![]() This summer’s last milestone on Labor Day will lead us to the nation’s capital, where we, as an Order of Christian Chivalry, will don our mantles, stand together, and place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns this Labor Day. The tools to start our summer’s Pentecostal Journey as we give of our time, treasure, and talent: Lest we forget those who still are fighting for their freedom RISING STAR OUTREACH | LIFTING THOSE WITH LEPROSY Looking for our way forward, our Grand Priory of America website provides our “aids to navigation”Īs Dames and Knights, our mission is care for outcasts Looking back, we started our Camino during Lent on our way to Easter and Resurrection with the Jesus Journey: In our trek this summer season, as sisters and brothers in the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus, we have guideposts to help us on our way: It was a time to visit the beach, park, or just be outside and finally put the snow shovels away! Spring was finally here, and we feel need to be outside and start summer’s trek! A time for remembrance, revival, and re-birth. It also was a time for summer to “officially open” where parks would open up and, finally, iced tea would be served again. Sometimes we’d pack a picnic lunch and just visit. In the New York and New England where I grew up it was also a time to visit graves of family members to clear out the weeds and debris of winter, plant flowers and place a flag. At Arlington National Cemetery, the President or their representative, places flowers at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Over the years, after the First World War, the day gained national recognition with graves of those who served or had a deep abiding love of country were also decorated with a flag. More than a few places have claimed its origins, with honor going to both Union and Confederates as well as slaves. Those that never came back, still on patrol. It began as Decoration Day during the American Civil War where family and community members placed flowers on the graves of those fallen in battle. This weekend we observe Memorial Day in the U.S., and it has had different meanings in the past in as well as different regions of the country. ![]()
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