How was the KFC Started?
Envisioned earlier in the writings of St. Maximilian, the KFC was founded May 31, 1983. On the feast of Mary’s Visitation, sixteen aged and sick Conventual Franciscan friars, all MI members, decided to make use of their ailments and encourage others to do the same. Sensing a good idea, the friars asked, “Why not harvest the immense reparational potential within the suffering MI community at large?” Thus a spiritual vanguard was formed: individuals no longer isolated or frustrated in sickness or agedness, working in solidarity for the conversion of the entire world. The very first Knight at the Foot of the Cross was Fr. Simeon Kaczmarek, OFMConv. Bedridden for two years with cancer, Father offered his pain and prayers for the KFC cause while it was still being organized. In 2007, an MI Circle in Parañaque City (Philippines) started their home visitation apostolate to encourage and strengthen the suffering MI knights as they continue their involvement in the MI movement as KFC. Theology
