Nine men. Simple armor. No red cross yet. Just a vow.

They called themselves the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ — because that's exactly what they were. No wealth, no great army, no name that meant anything yet. Just nine knights who believed protecting pilgrims mattered more than their own comfort.
Everything the Templars would become — the fortresses, the influence, the legend — began in a room as humble as this.

What does it say about an idea that it can grow from nothing but a promise?

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A house divided cannot stand.

CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
Blessed Wednesday to my Templar family.

CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
We need to despise sin, even tho we will sin and Christ knows and still forgives and welcomes us back. We need to be kind, compassionate and respectful to everyone, regardless of what they did to you or act towards you.

“Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors”
- Matthew 6:12

CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
Haven daily devotional from 8/3~

Psalm 46:10 offers this simple but profound invitation: "Be still, and know that I am God." In the original Hebrew, "be still" carries the sense of letting go, releasing your grip—a call to cease striving and surrender to God's sovereignty. This runs counter to our productivity-obsessed culture where value is often measured by output and busyness is worn as a badge of honor.

Silence and solitude are spiritual disciplines that create space for us to hear God's v...  more
CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
Good morning to all my Templar family on this beautiful Saturday, the 1st of August.

CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
The time is drawing closer and closer with each passing day.

CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
Stand for the flag, kneel for the cross. Our Lord is the only one I bend the knee for. I feel it is coming soon brethren. Just like the Templars of old, we will be called to defend Christ, mother church, and our Christian brothers and sisters.

CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas
"You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved."-Matthew 10:22Let them hate. I know where I stand now, tomorrow and in the final moments of my time. With and for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.Deus Vult!CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
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He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Amen 🙏

CAA Matt Renaldo
Priory of St Michael the Archangel
Fides Et Veritas