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Our Blue Knight Circle dedicated itself to the service under the direction of God’s General of the Angels St. Micheal the Archangel over two years ago. I write this on his feast day for him, and the archangels in God’s service. St. Micheal the Archangel is not the most powerful of angel, that honor went to Satan. Satan however took his power and turned away from God’s plan for creation. Satan actively opposed it out of jealousy for the role of man in salvation history.
So how is it St. Micheal the Archangel defeated a more powerful foe and banished Satan from heaven? He became the first to use the lesson repeated time after time in the Bible and by saints throughout Christian history. He freely placed his will to follow God’s. He allowed God’s power to flow through him as he struck blows for Heaven’s Army. So when his sword struck Satan, it was not St. Michael’s strength which won the fight. It was God’s power which overwhelmed the enemy because St Michael melded his will and actions with God’s desires.
The story is a just one in a long line of stories which tell the same theme. Moses had no power, but followed God’s orders and kept his people walking through a Red Sea raised by God. Young David putting aside the armory of men, for the smooth rock provided by God’s creation. King Josephat surrounded by five armies was told to stand still and not raise a hand as they destroyed each other. Even in post biblical times we have stories of Milvan Bridge, how Attila the Hun turned back from Rome, the Battle of Lepanto or the Poles saving Vienna with the same theme. Without military arms, who can deny the victories against tyranny by St John Paul or St Teresa of Kolkata against evil in their midst?
With this in mind we the Blue Knights of the St Michael the Archangel Circle will do our part to give our will and talents to the Lord. In doing this we will defend his church with all we can offer, trust in the Lord to see us through, and be ready to receive orders from God’s Commander in Chief and our patron saint.
FYI The photo above comes from my visit to St Micheal’s Church in New York, New York. Feel free to visit our Blue Knight website if you want to see some of our ideas to evangelize our sons in the faith!
Eric Wojtkun is the owner of Capturing His Glory Photography, a part time studio and blog in Roswell, Georgia. Eric’s goal in photography and blogging is to capture and share a bit of the "Glory of God” found inside our daily lives we might otherwise miss. Eric is a committed Catholic, father of five, and husband since 1998 to a wonderful woman who at the heart of our family. Eric travelled the world as a child of a soldier, served as a soldier, married an Army nurse, became a civilian, and now resides in his 17th home. It is his 10th since marrying his wife (poor lady)! He hopes to stay put for a while in Roswell if possible! He and his wife currently hybrid homeschool children at the wonderful Regina Caeli Academy. (Click the link to read about our school please!)
Eric stays involved with his faith community by being the lead organizer for the Regina Caeli Blue Knights Boys Club assists with the Regina Caeli Darebots Robotics Team as a coach, help with the altar servers, and a budding ministry to help fathers grow stronger in the faith. Eric regularly finds himself humbled by wonderful God fearing people he meets, and teach him by example how to love and serve the Lord a little bit better. Eric maintains a blog for both the Blue Knights and Darebots, and you can follow their adventures by clicking the links above.
Eric maintains his personal blog and online photography store at www.capturinghisglory.com. He is available for a limited number of engagements and projects each year. Any purchases from his site result in 10% of the total price being donated to Regina Caeli Academy. Eric also takes custom orders, so if you see something you like not in the store…give him a call! Eric supplies his own photos for his posts,and maintains their copyrights.
