Happy 106th Birthday to the Order of Knights of St Columba
Category Event
National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Winefried 2025
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On 22nd June 2025, Brothers of Province 2037 – Wales, accompanied by our Supreme Knight, Brother Michael Akinrele, joined His Lordship Peter Brignall, Bishop of Wrexham, for the annual National Pilgrimage to Holywell – often referred to as “the Lourdes of Wales.”
“Is our man a miracle?”
In August 1993, a front-page article in the Catholic Pictorial appeared under the banner: “Is our man a miracle?” It was a reference to the cure of John (Jack) Traynor at Lourdes in 1923, and the possibility that this cure might officially be declared miraculous. The article added that, “Ever since the World War I veteran was cured instantaneously and dramatically during the first archdiocesan pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady… many have believed unquestioningly that the event was miraculous.
100th Supreme Council.
In 2023, The Knights of St. Columba joyously commemorate their 100th Supreme Council, a historic milestone that reflects a century of unwavering dedication to Charity, Unity and Fraternity.