Each ‘degree’ of the Knights of Columbus is associated with a virtue, the fourth being “Patriotism”. Consequently, the 4th Degree is often known as ‘The Patriotic Degree’.

The requirements for joining the 4th are that a brother Knight must have been a third-degree member in good standing for at least one year, be an exemplary Catholic, and be of sound citizenship of his country.

The goals of the Fourth Degree may be summarized as the promotion of the ideals of Catholicism and Patriotism side by side.

Therefore, it is not unusual to find Fourth Degree Knights participating visibly in church events, such as Eucharistic processions, and others, and in the community, standing up for the unborn and the elderly at Pro-Life events, and commemorating the sacrifices of previous generations on Remembrance Day.

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