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On February 7, 2002   I was invested into ... The Order  of St Isidore of Seville   Donald J. Plefka, KStI		St Isidore of Seville
On November 30, 2005 I was promoted to ... KCStI with Knights Award
On September 27, 2007 I was promoted to ... Knight Grand Officer KGOStI And appointed At-Large Priory Commander  Awarded the Order of Merit III
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The aims of the order are:

Celebrate the beginning of Christ's Third Millennium.

Honor St Isidore of Seville as the Patron Saint of the Internet.

Promote the ideals of Christian Chivalry through the medium of the Internet.

The Order makes no claims of antiquity nor does it have endless lists of protocols. Simply, it aims to instill in its members a Chivalric Code so as to be conscious of their duties as Christians and as Knights or Dames of the Order and so use the Internet in an appropriate manner. To that end the Order aims to provide them with the mental and spiritual armor to help claim the Internet for Christ.

The Motto of the order is:

Bono Vince Malum
Overcome Evil with Good

As these aims of the order fit so well into my ideals and the purpose of my web site, and after investigating the structure of the order, I immediately applied to them for admission. The prime requirement for admission is the belief in the Nicene Creed. My knighthood was granted. Their website includes the Knight's Chapel which features the prayers of the hours. It is interesting to note that St. Julie's pastor, Fr. Steve Lanza would like to institute at our parish the practice of Morning Prayer, which is part of the Prayer of the Hours.  

Prayer before using the Internet:

Almighty and eternal God,

who has created us in Thy image

and bade us to seek after all that is good, true and beautiful,

especially in the divine person

of Thy only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ,

grant we beseech Thee that,

through the example of Saint Isidore, bishop and doctor,

during our journeys through the internet

we will direct our hands and eyes

only to that which is pleasing to Thee

and treat with charity and patience

all those souls whom we encounter.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Code of Chivalry 
Modern, based on the "Old Code" 

Click on sir Knight ... he will lead your quest.

The Knights Award

Susan Phillips, DCCStI, OMStI
Chancellor
Order of St. Isidore of Seville