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September 19, 2020St. Joseph and Knights of Columbus Founder, Fr. Michael McGivney interceded as we witnessed the blessing of our “Father’s Day Icon” by Pittsburgh, PA artist, James Sulkowski. The blessing was imparted by Bishop Mark Brennan, Diocese of Wheeling/Charleston at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Wheeling, WV on the evening of September 19, 2020.
Members of the Knights of Columbus belonging to the Wheeling, WV District, were present with the following Councils represented:Corpus Christi Council 12830,
Carroll Council 504,
Our Lady of Peace Council 12195,
and Moundsville Council 1907.
It is through their grassroots efforts that our pro-life "Father’s Day Icon" Project was launched as a means to pray for the healing from abortion, especially caused by lost Fatherhood.
While this pro-life initiative was inspired by the Holy Spirit to expand the K of C pro-life efforts, focusing on men who are in need of healing from abortion, and receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation, it can expand to include those who have experienced the loss of a child from miscarriage, stillbirth or any loss of a precious child.
The “Father’s Day Icon” with St. Joseph added to the original painting by the artist, was completed in the spring of 2020, after consecrating our work to St. Joseph. Remarkably, it coincided with the announcement of the miraculous healing of a baby in the womb, attributed to the intercession of Fr. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, leading to Fr. McGivney’s upcoming beatification scheduled to take place on Oct. 31, 2020. The painting portrays St. Joseph looking with great kindness with the genuine heart of a father as intercessor for lost Fatherhood and restoration of the fathers with their aborted children.
The Knights of Columbus from the Councils in Wheeling, WV and beyond will keep the Father’s Day Icon traveling, to pray for the restoration of the wounds of lost Fatherhood.
In collaboration with us, and in recognition of the miraculous healing in utero, attributed through Fr. McGivney’s intercession involving Dixon, TN brother Knight, Dan Schachle’s son, “Mikey”, the Bethel Park, PA South Hills Council #3084 represented by Mark Cotter on behalf of this generous Pittsburgh Council, gifted Dan Schachle his own "Father’s Day Icon," which he hopes to use to join in the grassroots efforts to pray for lost Fatherhood through the intercession of St. Joseph and Fr. McGivney with his family and his brother Knights.
Our "Father’s Day Icon" is now available at FJDM Shop.
Please continue your prayers for our work and especially this new pro-life initiative!
St. Joseph pray for us!
Fr. McGivney, pray for us!
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