rally has already garnered enough attention to where the location had to be moved to accommodate more people, according to a representative from the Knights of the Republic.
“To accommodate more participants, we have moved the start/end location for the procession to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Tyler,” said Justin W. Haggerty, Knights of the Republic. The procession will begin at the cathedral, continue to the Tyler Town Square, and return to the cathedral. It will consist of the 15-decade rosary. The knights said the procession is “in defense of Holy Mother Church and in support for Bishop Joseph Strickland.”
Haggerty said they have a large number of Catholics they are expecting to participate. “To our knowledge, there is a strong number of faithful Catholics who are traveling in from out of state, and we will have many parishes, Knights of Columbus councils, and Catholic lay organizations represented from across the Diocese and greater Texas.” He said those unable to travel to Texas to participate can be involved by praying the rosary wherever they are at and offer it for the same intentions as those in the procession. Haggerty said the Knights are holding the procession in support of Bishop Strickland and they do not want it to be about them or an anti-pope rally. He said it is about Jesus Christ.
“We would like to reiterate the humble request of the bishop, ‘I pray that this effort is prayerful, respectful, and focused on Jesus. He is the only support I need, and I feel the profound embrace of His Sacred Heart. I appreciate the vigorous faith that is inspired by but please remember I am nothing. Jesus is everything. Viva Cristo Rey!’ The Rosary Procession, and our involvement in the organization of, is not about us, nor for us, but for the greater glory of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, and His Most Sacred Heart,” said Haggerty.
The rosary has been a powerful prayer weapon and, at times, has changed the course of history. There have been instances where priests have been saved from the atomic bomb in World War II, tanks have been stopped during war, an attempted communist takeover was thwarted, and even a man was saved from serial killer Ted Bundy. The rosary has power when it is prayed. Faithful Catholics around the world are encouraged to participate wherever they can pray the rosary if they are unable to attend in person.
Strickland was removed as bishop by Pope Francis on November 11 following the results of an Apostolic Visitation. The reasons behind the Apostolic Visitation and the results of the inquiry have not been released. Strickland has been a staunch defender of the faith, the Church, and Jesus. As such a defender and advocate, sometimes it has pitted him against Pope Francis and made him one of the pope’s largest critics. Strickland refused the pope’s request for the bishop to resign. Following Strickland’s refusal of a resignation, the pope announced he was removing Strickland as bishop of Tyler.
Amelia Monroe Carlson graduated from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor’s Degree in journalism. Being raised as a Methodist during her early years, it was not until she entered college where she began to take her faith seriously. She was baptized as a Southern Baptist in Muscle Shoals, AL and began immediately serving in international missions and in the church.
During college, she became the Co-founder of an International Ministry, where she spent time traveling and speaking to church groups and in large conferences. She authored a Bible study and traveled abroad on mission work. She sat on the Mid-South Interfaith Conferences in Mississippi, where she defended the faith and discussed beliefs with leaders of various religions.
After a business trip to Washington D.C., where she was introduced to a former Baptist who converted to the Catholic Church, she was placed on a journey to enter into the Catholic Church.
Amelia is a military wife and currently residents with her husband and daughter in Tennessee. She is a nine time award winning journalist, receiving press awards for various categories including investigative journalism, best news coverage, and best single feature. It is her desire to help Catholics, particularly Cradle Catholics, see the beauty in their faith which converts see and appreciate the fullness of truth which the Church has held and guarded throughout history. It is her desire all Catholics fall as much in love with Jesus as she is, and love the Church to a greater capacity than they could imagine.
Amelia taught PRE for 4-6 grade at St. Mary Catholic Church in Bolivar, Tennessee from 2014-2016. She served as Youth Director at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Somerville, Tennessee in 2017-2018. She now teaches 7th grade (1st year Confirmation) PRE class at St. Philip. She's also a writer and frequent podcast guest on Our Warpath.
She has a strong devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Francis de Sales, St. Padre Pio and St. Maximilian Kolbe.
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