How Do I Become a Member of the Crusade?

How Do I Become a Member of the Crusade?

HOW DO I BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CRUSADE? In times gone by, those who left for the Holy Land to free the tomb of Our Lord promised to obey their chief, even if it cost them their lives. What did they receive in exchange? The grace to go straight to paradise if they were killed during the fight. What is more beautiful than that? He who wants to officially enter into the Eucharistic Crusade also makes promises. He starts off as a Page. If he is generous, after awhile he is accepted as a Crusader. It is as a Crusader that he will pray, go to Communion, and make sacrifices so as to be a true apostle...until he is found worthy to be admitted as a Knight.

Here are the promises:

FIRST DEGREE: The Page promises:

To make the offering of himself, as well as his morning offering everyday.
To say his evening prayers and fill in his Treasure Chart every evening.

SECOND DEGREE: the Crusader promises (on top of the promises of the Page)

To say every day at least two decades of the Rosary.
To receive Holy Communion every Sunday (if possible).
To make at least one sacrifice every day.
To fight against his dominant fault.
To go to Confession at least once a month.

THIRD DEGREE: the Knight promises (on top of the promises of the Crusader) To say his Rosary every day.

To make a spiritual Communion every day or to make a visit to the Blessed Sacrament if possible.
To do fifteen minutes of meditation every day.
To go to Confession every two weeks.

These promises are serious and that is why one must prepare oneself carefully, by asking the advice of a good priest. (The promises do not oblige under pain of sin). The enrolment is done during a special ceremony during which the future member replies to certain questions asked by the priest. He then promises to remain faithful to his promises and then he receives the badge of the Crusade which he will wear visibly and with a certain legitimate pride. Every enrolled Crusader automatically receives the monthly bulletin of the Crusade, "The Guardian of Crusaders".

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