Since Father Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, was beatified five years ago this Oct. 31, Knights and their families throughout the world, as well as others devoted to him, have been praying fervently for his canonization. They have also been sending to the Father McGivney Guild numerous petitions for his intercession, placing their hopes in the humble parish priest who ministered with great compassion and practical action to a mostly Irish immigrant flock in late 19th-century Connecticut.
Along with these petitions, the guild regularly receives grateful reports of answered prayers. While the officials of the guild are very happy to receive reports of extraordinary healings and remission from serious illness, we are also pleased to learn of answers to prayers for the ordinary struggles of life.
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