Dominus vobiscum

[Grand Master Garland]

I would like to thank Sir Edward for accepting me into your noble forum on modern chivalry.  You are among the remnant who regard the Code of a Knight not as an anachronism, but rather as the best guide for your own lives.  I salute each of you for your commitment to it.  I am the Prince Grand Master of the Knights of Saint John, an ancient order of Holy Church known throughout history as the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem.  The Knights of Saint John have been champions of Christendom for nearly 1000 years.  For the past 200 years we have been in the vanguard of the Counter Revolution. We are pleased to join this forum.  Our website can be viewed at  http://www.theknightsofsaintjohn.com . 

[Sir Gerard de Rodes]

I am pleased to be the first to welcome you Grand Master Garland.
We are honored to have you join us here on our humble forum.

Sir Gerard de Rodes.

[Sir Patrick]

Welcome. 

[B. Patricius]

Non Nobis Domine Non Nobis Sed Nomini Tuo Da Gloriam

Grandmaster Garland, may I say thankyou for joining our group.  I'm looking forward to your contributions and future conversations. 

[Sir Edward]

Welcome to the forum! It's an honor to meet you here.

[Lord Dane]

Welcome Grand Master Garland to our forum. It is an honor to have you join us and I am sure all of us will have much to share in our efforts. Each of us has our own uniqueness & experience but all of us have the same ideals in preserving the notions of chivalry in our everyday lives. We are blessed and privileged to have you amongst us. God bless you Brother, and our brethren.

[Thorsteinn]

Sorry to ask but I saw this:

"For the past 200 years we have been in the vanguard of the Counter Revolution."

Then I read up on your site a bit, and as my family fled both North Ireland on one side and Russia on the other in the face of revolution fueled by religion (Protestant vs Catholic & Orthodox vs Jew) I must ask what you mean by that.

-Thorsteinn

[Grand Master Garland]

Sir Edward, Lord Dane, Sir Gerard, Sir Patrick, Brother Patricius, thank you all for your warm welcome. I look forward to participating in your excellent forum. Yeoman Thorsteinn, thank you for your question about the Counter Revolution.  I'll answer as briefly as I can.  The Knights of St. John have a long tradition of refusing to fight against other Christian forces.  Since the French Revolution, in fulfillment of the Code of Knighthood and our ancient mission, we have fought against those forces warring against Holy Church and Christian Monarchy.  This is the Counter Revolution.  Our Grand Master Czar Paul I first rallied the noble Christian warriers of Europe to this work in 1798. That good work evolved into what has become a constant struggle against atheistic Communism which began in 1917 at St. Petersburg, Russia.  The Sovereign Order mobilized our last sizable field army to engage the Bolsheviks in Latvia in 1919.  This same Counter Revolution continues in various forms today.  And of course, let us not forget the ceaseless war against the Infidel, now heating up with the massive Moslem intrusion into ancient Christendom.  We promise never to retreat before them.  http://www.theknightsofsaintjohn.com/code.htm

[Ian]

Welcome Grand Master Garland, quite an honor to have you here in our humble little forum.

[Sir Edward]

Our humble little forum is definitely growing in reach. I love the fact that various Orders of chivalry are starting to notice it.

Just out of curiosity, how does the Order relate to the Sovereign Order of Malta that is still operated out of Rome? (website)? Is this an offshoot that sprung off at some point in history? Or entirely different? I haven't had a chance to look through the history on the website, so forgive me if it's already mentioned there.

 

[Grand Master Garland]

Sir Ian, thank you for your greeting.   Sir Edward, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta is the widely recognized descendant organization but they originate from our Order.  The story is on our website.  The 3 most recognized Malta orders from Rome, London and Germany are very different from us in that each of them publicly renounced militancy many years ago.  They are very successful at charity work.  We, instead, continue to follow the Code of Knighthood, a lifestyle which combines personal honor and traditional faith that is rarely found in our society today.

[Sir William]

Welcome to the forum, Grand Master Garland.  I've been perusing your site- am most interested in the listing of Historical Grand Masters, 1048-1798 as that is a 750 year chunk of history that I find most engaging for my studies of the Crusades (and thereafter, of course).

[Corvus]

Welcome, Good Sir!

[Sir Brian]

Hail and well met.

[Sir James A]

Sir Edward, Lord Dane, Sir Gerard, Sir Patrick, Brother Patricius, thank you all for your warm welcome. I look forward to participating in your excellent forum. Yeoman Thorsteinn, thank you for your question about the Counter Revolution.  I'll answer as briefly as I can.  The Knights of St. John have a long tradition of refusing to fight against other Christian forces.  Since the French Revolution, in fulfillment of the Code of Knighthood and our ancient mission, we have fought against those forces warring against Holy Church and Christian Monarchy.  This is the Counter Revolution.  Our Grand Master Czar Paul I first rallied the noble Christian warriers of Europe to this work in 1798. That good work evolved into what has become a constant struggle against atheistic Communism which began in 1917 at St. Petersburg, Russia.  The Sovereign Order mobilized our last sizable field army to engage the Bolsheviks in Latvia in 1919.  This same Counter Revolution continues in various forms today.  And of course, let us not forget the ceaseless war against the Infidel, now heating up with the massive Moslem intrusion into ancient Christendom.  We promise never to retreat before them.  http://www.theknightsofsaintjohn.com/code.htm

Garland, as you are new here, I just want to point out that discussions of politics / religion are against the forum guidelines. Things such as "noble Christian warriers", "atheistic Communism", "war against the Infidel", "Moslem intrusion" ... all things to avoid on here. Just a friendly reminder, in case you missed it.

Conversations should attempt to remain on-topic for the message board. We've tried to create enough sections to the forum to cover a wide range of topics, and more can be added where necessary, but this site is specific in its purpose of discussing knights, chivalry, swords, weapons, and armor, in a historical or modern sense, and related topics such as SCA events, Renaissance/Medieval faires, garb, swordplay, etc. Note: Specifically, please refrain from discussions of politics and religion, as these are out of scope and can lead to unnecessary unpleasantness.

http://modernchivalry.org/forum/index.php/topic,37.0.html