There has been a printed M.I. Magazine for the German-speaking countries for a year now. It was named the “Knight of the Immaculata” after the example of St. Maximilian.
At first there were some concerns about financing and the management of the work which this would require. But trust in Divine Providence and in the aid of St. Maximilian was richly rewarded.
The magazine is published three times a year and is mailed personally to all Knights. At the present time we have almost 600 Knights. The magazine is also sent to others who are interested as well as to German-speaking priests abroad.
A further method of distribution is by means of the book stores at the society Mass centres throughout these three countries, where the magazine can always be found.
Thanks to most welcome demand, the circulation was doubled from 1500 to 3000 copies; it was even necessary to reprint the first two issues. The financing of the magazine is made possible solely through donations, and thanks be to God this system has been working well so far.
In the first year, the main focus of the magazine was Fatima and preparation for the 2017 jubilee:
- Fatima and the Apocalypse,
- the Third Secret of Fatima,
- Fatima — Light in the Darkness,
- The Angel of Fatima Teaches Us to Pray,
- First Saturdays of Reparation, etc.
The newsletters of our Father Director are published alongside with these articles, and there is always space for news from the life of the M.I.
The goal of our magazine is to encourage companionship and spirituality within the M.I., but also to wake up and motivate “sleeping Knights” who otherwise don’t think about the M.I. anymore.
Still today, a printed magazine has a considerable advantage compared to electronic media: the experience of many shows that it can be very difficult to concentrate when reading from a computer screen, especially regarding spiritual subjects. A printed magazine is also much more noticeable, compared to emails which are so easily skimmed over, forgotten, or ignored.
We would like to continue to entrust our little magazine to St. Maximilian Kolbe.
Benjamin Aepli, M.I. Switzerland
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