The patron saint of the Knights of St. John, International is:

                          St. John the Baptist  
            "No Greater Man Born of Women".

  St. John the Baptist's Feast day is celebrated on June 24th.

  The 2nd Regiment of Buffalo, New York celebrates the martydom day of St. John the Baptist on August 29th with Mass and a dinner social.

  Luke 3:1-6
    In the fifteen year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galliee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, God's word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.  He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentacne for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah:
        A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
        "Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight!
        Every valley will be filled, and every mountain and hill will be made low;
        the crooked will become straight, the rough ways smooth, and everyone will see
        the salvation of God." 

Knight's Prayer

"In Thy strength, O'Lord the just man shall exult, and
in Thy salvation he shall rejoiced exceedingly.
Thou hast given him his heart's desire.
We beseech Thee, O'Lord, that every thought, word and action
which we offer in the memory of the sufferings of 
Thy Holy Martyr, Saint John the Baptist,
may by his intercession profit us unto salvation
through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Thy Son
who liveth and reigneth with Thee
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God,
world without end."
Amen

Imprimatur: Walter A. Foery, D.D., Bishop Emeritus Syracuse, New York.

This prayer is recited daily by Knights of St. John International Knights.

Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-18

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ¹¹Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. ¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ¹³Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. ¹⁸And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.