Formation Classes

Percival receives instruction in chivalry from the hermit.

About the Formation class:

      This class is taught through weekly collaborative classes in person, hosted live via Zoom, and saved to our web site for review by absentees (scroll down below for recorded classes).

      The content of the class consists in a collaborative reading of St. Louis’ four principle books on the subject of Marian devotion as well as a catechetical, biblical, patristic, philosophical and historical survey of related topics.  The course will cover all four sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

      The intent of the course is to form men intellectually and spiritually to become better men, husbands, fathers, citizens, devout sons of the Church, evangelists, and apologists. 

      The course will culminate with the members being prepared to serve Our Lady through living out the code of chivalry and in consecrating themselves in the Montfortian method of True Devotion to Mary.

Formation class syllabus (by subject modules):

1. Introductory Module - intro on the organization of the Knights of the Virgin, introduction to the code of chivalry & knighthood, and a presentation on St. Louis De Montfort and his specific form of True Devotion to Our Lady [4wks]
2. The Rosary - a collaborative reading of St. Louis’ The Secret of the Rosary w/ references from other saints and excerpts from Father Calloway's Champions of the Rosary, it also covers 4th section of the Catechism on Prayer.
3. In the Beginning - intro to Biblical studies, GEN 1-3, covers 1st section of the Catechism regarding the Creed: Ways of knowing God, Divine Revelation, I believe in God the Father the Almighty, the Trinity, the Creator, Heaven and Earth, Angels, Man made in the Image of God, Freewill, The Fall, etc.
4. The City of God VS the City of Man - a biblical, historical, patristic, apocryphal, & mythological overview of the central conflict in human history based on St. Augustine’s The City of God, covers GEN 4 to the New Testament
5. The Incarnation - a collaborative reading of St. Louis’ The Love of Eternal Wisdom, covers the Creed: all Christological aspects, the Hypostatic Union, etc., covers an overview of the New Testament
6. Grace & Sacraments - the Mass, vocation, specific section on marriage & family, covers the 2nd section of Catechism
7. Intro to Philosophy - logic, reason, truth in preparation for morality
8. Christian Morality - Love, the commandments, virtue & vice, covers 3rd section of catechism
9. Church History - covers Creed: the Apostolic church, the four marks of the Church, heresies, Church Fathers, councils, lives of the saints, covers history from Acts of the Apostles to 15th Century
10. Contra Mundum - uncovering the enemy’s disposition & tactics, the nefarious works of Freemasonry, covers history from Renaissance to today and the Parousia
11. The Code of Chivalry & Knighthood - on the code of Chivalry as a means to serve Our Lady, an in depth study of its meaning, origin, & practice
12. True Devotion to Mary - covers 4th section of Catechism & Creed: Conceived by the Power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, Mariology, A collaborative reading of St. Louis’ The Secret of Mary and True Devotion to Mary along with references from other saints & encyclicals