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Esto Vir

Goal:

Achieve Christian manly virtue by following a strict plan of life and the Esto Vir Pledge.

Method:

Brotherhood and Accountability: Common prayer, group meditation and discussion, small group accountability.

The Knight's Mantle: Marian Chivalry

The Five Wounds:  Brotherhood, Self-Sacrifice, Fortitude, Penance, Defense of Holy Mother Church

Plan of Life:

*       Morning Offering
*       Mass
*       Mental Prayer (15 min.)
*       Rosary
*       Examen
*       Confession (every two weeks)
*       Spiritual Reading (1 book per semester)

Esto Vir Pledge:

As an Esto Vir Son of Thunder, I will.

*       Seek to acquire the Five Wounds of Christ.
*       Reject passivity
*       Accept Responsibility
*       Lead Courageously
*       Seek the greater glory of God in all things.
*       Always conduct myself as a catholic gentlemen.
*       Seek to embody the ideal of Marian Chivalry in my conduct toward women.
*       Not use pornography in any form.
*       Not drink in excess.
*       Not lie, cheat, or steal.
*       Follow the Esto Vir Plan of Life
*       Give any and all assistance to my brothers, that they may hold fast to this Esto Vir Pledge.

"May the power of your love, O Lord, fiery and sweet as honey, draw my heart away from all that is under heaven, so that I may die for love of your love, you who were so good as to die for love of my love."

 ~Saint Francis of Assisi

"Do not be afraid to go out on the streets and into public places, like the first Apostles who preached Christ and the Good News of salvation in the squares of cities, towns and villages. This is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel (cf. Rom 1:16). It is the time to preach it from the rooftops (cf. Mt 10:27). Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living, in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern 'metropolis'. It is you who must 'go out into the byroads' (Mt 22:9) and invite everyone you meet to the banquet which God has prepared for his people. The Gospel must not be kept hidden because of fear or indifference. It was never meant to be hidden away in private. It has to be put on a stand so that people may see its light and give praise to our heavenly Father (cf. Mt 5:15-16)."

~John Paul II at World Youth Day in Denver (Aug 15, 1993)