The MARIAN KNIGHTS of the HOLY FACE of JESUS
KNIGHTS of MARY
Our Aim
The principal aim of the Marian Knights of the Holy Face of Jesus, is to cultivate and protect the virtue of chastity among its members, consisting of Catholic men, through daily intercessory prayer for one another. This is achieved chiefly through the daily vocal prayers of the Fraternity, which we offer for all members—including ourselves—to persevere and grow in the virtue of chastity, as well as to implore protection against diabolic incursion.
United under the patronage of Our Lady of Sorrows and St. Michael the Archangel, Knights of Mary form a spiritual union of purpose and struggle to obtain chastity, the crown of all virtues—strengthening one another with the graces obtained.
Chastity
Its Preeminence
CCC 2348 “All the baptized are called to chastity. the Christian has ‘put on Christ,’ The model for all chastity. All Christ's faithful are called to lead a chaste life in keeping with their particular states of life. At the moment of his Baptism, the Christian is pledged to lead his affective life in chastity.”
Chastity holds a place of preeminence among the virtues, as taught by the Saints and Doctors of the Church, for it safeguards the soul’s capacity to love God with an undivided heart. In our time—so marked by confusion, impurity, and attacks on the dignity of the human person—this virtue is both most threatened and most needed. Pope Benedict XVI reminds us that chastity is especially vital today because it “shapes the way we relate to others and to God” and helps us resist the distortions of love in the modern world. At Fatima, Our Lady warned, “More souls go to hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other reason,” calling us to prayer, penance, and purity of life.
Our Goal
Our private, non-canonical association exists in response to this call: to strengthen its members through prayer, particularly by fostering devotion to the Sorrowful Heart of Mary and Saint Michael the Archangel. Through these two great mediators—Our Lady, who suffered in union with Christ, and Saint Michael, defender of souls—we seek the grace to persevere in chastity, resist temptation, and grow in sanctity.
Chastity for All
Chastity is not a virtue reserved only for single or celibate men; it belongs to every Christian state of life, including the married, and expresses itself according to one’s vocation. As the Catechism teaches, “Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality within the person and thus the inner unity of man in his bodily and spiritual being... It blossoms in friendship” (CCC §2337). Even those who do not struggle personally in this area are encouraged to join in solidarity, offering their prayers for the protection and sanctification of their brothers.
By uniting in prayer, penance, and devotion to Our Lady, we strive to live faithfully in this time of great spiritual trial, for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.
About
The Fraternity of the Knights of Mary is an informal, private and non-canonical online fraternity for young men. It has no official status or recognition by the Church but is simply a private initiative of lay faithful who our of love for Christ and His Mother, desire to grow in sanctity. In forming this fraternal association, we exercise our right under Canon 215 of the Code of Canon Law, which affirms that “the Christian faithful are at liberty freely to found and direct associations for charitable or pious purposes.”
Through our most powerful mediatrix, Our Lady of Sorrows, and St. Michael, the Prince of the Heavenly Host, we seek special graces to cultivate in ourselves and our brother knights, the virtue of chastity, and to resist temptations against purity. United in this devotion, we have confidence in the beautiful, hidden economy of grace flowing between all members—a mutual sharing of spiritual strength and blessings that sustains and uplifts each one in the daily battle to become a saint.
This transcends mere personal devotion—it’s a spiritual act of charity, a prayerful bond for the good of others and the pursuit of sainthood.
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“Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God; hence Truth itself said, ‘Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.’” —St. Augustine
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