Pius XII Council 4925 Knights of Columbus

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Pius XII Council 4925 Knights of Columbus We are part of the largest Catholic men’s fraternal organization on earth – 1.8 million strong. What do we do? We purchase over 1000 of these
each year.

Our Council serves many of the parishs in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. We support the Pro-Life cause in all its stages,
from conception to natural death. Our largest effort is through Project
Rosebud which joins with Birthright of Pittsburgh and the East
Suburban Infant Jesus Respect Life Committee (RLC) to provide
material and emotional support to financially abandoned, abortionminded
mothers-to-be. This support begins one month before the
expected delivery date, and ends when the child is one year old. In
addition to home visits by Knights, their spouses and RLC members, we
raise money to purchase needed furniture, clothes, and baby supplies. From 2008 through the present, we have assisted fourteen moms. We support Religious Vocations by providing a monthly stipend to
local seminarians to assist them with expenses. We collect thousands of dollars each year for the K of C Bishop’s
Project, which is used to help children or adults with mental, physical,
or developmental problems in the St. Anthony School Program and at
the McGuire Memorial Home. You’ll see us at shopping centers passing
out Tootsie Rolls for donations, at Masses collecting ”pennies”, and
selling Christmas seals to raise funds for this charity. At Christmas time each year we purchase and deliver baskets of food to
needy families in our parish and adjoining ones. We provide free educational and religious booklets on the Faith that you
see in the vestibule of the church. We provide stimulus funds to help local parishes for costly projects. Recently we provided funds for half the cost of new the St. Bernadette
sound system. We have also assisted other local parishes with funds to
assist with needed repairs or facility improvements.

16/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 16, 2026

For godly sorrow produces a salutary repentance without regret, but worldly sorrow produces death. For behold what earnestness this godly sorrow has produced for you, as well as readiness for a defense, and indignation, and fear, and yearning, and zeal, and punishment. In every way you have shown yourselves to be innocent in the matter. 2 Corinthians 7:10-11

This Godly sorrow leads to repentance but the worldly sorrow foments resentment. If you are sorry for your sins, that calls you to conversion. Worldly sorrow festers and creates division and dissention. Maybe you do not have all that your neighbor has. Be thankful for what you do have. Good things happen to bad people at times and bad things happen to good people. It is not God playing some master chess game. It is the natural flow of life. God is faithful and will be there when you need.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

15/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 15, 2026

Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law. Romans 13:10

Love is really the underpinning of the Law. If everyone could love perfectly, there would be no need for Law. Doing what is right in all situations should flow from love and not from fear of the law. Doing what is right just so you will not be punished is a poor attitude. That is like not sinning because you fear Hell rather than because you love God and do not want to go against His will for you. The first is motivated by fear; the second is motivated by love.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

14/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 14, 2026

To the king of ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17

The writer is here giving glory to God. The term “king of ages” could, in a Semitic sense be much broader. It could mean the king of the universe. Regardless, God is the only One to whom such glory should be directed. We sometimes heap glory on humans rather than God. We must be careful to recognize that any accomplishments of humans are the result of the blessings bestowed upon them by God. All glory belongs only to God.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

13/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 13, 2026

So turn from youthful desires and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord* with purity of heart. 2 Timothy 2:22

At some point, many of us find ourselves lured by things other than faith. As children, we rley of what our parents taught us. As young adults, we may begin to question. That is okay. We need to embrace our faith journey as our own and not based solely of a child’s faith of the parents. Hopefully, we discover the Truth that lies beneath that childish faith and begin to form a relationship with our living God. That is the only way to make the faith our own. That does not mean that we should stop teaching our children. It means that, at some point, our children must discover for themselves the Living God.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

09/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 9, 2026

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. Colossians 3:12–14

There should be no divisions in the Church of Christ. But we are all human and not perfect. Therefore, disagreements arise and cause division and dissention. We need to put those feelings aside and work toward the unity that Christ calls us to. When we feel that another member has wronged us, we must forgive because we also ask God for forgiveness. If we are not willing to forgive, why do we ask God for that same gift? Love is the only way that imperfect human beings can coexist. Without love, we are lost.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

07/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 7, 2026

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10

What a crazy, upside down world we live in. People are actually criticized and persecuted for trying to do what is right. Why is that? Is not doing what is right what we all should be trying? But the values of the world are so skewed that what is right is often opposite of what is popular. We cannot follow what is popular just because it is popular. We have the Gospel and we have Catholic Social Teaching as our guide. Follow those guides and the kingdom of heaven will be yours.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

05/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 5, 2026

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16

St. Jerome said that ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. We need to immerse ourselves in the Scriptures. Ut we must be careful. Interpretation of Scripture is not an individual thing. We must look to the Magisterium, the teaching authority of the Church, to guide our study. Without that authority which is guided by the Holy Spirit, we could draw incorrect conclusions.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

02/10/2026

Deacon's Beacons

October 2, 2026

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favor of his will,
for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved. Ephesians 1:3-6

This begins the Letter to the Ephesians. It is a fitting prayer of thanksgiving for all that God has done for us through Jesus Christ. God chose us to be His children and His people. We can accept or refuse that invitation. It is entirely up to us to make that decision. God will not force us to love Him. But He will never stop loving us and providing the grace we need to follow Him if we just choose to ask for it.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

30/09/2026

Deacon's Beacons

September 30, 2026

I love you, LORD, my strength,.
LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer,
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold! Psalm 18:2b-3

This proclamation should be on all lips. God is for us a protector and a safe haven. That does not mean we will not experience difficult times during our lives. What it means is that God will be there to see us through those times. We only need to rely on His help and His love.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

29/09/2026

September 29, 2026

The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
because the LORD has anointed me;
He has sent me to bring good news to the afflicted,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
release to the prisoners, Isaiah 61:1

With these words, Jesus began His public ministry in Luke’s Gospel. This is the anointing that we all receive at Baptism. It is not a passive event. We are called, even as infants, to proclaim these to those who need to hear them the most. In our Catholic sacramental understanding, that anointing is strengthened in the Sacrament of Confirmation. You are then to proclaim the Good News of the Gospel by your very lives.

Go raibh síocháin Chríost a bheith in éineacht leat.

Deacon Mike

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